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131. Add MS 47602

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NINE LETTERS FROM LOUIS HECTOR BERLIOZ to Carl (afterwards Sir Charles) Hal1é (ff. 1, 14), Théodore Ritter al. Bennet, pianist and minor composer (ff. 3, 7, 9), and his family, etc.; 1848-[1861-1862]. French. The letters relate to Berlioz's residence in London in 1848 and 1855 (ff. 1-4b), his relations with Wagner (ff. 4, 15b), his work on 'Les Troyens' (ff. 8, 12b), and the operas of Gluck (ff. 14-15). With the exception of the undated letter (f. 5), probably of the winter of 1855, addresse...
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includes: ff. 1, 14 Louis Hector Berlioz, composer: Letters to C. Hallé: 1848, 1860.: Fr.ff. 3, 7, 9 Louis Hector Berlioz, composer: Letters to members of the Bennet family: 1855-1856.: Fr.f. 16 Louis Hector Berlioz, composer: Letter to - Strakosch: [1861-1862].: Fr.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1848-1862
Extent:
1 item

132. Add MS 47843

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MEYERSTEIN BEQUEST. Vol. I (ff. 140). Letters and papers of musicians. Autograph unless otherwise stated. Contents:- (1) Letter (f. 2) from Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach to -, criticising an aria and suggesting amendments; Hamburg, 20 Nov. 1780. German. Belonged to Julian Marshall and Edward Spey...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1760-1999
Extent:
1 item

133. Add MS 50122

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ROEDIGER COLLECTION. Vol. I (ff. 312). Descriptions of manuscripts in the Universitätsbibliothek, Erlangen; 1926-1948. Includes manuscripts described by:- (a) H. Fischer, Katalog der Handschriften der Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen, Erlangen, i, 1928; ii, 1936. ff. 1-267;- (b) J. C. Irmischer...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1926-1948
Extent:
1 item

134. Add MS 50122-50129

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THE ROEDIGER COLLECTION Collections for a catalogue of musical and liturgical manuscripts in Erlangen, Bamberg, Nuremberg and Fürth, by Dr Karl Erich Roediger (d. 3 July 1954); 1926-1948. German. For the intended scope of the projected work, see 50128, ff. 212-213, 216. Presented by Frau K. E. Roediger and Dr Alexander Roediger, widow and brother of the compiler. Eight volumes. Folio, etc.
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Dr Karl Erich Roediger, of Bamberg: Collections for a catalogue of musical and liturgical MSS at Erlangen, Bamberg, Nuremberg and Fürth,: 1926-1948. Music: Collections for catalogue of musical and liturgical MSS at Bamberg, Erlangen, Fürth and Nuremberg,: 1926-1948.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1926-1948
Extent:
8 items

135. Add MS 50186

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LETTERS, etc., of and relating to Philip Heseltine ('Peter Warlock') and Paul Ladmirault; 1917-1959. The originals of the copies at ff. 1, 3, 9, 11 are in the Bibliothèque Nationale. (1) Six letters of Heseltine to Ladmirault relating to performances of the latter's music in England, Heseltine's compositions and transcriptions, and Celtic song; 1925-1930. Partly French. Partly copies. ff. 1-9;- (2) Letter of Bernard van Dieren to Ladmirault relating to Heseltine's death; 27 Feb. 1931. French...
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includes: ff. 1-11 Paul Émile Ladmirault, composer: Letters to,: 1925-1931.ff. 1-9 Philip Arnold Heseltine, alias 'Peter Warlock'; composer: Letters to P. Ladmirault: 1925-1930: Partly copies.f. 11 Philip Arnold Heseltine, alias 'Peter Warlock'; composer: Letter rel. to his death: 1931: F...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1917-1959
Extent:
1 item

136. Add MS 50360

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SIXTEEN LETTERS, ETC., OF MAURICE RAVEL to Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M., and his first wife, Adeline; 3 Mar. 1908-19 Sept. 1919. French and (f. 23) translation. The letters refer to Vaughan Williams's G minor string quartet and his song cycle, 'On Wenlock Edge', both written as a result of his studies with Ravel, to Ravel's efforts to have these works performed in Paris, to his visits to England, when he stayed with Vaughan Williams, and to Ravel's 'Rhapsodie espagnole' and 'Daphnis et Chloé...
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Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Letters to: 1908-1919: Fr. Joseph Maurice Ravel, composer: Letters, etc., to R. Vaughan Williams and his first wife, Adeline: 1908-1919: Fr. includes: ff. 8-12, 15b, 21 Adeline Vaughan Williams, née Fisher; 1st wife of R Vaughan Williams: Letters to: 19...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
3 Mar 1908-19 Sep 1919
Extent:
1 item

137. Add MS 50845

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Add MS 50845
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SONGS, TRADITIONAL AIRS, ETC., mostly by 18th and early 19th cent. English and French composers, including Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, Thomas Augustine Arne and Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, copied by Eliza Lane; signed and dated '30th Janry 1819' (f. 1). Preceded by an index of titles (ff. 2, 2b), 'An approved method of tuning the Piano Forte' (ff. 7-8b) and fragments of printed Quadrilles (ff. 4-6). Includes (ff. 18-19) notes on a visit to co. Wicklow, 1817, and on MS. translations from the Irish made...
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Eliza Lane: Copied: bef. 1819. includes: ff. 3-6 Music: Quadrilles,: circa 1819: Fragments, mostly printed.ff. 7-8b Music: `An approved methods of tuning the Piano Forte': n.d: Copy, bef. 1819.ff. 9-10b, 86-87, 101-102 George Frideric Handel, composer: Songs, etc.,: n.d: Copies, bef. 181...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
30 Jan 1819
Extent:
1 item

138. Add MS 50852

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LETTERS OF MUSICOLOGISTS and others, arranged alphabetically, mostly to William Barclay Squire, of the British Museum; 1891-1908, n.d. Partly French. Partly signed. See also Add. MSS. 39679, 39680. Transferred from the Department of Printed Books. Paper; ff. 27. Quarto and octavo.
Scope & Content:
William Barclay Squire, CVO; Deputy Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Letters to: 1891-1908, n.d. includes: ff. 1-5b Robert White, composer: Letters rel. to his family: 19th-20th cent.ff. 1-5b Christopher Tye, composer: Letter rel. to his family: 19th-20th cent.ff. 1-5b Godfrey Ed...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1891-1908
Extent:
1 item

139. Add MS 52256

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LETTERS TO EDWARD CLARK. Vol. I (ff. 218). A-K, including letters of:- (a) Alban Berg; 1930-1935. Partly signed. Published in B.L.J., xi, 1985, pp. 46-59. Includes (ff. 47-49b) a letter to Sir Adrian Boult relating to a performance by the B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra of the Symphonische Stücke from...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1930-1935
Extent:
1 item

140. Add MS 52256-52257

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Add MS 52256-52257
Title:
LETTERS TO EDWARD CLARK (b. 1888, d. 1962), of the B.B.C., President of the International Society for Contemporary Music, from composers, conductors and others; 1920-1960
Scope & Content:
Partly French, German and Italian. The letters, arranged alphabetically, relate mainly to arrangements for concerts broadcast by the B.B.C., and to the selection of works for performance at I.S.C.M. festivals. Purchased from Miss Elisabeth Lutyens. Two volumes.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1920-1960
Extent:
2 items

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