MSS Mus. 307-310. HENRY EDWARD RENSBURG MANUSCRIPTS; 1843, 1872-1927. Rensburg was a stockbroker in Liverpool, chairman of the Liverpool Arts Society and the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and music critic of the Liverpool Daily Post. Presented in the name of Reginald Alfred Boswell, grandson of H. E. Rensburg, 22 Feb. 1999. Four volumes.
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Henry Edward Rensburg, stockbroker and music critic: Miss Netta L. Rensburg, daughter of H E Rensburg: Albums of concert programmes, letters and newspaper cuttings collected by Henry Edward Rensburg and Miss Netta L. Rensburg: 1880-1927.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Dutch, English, Flemish, French, German, and Italian
MS Mus. 309. RENSBURG MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. iii. Autograph album of Miss Netta Rensburg, daughter of Henry Rensburg; 1843, 1872-1904. An album containing letters and signatures of musicians, often with musical excerpts. ff. i + 231. 266 x 210mm. Limp red morocco binding with gilt lettering ‘N. L. R...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Dutch, English, Flemish, French, German, and Italian
MSS Mus. 326-673. Music manuscripts, correspondence and papers of the composer, pianist and teacher Alan Dudley Bush (b.1900, d.1995); 1924-91. Autograph unless stated otherwise. English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Xhosa and Zulu. Most scores are not dated,...
MS Mus. 416. Alan Bush Collection. Vol. xci. Vocal music with orchestra; 1926-[1949]. ff. 106. 355 x 265mm. 1. ff. 1-27. Two songs for soprano and chamber orchestra, op.7; 1926. Full score, in ink. i. ff. 1-13. ‘The Moth’ (words, Walter de la Mare); Feb. 1926. ii. ff. 14-27. ‘Overheard on a ...
Peter Maxwell Davies Manuscripts, Part II: Press archive
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Papers relating to works and performances by Peter Maxwell Davies. Mostly reviews and articles with some programmes and correspondence. Press cuttings and photocopies. Some relate to the St Magnus Festival, Orkney, which the composer co-founded in 1977, and some to the chamber music ensemble 'The...
ff. 1-319. The last of Bradshaw's four scrapbooks containing concert programmes featuring performances, lectures and workshops given by Bradshaw; and newspaper cuttings with concert reviews or broadcasting descriptions. A couple of the programmes have very light annotations, by Bradshaw and on o...