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1. Add MS 27925

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Add MS 27925
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ORIGINAL, letters of literary men, actors, etc., addressed principally to Frederic Reynolds, the play-writer, and various members of his family; 1759-1839, viz. :- [George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron] Dover; Roehampton, 10 Oct. 1832. With seal. f. 144. Miles Peter Andrews; Dartford, II Aug. 1812 [21 Dec. s.a., -March, s.a.], ff. 30, 34, 36. John Banim; Boulogne, 15 July, 1829. With seal. f. 127. John Bannister; 2 Jan. 1824. With seal. f. 71. Ann Barry [afterwards Crawforti]; London,...
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Drama: Letters from actors and others to F. Reynolds: 1759-1839. Frederic Reynolds: Letters to, from authors, actors, etc.: 1759-1839. includes: f. 1 Charles Macklin: Agreement by Lacy and Garrick to play his "Love á la Mode": 1759. f. 1 James Lacy: Agreement to play a farce by C. Macklin: 17...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1759-1839
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 33965

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Add MS 33965
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Original letters of musicians, arranged as in the preceding volume. Among them are letters of:- Dr. Thomas Augustus Arne, Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, Dr. William Boyce, Orlando Gibbons, Henry Lawes, Matthew Locke, André Ernest Modeste Grétry, Hector Berlioz, François Adrien Boieldieu, François Gounod, Étienne Henri Méhul, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frederic Handel, Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Robert Alexander Schumann, Louis Spoh...
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includes: f. 1 E- T- Allan, husband of Mad. Caradori-Allan: Letter to P. F. Laporte: 1834. ff. 1, 372 Pierre François Laporte, actor and impresario: Letters to him: 1832-1841.: Fr. f. 3 Thomas Augustine Arne, composer: Letter to G. Woodfall: n.d. f. 3 George Woodfall, Printer: Letter to, from D...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Polish, and Swedish
Date Range:
16th century-19th century
Extent:

1 volume (418 folios)

3. Add MS 52337 A

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Add MS 52337 A
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AYRTON PAPERS. Vol. IV A (ff. ii+200). Letters, etc., 'From Composers, Performrs and other Musical Characters'; 1802-1847, n.d. includes: ff. 1-2 Robert Nicolas Charles Bochsa, composer and harpist: Correspondence: 1822.ff. 3-5b John Wall Callcott, composer: Letter to W. Ayrton: 1802.f. 6 ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1802-1847
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 52343

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Add MS 52343
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AYRTON PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 105). Letters and papers found loose in 52335-52342; 1803-1855, n.d. Includes (ff. 4-34) accounts, a plan, etc., of the King's Theatre, 1814-1824, n.d. includes: ff. 1-3b Henry Dance, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Correspondence with W. Ayrton: 1813.ff. 4-16 D...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1803-1855
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 63814

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Add MS 63814
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MUSIC PUBLISHING: album of receipts, agreements and letters of musicians, chiefly relating to the firms John and Thomas Preston (John Preston & Son), and Coventry and Hollier; 1773-1863. Mostly receipts for copyright in musical compositions. The signatories, all of whom are included in the index to the present catalogue, include Johann André, Samuel Arnold, Thomas Attwood, Robert Birchall, H. R. Bishop, J. W. Callcott, John Davy, Tommaso Giordano, James Hook, Vincent Novello, George Onsl...
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James [N?] Hallett: Witnessed: 1785-1822. John and Thomas Preston; music publishers: Coventry and Hollier; music publishers: Receipts, agreements and letters to J. and T. Preston and Coventry and Hollier (music publishers): 1773-1860. includes: f. 1 John Preston, music publisher: William Ja...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1773-1863
Extent:
1 item

6. R.M.21.g.20

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R.M.21.g.20
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Nüske (J.A.). The Nüske-Aniad; 19th century. ‘A collection of vocal melodies, consisting of celebrated airs by the leading foreign and English musicians; the works of each supplying one song: adapted to the guitar, with, relatively, full harmonies in the accompaniments’. ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

7. RPS MS 363

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RPS MS 363
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‘Original letters’: Schumann – Sloper (ff. 249); 1819-1913, 1938-50, n.d. includes: ff. 1-3 Sir William Sterndale Bennett, composer: Clara Josephine Schumann, née Wieck; pianist and composer; wife of R Schumann: Emma Busby, musician: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Phil...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1819-1950
Extent:
1 item