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Container Reference (shelfmark) RPS MS 392-402

1. RPS MS 392

Reference (shelfmark):
RPS MS 392
Title:
Scope & Content:
Catalogue of the Society’s music library; circa 1823, with additions to [1843]. Engraved throughout, with MS additions. Full title (f. 2r): Catalogue of the Library belonging to the Philharmonic Society London. Instituted 1813. Joseph Calkin. Librarian. The Director’s interleaved copy, identifie...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1818-1843
Extent:
1 item

2. RPS MS 393

Reference (shelfmark):
RPS MS 393
Title:
Scope & Content:
Catalogue of the Society’s music library; circa 1823, with additions to [1834]. William Goodwin’s copy of the engraved catalogue (see RPS MS 392), returned to the Society from Messrs Goodwin & Tabb, 1913 (f. 1v); beneath Calkin’s name on the title-page Goodwin has added in MS ‘To 1828 / afte...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1818-1834
Extent:
1 item

3. RPS MS 394

Reference (shelfmark):
RPS MS 394
Title:
Scope & Content:
Catalogue of individual vocal numbers in the Society’s music library; compiled 1833, with additions to 1899. Printed title-page (f. 1r): ‘Theme Catalogue of ... Vocal Music Belonging to the Philharmonic Society London ... Joseph Calkin Librarian 1833’. All numbers (up to 2134), headings and the ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1833-1899
Extent:
1 item

4. RPS MS 395

Reference (shelfmark):
RPS MS 395
Title:
Scope & Content:
Catalogue of orchestral music and opera scores in the Society’s music library; begun circa 1846, with additions to 1906. No title, but lettered ‘Philharmonic Society. Symphonies Overtures &c.’ on the upper cover. Mostly the work of William Goodwin, and the partial cause of his difficulties w...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1841-1906
Extent:
1 item

5. RPS MS 396

Reference (shelfmark):
RPS MS 396
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Scope & Content:
Catalogue of symphonies (ff. 1v-51v) and overtures in the Society’s music library; circa 1870, with additions to 1884. Derived from section 1 of RPS MS 395 above, giving catalogue no., composer and work, musical incipit, and details of parts and scores. Symphonies occupy ff. 1v-51v. The initial ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1884
Extent:
1 item

6. RPS MS 397

Reference (shelfmark):
RPS MS 397
Title:
Scope & Content:
Catalogue of concertos, miscellaneous music, and scores of operas etc. in the Society’s music library; compiled circa 1870, with additions to 1883. Derived from sections 2-4 of RPS MS 395 above, and giving similar details to RPS MS 396. Concertos arranged alphabetically by composer within catego...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1883
Extent:
1 item

7. RPS MS 398

Reference (shelfmark):
RPS MS 398
Title:
Scope & Content:
Catalogue of the Society’s music library; compiled 1913[?], with additions and annotations to 1947. A single alphabetical composer sequence, set out on specially printed paper with columns for composer, work, full score and 26 headed columns allowing for a detailed list of orchestral parts. Numb...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1912-1947
Extent:
1 item

8. RPS MS 399

Reference (shelfmark):
RPS MS 399
Title:
Scope & Content:
Classified list of vocal works performed at Philharmonic Society concerts, 1813-1853, compiled by Joseph Calkin; 1854. With an elaborate title-page by Calkin dedicating the volume to ‘the present and future Directors’ of the Society (f. 1r). Arranged by soprano (and alto or mezzo-soprano) solos ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854
Extent:
1 item

9. RPS MS 400

Reference (shelfmark):
RPS MS 400
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Scope & Content:
Register of instrumental works performed 1813-1915; compiled circa 1870, with additions to 1915. Arranged in a single sequence alphabetically by composer, and giving the years when each work was performed. Catalogue numbers are not given. The originating hand appears to have entered the years of...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1915
Extent:
1 item

10. RPS MS 401

Reference (shelfmark):
RPS MS 401
Title:
Scope & Content:
Register of vocal works performed 1813-83 from parts in the Society’s library; compiled circa 1873, with additions to 1883. Arranged by vocal range and form (arias, duets, etc.), as in RPS MS 394 above, and with the catalogue numbers found there allocated to each work; otherwise the layout is th...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1868-1883
Extent:
1 item