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1. RPS MS 1

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RPS MS 1
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Aria ‘My Heart ever Faithfull’ (‘Mein glaübiges Herz’, BWV68, no. 2). Arranged for soprano, flute oboe and string by William Sterndale Bennett; autograph of Sterndale Bennett; n.d. ff. 4. 245 x 305mm. Sir William Sterndale Bennett, composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, compose...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

2. RPS MS 1-271

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RPS MS 1-271
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MANUSCRIPT MUSIC FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY RPS MSS 1-271. The select portion of the manuscipts of the RPS was placed on loan in June 1914: see Catalogue of the Musical Manuscripts deposited on loan in the British Museum by the Royal Philharmonic Society, 1914; the remaining manuscripts were added to the loan in 1984. The whole collection was acquired by the British Library in 2002. It is listed here in a single sequence arranged first in alphabetical order by compos...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[1791-1990]
Extent:
271 items

3. RPS MS 1-417

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RPS MS 1-417
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Royal Philharmonic Society Archive
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Scope: Music manuscripts and papers of the Royal Philharmonic Society. Date range: c 1792-1990 Immediate source of acquisition: Acquired by the British Library in 2002. Related material: Printed music from the library of the Royal Philharmonic Society is on loan to the British Library and is ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Russian
Date Range:
c 1792-1990
Extent:
417 items

4. RPS MS 2

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RPS MS 2
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Symphony no. 3 in E flat, op. 55, ‘Eroica’. Copy by John Sterland; 1807. ff. iii+164 305 x 245mm. Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: John Sterland, music copyist: Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, in the hand of John Sterland: 1807: Copies.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1807
Extent:
1 item

5. RPS MS 2-19

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RPS MS 2-19
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, German, and Italian
Date Range:
[1807-1834]
Extent:
18 items

6. RPS MS 3

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RPS MS 3
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Symphony no. 4 in B, op. 60. Copy by J[ohn] Sterland; 1807. ff. iii+137 288x230mm. Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: John Sterland, music copyist: Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, in the hand of John Sterland: 1807: Copies.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1807
Extent:
1 item

7. RPS MS 4

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RPS MS 4
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Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67. Copy; n.d. ff. iii+148 335x232mm. Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Symphony no.5 in C minor, op.67 by Ludwig van Beethoven: n.d.: Copy.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

8. RPS MS 5

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RPS MS 5
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Symphony no. 9, op 125. [Viennese] copy, with autograph corrections, annotations and dedication to the Society; n.d. [1824]. The copy sent by Beethoven to the Society in 1824. ff. i+169, with 16* 335x300mm. Royal Philharmonic Society: Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Ignaz Moscheles, pianist...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, German, and Italian
Date Range:
[1824]
Extent:
1 item

9. RPS MS 6

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RPS MS 6
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Overture ‘Coriolan’, op. 62. Viennese copy; n.d. (wm 1809). With an alternative coda in C major which includes parts for three trombones. ff. iii+20 230 x 288mm.; 225 x 285mm. (ff. 17-20) Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Overtures by Ludwig van Beethoven: n.d.: Copies.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

10. RPS MS 7

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RPS MS 7
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Overture Egmont, op. 84. Copy; n.d. (wm 1813). ff. ii+30 304 x 240mm. Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Overtures by Ludwig van Beethoven: n.d.: Copies.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item