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Record Id:
032-001990822
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001990822
MDARK:
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LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 68943
Title:

LETTERS OF MUSICIANS; 1894-1942, n.d. Arts. 3, 4, 5, and 8 were lots 57, 29, 26 and 140 respectively in the auction sale in aid of the Musicians' Benevolent Fund at Phillips's, 10 Nov. 1987. Presented by J. I. Laurie, Esq., 11 and 18 Nov. 1987, and 16 Feb. 1989. Incorporated in Feb. 1989.

Paper; ff. 40. British Library arrangement.

1. ff. 1-9. To the baritone George Parker from Sir George Henschel, Eric Blom and John Coates; 1920-1932.

2. f. 10. From Ben Davies to Sir Edward German; 1928.

3. ff. 11-13v. From Gervase Elwes to his wife; 1910.

4. ff. 14-17. From John Ireland to Messrs. Cramer and to Bernard Osborne; 1922, 1936.

5. ff. 18-25. From Roger Quilter to Luigino Franchetti; 1924-1937, n.d.

6. ff. 26-30. From Roger Quilter to Leslie Bridgewater; 1941, n.d. With copies of two letters from Bridgewater to Quilter.

7. f. 31. From Roger Quilter to Chasey; 1942.

8. ff. 32-35v. From Maude Valérie White to Mark Raphael; n.d.

9. ff. 36-40. Brief notes from the following: Emma Albani, Walford Davies, Sims Reeves, Charles Santley; 1894-1913.

Scope & Content:

includes:

  • ff. 1-6 Sir Isidor George Henschel, musician: Letters to G. Parker from Sir Isidor George Henschel: 1920-1930: Partly signed.
  • ff. 1-9 George Parker, baritone: Letters to George Parker: 1920-1932: Partly signed.
  • f. 7 Eric Walter Blom, music critic and editor: Letter to G. Parker from Eric Walter Blom: 1927: Signed.
  • f. 9 John Coates, tenor: Letter to G. Parker from John Coates: 1932.
  • f. 10 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Benjamin Grey Davies, tenor: Letter to Sir Edward German from Benjamin Grey Davies: 1928.
  • f. 11 Gervase Henry Cary Elwes, tenor: Lady Winefride Mary Elizabeth Elwes, née Feilding; daughter of Rudolph, 8th Earl of Denbigh: Letter to his wife from Gervase Henry Cary Elwes: 1910.
  • f. 14 J. B Cramer & Co: John Nicholson Ireland, composer and pianist: Letter to Messrs Cramer from John Nicholson Ireland: 1922.
  • f. 15 Bernard Osborne: John Nicholson Ireland, composer and pianist: Letter to Bernard Osborne from John Nicholson Ireland: 1936.
  • ff. 18-25 Roger Cuthbert Quilter, composer: Baron Luigino Franchetti: Letters to Baron Luigino Franchetti from Roger Cuthbert Quilter: 1924-1937, n.d.
  • ff. 26-30 Roger Cuthbert Quilter, composer: Leslie Bridgewater, of the BBC: Correspondence between Roger Cuthbert Quilter and Leslie Bridgewater: 1941, n.d.: Partly copies.
  • f. 31 Roger Cuthbert Quilter, composer: Chasey: Letter to — Chasey from Roger Cuthbert Quilter: 1942.
  • f. 32 Mark Henry Raphael, singer and teacher: Maude Valérie White, composer and writer: Letter to Mark Henry Raphael from Maude Valérie White: n.d.
  • f. 36 Marie Louise Cécilie Emma Albani, DBE; singer; wife of E Gye: Letter to —: 1898.
  • f. 38 W. Neville Thompson: Sir Henry Walford Davies, Master of the King's Music: Letter to W. Neville Thompson from Walford Davies: 1913.
  • f. 39 John Sims Reeves, singer: Note to —: 1894.
  • f. 40 E. N. Chamberlayne: Charles Santley, singer; Knight 1907: Letter to E. N. Chamberlayne from Charles Santley: 1895.

Collection Area:
Music Collections
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-001990822
Is part of:
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Hierarchy:
032-001990822
Container:
not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1894
End Date:
1942
Date Range:
1894-1942
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

J. I. Laurie, of Brighton: Presented, 1987-1989.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Albani, Emma, née Lajeunesse, singer, c 1847-1930
Blom, Eric Walter, music critic and editor, 1888-1959
Bridgewater, Ernest Leslie, composer, 1893-1975,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000384499373
Chamberlayne, E N
Chasey, —
Coates, John, singer, 1865-1941
Davies, Benjamin Grey, singer, 1858-1943,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000114454773
Davies, Henry Walford, Knight, composer, organist and broadcaster, 1869-1941
Elwes, Gervase Henry Cary, tenor, 1866-1921
Elwes, Winefride Mary Elizabeth, née Feilding daughter of Rudolph 8th Earl of Denbigh
Franchetti, Luigino, Baron
German, Edward, formerly Jones, composer, 1862-1936
Henschel, George, Knight, singer and conductor, 1850-1934
Ireland, John Nicholson, composer and pianist, 1879-1962
J. B. Cramer and Co., music publishers and piano builders, 1824-
Laurie, J I, of Brighton
Osborne, Bernard
Parker, George, baritone, 1882-1970
Quilter, Roger Cuthbert, composer, 1877-1953
Raphael, Mark Henry, singer and teacher
Reeves, John, singer, 1818-1900,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000063133450,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/30286814
Santley, Charles, singer, Knight 1907
Thompson, W Neville
White, Maude Valérie, composer and writer
Related Archive Descriptions:
MS Mus. 1749/2/6