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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 Spohr, Richard Wagner, Carl Maria von Weber, Vincenzo Bellini, Maria Luigi Cherubini, Gaetano Donizetti, Nicolo Piccinni, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, and Jenny Lind. Also included is a letter from the writer Giovanni Rosini, which was labelled by the original collector as a letter from the composer Gioachino Rossini and which was formerly attributed to Rossini in the British Library's catalogue.

A few portraits are interspersed.

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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 Dr. Arne: n.d.
f. 4 Thomas Attwood, composer and organist: Letter to Sir G. T. Smart: 1818.
ff. 4, 18, 105, 251 Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Letters to: 1809-1836.
ff. 6-10 John Barnett, Composer: Letters to H. Phillips: circ. 1838, 1841, 1850, n.d.
ff. 6-10, 12, 54, 72 Henry Phillips, Singer: Letters to: 1838-1855.
f. 7 Vincent Novello, organist, composer and publisher: Letter to J. French: 1847.
f. 11 William Thomas Best, organist: Letter to A. G. Kurtz: 1863.
ff. 11, 27, 29, 32, 43, 49, 92 Andrew George Kurtz: Letters to: 1863-1885.
ff. 12, 13 Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, composer: Letters to -: 1851, n.d.
ff. 13, 15, 66, 68, 184, 207, 209, 247, 263, 290 D'Almaine and Co; Music Publishers: Letters to: 1825-1843.
f. 15 Jonas Blewitt, composer: Letter to D'Almaine and Co.: 1835.
f. 17 Music: Letters on the theory of music, by W. Boyce and M. Overend: 1778.
f. 17 William Boyce, composer and organist: Letter to: 1778.
f. 17 b Marmaduke Overend, Musician: Letter to: 1778.
f. 18 John Braham, Musician: Letter to G. T. Smart: 1809.
f. 20 John Braham, tenor and composer: Letter to T. S. Cooke: 1836.
ff. 20, 103 Thomas Simpson Cooke, composer, instrumentalist and singer: Letters to, from S. Wesley and J. Braham: 1824, 1836.
f. 22 Samuel Rose: Letter to, from Dr. C. Burney: 1796.
f. 22 Charles Burney, Mus.D: Letter to S. Rose: 1796.
f. 24 Edmund Malone: Letter to, from Dr. C. Burney: 1798.
f. 24 Charles Burney, Mus.D: Letter to E. Malone: 1798.
f. 26 John Wall Callcott, composer: Letter to, from Dr. C. Burney: 1800.
f. 26 Charles Burney, Mus.D: Letter to J. W. Callcott: 1800.
ff. 27, 29, 32 Henry Fothergill Chorley, music critic: Letters to A. G. Kurtz: 1867.
f. 35 Antonio Pelegrino Benelli, of the King's Theatre, Haymarket: Letter to, from P. Cianchettini: 1821.: Ital.
f. 35 Pio Cianchinetti, pianist and composer: Letter to A. P. Benelli: 1821.: Ital.
f. 36 William Crotch, composer and organist: Letter to W. Chappell: 1841.
f. 36 William Chappell, music publisher: letter to, from W. Crotch: 1841.
f. 38 William Crotch, composer and organist: Letter to: n.d.
f. 40 John Field, composer and pianist: Letter to: 1800.: Facsimile.
f. 41 John Gamble, of the King's band: Appointment by, of R. Strong as his attorney: 1682.
f. 42 Orlando Gibbons, organist and composer: Acquittance for his salary: 1620.
f. 43 Otto Moritz David Goldschmidt, pianist, conductor and composer; husband of Jenny Lind: Letter to A. G. Kurtz: 1863.
f. 44 Music: Catalogue, by R. Goodson, jun., of his father's musical library: [1718-41].
f. 44 Richard Goodson, junior, Professor of Music at Oxford: Catalogue of his father's musical library: [1718-41].
f. 46 b Philip Hayes, Professor of Music at Oxford: Note on catalogue of R. Goodson's musical library: [1777-97].
f. 47 Sir Charles Hallé, pianist and conductor: Letter to H. Ludlow: 1864.
f. 49 Sir Charles Hallé, pianist and conductor: Letter to A. G. Kurtz: 1885.
f. 50 Frederic Hamilton, Superintendent of the Royal Academy of Music: Letter to J. Eames: 1829.
f. 50 John Eames, Secretary of the Choral Fund Committee: Letter to, from F. Hamilton: 1829.
f. 52 John Liptrot Hatton, composer and pianist: Letter to T. Mackinlay: 1843.
ff. 52, 76, 78, 80, 356 Thomas MacKinlay, music publisher: Letters to: 1829-1843.
f. 54 John William Hobbs, Musician: letter to H. Phillips: 1842.
f. 56 Charles Edward Horn, composer and conductor: Correspondence with T. Williams: 1821.
f. 56 Thomas Williams, Music Seller: Correspondence with C. E. Horn: 1821.
f. 58 Henry Lawes, composer: Letter to Capt. T. Fauconbridge: 1647.
ff. 58,64 Thomas Fauconbridge, alias Fauconberge; Receiver-General of the Revenue: Letters to, from J. Knight and H. Lawes: 1646, 1647.
f. 60 Alexander Lee, Theatre-manager: Letter to -: [1832-45].
f. 62 Thomas Linley, Composer: Letter to -: 1773.
ff. 63, 64 Matthew Locke, composer: Receipt signed by, with portrait: 1646.
f. 64 John Knight, Groom of the Stable: Letter to Capt. T. Fauconbridge: 1646.
ff. 66, 68 Vincent Novello, organist, composer and publisher: Letters to D'Almaine and Co.: 1828, 1831.
f. 72 John Orlando Parry, actor, musician and composer: Letter to H. Phillips, with watercolour sketches, etc.: 1855.
f. 73 b John Orlando Parry, actor, musician and composer: ‘Wanted - a governess,’ with pianoforte accompaniment to the first two bars, in score, composed in 1840. First verse only. Added at the end of letter to Henry Phillips, 30 July, 1855.
f. 74 Henry Phillips, Singer: Sketch of, by Mme. Malibran, signed by him: n.d.
ff. 74, 75 Marie Félicité Malibran, née Garcia; afterwards Mme. de Beriot: Sketches by, for H. Phillips: n.d.
ff. 76, 78, 80 George Herbert Buonaparte Rodwell, author and musician: Letters to T. Mackinlay: 1829, 1837.
f. 82 Michael Desmond Ryan, drama and music critic: Letter to B. Lumley: [1844-52].
f. 82 Benjamin Lumley, Manager of the Haymarket Theatre: Letter to, from M. D. Ryan: [1844-52].
f 85 Charles Nicholson, flautist and composer: Letter to, front Sir G. T. Smart: 1825.
f. 85 Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Letter to C. Nicholson: 1825.
f. 86 Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Draft of letters to J. Meyerbeer: 1825.
f. 87 Charles Smith, Musician: Letter to R. Ryan: 1822.
f. 89 Louis-Philippe of France: Appeal to, by Miss H. C. Smithson: 1830.
f. 89 Harriet C- Smithson, afterwards wife of Hector Berlioz: Appeal to King Louis Philippe: 1830.
f. 91 Isaac Staggins, one of the King's Band: Appointment of his wife as his attorney: 1682.
f. 92 Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, composer: Letter to A. G. Kurtz: 1867.
f. 94 Edward Taylor, Musician: Letter to J.Mitchell: 1835.
f. 94 John Mitchell, Musical Manager: Letter to, from E. Taylor: 1835.
f. 97 William Webb, Gentleman of the Chapel: Receipt for pay signed by: 1647.
f. 98 Samuel Webbe, the elder; composer and organist: Letter to ---: circ. 1790.
f. 100 Jane Shirreff, Singer: Letter to, from T. Welsh,: n.d.
f. 100 Thomas Welsh, Musician: Letter to J. Shirreff: n.d.
f. 102 Charles Wesley, musician; d.1834: Letter to --- Emmerson: 1824.
f. 103 Samuel Wesley, composer and organist: Letter to T. S. Cooke: 1824.
ff. 105, 106 Charles Auguste de Bériot, violinist: Letter to Sir G. T. Smart, with portrait: 1833.: Fr.
f. 106 Marie Félicité Malibran, née Garcia; afterwards Mme. de Beriot: Portrait of her husband perhaps by: 1836.
f. 107 Françoise Joseph Fétis, composer and writer: Letter to M. A. Schlesinger: circ. 1833.: Fr.
f. 107 Émile Prudent, Pianist: Letter in favour of, from F. J. Fétio: circ. 1833.: Fr.
f. 107 Moritz Adolph Schlesinger, Musical Publisher: Letter to, from F. J. Fétis: circ. 1833.: Fr.
f. 109 Jacques Lablée: Letter to, from A. E. M. Gretry: 1800.: Fr.
f. 109 André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, composer: Letter to J. Lablée: 1800.
f. 110 L- P- Decroix: Letter to, from A. E. M. Grétry: 1803.: Fr.
f. 110 André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, composer: Letter to L. P. Decroix: 1803.: Fr.
ff. 112, 114, 115 Louis Hector Berlioz, composer: Letters to -: 1844, 1848, 1851.: Fr.
f. 113 Louis Hector Berlioz, composer: Portrait: 19th cent.
f. 116 Frédéric Berr, Musician: Letter to A. Schott: 1830.: German.
f. 116 Gustave Vogt, Oboe-player: Letter of introduction of, from F. Berr to A. Schott: 1830.: Germ.
f. 116 Andreas Schott, Music-Publisher at Mainz: Letter to, from F. Berr: 1830.: Germ.
ff. 118-123 François Adrien Boieldieu, composer; d.1834: Letters to -, with portraits: 1821, 1823, 1829.: Fr.
f. 120 Marie Joseph Pain: Letter to, from F. A. Boieldieu: 1823.: Fr.
f. 125 Mine. Philis Boieldieu, née de Soyre; Opera Singer: Letter from her and her son Adrien to Lassabathie: 1834.: Fr.
f. 125 Adolphe Nourrit, Opera Singer: Letter to --- Duvage: 1836.
f. 127 Ernest Boulanger, Musician: Letter to post: 1850.: Fr.
f. 128 Marie Julie Boulanger, née Halligner; Actress: Fragment of letter to -: circ. 1837.: Fr.
f. 129 Stanislas Champein, Musician: Letter to B. Barère de Vieuzac: 1809.: Fr.
f. 131 Nicolas Dalayrac, composer: Letter to Le Chevalier de Langeac: 1787.
ff. 133-143 François Devienne, Musician: Papers of the Théâtre de la Rue Feydeau, Paris, signed by: 1792-1796.
ff. 137, 139, 140 H- P- Sageret, Manager of the Théâtre de la Rue Feydeau: Papers of the theatre signed by: 1792.
f. 143 b Jean Elie Bedéne De Jaure, Dramatist: Document conc. " Les quiproquos Espagnols," signed by: 1792.
f. 143 b Jean Laurent Cochet: Document conc. " Les quiproquos Espagnois," signed by: 1792.
f. 144 Gilbert Louis Duprez, singer and composer: Letter to -: 1842.: Fr.
ff. 145, 147 Charles François Gounod, composer: Letters to --: 1855, n.d.: Fr.
ff. 148-152 Jacques François Fromental Ellias Halévy, composer: Letters to , with portrait: 1850, n.d.: Fr.
f. 153 Theodore Labarre, harpist: Letter to: circ. 1834.: Fr.
f. 154 Jean Baptiste Matho, Ordinaire de la Musique du Roi, et Maitre de musique de Monseigneur le Prince: Receipt for payment signed by: 1703.: Fr.
f. 155 Étienne Henri Méhul, composer: Letter to -: circ. 1817.: Fr.
f. 156 George Onslow, composer: Letter to Baron de Frémont: 1834.: Fr.
f. 158 Marie Felicité Denise Pleyel, née Moke; French pianist, teacher and composer: Letter to: n.d.: Fr.
f. 159 Jean Baptiste Rey, Musician: Letter to the Administration of the Opera at Paris: 1797.: Fr.
f. 160 Louis Richard, Maitre de la Musique de la Reine d'Angleterre: Receipt signed by: 1654.: Fr.
f. 161 Gilbert Joseph Gaspard Chabrol de Volvic, Comte; Prefect of the Seine: Letter to, from G. L. B. Wilhem: 1820.: Fr.
ff. 161, 162 Guillaume Louis Bocquillon Wilhem, Musician: Letters to the Prefect of the Seine: 1820, 1834.: Fr.
f. 162 Claude Philibert Barthelot, Comte de Rambuteau; Prefect of the Seine: Letter to, from G. L. B. Wilhem: 1834.: Fr.
f. 165 Jacques Meusnier, Organist, etc: Bond for payment signed by: 1692.: Fr.
f. 166 Louis Marie Celeste d' Aumont, Duc; Premier Gentilhomme de la chambre du Roi: Appeal to, from F. J. Fétis: 1827.: Fr.
f. 166 b Stanislas Champein, Musician: Petition to the Due d'Aumont signed by: 1827.
f. 166 b François Hoffman, Author: Petition to the Duke d'Aumont signed by: 1827.
f. 166 b Charles Guillaume Etienne, Author: Petition to the Duc d' Aumont signed by: 1827.
f. 166 b Etienne Joseph Bernard Delrieu, Author: Petition to the Duc d'Aumont signed by: 1827.
f. 166 b François Antoine Eugène de Planard, dramatist: Petition to the Duc d'Aumont signed by: 1827.: Fr.
f. 166 b Françoise Joseph Fétis, composer and writer: Petition to the Due d'Aumont signed by: 1827.
f. 166b Michel Auguste Dupoty, Journalist: Petition to the Due d'Aumont signed by: 1827.
f. 167 Marié, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 Gilbert Louis Duprez, singer and composer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 Jean Etienne Auguste Massol, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 Molinier, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 Nicolas Prosper Levasseur, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 Octave Benoît, Opera singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 L- Bonché, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 Adolphe Joseph Louis Alizard, Opera singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 Ferdinand Prévôt, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 St. Denis, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 Paul Barroilhet, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 J- Carlot, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 Pierre François Wartel, singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 Music: List of Artistes of the Académie Royale de Musique: Oct. 1841.
f. 167 b M- Recio, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b Maria Dolores Benedicta Josefina Nau, singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b Placide Alexandre Guillaume Poultier, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b Rosine Stolz, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b Ragaire, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b Barthélemy, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b Julie Aimée Dorus Gras, née Steenkiste; Opera Singer: Receipt for pay: 1841.
f. 167 b Goyon, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b Sardou, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b Wideman, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b Dobré, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b De Roissy, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay Signed by: 1841.
f. 167 b. 71 Wermelen, Opera Singer: Receipt for pay signed by: 1841.
f. 168 Schortau, Weissenfels, Saxony: Certificate conc. the organ at, by J. S. Bach: 1746.: Germ.
f. 168 Johann Sebastian Bach, composer: Certificate by, conc. the organ of Schortau, near Weissenfels, Saxony: 1746.: Germ.
ff. 170-179 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Letters conc. the " Battle Symphony," " Choral Symphony," etc.: 1812, 1815, 1824, n.d.: Germ.
f. 172 Music: Letter from Beethoven conc. the "Battle Symphony": 1815.: Germ.
f. 172 Robert Birchall, music publisher: Letter to, from L. von Beethoven: 1815.: Germ.
f. 174 Music: Receipt by Beethoven for £50 for the "Choral Symphony,": 1824.: Germ.
f. 178 Carl Czerny, composer: Letter to, from L. von Beethoven: n.d.: Germ.
f. 180 Gottlob Benedict Bierey, Musician: Letter to F. Rochlitz: 1801.: Germ.
ff. 180, 211, 300 Friedrich Johann Rochlitz, Musical critic: Letters to: 1801-1832.: Germ.
f. 182 Gottlob Benedict Bierey, Musician: Letter to Dr.Schutz: 1832.: Germ.
f. 184 Friedrich Burgmuller, Musician: Letter to D'Almaine and Co.: 1839.: Fr.
ff. 186, 187 William Cramer, violinist: Letter to W. Shield, with portrait: 1789.
f. 187 William Shield, composer: Letter to, from W. Cramer: 1789.
f. 188 Addison and Beale; Music Publishers: Letter to, from J. B. Cramer: 1829.
f. 188 Johann Baptist Cramer, composer and publisher: Letter to Messrs. Addison and Beale: 1829.
f. 190 Carl Czerny, composer: Letter to -: 1824.: Germ.
f. 192 Joseph Dessauer, composer: Portrait, by J. Kriehuber: 1831.
f.194 Joseph Dessauer, composer: Letter to Mme. Freppa: 1840.: Fr.
ff. 196, 198, 199 Johann Ludwig Dussek, alias Jan Ladislav; composer: Letters to Messrs. Longman, Clementi and Co.: 1800.: Fr. and Engl.
f. 200 Robert Birchall, music publisher: Letter to, from J. L. Dussek: 1806.
f. 200 Johann Ludwig Dussek, alias Jan Ladislav; composer: Letter when private Secretary to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, to R. Birchell: 1806.
f. 202 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, violinist and composer: Letter to E. Gand: 1856.: Fr.
f. 202 E- Gand, Violin -maker: Letter to, from H. W. Ernst: 1856.: Fr.
f. 204 George Frideric Handel, composer: Directions conc. South Sea Stock, with portrait: 1716.
f. 205 Music: Letter from J. Haydn conc. and English and German edition of the "Creation": 1799.: Germ.
f. 205 Franz Joseph Haydn, composer: Letter conc. edition of the " Creation": 1799.: Germ.
f. 206 Adolf Henselt, composer and pianist: Letter to -: 1854.: Germ.
ff. 207, 209 Heinrich Herz, Musician: Letters to D'Almaine and Co.: 1833, 1834.: Fr.
f. 211 Ferdinand von Hiller, conductor and composer: Letter to J. F. Rochlitz: 1832.: Germ.
f. 213 Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann, musician: Letter to -: 1809.: Germ.
f. 214 Joseph Sonnleithner, Author and Musical Critic, afterwards Secretary of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde: Letter to, from J. N. Hummel: 1809.: Germ.
ff. 214-224 Johann Nepomuk Hummel, composer: Letters to -: 1809-1835.: Germ. and Engl.
ff. 215, 219, 221 Carl Friedrich Peters, Music Publisher: Letters to, from J. N. Hummel: 1820, 1826, 1831.: Germ.
f. 223 Ludwig Friedrich Froriep, Ober-Medizinalrath at Weimar: Letter to, from J. N. Hummel: 1833.: Germ.
f. 224 Tobias Haslinger, music publisher: Letter to, from J. N. Hummel: 1835.: Germ.
f. 225 Music: Letter from R. G. Kiesewetter conc. a projected History of Music: n.d.: Germ.
f. 225 Raphael Georg Kiesewetter, Edler von Wiesenbrunn: Letter conc. a projected History of Music: n.d.: Germ.
f. 227 Leopold Kozeluch, composer: Letter to Bland: 1795.: Fr.
f. 228 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer: Agreement with L. G. Jullien: 1847.
f. 228 Louis George Jullien, Music Publisher: Agreement with P. J. von Lindpaintner: 1847.
ff. 229, 230 Franz Liszt, composer: Letters to: 1824, 1835.: Fr.
f. 230 Moritz Adolph Schlesinger, Musical Publisher: Letter to, from F. Liszt: 1835.
f. 232 Franz Liszt, composer: Critique on songs of J. Meyerbeer: n.d.: Fr.
f. 232 Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer: Critique on his songs, by F. Liszt: n.d.
f. 237 Franz Liszt, composer: De la situation des artistes et de leur condition dans la société: n.d.: Fr.
f. 237 Music: Article by F. Liszt, " De la situation des artistes et de leur condition dans la Société": n.d.: Fr.
ff. 243, 245, 247 Johann Bernard Loggier, Musician: Letters to: 1813, 1818, 1839.
f. 249 Albert Gustav Lortzing, Musician: Letter to Schäfer: 1830.: Germ.
ff. 251-270 Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Letters to -: 1832-1845.: Germ., Fr., and Engl.
f. 253 Ignace Tedesco, Pianist: Letter to, from J. L. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1836.: Germ.
f. 255 Karl Ludwig Helwig, Music-teacher: Letter to, from J. L. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1837.: Germ.
f. 257 Robert Alexander Schumann, composer: Letter to, from J. L. F. Meudelssohn-Bartholdy: 1838.: Germ.
f 259 Baron Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber,; composer: Remarks conc. his " Preciosa " by J. L. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1838.: Germ.
f. 259 Karl Angelo Winkler, Musician: Letter to, from J. L. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1838.: Germ.
f. 261 Louis Hector Berlioz, composer: Letter to, from J. L. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1843.: Fr.
f. 265 Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Prospectus of concerts to be given at Leipsic: 1843.: Hologr.
f. 267 William Hawes, singer, conductor and composer: Letter to, from J. L. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1844.
f. 268 Vincent Novello, organist, composer and publisher: Letter to, from J. L. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1841.
f. 271 Leopold von Meyer, Musician: Letter to A. Meissonier: circ. 1845.: Fr.
f. 273 Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer: Remarks conc. the representation of his "Crociato": 1836.
ff. 273, 275 Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer: Letters to -: 1836, 1862.: Germ. and Fr.
f. 277 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the younger: Letter to---: n.d.
f. 278 John Eames, Secretary of the Choral Fund Committee: Letter to, from I. Moscheles: 1829.
f. 278 Ignaz Moscheles, pianist and composer: Letter to J. Eames: 1829.
f. 280 Ignaz Moscheles, pianist and composer: Letter to J. Z. Herrmann: 1846.: Germ.
f. 282 Sigismund von Neukomm, composer: Letter to -: 1829.: Fr.
f. 284 Jacques Offenbach, composer: Letter to post: 1855.: Fr.
f. 285 Johann Peter Pixis, composer: Letter to ---: n.d.: Germ.
f. 286 Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, composer and music publisher: Letter to - Clementi: 1802.: Fr.
f. 286 Muzio Clementi, composer: Letter to, from J. J. Pleyel: 1802.: Fr.
f. 287 Andreas Adolf von Baüerle, Dramatist: Letter to, from H. Proch: 1832.: Germ.
f. 287 Heinrich Proch, composer: Letter to A. A. von Baderle: 1832.: Germ.
f. 288 Ferdinand Rahles, Musician: Letter to, from K. G. Reissiger: 1843.: Germ.
f. 288 Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer: Letter to F. Rahles: 1843.: Germ.
f. 290 Ferdinand Ries, composer and pianist: Letter to D'Almaine and Co.: 1825.
f. 292 Ferdinand Ries, composer and pianist: Letter to A. Ganz: 1828.: Germ.
f. 292 Adolph, al. Aaron Ganz, alias Adolf,; violinist, conductor and composer; Hofkapellmeister, Mainz: Letter to, from F. Ries: 1828.: Germ.
f. 294 Karl Friedrich Kistner, Music Publisher: Letter to, from J. Rietz: 1841.: Germ.
f. 294 Julius Rietz, Musician: Letter to K.. F. Kistner: 1841.: Germ.
f. 296 Johann Christian Heinrich Rink, Musician: Letter to Messrs. Breitkopf and Härtel: 1818.: Germ.
ff. 296, 305, 309, 321, 406 Breitkopf & Härtel; music publishers: Letters to them: 1790-1844.: Germ. and Polish.
f. 297 A- G- Ritter, Musician: Letter to: 1847.: Germ.
f. 298 Andres Jakob Romberg, violinist and composer: Letter to: 1817.: Germ.
f. 299 Muzio Clementi, composer: Letter to, from B. Romberg: 1812.: Germ.
f. 299 Bernhard Romberg, Musician: Letter to M. Clementi: 1812.: Germ.
f. 300 Johann Gottfried Schicht, composer: Letter to F. J. Rochlitz: 1808.: Germ.
ff. 302, 304 Friedrich Schneider, composer: Letters to -: 1831, 1832.: Germ.
ff. 305-313 Robert Alexander Schumann, composer: Letters to --: 1838-1849.: Germ.
f. 307 Friedrich Richter: Letter to, from R. A. Schumann: 1840.: Germ.
f. 311 Ferdinand Ries, composer and pianist: Letter to, from R. A. Schumann: 1849.: Germ.
f. 315 Ambrose Kühnel, Music Publisher: Letter to, from L. Spohr: 1808.: Germ.
ff. 315-329 Louis Spohr, composer: Letters to: 1808 - 1859.: Germ.
f. 319 Franz Lachner, composer: Letter to, from L. Spohr: 1835.: Germ.
f. 323 W- Watts, Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Letter to, from L. Spohr: 1838.: Germ.
f. 325 Charles Hodges: Letter to, from L. Spohr: 1846.: Germ.
f. 329 Charles Kensington Salaman, pianist, composer and conductor: Letter to, from L. Spohr: 1859.: Germ.
f. 331 Domenico Artaria, Music publisher: Letter to, from Abbé M. Stadler: 1793.: Germ.
f. 331 Abbé Maximilian Stadler: Letter to D. Artaria: 1793.: Germ.
f. 332 Johann Strauss, Musician: Letter to von Müller: 1838.: Germ.
ff. 333, 335 Georg Joseph Vogler, composer: Letters to 1800: 1806.: Germ.
f. 335 Johann Georg Friedrich Treitschke, Dramatist: Letter to, from G. J. Vogler: 1806.: Germ.
f. 337 Karl Gottlieb Heinrich Boehme: Letter to, from W. R. Wagner: 1833.: Germ.
ff. 337, 339, 340 Wilhelm Richard Wagner, composer: Letters to: 1833, 1841, 1860.: Germ. and Fr.
f. 341 Ignaz Friedrich Castelli, Author: Letter to, from C. M. F. E. von Weber: 1819.: Germ.
ff. 341, 342 Baron Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber,; composer: Letters to -: 1819, 1822.: Germ.
f. 344 Domenico Barbaja, Theatre-manager: Letter to G. Benelli: 1818.: Ital.
ff. 344, 363, 364 Giambattista Benelli, Correspondant des Théâtres: Letters to him: 1808-1819.: Ital.
f. 346 Vincenzo Bellini, composer: Letter to G. Ricordi: 1834.: Ital.
ff. 346, 353, 360, 361 Giovanni Ricordi, music publisher: Letters to: 1823-1834.: Ital.
f. 348 Adolphe Adam, composer: Letter to, from M. Carafa: 1836.: Fr.
f. 348 Michele Carafa, composer: Letter to A. C. Adam: 1836.: Fr.
ff. 350, 352 Luigi Carlo Zanobi Salvadore Maria Cherubini, composer: Letters to the Director of the Conservatoire: 1826, 1841.: Fr.
ff. 353, 354 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, composer: Letters to -: 1833, 1836.: Ital.
ff. 356, 358 Joseph Mazzinghi, composer: Letter to---: 1833.
f. 360 Saverio Mercadante, composer: Letter to G. Ricordi: 1826.: Ital.
f. 361 Ferdinando Orlandi, Musician: Letter to G. Ricordi: 1823.: Ital.
ff. 363, 364 Ferdinando Paer, composer: Letters to G. Benelli: 1813, n.d.: Ital.
f. 365 Ferdinando Paer, composer: Certificate for --- Berlot: 1815.: Fr.
ff. 366, 367 Giovanni Paisiello, composer: Letter to --- , with portrait: 1797.: Ital.: Fragment.
f. 368 Giovanni Paisiello, composer: Letter to --- Gregoire: 1810.: Ital.
f. 370 G- Wolters: Letter to, from N. Paganini: 1832.: Fr.
f. 370 Nicolò Paganini, Italian violinist: Letter to G. Wolters: 1832.: Fr.
f. 372 Nicolò Paganini, Italian violinist: Letter to P. F. Laporte: 1832.: Fr.
f. 374 Napoleon I of France: Letter to, as First Consul, from N. Piccinni: 1800.: Fr.
f. 374 Niccolò Piccinni, composer: Letter to N. Buonaparte: 1800.: Fr.
f. 375 Vincenzo Righini, composer: Letter to ---: 1804.: Fr.
f. 376 Giovanni Rosini, writer: Letter to the publishers Rey and Gravier of Paris: 1819 [incorrectly attributed by the original owner of the manuscript to Gioachino Rossini].
ff. 377-378 Gioachino Rossini, composer: Letter to ---: 1830.
f. 379 Gioachino Rossini, composer: Letter to ---: 1838.
f. 380 Gioachino Rossini, composer: Letter to Clara Anastasia Novello, afterwards Gigliucci, soprano; daughter of V Novello: 1842.: Ital.
f. 381 Antonio Saghi, Musician: Receipt for pay signed by: 1692.: Ital.
f. 382 Sante Santinelli, Musician: Receipt for pay signed by: 1690.: Ital.
f. 383 J- B- Sivori: Letter to Duchène: 1846.: Fr.
f. 384 b Ernest Camillo Sivori, Violinist: Letter to Duchène: 1846.: Fr.
f. 385 Paolo Spagnoletti, violinist and composer: Letter to -: 1823.
ff. 386-392 Gasparo Luigi Pacifico Spontini, composer: Letters to: 1815-1842.: Fr. and Ital.
f. 396 Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci, Singer: Letter to M. Cosway: n.d.: Ital.
f. 396 Maria Cosway: Letter to, from G. F. Tenducci: n.d.: Ital.
f. 398 Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci, Singer: Draft of programme at Ranelagh Gardens: n.d.
ff. 399-405 Fortunino Giuseppe Francesco Verdi, composer: Letters to M. Escudier: 1847-1856.: Ital.
f. 406 Karl Joseph Lipinski, Violinist: Letter to Messrs. Breitkopf and Härtel: 1790.: Polish.
f. 408 Felix Janiewicz, composer: Letter to Nicholson, with portrait: n.d.: Engl.
f. 409 Nicolò Paganini, Italian violinist: Receipt giving singing lessons to, by M. del P. V. Garcia: 1830.: Fr.
f. 409 Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodríguez García, Spanish tenor and composer: Receipt for singing lessons given to N. Paganini: 1830.: Fr.
ff. 410, 41 Madame Amélie Söderberg: Letter to, from Jenny Lind, with translation: 1844.: Swed. and Fr.
ff. 410, 412 Johanna Maria Lind-Goldschmidt, alias 'Jenny Lind'; singer: Letter to Mme. A. Söderberg, with translation: 1844.: Swed. and Fr.
f. 413 Johann Georg Nägeli, Musician: Letter to -: 1804.: Germ.
f. 415 Sigismond Fortuné François Thalberg, pianist: Letter to J.Z. Herrmann: 1848.
f. 418 Sigismond Fortuné François Thalberg, pianist: Letter to - Martine: 1848.: Fr.

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Fonds

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1 volume (418 folios)

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English
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Latin

Start Date:

1500

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1899

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16th century-19th century

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Paper. Folio.

Custodial History:

Bequeathed by Andrew George Kurtz, Esq., of Wavertree, Liverpool, 1891

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Songs

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Schortau, Saxony