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MS Mus. 1532

Record Id:

040-001947140

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001947135

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000248.0x0002e8

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ISAD(G)

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MS Mus. 1532

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Scope & Content:

MSS Mus. 1532. Michael Hurd Papers: Letters acquired by Michael Hurd.

1. ff. 1-59. Letters of composers, including a letter from Mendelssohn and related correspondence; 1842-1969, n.d.

2. ff. 60-108. Letters to the conductor Kathleen Merritt; 1951-1965, n.d.

ff. 108. 300 x 240mm.

includes:

f. 1. Malcolm Henry Arnold, composer: Letter to unknown recipient: 1969.
ff. 2-4. Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and singer: Letter to unknown recipient, with signature and musical quotation: 1842 and 1861.
ff.5-11. William Beale, organist and composer: Vincent Novello, organist, composer and publisher: Letters from William Beale to Vincent Novello: 1847.
ff. 12-13. Sir William Sterndale Bennett, composer: Letter to unknown recipient, with signature and musical quotation: 1860 and 1863.
f. 15. Rutland Boughton, composer: Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Letter from Sir Edward William Elgar to Rutland Boughton: 1914.
f. 17 Gerald Finzi, composer: Marion Margareta Scott, musicologist: Postcard from Gerald Finzi to Marion Margareta Scott: 1938.
f. 18. Marion Margareta Scott, musicologist: Frederick William Harvey, solicitor: Letter from Frederick William Harvey to Marion Margareta Scott: 1922.
ff. 19-20. Gustav Theodore Holst, composer: Robert Seymour Bridges, OM; Poet Laureate: Copy, inscribed 'Steuart from Gustav', of a Curwen Edition publication, 'Gird on thy sword' by Gustav Theodore Holst, words by Robert Seymour Bridges: 1928.
f. 21. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: William Timmins, of Birmingham: Letter from Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to William Timmins: 1847.
ff. 24-26. Frederick George Edwards, organist and writer on music; d.1909: J. Russell McLaren, of Hindhead, county Surrey: Letter from Frederick George Edwards to J. Russell McLaren: circa 1934.
f. 29. Dr George Cunningham, organist: J. Russell McLaren, of Hindhead, county Surrey: Letter from Dr George Cunningham to J. Russell McLaren: circa 19301940.
f. 31. Sir Charles Barnard Groves, conductor: J. Russell McLaren, of Hindhead, county Surrey: Letter from Sir Charles Barnard Groves to J. Russell McLaren: 1946: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 33-34, 38. Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Baronet; composer: Letter and note to unknown recipients: 1904, n.d.
ff. 35-37. Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Baronet; composer: Alfred Littleton, of Novello & Co: Letters from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry to Alfred Littleton: 1916.
ff. 40-49. Rutland Boughton, composer: George Bernard Shaw, author: Postcard with portrait photograph and letter with comments on Boughton's 'The reality of music' from George Bernard Shaw to Rutland Boughton: 1934, 1941.
f. 51. Sir John Stainer, musicologist and composer: Letter to unknown recipient: 1896.
f. 51. Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, composer, teacher and conductor: Alfred Littleton, of Novello & Co: Letter from Sir Charles Villiers Stanford to Alfred Littleton: end of the 19th cent.
f. 52. Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus.D: Martin Cawood, amateur musician: Receipt for payment by Martin Cawood signed by Samuel Sebastian Wesley: 1845.
f. 53. Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus.D: Letter to unknown recipient: mid-19th cent.
f. 54. Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus.D: Two glees, 'Callidus Nerois citharaque' and 'Integer penis venerisque' composed by Samuel Sebastian Wesley: mid-19th cent.: Lat: Autogr.
ff. 55-59. Marion Margareta Scott, musicologist: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Letters from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Marion Margareta Scott: 1922, 1937, n.d.
f. 60. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Isobel Baillie, singer: Letter from Isobel Baillie to Kathleen Merritt: 1963.
ff. 61-62. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Ethel Bridge, wife of the composer F Bridge: Letters from Ethel Bridge to Kathleen Merritt: 1950.
f. 63. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Alfredo Campoli, violinist: Letter from Alfredo Campoli to Kathleen Merritt: 1946: Typewritten, signed.
f. 64. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Ruth Gipps, composer and pianist: Letter from Ruth Gipps to Kathleen Merritt: 1960.
f. 65. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Léon Goossens, oboist: Letter from Léon Goossens to Kathleen Merritt: mid-20th cent.: Letter.
f. 66. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Lillian Harris, composer: Letter from Lillian Harris to Kathleen Merritt: 1963.
f. 67. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Wilfred Josephs, composer: Postcard from Wilfred Josephs to Kathleen Merritt: 1961.
f. 69. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Kenneth Leighton, composer: Letter from Kenneth Leighton to Kathleen Merritt: 1959: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 70-74. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Elizabeth Maconchy, composer: Letters from Elizabeth Maconchy to Kathleen Merritt: 1953-1960, n.d.
ff. 75-77. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Robin Humphrey Milford, composer: Postcards from Robin Humphrey Milford to Kathleen Merritt: 1951-1954.
f. 78. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Gerald Moore, pianist: Letter from Gerald Moore to Kathleen Merritt: 1965.
ff. 79-80. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Dorothea Ponsonby, née Parry; wife of 1st Baron Ponsonby: Letter from Dorothea Ponsonby to Kathleen Merritt: 1938.
f. 81. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Phyllis Tate, composer: Postcard from Phyllis Tate to Kathleen Merritt: 1960.
ff. 82-87. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Letters from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Kathleen Merritt: mid-20th cent.
ff. 89-107. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Peter Charles Arthur Wishart, composer: Letters from Peter Charles Arthur Wishart to Kathleen Merritt: 1955-1961, n.d.
f. 108. Kathleen Merritt, conductor: Haydn Wood, composer: Letter from Haydn Wood to Kathleen Merritt: 1949.

Collection Area:

Music Collections

Project / Collection:

Music Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001947135
040-001947140

Is part of:

MS Mus. 1529-1534 : Michael Hurd Papers

MS Mus. 1532 : MSS Mus. 1532. Michael Hurd Papers: Letters acquired by Michael Hurd. 1. ff. 1-59. Letters of composers, including a letter…

Hierarchy:

032-001947135[0002]/040-001947140

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View / search within Archive / Collection: MS Mus. 1529-1534

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1842

End Date:

1969

Date Range:

1842-1969

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