RPS MS 279

1816-22.

ff. 198. 98 x 160, 178 x 114mm.

includes:

• ff. 13v-14 Domenico Dragonetti, double-bass player and composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Copies of letters to Domenico Dragonetti from William Watts: 1816-44.
• f. 26 Catherine Capel-Coningsby, 2nd wife of George, 5th Earl of Essex; alias 'Kitty Stephens', singer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Copy of a letter to Kitty Stephens from William Watts: 1817.
• f. 59 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Anton Bohrer, violinist: Max Bohrer, alias Maximilian; cellist: Letter to Anton Bohrer and Maximilian Bohrer from William Watts: 1818: Copy.
• f. 60 et seq Charles Neate, composer and pianist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1818-52.
• ff. 62, 71-72r, 92-93r William Shield, composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1819.
• f. 62v et seq William Ayrton, writer on music and impresario: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1819-20.
• f. 64 et seq Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter, composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1819-52.
• ff. 64v-65r, 67-68r, 81v-83r, 146-147r, 157 Ferdinand Ries, composer and pianist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1819-21.
• ff. 70, 88-91, 97, 124 George Eugene Griffin, pianist and composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1819-20.
• ff. 76v-77 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Thomas Smith, of Halfmoon Street, Piccadilly; subscriber to the Philharmonic Society: Letter to Thomas Smith from William Watts: 1819: Copy.
• ff. 79r, 84-85r Charles Weichsel, violinist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1819-30.
• ff. 83v, 85v-87, 94v-96r, 128v Richard Huddleston Potter, viola player: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1819-20.
• f. 93v et seq Thomas Attwood, composer and organist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1819-20.
• ff. 94v-95 Paolo Spagnoletti, violinist and composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Paolo Spagnoletti from William Watts: 1819: Copy.
• ff. 96v, 104-106r, 131v-133r Frédéric Charles Meyer, harpist and composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1819-20.
• ff. 98-99, 106v-107r, 118, 125 François Cramer, alias Franz; violinist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Royal Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1819-26.
• f. 107v Samuel Webbe, the younger; composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Samuel Webbe from William Watts: 1820: Copy.
• ff. 116v-117, 123 Thomas Welsh, singer and composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1820-23.
• f. 121 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Mrs George Cowell, subscriber to the Philharmonic Society: Letter to Mrs. George Cowell from [W. Watts]: 1820: Copy.
• f. 136v William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to the Proprietors of the Argyll Rooms from William Watts: 1820: Copy.
• f. 136 et seq William Dance, pianist and violinist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1820-29.
• ff. 137v-139, 162v-163 Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1820-26.
• ff. 138, 141, 144v William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Claud Ollivier, Cashier, Royal Harmonic Institution: Letters to Claud Ollivier from William Watts: 1820, 1847: Copies.
• f. 139v-140 Christian Kramer, Master of the King's Music: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1820, 1825.
• f. 141v William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: John Braham, tenor and composer: Letter to John Braham from William Watts: 1820: Copy.
• f. 148v William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Eliza Salmon, née Munday; singer: Letter to Eliza Salmon from William Watts: 1821: Copy.
• ff. 148v-149r Catherine Capel-Coningsby, 2nd wife of George, 5th Earl of Essex; alias 'Kitty Stephens', singer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: John Braham, tenor and composer: Miss Goodall, singer: Eliza Salmon, née Munday; singer: Letter to Eliza Salmon , to Miss Goodall , to John Braham , and to Miss Stephens from William Watts: 1821: Copy.
• f. 151 Muzio Clementi, composer: Letter from the Directors of the Philharmonic Society to Muzio Clementi: 1821: Copy.
• f. 155 et seq Henry Smart, violinist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1821-23.
• ff. 157v-158r Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1821-1849.
• ff. 159-160 Victoria Mary Louisa Kent, Duchess of; widow of Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet; equerry to the Duchess of Kent: Letters to William Watts from Sir John Conroy, on behalf of the Duchess of Kent: 1827, 1837.
• ff. 162v-163r Nicolas Mori, violinist: Paolo Spagnoletti, violinist and composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Henry Gattie, violinist and viola player: Arthur Betts, violinist: Letter to Nicolas Mori , to Paolo Spagnoletti , to Henry Gattie , and to Arthur Betts from William Watts: 1821: Copy.
• f. 164v Henry Gattie, violinist and viola player: Letter from the Directors of the Philharmonic Society to Henry Gattie: 1821: Copy.
• f. 165 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Henry Condell, secretary, Royal Society of Musicians: Letter to Henry Condell from William Watts: 1821: Copy.
• f. 171 Francis Tatton Latour, alias Corneille François Taton; composer, pianist and music seller: Minutes of a meeting of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1821.
• ff. 197v-198 Samuel Webbe, the younger; composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Samuel Webbe from William Watts: 1820: Copy.