RPS MS 286

1879-83.

ff. ii + 248. 218 x 181mm.

includes:

• f. 3 et seq William Hayman Cummings, Mus.D: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1879-1914.
• f. 4 et seq Charles Edward Stephens, composer, pianist and organist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1874-1883.
• ff. 4v-5r, 16, 67-68r Sir Julius al. Jules Benedict, composer and conductor: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1852, 1878-81.
• ff. 5v-6, 12 William Dorrell, pianist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1879-80.
• ff. 7, 10v-11 Arthur O'Leary, composer and pianist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1879-80.
• ff. 9-10r, 14 Frederick Bowen Jewson, pianist and composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1861, 1875-78, 1880.
• ff. 10, 12v-13r, 14v-15r, 20-21 Walter Cecil Macfarren, pianist and composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1873-80.
• f. 19 et seq Sir William George Cusins, composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1862, 1880-83.
• f. 22 et seq George Mount, composer and conductor: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1880-1887, 1896-97.
• f. 30v et seq Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1877, 1880-1911.
• ff. 38-39, 47, 56r Thomas Henry Wright, harpist and composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1880-81.
• f. 45v et seq John Thomas, harpist and composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1875, 1877-78, 1881-1892, 1896, 1898, 1904.
• ff. 50v, 56v-57r Henry Leslie, composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1881.
• f. 52v Sir William George Cusins, composer: Major-General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, GCB; private Secretary to Qu. Victoria: Letter to Sir William George Cusins from Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby: 1881.
• f. 70 Sir John Frederick Bridge, composer, organist and writer: Minutes of a meeting of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1881.
• ff. 96v-97r John Foster, organist and composer: Minutes of a meeting of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1882.
• ff. 99r, 106-107, 133v-134 Sir John Stainer, musicologist and composer: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1882-1883.
• f. 130 Henry Hersee, librettist and singing teacher; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: John George Patey, singer: Letter to Henry Hersee from John George Patey: 1883: Copy.
• ff. 136v-137r Sir Julius al. Jules Benedict, composer and conductor: Henry Hersee, librettist and singing teacher; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Otto Moritz David Goldschmidt, pianist, conductor and composer; husband of Jenny Lind: Letter to Henry Hersee from Sir Julius Benedict and Otto Moritz David Goldschmidt: 1883: Copy.