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RPS MS 369
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- 040-001948337
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- 032-001947903
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000293.0x000262
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- RPS MS 369
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Original letters: supplementary volume.
ff. 265.
1. ff. 1-15. Correspondence of William Watts (secretary of the Philharmonic Society 1815-47); 1816-26, n.d. Included are letters from J. H. Griesbach, Henry Smart and Thomas Lindsay Willman. With a letter from Watts to [Nicolas] Mori.
Formerly part of Phillipps MS. 26300. Purchased at Sotheby’s, 26 June 1974; presented to the RPS by Dr William Cole, MVO.
2. ff. 16-265. Letters (some typewritten, signed), principally from musicians and composers, with some carbon copies of related letters from the RPS; 1844, 1909-1976, n.d.
includes:
- ff. 1-2 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Francis Joseph Klose, composer and writer: Letter to William Watts from Francis Joseph Klose: 1816.
- ff. 3-4 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Cotton Reeve, violinist: Letter to William Watts from Cotton Reeve: 1828.
- ff. 5-6 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Henry Smart, violinist: Letter to William Watts from Henry Smart: circa 1825.
- ff. 7-8 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: James Tully, bassoonist: Letter to William Watts from James Tully: 1826.
- ff. 9-10 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Thomas Lindley Willman, clarinettist: Letter to William Watts from Thomas Lindley Willman: 1826.
- ff. 11-12 George Nicks, composer and violinist: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: John Henry Griesbach, composer: Letter to William Watts from John Henry Griesbach rel. to George Nicks: circa 1830.
- ff. 13-14 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: C. G. Kiesewetter, violinist: Letter to William Watts from C. G. Kiesewetter: [1826].
- f. 15 Nicolas Mori, violinist: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Nicolas Mori from William Watts: circa 1830.
- f. 16 Frederic Austin, composer and singer: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Frederic Austin: 1948.
- ff. 17-18 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Otto H. Kling, of Breitkopf & Härtel, music publishers: Letters to William Wallace from Otto H. Kling: 1911-1912: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 19-20 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Breitkopf & Härtel; music publishers: Copy of a letter to Sir Granville Ransome Bantock from William Wallace: 1912: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 21-23 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Letters yo William Wallace from Sir Granville Ransome Bantock: 1912: Autogr.
- ff. 24-25 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Otto H. Kling, of Breitkopf & Härtel, music publishers: Copy of a letter to Sir Granville Ransome Bantock from William Wallace: 1912: Typewritten.
- f. 26 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Otto H. Kling, of Breitkopf & Härtel, music publishers: Copy of a letter to William Wallace from Otto H. Kling: 1912: Typewritten.
- ff. 27-29 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Otto H. Kling, of Breitkopf & Härtel, music publishers: Copy of a statement related to the withdrawal of Bantock's piece 'Fifine at the fair' from William Wallace: 1912: Typewritten.
- ff. 30-33 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Robin Humphrey Legge, music editor of 'The Daily Telegraph': Copy of a letter to Robin Humphrey Legge from William Wallace: 1912: Typewritten.
- ff. 34-35 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, composer, teacher and conductor: Robin Humphrey Legge, music editor of 'The Daily Telegraph': Copy of a letter to Robin Humphrey Legge from William Wallace: 1912: Typewritten.
- f. 36 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour; Prime Minister: Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Copy of a letter to Arthur James Balfour from John Joseph Mewburn Levien: 1926: Typewritten.
- f. 37 Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour; Prime Minister: Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Edward Levien, of the département of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letter to Edward Levien from Arthur James Balfour: 1926: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 38 Sir John Battista Barbirolli, conductor: George Baker, singer; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Letter to George Baker from Sir John Battista Barbirolli: 1968: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 39 Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet; conductor: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Keith Douglas from Sir Thomas Beecham: 1946: Autogr.
- f. 40 Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet; conductor: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Frederick Theodore Albert Delius, composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Arthur T. Cummings, hon. solicitor, Philharmonic Society: W. Bramley, of Pool's Advertising: Letter to Sir Thomas Beecham from Keith Douglas rel. to Arthur T. Cummings , Frederick Theodore Albert Delius , Myers Foggin and W. Bramley: 1946: Copy.
- ff. 41-42 Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet; conductor: George Baker, singer; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to the Secretary [K. Douglas] and Treasurer [G. Baker] of the Philharmonic Society from Sir Thomas Beecham: 1946: Autogr.
- f. 43 Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet; conductor: George Baker, singer; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Sir Thomas Beecham from Keith Douglas rel. to George Baker: 1946: Copy.
- f. 44 Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet; conductor: Norman Del Mar, conductor: Julian Livingstone Herbage, musicologist and broadcaster: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Sir Thomas Beecham rel. to Julian Livingstone Herbage and Norman Del Mar: 1948: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 45-47 Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Sir Arthur Drummond Bliss, KCVO; CH; Master of the Queen's Music: Letters to Leslie Regan from Sir Arthur Drummond Bliss: 1966-1967.
- f. 48 Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH; conductor: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Leslie Regan from Sir Adrian Cedric Boult: 1968: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 49 Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH; conductor: Leslie Regan, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Leslie Regan from Sir Adrian Cedric Boult: 1968.
- f. 50 Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten; composer: William Charles Cole, D Mus.; organist and conductor; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Postcard to William Charles Cole from Edward Benjamin Britten: circa 1970: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 51-54 Alfred Robert Dryhurst, Assistant Secretary, British Museum; Fabian: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Stanley Hawley from Alfred Robert Dryhurst: 1914.
- f. 55 Sir Frederic George Kenyon, GBE; Director, British Museum: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter related to the Catalogue of the Society's manuscripts deposited on loan in the British Museum to Sir Frederic George Kenyon from Stanley Hawley: 1914: Copy.
- f. 56 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Bertram Schofield, of the British Museum: Receipt relative to Philharmonic MS. 21 [Beethoven's Choral Symphony] from Bertram Schofield: 1953: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 57-58 George Basil Cameron, conductor: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Telegram to Alan J. Kirby from George Basil Cameron: 1947.
- f. 59 Sir Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, Principal of the Royal Academy of Music: Pablo Casals, cellist and composer: Letter to Sir Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong from Pablo Casals: 1967: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 60 Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Pablo Casals, cellist and composer: Letter to Myers Foggin from Pablo Casals: 1972: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 61-66 Sir Henry Walford Davies, Master of the King's Music: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Sir Henry Walford Davies: 1910-1911.
- f. 67 Sir Henry Walford Davies, Master of the King's Music: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Keith Douglas from Sir Henry Walford Davies: 1935.
- ff. 68-69 Sir John Goss, organist and composer: Joseph Joachim, violinist: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Francis Deffell, music copyist: Mrs Steel, wife of Thomas Henry Steel: Letter to Mrs. — Steel from Francis Deffell rel. to Joseph Joachim , Sir John Goss and Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1844.
- ff. 70, 71 Sir George Dyson, composer: Joseph Joachim, violinist: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Francis Deffell, music copyist: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Mrs Steel, wife of Thomas Henry Steel: Reverend Thomas Henry Steel, Vicar of Great Wymondley with St Ippolyts: Claud G. Steel, nephew of Thomas Henry Steel: Letters to Keith Douglas from Claud G. Steel rel. to Mrs. — Steel , Rev. Thomas Henry Steel , Francis Deffell , Joseph Joachim , Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Sir George Dyson: 1946.
- f. 71 Francis Deffell, music copyist: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Claud G. Steel, nephew of Thomas Henry Steel: Letter to Claud G. Steel from Keith Douglas rel. to Francis Deffell: 1946: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 73 Gerald Melbourne Cooper, musicologist; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Frederick Theodore Albert Delius, composer: Letter to Frederick Theodore Albert Delius from John Joseph Mewburn Levien rel. to Gerald Melbourne Cooper: 1925: Copy.
- ff. 74-75 Gerald Melbourne Cooper, musicologist; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Frederick Theodore Albert Delius, composer: Letters to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Frederick Theodore Albert Delius rel. to Gerald Melbourne Cooper: 1925: Copies.
- f. 76 Gerald Melbourne Cooper, musicologist; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Frederick Theodore Albert Delius, composer: Telegram to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Frederick Theodore Albert Delius rel. to Gerald Melbourne Cooper: 1925.
- f. 77 Gerald Melbourne Cooper, musicologist; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Mrs A. Moscheles, widow of Felix Moscheles: Raphael Roche, [MD?]: Frederick Theodore Albert Delius, composer: Letter to Frederick Theodore Albert Delius from John Joseph Mewburn Levien rel. to Gerald Melbourne Cooper , Mrs A. Moscheles and Raphael Roche: 1925: Copy.
- f. 78 Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet; conductor: Norman Del Mar, conductor: George Basil Cameron, conductor: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Norman Del Mar: 1947: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 79-80 Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet; conductor: Norman Del Mar, conductor: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to Alan J. Kirby from Norman Del Mar rel. to Sir Thomas Beecham: 1948: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 81 Vincent d' Indy, composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter [with Eng. translation in Berger's hand] to Francesco Berger from Vincent d' Indy: 1909: Fr. and Eng.
- ff. 82-83 Achille Claude Debussy, composer: César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck, composer: Ernest Chausson, composer: Vincent d' Indy, composer: Raoul Pugno, pianist: Edouard Lalo, composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Paul Abraham Dukas, composer: Letter [with Eng. translation in Berger's hand] to Francesco Berger from Vincent d' Indy rel. to Raoul Pugno , César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck , Edouard Lalo , Paul Abraham Dukas , Ernest Chausson and Achille Claude Debussy: 1910: Fr. and Eng.
- f. 84 César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck, composer: Ernest Chausson, composer: Vincent d' Indy, composer: Raoul Pugno, pianist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Vincent d' Indy rel. to Raoul Pugno , Ernest Chausson and César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck: 1910: Fr.
- ff. 85-86 Vincent d' Indy, composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Jean de La Laurencie, general secretary, Schola Cantorum Paris: Letters to Francesco Berger from Jean de La Laurencie rel. to Vincent d' Indy: 1911: Fr.
- f. 87 César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck, composer: Vincent d' Indy, composer: Raoul Pugno, pianist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Blanche Selva, pianist: Letter to [F. Berger] from Vincent d' Indy rel. to Blanche Selva , Raoul Pugno and César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck: 1911: Fr.
- ff. 88-89, 91-93, 106-107 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Sir Edward William Elgar: 1910-1911.
- f. 90 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Caroline Alice Elgar, wife of Sir E Elgar: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Caroline Alice Elgar rel. to Sir Edward William Elgar: [1911].
- f. 94 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Myles Birket Foster, composer and writer on music: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Myles Birket Foster rel. to Sir Edward William Elgar: 1911.
- f. 95 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Arthur Nikisch, conductor: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Sir Edward William Elgar rel. to Arthur Nikisch and Sir Granville Ransome Bantock: 1911.
- ff. 96, 109 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Letters to Sir Edward William Elgar from William Wallace: 1911-1912: Copies.
- f. 97 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Letter to Sir Edward William Elgar from William Wallace rel. to Sir Granville Ransome Bantock: 1911: Copy.
- ff. 98-101, 103, 105, 108 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Letters to William Wallace from Sir Edward William Elgar: 1911-1912.
- f. 102 César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck, composer: Alfred Denis Cortot, pianist: William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Percy Pitt, conductor and composer: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Letter to Sir Edward William Elgar from William Wallace rel. to Sir Granville Ransome Bantock , Alfred Denis Cortot , Percy Pitt and César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck: 1912: Copy.
- f. 104 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Percy Pitt, conductor and composer: Letter to Sir Edward William Elgar from William Wallace rel. to Percy Pitt: 1912: Copy.
- f. 110 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Arthur T. Cummings, hon. solicitor, Philharmonic Society: Sigmund Feuermann, violinist: Letter to [W. Wallace?] from Arthur T. Cummings rel. to Sigmund Feuermann: 1911: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 111-114 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sigmund Feuermann, violinist: R. Leigh Ibbs, of Ibbs and Tillett, music agents: Letter [including a London Metropolitan Police licence for S. Feuermann and a press release] to William Wallace from R. Leigh Ibbs rel. to Sigmund Feuermann: 1911: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 115 Hubert James Foss, writer on music: Charles Edmund Rubbra, composer: Julian Livingstone Herbage, musicologist and broadcaster: Letter to [J. Herbage?] from Hubert James Foss rel. to Charles Edmund Rubbra: 1947.
- ff. 116-117 Muriel Foster, mezzo-soprano: Charles Kennedy Scott, choral conductor: Sir Landon Ronald, formerly Russell; Principal, Guildhall School of Music; composer and conductor: Geoffrey Toye, conductor and composer: Alfred Denis Cortot, pianist: Cyril Meir Scott, composer: Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Baronet; composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Norman O'Neill, composer; Treasurer, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Edouard Lalo, composer: Felice Lynn, singer: Marguerite Nielka, singer: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner rel. to Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry , Cyril Meir Scott , Charles Kennedy Scott , Norman O'Neill , Sir Landon Ronald , Geoffrey Toye , Felice Lynn , Alfred Denis Cortot , Muriel Foster : 1919.
- ff. 118-119 Muriel Foster, mezzo-soprano: Sir Landon Ronald, formerly Russell; Principal, Guildhall School of Music; composer and conductor: Geoffrey Toye, conductor and composer: Cyril Meir Scott, composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Norman O'Neill, composer; Treasurer, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Felice Lynn, singer: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner: 1919: Autogr.
- ff. 120-121 Eric Coates, composer: Gervase Henry Cary Elwes, tenor: Alfred Denis Cortot, pianist: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Norman O'Neill, composer; Treasurer, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner rel. to Eric Coates , Norman O'Neill , Alfred Denis Cortot and Gervase Henry Cary Elwes: 1919.
- f. 122 Muriel Foster, mezzo-soprano: Geoffrey Toye, conductor and composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner rel. to Muriel Foster and Geoffrey Toye: 1919.
- f. 123 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner: 1919.
- ff. 124-125 Muriel Foster, mezzo-soprano: Geoffrey Toye, conductor and composer: Alfred Denis Cortot, pianist: Keith, Prowse & Co., Ltd; concert and musical agency: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Norman O'Neill, composer; Treasurer, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Marguerite Nielka, singer: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner rel. to Keith, Prowse & Co., Ltd. (concert and musical agency) , Norman O'Neill , Muriel Foster , Marguerite Nielka , Alfred Denis Cortot and Geoffrey Toye: 1919.
- ff. 126-127 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner, Egyptologist: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner rel. to Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner: 1919.
- f. 128 Gustav Theodore Holst, composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Alfred Kalisch, critic and translator: Norman O'Neill, composer; Treasurer, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Marguerite Nielka, singer: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner rel. to Marguerite Nielka , Norman O'Neill , Gustav Theodore Holst and Alfred Kalisch: 1919.
- f. 129 Muriel Foster, mezzo-soprano: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Marguerite Nielka, singer: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner rel. to Marguerite Nielka , Muriel Foster and Ralph Vaughan Williams: 1919.
- ff. 130-132 George Percy Grainger, formerly Percy Aldridge; composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Letters to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner rel. to Percy Aldridge Grainger: 1920.
- ff. 133-134 Katharine Goodson, afterwards Hinton; pianist: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Norman O'Neill, composer; Treasurer, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Henry Balfour Gardiner rel. to Norman O'Neill and Katharine Goodson: 1920.
- f. 135 Norman O'Neill, composer; Treasurer, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer: Telegram to Norman O'Neill from Henry Balfour Gardiner: 1920.
- ff. 136-137, 140-142, 148-149 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Sir Edward German: 1910-1911.
- ff. 138-139 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, KCVO; composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Sir Edward German rel. to Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie: 1911.
- ff. 143-144 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Arthur Hervey, composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Sir Edward German rel. to Arthur Hervey: 1911.
- ff. 145-147 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to William Wallace from Sir Edward German rel. to Francesco Berger: 1912.
- ff. 150-151 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Stanley Hawley from Sir Edward German: 1912.
- f. 152 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Letter to the Directors of the Philharmonic Society from Sir Edward German: 1918.
- f. 153 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Sir Edward German from John Joseph Mewburn Levien: 1918: Draft.
- ff. 154, 158-162 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Sir Edward German: 1918-1919.
- ff. 155-156 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Sir Landon Ronald, formerly Russell; Principal, Guildhall School of Music; composer and conductor: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Sir Edward German rel. to Sir Landon Ronald: 1918.
- f. 157 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Telegram to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Sir Edward German: 1918.
- f. 163 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Sir Edward German from John Joseph Mewburn Levien: 1919: Typewritten.
- ff. 164-165 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Edwin Evans, the younger; writer on music: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Sir Edward German rel. to Edwin Evans: 1919.
- f. 165 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: George Baker, singer; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Telegram to George Baker from Sir Edward German: 1932.
- f. 166 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Card: 1936: Printed.
- ff. 167-168 Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Henry Goss Custard, musician: Letter to Stanley Hawley from Henry Goss Custard: 1915: Autogr.
- f. 169 George Baker, singer; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Patrick Arthur Sheldon Hadley, composer: Letter to George Baker from Patrick Arthur Sheldon Hadley: 1947.
- f. 170 Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Sir Edward Richard George Heath, Prime Minister: Arthur Rubinstein, pianist: Letter to Myers Foggin from Sir Edward Richard George Heath rel. to Arthur Rubinstein: 1973: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 171 Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Sir Edward Richard George Heath, Prime Minister: Arthur Rubinstein, pianist: Zubin Mehta, conductor: Letter to Myers Foggin from Sir Edward Richard George Heath rel. to Arthur Rubinstein and Zubin Mehta: 1975: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 172 Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Sir Edward Richard George Heath, Prime Minister: Peggy Gardiner, secretary, Private Office of Edward Heath: Letter to Myers Foggin from Peggy Gardiner rel. to Sir Edward Richard George Heath: 1975: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 173 Theodore Holland, FRAM: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Theodore Holland: 1947.
- f. 174 Charles Edmund Rubbra, composer: Alan Dudley Bush, composer and pianist: Alan Rawsthorne, composer: Theodore Holland, FRAM: Arnold Christian Vlok Van Wyk, composer: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Theodore Holland rel. to Alan Dudley Bush , Alan Rawsthorne , Charles Edmund Rubbra and Arnold Christian Vlok Van Wyk: 1947.
- ff. 175-178 Gustav Theodore Holst, composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Gustav Theodore Holst: circa 1910.
- f. 179 Zoltán Kodály, composer: Sir Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, Principal of the Royal Academy of Music: Letter to Sir Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong from Zoltán Kodály: [1966].
- ff. 180-181 Royal Philharmonic Society: Zoltán Kodály, composer: Letters to Royal Philharmonic Society from Zoltán Kodály: 1966.
- f. 182 Witold Roman LutosLawski, composer: William Charles Cole, D Mus.; organist and conductor; Hon. Secretary of the Philharmonic Society: Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, cellist, pianist and conductor: Letter to William Charles Cole from Witold Roman LutosLawski rel. to Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich: 1970.
- f. 183 Witold Roman LutosLawski, composer: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Letter to Myers Foggin from Witold Roman LutosLawski: 1976: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 184-186 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, KCVO; composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie: 1910-1911.
- f. 187 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, KCVO; composer: Pablo Casals, cellist and composer: Arthur Hervey, composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie rel. to Arthur Hervey , Pablo Casals and Sir Edward German: 1911.
- ff. 188, 193-194 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, KCVO; composer: William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: William Hayman Cummings, Mus.D: Letters to William Wallace from Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie rel. to William Hayman Cummings: 1912.
- ff. 189-192 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, KCVO; composer: William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Pablo Casals, cellist and composer: Arthur Hervey, composer: Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni, composer and pianist: Letters to William Wallace from Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie rel. to Arthur Hervey , Pablo Casals and Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni: 1912.
- ff. 195-198, 201-203 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, KCVO; composer: William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to William Wallace from Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie: 1912: Autogr.
- ff. 199-200 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, KCVO; composer: William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, composer, teacher and conductor: Letter to William Wallace from Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie rel. to Sir Charles Villiers Stanford: 1912.
- f. 204 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, KCVO; composer: Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie rel. to Sir Edward William Elgar: 1916.
- f. 205 Pierre Boulez, French composer: Olivier Messiaen, composer: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Letter to Myers Foggin from Olivier Messiaen rel. to Pierre Boulez: 1975: Fr: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 206 Ernest John Moeran, composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Keith Douglas from Ernest John Moeran: 1936.
- ff. 206-207 Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet; conductor: Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne: Letter to the Secretary of the Royal Philharmonic Society from Walter Edward Guinness rel. to Sir Thomas Beecham: 1948.
- f. 209 Sir James Steuart Wilson, singer and musical administrator: Herbert Henry John Murrill, composer: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Herbert Henry John Murrill rel. to Sir James Steuart Wilson: 1948.
- f. 210 Royal Philharmonic Society: Novello & Co., Ltd; music publishers: Henry R. Clayton, of Novello & Co: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Alfred Littleton, of Novello & Co: W. C. Harvey: Memorandum of agreement between the Philharmonic Society and Novello & Co., Ltd. (music publishers) rel. to Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy , Alfred Littleton , Henry R. Clayton and W. C. Harvey: 1909: Printed, signed.
- f. 211 Goodwin and Tabb; music publishers, London: Novello & Co., Ltd; music publishers: Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Novello & Co., Ltd. (music publishers) rel. to Sir Edward William Elgar and Goodwin and Tabb (music publishers: 1923: Typewritten.
- f. 212 Rosalie Jelley, of the London Philharmonic Orchestra: F. Papsdorf, artist: The Studio Ltd; publishers: Letter to the Secretary of the Royal Philharmonic Society from Rosalie Jelley rel. to F. Papsdorf and The Studio Ltd. (publishers): 1959: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 213-216 Royal Philharmonic Society: Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: F. Papsdorf, artist: The Studio Ltd; publishers: Letters and photographic reproductions of paintings to The Studio Ltd. (publishers) from F. Papsdorf rel. to Ludwig van Beethoven and the Royal Philharmonic Society: 1959: Typewritten.
- ff. 217-220 Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Baronet; composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry: 1911.
- f. 221 Alan Rawsthorne, composer: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Alan Rawsthorne: 1947: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 222 Sir Landon Ronald, formerly Russell; Principal, Guildhall School of Music; composer and conductor: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Sir Landon Ronald: 1911: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 223 Sir Landon Ronald, formerly Russell; Principal, Guildhall School of Music; composer and conductor: William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, composer, teacher and conductor: Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni, composer and pianist: Richard Buhlig, pianist: Letter to William Wallace from Sir Landon Ronald rel. to Richard Buhlig , Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni and Sir Charles Villiers Stanford: 1912: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 224 Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff, composer: Sir Landon Ronald, formerly Russell; Principal, Guildhall School of Music; composer and conductor: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Stanley Hawley from Sir Landon Ronald rel. to Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff: 1914: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 225-226 Sir Landon Ronald, formerly Russell; Principal, Guildhall School of Music; composer and conductor: Katharine Goodson, afterwards Hinton; pianist: Louise Kirkby Lunn, singer: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Stanley Hawley from Sir Landon Ronald rel. to Louise Kirkby Lunn and Katharine Goodson: 1914: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 227 Sir Landon Ronald, formerly Russell; Principal, Guildhall School of Music; composer and conductor: John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to John Joseph Mewburn Levien from Sir Landon Ronald: 1917: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 228 Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten; composer: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Pablo Casals, cellist and composer: Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, cellist, pianist and conductor: Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich, composer: Letter to Myers Foggin from Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich rel. to Pablo Casals , Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich and Edward Benjamin Britten: 1970: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 229 Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor and composer; director, Hamburg Radio Orchestra: Arthur Rubinstein, pianist: Letter to Myers Foggin from Arthur Rubinstein rel. to Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt: 1970: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 230 Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Arthur Rubinstein, pianist: Letter to Myers Foggin from Arthur Rubinstein: 1971: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 231 Charles Edmund Rubbra, composer: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Charles Edmund Rubbra: 1948: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 232 Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: I. Saprykin, private secretary to the Soviet Ambassador: Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich, composer: Letter [enclosing a telegram from Shostakovich] to Sylvia C. East from I. Saprykin: 1966: Russ. and Eng: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 234 Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: I. Saprykin, private secretary to the Soviet Ambassador: Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich, composer: Letter to I. Saprykin from Sylvia C. East rel. to Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich: 1966: Copy.
- ff. 235-237 Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich, composer: Address to the Royal Philharmonic Society on the occasion of the awarding of the Gold Medal [with English translation] from Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich: 1966: Russ. and Eng: Typewritten.
- f. 238 Sir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs, KCMG: Kenneth Mackenzie Clark, Baron Clark: Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Baronet; poet and writer: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell rel. to Kenneth Mackenzie Clark and Sir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs: 1947.
- f. 239 Robert Stiebel Elkin, music publisher and author: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Baronet; poet and writer: Letter to Myers Foggin from Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell rel. to Robert Stiebel Elkin: 1949.
- f. 240 Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Baronet; poet and writer: David Ritson Smith, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to David Ritson Smith from Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell: 1949.
- f. 241 Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet; conductor: Ethel Mary Smyth, DBE; composer: Dorothy Wadham, of the Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Dorothy Wadham from Ethel Mary Smyth rel. to Sir Thomas Beecham: 1935.
- f. 242 Ethel Mary Smyth, DBE; composer: Dorothy Wadham, of the Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Dorothy Wadham from Ethel Mary Smyth: 1935.
- ff. 243-245 Louis Spohr, composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to [W. Watts?] from Louis Spohr: circa 1830: Germ.
- f. 246 William Roberts, alias 'Ernest Newman'; music critic: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, composer, teacher and conductor: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Stanley Hawley from Sir Charles Villiers Stanford rel. to William Roberts: 1915.
- f. 247 Leopold Stokowski, conductor: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Letter to Myers Foggin from Leopold Stokowski: 1971: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 248 Sir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs, KCMG: Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Baronet; poet and writer: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Sir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs rel. to Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell: 1948.
- ff. 249 C. R. Taylor, Fellow of the Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to the Directors of the Philharmonic Society from C. R. Taylor: 1915: Autogr.
- f. 250 Lionel Tertis, viola player: Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: Brian Culverhouse, of EMI: J. K. R. Whittle, of EMI: Letter to Sylvia C. East from Lionel Tertis: 1966: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 251 Lionel Tertis, viola player: Sylvia C. East, Hon. Secretary, The Henry Wood National Memorial Trust: Letter to Sylvia C. East from Lionel Tertis: 1966: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 252 Sir Reginald Sparshatt Thatcher, Principal of RAM: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Sir Reginald Sparshatt Thatcher: 1947.
- f. 253 Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, OM; CH; composer: Myers Foggin, musician and conductor: Letter to Myers Foggin from Sir Michael Kemp Tippett: 1976.
- f. 254 Sir William Turner Walton, OM; composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Keith Douglas from Sir William Turner Walton: [1939].
- f. 255 Sir William Turner Walton, OM; composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Dorothy Wadham, of the Royal Philharmonic Society: Harold Holt, concert agent: Letter to Sir William Turner Walton from Keith Douglas rel. to Harold Holt and Dorothy Wadham: 1939: Copy.
- ff. 256-259 Felix Weingartner, composer and conductor: Address on receiving the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal from Felix Weingartner: 1937: Copy.
- ff. 260, 265, 267 Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letters to Keith Douglas from Ralph Vaughan Williams: [1936?].
- f. 261 Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Ralph Vaughan Williams from Keith Douglas: 1936: Copy.
- f. 262 Adeline Vaughan Williams, née Fisher; 1st wife of R Vaughan Williams: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Keith Douglas, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter [in the hand of A. Vaughan Williams] to Keith Douglas from Ralph Vaughan Williams: [1936]: Signed.
- f. 263 Adeline Vaughan Williams, née Fisher; 1st wife of R Vaughan Williams: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Dorothy Wadham, of the Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter [in the hand of A. Vaughan Williams] to Dorothy Wadham from Ralph Vaughan Williams: [1936]: Signed.
- f. 264 Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Dorothy Wadham, of the Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Dorothy Wadham from Ralph Vaughan Williams: [1936].
- f. 266 Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Dorothy Wadham, of the Royal Philharmonic Society: Richard Georg Strauss, composer: Letter to Dorothy Wadham from Ralph Vaughan Williams rel. to Richard Georg Strauss: [1936].
- f. 268 Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Sir William Turner Walton, OM; composer: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Ralph Vaughan Williams rel. to Sir William Turner Walton: 1947: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 269 Allan Chappelow, photographer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Photographic portrait of Ralph Vaughan Williams by Allan Chappelow: circa 1940.
- f. 270 Herbert Withers, FRAM: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Herbert Withers: 1948.
- f. 271 Leslie Woodgate, choral conductor: Alan J. Kirby, OBE; conductor; Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Letter to Alan J. Kirby from Leslie Woodgate: 1948.
- f. 272 William Wallace, composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Reverend Allan Gairdner Wyon, sculptor and medallist; Vicar of Newlyn: Letter to William Wallace from Rev. Allan Gairdner Wyon: 1912: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 274 John Joseph Mewburn Levien, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Sir Edward Ernest Cooper, 1st Baronet; underwriter: Letter to the Lord Mayor of London , Sir Edward Ernest Cooper from John Joseph Mewburn Levien: 1920: Copy.
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- Armstrong, Thomas Henry Wait, Knight, organist and college administrator, 1898-1994
Austin, Frederic, composer and singer, 1872-1972
Baker, George, baritone, Hon Sec of the Philharmonic Society, 1885-1976
Balfour, Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour, Prime Minister and philosopher, 1848-1930
Bantock, Granville Ransome, Knight, composer, 1868-1946
Barbirolli, John, Knight, conductor, 1899-1970
Beecham, Thomas, 2nd Baronet, conductor, 1879-1961
Beethoven, Ludwig, composer, 1770-1827
Berger, Francesco, pianist, composer and music administrator, 1834-1933
Bliss, Arthur Edward Drummond, Knight, composer, 1891-1975
Boulez, Pierre, composer and conductor, 1925-2016
Boult, Adrian Cedric, Knight, conductor, 1889-1983
Bramley, W, of Pool's Advertising
Breitkopf & Härtel, music publishers, 1719-
Britten, Edward Benjamin, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, composer, 1913-1976,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121181099
Buhlig, Richard, pianist
Bush, Alan Dudley, composer and pianist, 1900-1995
Busoni, Ferruccio Dante Michelangelo Benvenuto, composer and pianist, 1866-1924
Cameron, Basil George, conductor, 1884-1975
Casals, Pablo, cellist and composer, 1876-1973
Chappelow, Allan, writer and photographer, 1919-2006
Chausson, Ernest, composer
Clark, Kenneth Mackenzie, Baron Clark, art patron and historian, 1903-1983,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121178076
Clayton, Henry R, of Novello & Co
Coates, Eric, né Frank Harrison Coates; composer, 1886-1957,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000110334432
Cole, William Charles, organist and conductor, Hon Sec of the Philharmonic Society, 1909-1997,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/7478450
Cooper, Edward Ernest, 1st Baronet, underwriter
Cooper, Gerald Melbourne, musicologist, Sec Royal Philharmonic Society
Cortot, Alfred Denis, pianist
Culverhouse, Brian, of EMI
Cummings, Arthur T, hon solicitor Philharmonic Society
Cummings, William Hayman, organist, tenor and musicologist, 1831-1915
Custard, Henry Goss, musician
Davies, Henry Walford, Knight, composer, organist and broadcaster, 1869-1941
Debussy, Claude, composer, 1862-1918
Deffell, Francis, music copyist, fl 1844-1879
Delius, Frederick Theodore Albert, composer, 1862-1934,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000008382294X
Douglas, Keith, composer, conductor and honorary secretary of the Royal Philharmonic Society, 1903-1949
Dryhurst, Alfred Robert, curator and Fabian, 1859-1949
Dukas, Paul Abraham, composer, critic and teacher, 1865-1935
Dyson, George, Knight, composer, 1883-1964
East, Sylvia C, Hon. Sec. Henry Wood National Memorial Trust, fl late 1950s
Elgar, Caroline Alice, poet, novelist; née Roberts, 1848-1920
Elgar, Edward William, 1st Baronet, composer, 1857-1934,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000012102494X,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/76499978
Elkin, Robert Stiebel, music publisher and author, 1896-1964
Elwes, Gervase Henry Cary, tenor, 1866-1921
Evans, Edwin, writer on music, 1874-1945
Feuermann, Sigmund, violinist, fl 1911-1925
Foggin, Myers, musician and conductor, 1908-1986,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000002681330X
Foss, Hubert James, writer on music, 1899-1953
Foster, Muriel, mezzo-soprano, 1877-1937,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/9145244304174480979
Foster, Myles Birket, composer and writer on music, 1851-1922
Franck, César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert, composer
Gardiner, Alan Henderson, Knight, Egyptologist and linguistic scholar, 1879-1963
Gardiner, Henry Balfour, composer, 1877-1950
Gardiner, Penelope, alias Peggy, private secretary to Edward Heath, fl 1975-1977
German, Edward, formerly Jones, composer, 1862-1936
Goodson, Katharine, afterwards Hinton, pianist, 1872-1958
Goodwin and Tabb, music publishers, of London, fl 20th century
Goss, John, Knight, organist and composer, 1800-1880
Grainger, Percy Aldridge, né George Percy Grainger, composer and pianist, 1882-1961
Griesbach, John Henry, composer, musician and teacher, 1798-1875
Guinness, Walter Edward, 1st Baron Moyne, politician and traveller, 1880-1944
Hadley, Patrick Arthur Sheldon, composer, 1899-1973,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000081015044
Harvey, W C
Hawley, Stanley, Sec Royal Philharmonic Society
Heath, Edward Richard George, Knight, Prime Minister, 1916-2005,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120954563
Herbage, Julian Livingstone, musicologist and broadcaster, 1904-1976
Hervey, Arthur, composer
Holland, Theodore, FRAM
Holst, Gustav Theodore, composer, 1874-1934,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109178161
Holt, Harold, impresario, 1885-1953
Ibbs, R Leigh, of Ibbs and Tillett music agents
Jelley, Rosalie, of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Joachim, Joseph, violinist and composer, 1831-1907,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108578868,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/59269863
Kalisch, Alfred, critic and translator, 1863-1933
Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd, concert and musical agency, 1830-
Kenyon, Frederic George, Knight, museum director, 1863-1952,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27137807
Kiesewetter, C G, violinist
Kirby, Alan J, OBE, conductor, Sec Royal Philharmonic Society
Kirkby Lunn, Louise, singer
Kling, Otto H, of Breitkopf & Härtel music publishers
Klose, Francis Joseph, composer and writer
Kodály, Zoltán, composer, 1882-1967
La Laurencie, Jean de, general secretary Schola Cantorum Paris
Lalo, Edouard, composer
Legge, Robin Humphrey, music editor of 'The Daily Telegraph', 1862-1933
Levien, Edward, of the Dept of Manuscripts British Museum
Levien, John Joseph Mewburn, Sec Royal Philharmonic Society
Littleton, Alfred, of Novello & Co
Lutosławski, Witold Roman, composer, 1913-1994
Lynn, Felice, singer
Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell, Knight, composer, 1847-1935,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000012017839X,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/44490423
Mar, Norman, conductor, 1919-1994
Mehta, Zubin, conductor
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix, composer, 1809-1847,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121181195
Messiaen, Olivier, composer, 1908-1992
Moeran, Ernest John, composer, 1894-1950
Mori, Nicolas, violinist
Moscheles, A, Mrs widow of Felix Moscheles
Murrill, Herbert Henry John, composer, 1909-1952,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000081663500
Nicks, George, composer and violinist
Nielka, Marguerite, singer
Nikisch, Arthur, conductor
Novello and Co , Ltd, music publishers, 1861-
O'Neill, Norman Houston, composer and Treasurer of the Royal Philharmonic Society, 1875-1934
Papsdorf, F, artist
Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings, Baronet , composer, 1848-1918
Pitt, Percy, conductor and composer
Pugno, Raoul, pianist, 1853-1914,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108855554,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/32261115
Rachmaninoff, Sergei Vasilevich, composer, 1873-1943,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121354017,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/60326614
Rawsthorne, Alan, composer, 1905-1971
Reeve, Cotton, violinist
Regan, Leslie, Sec Royal Philharmonic Society, fl 1958
Roberts, William, alias 'Ernest Newman', music critic, 1868-1959
Roche, Raphael, MD?
Ronald, Landon, Knight, composer and conductor, 1873-1938
Rostropovich, Mstislav Leopoldovich, cellist and conductor, 1927-2007,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120231138
Royal Philharmonic Society, 1813-
Rubbra, Charles Edmund, composer, 1901-1986,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080795923,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/197526
Rubinstein, Arthur, pianist
Saprykin, I, private secretary to the Soviet Ambassador
Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans, conductor and composer, director Hamburg Radio Orchestra
Schofield, Bertram, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum, 1896-1998
Scott, Charles Kennedy, choral conductor
Scott, Cyril Meir, composer and writer, 1879-1970
Selva, Blanche, pianist
Shostakovich, Dmitrii Dmitrievich, composer, 1906-1975,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121430446
Sitwell, Francis Osbert Sacheverell, 5th Baronet, poet and writer, 1892-1969
Smart, Henry, violinist
Smith, David Ritson, Sec Royal Philharmonic Society
Smyth, Ethel Mary, composer, writer and suffragist, 1858-1944
Spohr, Louis, violinist and composer, 1784-1859
Stanford, Charles Villiers, Knight, composer, teacher, and conductor, 1852-1924
Steel, Claud G, nephew of Thomas Henry Steel
Steel, Thomas Henry, Reverend Vicar of Great Wymondley with St Ippolyts
Steel, —, Mrs. wife of Thomas Henry Steel
Stokowski, Leopold, conductor, 1882-1977
Storrs, Ronald Henry Amherst, Knight, colonial governor and Middle Eastern specialist, 1881-1955,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083895954,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/65453680
Strauss, Richard Georg, composer, 1864-1949,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120999614,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/24796264
Studio Ltd, publishers
Taylor, C R, Fellow of the Royal Philharmonic Society
Tertis, Lionel, viola player, 1876-1975
Thatcher, Reginald Sparshatt, Principal of RAM, 1888-1957
Tippett, Michael Kemp, Knight, composer; pseudonym David Michael Pennyless, 1905-1998
Toye, Edward Geoffrey, conductor, composer, and opera producer, 1889-1942
Tully, James, bassoonist
Wadham, Dorothy, of the Royal Philharmonic Society
Wallace, William, composer, 1860-1940,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000011767515X,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/64775722
Walton, William Turner, OM, composer, 1902-1983
Watts, William, violinist and secretary of the Philharmonic Society, fl 1815-1847
Weingartner, Paul Felix, composer, pianist, conductor, 1863-1942
Whittle, J K R, of EMI
Williams, Adeline, née Fisher; wife of Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1870-1951
Williams, Ralph, composer, 1872-1958,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108591472,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/89801735
Willman, Thomas Lindley, clarinettist
Wilson, James Steuart, Knight, singer and musical administrator, 1889-1966
Withers, Herbert, FRAM, b 1880
Woodgate, Leslie, choral conductor, 1902-1961
Wyk, Arnold Christian Vlok, composer, 1916-1983,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000008356352X
Wyon, Allan Gairdner, Reverend sculptor and medallist, Vicar of Newlyn
d'Indy, Vincent, composer and conductor, 1851-1931