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Egerton MS 3097 A

Record Id:

040-001985231

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001985222

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000158.0x00009c

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Egerton MS 3097 A

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EDWARDS PAPERS. Vol. XIII (1). (ff. 37.) Miscellaneous papers, musical extracts, etc. As follows.- (1) Proof-slips of a biographical article on Friedrich Matemus Niecks, Reid Professor of Music at Edinburgh, published in the Musical Times, Sept. 1899, with autograph additions and corrections by Niecks, whose covering letter, dated 17 Aug. 1899, is in Egerton MS. 3095, f. 155. ff. 2-12.

(2) Proof-slips of a similar article on Sir Edward William Elgar, published in the Musical Times, Oct. 1900, with autograph corrections and additions by Elgar, and by his wife Caroline Alice Elgar. (Some related correspondence, dated 18-20 Sept. 1900, is in Egerton MS. 3090, ff. 35-42.) ff. 13-22.

(3) Extract by Elgar from one of his set of 'Quadrilles for an Eccentric Orchestra', composed circ. 1880 for the staff band of the Warwickshire County Lunatic Asylum, arranged for the pianoforte (f. 23) and in full score (f. 24). Autograph. Part of the pianoforte arrangement was reproduced in the article in the Musical Times cited in art. (2) above. ff. 23, 24.

(4) Proof-slip of an article on Elgar's oratorio 'The Apostles', published in the Musical Times, April 1903, with autograph corrections and additions by Elgar. ff. 25, 26.

(5) Part-song, 'How calmly the evening once more is descending', composed for four voices by Elgar, to words by Thomas Toke Lynch, and completed at Rome, 2 Dec. 1907 (f. 29 b). Autograph. A covering letter by Elgar is in Egerton MS. 3090, f. 88. The song was first published by Novello & Co. in 1908. ff. 26-29.

(6) Opening bars of a part-song, 'Awake! Awake! the breezes shout' by Granville Ransom Bantock. Autograph. Signed, with date 15 Dec. 1908. Reproduced in the Musical Times, Jan. 1909. f. 31.

(7) 'Chant for the Maundy Service' by Walter Galpin Alcock, Mus. D.; 1909. Autograph. Signed. f. 32.

(8) Chants by various composers, mainly copies made by F. G. Edwards for use in his One hundred Psalms pointed for Chanting, 1906. Those by John Henry Maunder (ff. 36, 37) are with one exception autograph and signed. Those on f. 35 are annotated by Edwin George Monk. ff. 34-37.

includes:

ff. 3-12 Friedrich Niecks, music scholar and author: Proof of article on, in the 'Musical Times': Sept. 1899: with autogr. corrections.
ff. 3-26 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'Musical Times': drafts and proofs of articles: 1896-1905.
ff. 13-22 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Article in the 'Musical Times' on, 1900. Printed, with autogr. corrections: 1900.
ff. 23, 24 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: One of a set of 'Quadrilles for an eccentric orchestra', circ. 1880, in score, and arranged for pianoforte: 1900.: Autogr.
ff. 25, 26 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Article in the 'Musical Times' on his oratorio 'The Apostles': 1903.: Printed, with autogr. corrections.
ff. 27-29 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Part-song for 4 voices, 'How calmly the evening once more is descending', in score: 1907.: Autogr.
f. 31 Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, composer: Part-song 'Awake! Awake! The breezes shout': 1908.: Autogr.
f. 32 Sir Walter Galpin Alcock, composer and organist: Chant written for the Maundy Service: 1909.
f. 34 Josiah Booth, composer: Four chants.: bef. 1906: Copies.
f. 35 Reverend Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, 2nd Baronet composer: Copies of chants: circ. 1906.
f. 35 Edwin George Monk, organist and composer: Notes by: 19th cent.
f. 35 George Mursell Garrett, composer and organist: Copies of chants: circ. 1906.
f. 36 Sir George Alexander Macfarren, composer: Copies of chants: circ. 1906.
ff. 36-37 John Henry Maunder, composer: Anglican chants: bef. 1906: Autogr. Signed.

Collection Area:

Music Collections

Project / Collection:

Egerton Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001985222
040-001985231

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Egerton MS 3090-3097 : EDWARDS PAPERS (Vols. VI-XIII)FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF FREDERICK GEORGE EDWARDS, F.R.A.M. (b. 1853, d. 1909),…

Egerton MS 3097 A : EDWARDS PAPERS. Vol. XIII (1). (ff. 37.) Miscellaneous papers, musical extracts, etc. As follows.- (1) Proof-slips of a…

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032-001985222[0007]/040-001985231

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1909

End Date:

1909

Date Range:

1909

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