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Collection Summary

Collection Title

Miscellaneous Concert Programmes, no named venues (1824-1986)

Unique Identifier

Box 33

Description

Miscellaneous Concert Programmes, no named venues: 1 box (1824-1986)
Collection of ca. 50 programmes and leaflets, where no performance venues are named. Performances of orchestral, choral, chamber music, and opera.

Highlights of the collection include:
Performance of Messiah (22/2/1854)
Edinburgh Annual Subscription Classical Concerts, 2nd morning concert conducted by Signor Orsini with various soloists (24/1/1857)
Edinburgh Sacred Harmonic Society conducted by James Geikie (30/5/1874)
Programme and book of words from a provincial tour of the music of Grieg (12/1897)
Concert by Agnes Larkcom, Iver McKay, and Bantock Pierpoint (singers), conducted by August Manns, Hamish MacCunn, and John Kirkhope (21/1/1889)
Robert Kennedy (tenor) (1890)
Book of words from concert by the Edinburgh Choral Society (16/12/1836)
Northern Consort directed by Owen Wynne (n.d.)
Programme from concert by Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano) with analytical notes (n.d.)
Programme from concert by Paul Robeson (bass-baritone) (n.d.)
Edinburgh Promenade Choir and a section of the Edinburgh Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Robert C. Howells (11/6/1941)
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (22/4/1980)
Programme from provincial tours of the Richter Concerts, conducted by Hans Richter (1894-96). Includes analytical notes with musical examples.

Format

Date range of collection

1824 - 1986

Accumulation Dates

-

Suggested Audience

Not Specific

Associated People or Organisations

• Paderewski, Ignacy Jan -
• Robeson, Paul -
• MacCunn, Hamish -
• Manns, August -
• Grieg, Edvard -
• Richter, Hans -
• Edinburgh Annual Subscription Classical Concerts -
• Orsini, Signor -
• Edinburgh Sacred Harmonic Society -
• Geikie, James -
• Larkcom, Agnes -
• McKay, Iver -
• Pierpoint, Bantock -
• Kirkhope, John -
• Kennedy, Robert -
• Edinburgh Choral Society -
• Northern Consort -
• Wynne, Owen -
• Edinburgh Promenade Choir -
• Edinburgh Promenade Orchestra -
• Howells, Robert C. -
• Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra -
• Richter Concerts -

Associated Places

• Edinburgh

Associated Times

• 19th century - early 1800-1836
• 19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850
• 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970
• 20th century - late 1971-1999
• 20th century - early 1900-1930
• 19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875

This collection is about

• Leaflets
• Musical Examples
• Analytical Notes
• Playbills

Location Details

Edinburgh Central Library, Music Library

George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EG United Kingdom

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Website

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/

Email

central.music.library@edinburgh.gov.uk 0131 225 8

Telephone

0131 225 5584

Fax

0131 225 8783 

Visiting Information

Mon-Thur 10.00-20.00 Fri 10.00-17.00 Sat 09.00- 13.00 For reprographic services, book reservations and overdue items from lending departments.

Monday-Thursday, 10am-8pm; Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 9am-1pm

Collections Overview

Special collection on Edinburgh Festival 1947 to date

For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record

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