SearchGetRecordMoseley Road Amateur Musical Society/Moseley Choral Society (1880-87)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
Moseley Road Amateur Musical Society/Moseley Choral Society (1880-87)
Unique Identifier
RB.23.b.4180 (1, 11-13.)
Description
Programmes with words for two performances given on 30 April and 26 May 1880 by the Moseley Road Amateur Musical Society (the former at the Clifton Road Board Schools), held with programmes with words for two performances given by the Moseley Choral Society on 14 December 1886 and 20 April 1887, at the Moseley and Balsall Heath Institute.
- Moseley Road Amateur Musical Society
30 April 1880: including E. Aspa, The Villagers [11].
26 May 1880, [no venue]: two-part Musical Performance, including Haydn, First Mass in B-flat [1].
- Moseley Choral Society
These Grand Concerts combined the works listed below with a ‘miscellaneous act’. Programmes for both concerts include a list of the orchestral ensemble, conducted by Mr F.W. Cooke. The vocal soloists are listed below.
14 December 1886: Haydn, The Creation (parts I and II), given by Mrs Ford, Mr G. Arnold Breeden and Mr T. Bott [12].
20 April 1887: Mendelssohn, Hymn of Praise and Gade, Spring’s Message, given by Miss Edwards, Mrs W. Purser and Mr J.S. Robinson [13].
- Moseley Road Amateur Musical Society
30 April 1880: including E. Aspa, The Villagers [11].
26 May 1880, [no venue]: two-part Musical Performance, including Haydn, First Mass in B-flat [1].
- Moseley Choral Society
These Grand Concerts combined the works listed below with a ‘miscellaneous act’. Programmes for both concerts include a list of the orchestral ensemble, conducted by Mr F.W. Cooke. The vocal soloists are listed below.
14 December 1886: Haydn, The Creation (parts I and II), given by Mrs Ford, Mr G. Arnold Breeden and Mr T. Bott [12].
20 April 1887: Mendelssohn, Hymn of Praise and Gade, Spring’s Message, given by Miss Edwards, Mrs W. Purser and Mr J.S. Robinson [13].
Format
Date range of collection
1880 - 1887
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-
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Not Specific
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The Library's collection of song and piano sheet music is one of the most comprehensive of its kind, providing a valuable insight into Victorian society and culture as well as the music itself.
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