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Collection name
Concerts of Ancient Music (1780-1847)
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11784.e.1.
Description
A collection of programmes and wordbooks for the Concerts of Ancient Music, given during the seasons 1780-82, 1784, 1795-98, 1800-12, 1814-23, 1825-31 and 1833-47, held as 53 bound volumes (one per season).
The majority of these concerts were two-part performances, consisting principally of solo and choral music by Handel (mostly oratorio extracts), typically with orchestral or instrumental items at the beginning of each act.
The programmes for 1780 indicate that the concerts were held at the New Rooms, Tottenham Street. Thereafter no venue is given, although it is known from other sources that the concerts were held in the Great Rooms of the King's Theatre (from 1795) and the New Rooms, Hanover Square (from 1804).
With the exception of those contained in the first volume (for which no information regarding the performers is available), all wordbooks list the names of the the vocal soloists.
Certain volumes also contain what might be referred to as Performers' Programmes. These are single-sheet handbills which both reproduce the programme and provide a printed indication of the volume and page number for the works to be performed.
Date range
1780 - 1847
Associated People and Organisations
Handel, George Frideric -
Concerts of Ancient Music -
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King's Theatre, London (also called Italian opera house; was Queen's Theatre to 1714; became Her Majesty's 1837, His Majesty's 1901, Her Majesty's 1953)
New Rooms, Tottenham Street
New Rooms, Hanover Square
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18th century - late 1776-1799
19th century - early 1800-1836
19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850
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The British Library
St Pancras
,96 Euston Road
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