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Collection Description
Collection name
London Music Festival (1935-39)
Unique identifier
PUBS 9
Description
Complete sets of programmes for the London Musical Festivals of 10 May-14 June 1935 (8 concerts), 26 May-16 June 1937 (6 concerts), 19 May-10 June 1938 (6 concerts) and 3-28 May 1939 (9 Beethoven Concerts), given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Queen's Hall, London, held as 4 volumes (one volume per season).
All programmes include words, notes, musical examples, lists of the orchestral ensemble and photographs of the principal performers.
Date range
1935 - 1939
Associated People and Organisations
London Music Festival -
Beethoven, Ludwig van -
BBC Symphony Orchestra -
Associated Places
Queen's Hall, London
Associated Times
20th century - mid 1931-1970
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Photographs
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Musical Examples
Word books
List of orchestral players
Programme notes
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BBC Written Archives Centre
Caversham Park Reading Berkshire RG4 8TZ Open Map
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The BBC's Written Archives constitute the working papers of the organization from 1922 to the 1970s. They show in great detail how the BBC went about the task of making programmes, first for radio and later also for television. They detail the planning, production and content of these programmes, encompassing internal memoranda and minutes of meetings, financial records, correspondence with contributors, programmes records of various types, extensive press cuttings, audience reaction, concert programmes, publicity and publications. These detailed internal records are available for research from the beginning up to 1974.
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