Search Help
Back
Collection Description
Collection name
Handel festival etc. at Crystal Palace (1857-1880)
Unique identifier
Description
A collection of six volumes from the Crystal Palace, London. The collection dates from 1857 to 1880. The collection contains four bound volumes of programmes and two books of music from the “selection” concerts of the 1862 and 1865 Triennial Handel Festivals. The majority of programmes in the bound volumes relate to the Triennial Handel Festival, but the volumes also include programmes from other festivals. The programmes in the collection almost entirely feature concerts conducted by Michael Costa. The collection includes virtually complete sets of programmes from the Triennial Handel Festivals in 1859, 1862, 1865, 1868, 1871, 1874, 1877 and 1880. In addition, the collection includes programmes from festivals of Handel in 1857 and 1858, before the festival became Triennial. The volumes contain programmes which are virtually all from performances of oratorios: other than Handel, there are works by, for instance, Rossini and Mendelssohn in the non-Handel Festival programmes.
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged chronologically. The music books appear at the end of the bound volumes.
Date range
1857 - 1880
Associated People and Organisations
Costa, Michael -
Triennial Handel Festival -
Associated Places
Crystal Palace
London [England]
Associated Times
19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875
Associated Content
Star Item(s)
Strength(s)
Further details
Viewing the Collection
Mon-Fri by appointment
Visiting information
Location details
Royal College Of Music, Library
London SW7 2BS Open Map
DOMUS
Website
http://www.rcm.ac.uk/library/
Email
Telephone
Fax
Building Information
Collections Overview
Display Overview
NEW CONTACT DETAILS: 020 7591 4325; [email protected].; https://www.rcm.ac.uk/library
Star Objects
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status
Open
Legal Status
Custodial History
Related Publications
Management Information (Type)
Collection Owner(s)
Collection Creator(s)
Collection Custodians(s)
