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London: Exeter Hall (1834-1880)
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A collection of 44 programmes from the Exeter Hall, London. The programmes date from 1834 to 1880. The collection is divided into programmes given by the New Philharmonic Society and programmes of concerts organised by other groups.
General Programmes
The collection contains 32 items from concerts organised by various groups – not including the New Philharmonic Society - of which around two thirds are from oratorio performances. Over half of the programmes in the collection of general programmes are from concerts organised by the Sacred Harmonic Society, the majority of which are from the 1860s and 1870s. These represent performances of oratorio, including a number of performances of Handel oratorio. Just under a third of the programmes in the collection are from the series “Wednesday Concerts” – also known as “Wednesday Evening Concerts” – dating from the late 1840s and 1850s. These programmes are from concerts that contained a mixture of vocal items and orchestral items. Finally, there are a couple of items in the collection from the Amateur Music Festival in the 1830s.
New Philharmonic Society Programmes
There are ca. 22 items from concerts organised by the New Philharmonic Society. The collection includes fliers, full programmes and a prospectus for the society. The collections dates from 1852, 1853 and 1855: these years relate to the first, second and fourth seasons of the Society. The collection is not complete for these seasons: there are programmes for the first, second, fourth and fifth concerts in the first season (1852), as well as six fliers and one prospectus for the society. There are programmes from the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth concerts in the second season (1853), and programmes from the first (two copies), second, third, fourth and fifth concerts of the fourth season (1855). The programmes are from concerts of chiefly orchestral and choral music, usually containing at least one substantial work, for instance a symphony. There are also some solo vocal items in the majority of programmes: these are chiefly arias or extracts from oratorio or opera.
Arrangement:
The programmes are divided between general programmes and programmes from the New Philharmonic Society. Within each section, the programmes are arranged chronologically. Exceptionally, the fliers from the first season (1852) of New Philharmonic Society programmes are at the front of the New Philharmonic Society sequence in chronological order, and are not interspersed with the programmes from concerts on the same date.
Date range
1834 - 1880
Associated People and Organisations
Amateur Music Festival -
New Philharmonic Society -
Sacred Harmonic Society -
Wednesday Concerts, Exeter Hall -
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Exeter Hall
London [England]
Associated Times
19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850
19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875
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Royal College Of Music, Library
London SW7 2BS Open Map
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