Smart, George Thomas, Sir, musician

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Active 1983

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1822-37.ff. 176. 220 x 184mm.includes:ff. 1, 10v, 11r, 13 Henry Smart, violinist: Minutes of meetings of the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, signed by: 1821-23.f. 1 et seq William Dance, pianist and violinist: Minutes of meetings of the Di..., 1822-1837

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1813-54.ff. 247 + 74a. 312 x 200mm.includes:ff. 1-3r, 7v-8r, 9v-11, 13-14r, 25v, 54, 88v-89r William Horsley, composer: Minutes of general meetings of the Philharmonic Society, approved by: 1813-1818.ff. 2v-3, 23v-24, 32, 43v-46, 49r Samuel Webbe..., 1813-1854

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CARL MARIA VON WEBER: ‘Hymne, "In seiner Ordnung schafft der Herr"’, op.36, for soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists, four-part chorus and orchestra (words, Friedrich Rochlitz); 1825. Score. Copy, in ink, with annotations in pencil. The words are n..., 1825

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‘Original letters’: Bradford – Butt (ff. 218); 1820-1913, n.d.includes:ff. 1-4 G. F. Sewell, Hon. Secretary, Bradford Festival Choral Society: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from..., 1820-1913

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A. Letters from Sir George Smart to Joseph Langton, of the Bank of Liverpool; 1827-37. Autograph. With receipts and bills relating to printing and newspaper advertisements for the Liverpool Musical Festival Committee (ff. 11-22) and part of a lette..., 1827-1837

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The Sowerbutts collection of letters of musicians; 1662, 1795 – 1952. 1,2. Letters of English and foreign musicians, some of the later items written to H. H. or J. A. Sowerbutts. Arranged in two volumes, each containing a separate alphabetical seque..., 1662-1952

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1816-22.ff. 198. 98 x 160, 178 x 114mm.includes:ff. 13v-14 Domenico Dragonetti, double-bass player and composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Copies of letters to Domenico Dragonetti from William Watts: 1816-44.f. 26 Catherine ..., 1816-1822

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MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper; ff. 338. British Library arrangement. A. Eleven letters from William Ewart Gladstone to Joseph Williams Blakesley, Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, and (1872) Dean of Lincoln, mainly concerning political a..., 1655-1983

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‘Original letters’: Smart – Stanislaus (ff. 278); 1820-1913, n.d.includes:ff. 1-2 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Charles Frederick Smart, double bass player, brother of George: Letters to [W. Watts] from Charles Frederick Smart: 18..., 1820-1913

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ENGLISH VOCAL MUSIC: a collection of English vocal music consisting mostly of glees by W. H. Woakes of Hereford; 1st half of 19th cent. Also included are compositions by Dr John Wall Callcott, Sir Henry Bishop, William Knyvett, Stephen Paxton, Samuel...

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Royal correspondence; 1821-1976.ff. 227.Arranged in the following order: letters written on behalf of:—1. ff. 1-158. Sovereigns: Prince Leopold, later Leopold I of Belgium, Queen Adelaide, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Edward VII, Queen Alexandra, G..., 1821-1976

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FANTASIAS for the organ, by Giovanni Coperario [John Cooper, Music Master to the children of James I.]. Paper; XVIIth cent. For -merly belonging to [Sir] G[eorge] T[homas] Smart. Oblong Quarto., 17th century

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‘Original letters’: Joachim – Lane (ff. 242); 1815-1912, 1952, n.d.includes:f. 1 Joseph Joachim, violinist: H. Joachim, brother of Joseph Joachim: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to George Hogarth ..., 1815-1952

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LETTERS TO SIR GEORGE SMART; 30 August 1818. From Granville Sharp (f. 1v; signed ‘G #’) and G. Ambrogetti (f. 2). Written on the blank inner leaves of a bill for a concert at the Assembly Rooms, Cheltenham, at which Smart was to preside. In a volume ...

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‘Original letters’: Salaman – Schulz-Curtius (ff. 266); 1819-1913, n.d.includes:f. 1 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Charles Kensington Salaman, pianist, composer and conductor: Letter to William Watts from Charles Kensington Salama..., 1819-1913

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MS Mus. 1592. Letters of composers: A collection of letters of British composers, performers, promoters and publishers; 1825-1929; n.d. All names are in the index to this catalogue. Includes letters relating to Sacred Harmonic Society performances, f..., 1825-1929

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‘Original letters’: Michal – Moszkowski (ff. 241); 1819-1911, n.d.includes:f. 1 Louise Michal, singer: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to George Hogarth from Louise Michal: 1860: Autogr.ff. 2-10 ..., 1819-1911

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Ivory counters admitting Directors, etc., of the Society to concerts; 1821, 1825, n.d. Each has the words ‘Philharmonic Society’ on one side, with the name of the person issued with the ticket on the other. All but three tickets issued in individual ..., 1821-1825

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‘Original letters’: Moul – Novello (ff. 259); 1828-1913, 1921, n.d.includes:ff. 1, 3 Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas, composer: Alfred Moul, agent, Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs, et Editeurs de Musique: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Sec..., 1828-1921

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‘Original letters’: Ashe – Beckwith (ff. 254); 1816-1913, 1952-53, n.d.includes:ff. 1-4 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Andrew Ashe, flautist and concert organiser: Honoria Ashe, singer: Letters concerning Honoria Ashe's first Londo..., 1816-1953

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‘Original letters’: Mason – Meyerbeer (ff. 249); 1822-1913, n.d.includes:ff. 1-5 Gwendolen Mason, harpist: Letters from Gwendolen Mason: 1908-1909.ff. 6-7 Gwendolen Mason, harpist: William Hayman Cummings, Mus.D: Postcards to William Hayman Cummi..., 1822-1913

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SIR GEORGE SMART: incidental music for an unnamed play; 1810. Vocal score. Partly autograph (ff. 12-16, 25v-41). Initialled and dated 'Dec. 1810' by Smart at the end. Apparently written in Ireland for private performance in the family of the Earl of ..., 1810

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MUSIC PUBLISHING: album of receipts, agreements and letters of musicians, chiefly relating to the firms John and Thomas Preston (John Preston & Son), and Coventry and Hollier; 1773-1863. Mostly receipts for copyright in musical compositions. The sign..., 1773-1863

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SIR GEORGE THOMAS SMART (1776-1867): letters from Smart, musician, conductor, and founder member of the Philharmonic Society, to William Hawes, singer and composer, his daughter, the contralto Maria Billington Hawes, and others; 1830-1863. Concerning..., 1830-1863

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AYRTON PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 105). Letters and papers found loose in 52335-52342; 1803-1855, n.d. Includes (ff. 4-34) accounts, a plan, etc., of the King's Theatre, 1814-1824, n.d.includes:ff. 1-3b Henry Dance, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Corres..., 1803-1855

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‘Original letters’: Hope – Jenson (ff. 236); 1824-1913, n.d.includes:f. 1 Sir Michael Costa, composer: Edwin Hope, musician: Letter from Edwin Hope rel. to Sir Michael Costa: circa 1850.ff. 2-3 Edward John Hopkins, organist and composer: Stanley ..., 1824-1913

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AYRTON PAPERS. Vol. IV A (ff. ii+200). Letters, etc., 'From Composers, Performrs and other Musical Characters'; 1802-1847, n.d.includes:ff. 1-2 Robert Nicolas Charles Bochsa, composer and harpist: Correspondence: 1822.ff. 3-5b John Wall Callcott,..., 1802-1847

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Vol. VI (ff. iv+93). Act I. With a copy of Smart's letter to Henry Robertson and Robertson's reply, 1834 (ff. iii-iv verso).includes:ff. iii-iv verso Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Henry Robertson, treasurer of Covent Garden Theatre: Correspond...

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Bequeathed by Sir G. T. Smart, Composer to the Queen., 18th century-19th century

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Receipts (signed) mainly from performers, some entered on printed forms; 1815, 1830-80, n.d. Arranged in alphabetical order. Receipts for 1912-13 have been incorporated into the alphabetical series of ‘Original Letters’ in RPS MSS 333-368.ff. 405. Va..., 1815-1880

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MS Mus. 1528. Correspondence R–Y, unidentified correspondents and miscellaneous papers (ff. 1-246); – receipts of payment for royal performances, 1867-1873 (ff. 247-276); – warrants for the employment of Cusins as trumpeter and musician in Ordinary ...

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Letter book; 1850-58.ff. 179. 225 x 184mm.includes:ff. 2, 10, 34, 54, 56, 60v, 75r, 75v, 77, 95, 96, 97 Sir Michael Costa, composer: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Sir Michael Costa from Georg..., 1850-1858

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Letter book; 1859-66.ff. 91. 226 x 187mm.includes:f. 1 Robert Addison, music publisher: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Robert Addison from George Hogarth: 1851, 1854, 1858: Copies. ff. 1, 12v, ..., 1859-1866

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‘Original letters’: Bedford – Bergson (ff. 252); 1823-1938, n.d.includes:ff. 1-2 Alberto Igenio Randegger, composer: Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen, composer: Herbert Bedford, composer and painter: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philhar..., 1823-1938

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‘Original letters’: Coates – Costa (ff. 227); 1817-1913, 1951-3, n.d.includes:ff. 1-7 Albert Coates, conductor and composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Albert Coates: [n..., 1817-1953

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Letter book; 1831-44. All in the hand of William Watts.ff. 197. Largest size 230 x 185mm.includes:ff. 1, 64 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Pierre François Laporte, actor and impresario: Letters to Pierre François Laporte from Willi..., 1831-1844

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‘Original letters’: Vianesi – Whitworth (ff. 252); 1816-1913, n.d.includes:f. 1 Auguste Charles Léonard François Vianesi, composer and conductor: Stanley Lucas, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to [S. Lucas] from Auguste Charles Léonard Fran..., 1816-1913

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Foundation book, with signatures and addresses of members; 6 Feb. 1813. With annotations and additions to 1847. The members are numbered 1-59, but some of the later names in this series are inserted in pencil rather than signed, and the series has be..., 1813-1847

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ORIGINAL, LETTERS Of musicians, arranged as in the preceding volume ; 16th-19th centt. The names of writers are given in the Index. Among them are:-Dr. Thomas Augustus Arne. Sir Henry Rowley Bishop. Dr. William Boyce. Orlando Gibbons. Henry Lawes. Ma..., 16th century-19th century

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Vol. IV, N-Y. 1790-1931.includes:f. 1 William I of Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands: Letter, as Prince of Orange, to D. Gray: 1795.: Fr.ff. 3-17b passim Alfred Newton, Professor of Zoology at Cambridge University: Letters to T. R. Jones: 1..., 1790-1931

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GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL: ‘Messiah’; early 19th cent. Printed edition of Messiah, An Oratorio. In score. As it was Originally Perform’d. Composed by Mr. Handel. To which are added His additional Alterations. (H. Wright, circa 1802). The copy which Sir ...

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ORIGINAL letters, etc., of musical composers and singers; 1780-1858:-1. Song, " Idens Nachtgesang," by Franz Schubert; 7 July, 1815. f. 2. 2. Lines, " Klopstock," by Johann Heinrich Rolle, director of music at Magdeburg; 20 Aug. 1780. Germ. f. 3. 3...., 1780-1858

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‘Original letters’: Tabb – Vert (ff. 269); 1821-1913, 1950-53, n.d.includes:f. 1 Richard Prestridge Valentine Tabb, cellist: William Hayman Cummings, Mus.D: Letter to William Hayman Cummings from Richard Prestridge Valentine Tabb: circa 1908.f. 2 ..., 1821-1953

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‘Original letters’: Patey – Pyne (ff. 256); 1819-1913, n.d.includes:ff. 1-3 Janet Patey, née Whytock; contralto: Stanley Lucas, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: John George Patey, singer: Letters to Stanley Lucas from John George Patey rel. to Jane..., 1819-1913

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SMART PAPERS. Vol. X (for Vols. I-IX see Add. MSS. 41771-41779). Memoranda book (watermark 1806) of Sir George Thomas Smart, musician and conductor, similar in contents to Add. MS. 41772; 1793-1863. Paper; ff. i + i 5 i. Folio. 1793-1863. Presented ..., 1793-1863

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Overture ‘Die Weihe des Hauses’, op. 124. Copy [by Wenzel Rampl and an unknown copyist], with autograph annotations; 1822.ff. ii+37 230 x 290mm.Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Wenzel Rampl, music copyist: Charles Ne..., 1822

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Recommendations; 1815-46. All bearing the signatures of those making the recommendation, and most annotated with the dates on which the recommendations were read and with the result. Entered on printed forms from 1820 or 1821 onwards.ff. 218 + 169*. ..., 1815-1846

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Vol. CCCXXI (ff. 329). 23 Jan.-4 Feb. 1842.includes:f. 1 Lieutenant-General Sir George Murray, KCB; General 1841; Master-General of the Ordnance: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1824-1846. ff. 3-9 William Morris Reade, MP: Correspondence with Sir R....

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‘Original letters’: Ritter – Saint-Säens (ff. 279); 1822-1913, n.d.includes:f. 1 Theodore Ritter, pianist: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to George Hogarth from Theodore Ritter: 1860: Fr.ff. 2-4 ..., 1822-1913

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COLLECTION of letters, receipts, autographs, etc., of musicians, artists, actors, and others, comprising, besides others included in the index, the following:-1. Renunciation by Haydn of rights in the first six "Salomon" overtures, or symphonies; 13..., 18th century-19th century

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MISCELLANEOUS AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, chiefly of British actors, dramatists, authors, musicians, etc., addressed mainly to Morris Barnett, actor and dramatist (b. 1800, d. 1856), and to Wellington Guernsey, song-writer and composer (b. 1817, d. 1885); 182..., 19th century

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The separate, instrumental parts to the oratorio of the "Messiah" by George Frederic Händel, with the additional accompaniments by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as performed at Covent Garden Theatre, 30 Jan. 1813. Four volumes, the first three printed; wi...

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Meyerstein Bequest. Vol. XXI., 1772-1853

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Symphony no. 9, op 125. [Viennese] copy, with autograph corrections, annotations and dedication to the Society; n.d. [1824]. The copy sent by Beethoven to the Society in 1824.ff. i+169, with 16* 335x300mm.Royal Philharmonic Society: Sir George Thomas..., 1824

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LIST of London and Provincial Festivals and Concerts in which Sir George Thomas Smart was interested, either as conductor or composer, from 1798 to 1855, with directions for finding the programmes, with a view to bequeathing them to the British Museu..., 19th century

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‘Original letters’: Dale – Duvernoy (ff. 240); 1813-1913, 1925, n.d.includes:f. 1 Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Benjamin James Dale, composer: Letter to Francesco Berger from Benjamin James Dale: circa 1910...., 1813-1925

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SUPPLEMENTARY NOVELLO COLLECTION. Vols. VI-VIII. Carl Maria von Weber: 'Oberon', opera in three acts (libretto, James Robinson Planché after Christoph Martin Wieland); 1826. Full score. Copy in the hand of Sir George Smart, 1834. Copied in sections, ..., 1826

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‘Namensfeier’ Overture, op. 115. Copy [by Wenzel Rampl], with autograph annotations and corrections; n.d. [1815].ff. iii+42, ff. 16 and 30 inserts on different paper 230 x 295mm.Sir William Sterndale Bennett, composer: Sir George Thomas Smart, musici..., 1815

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PAPERS of Sir George Thomas Smart (knt. 1811; d. 1867), musician and orchestral conductor. Smart was an original member of the Philharmonic Society, founded in 1813, and in 1822 was appointed joint organist of the Chapel Royal, St James's. The materi..., 1776-1867

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HANDEL’S MESSIAH: Jenny Lind’s copy; 1852-99. A printed copy of John Bishop’s edition of Messiah (Robert Cocks & Co., [1852]), with markings in Jenny Lind’s hand (in pencil) and manuscript embellishments made for her use by Sir George Smart (in ink)...., 1852-1899

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HONE PAPERS, supplementary to Add. MSS. 40108-40122, divided into two main sections, viz.:-A. Correspondence and papers of William Hone, bookseller (d. 1842), 1813-1840, including a draft scheme (ff. 1-3 b) for the reform of Lunatic Asylums in a let..., 1675-1879

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