Squire, William Barclay, CVO, Deputy Keeper of Printed Books British Museum

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creatorOf VOCAL COMPOSITIONS, in score, viz. (a) Motets, etc. by [Giovanni Matteo] Asola, Steffani, Padre Martini, -Posse, and [Ignaz Xaver von] Seyfried. ff. 1, 5, 16, 27, 32 ;-(b) a chorus adapted from the "Heilig" by C.P.E. Bach. f.40 ;-(c) A song adapte... British Library
creatorOf MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XII (ff. 160). Correspondence relating to the Departments of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts; 1771-1956, n.d. English and French. Contents: 1. ff. 1-96. General correspondence of Keeper..., 1771-1956 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. William Barclay Squire: manuscript of Catalogue of the King’s Music Library. Part I. The Handel Manuscripts; [1920-1927].330 x 195mm.William Barclay Squire, CVO; Deputy Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: MS of Catalogue ..., 1920-1927 British Library
creatorOf LETTERS and post-cards to William Barclay Squire, relating, chiefly to materials for articles in Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and the Dictionary of National Biography, from the following :-(a) Sir Frederick A[rthur] G[ore] Ouseley, 2nd ..., 1879-1909 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper (part L vellum); ff. 96. British Library arrangement., 1498-1989 British Library
creatorOf LETTERS OF MUSICOLOGISTS and others, arranged alphabetically, mostly to William Barclay Squire, of the British Museum; 1891-1908, n.d. Partly French. Partly signed. See also Add. MSS. 39679, 39680. Transferred from the Department of Printed Books. Pa..., 1891-1908 British Library
referencedIn SPEYER CORRESPONDENCENon-musical correspondence and papers of Edward Speyer (d. 1934), amateur of music and art, viz.:-(1) Miscellaneous autograph letters from Arthur James Balfour (1st Earl of Balfour 1922), Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Bart., ..., 1899-1926 British Library
referencedIn D. "Longford Inventory, 1694," a poem in heroic couplets descriptive of Longford Castle, co. Wilts, by Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine. Beg. "Sweet Longford, pleas'd I greet thee, while to thee." From a MS. in the Earl of Radnor's possession. f. 91. ... British Library
creatorOf 36747. MISCELLANEOUS autograph letters, etc., 13th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn Vol.. VIII (ff. i+393). 7 Feb. 1892-24 Dec. 1894.Henry Festing Jones, author and composer: Correspondence with S. Butler: 1878-1902.Alfred Emery Cathie, assistant of Samuel Butler: Correspondence with S. Butler and H. F. Jones: 1888-1902.includes:ff.... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIII (ff. i + 155). 2 Jan. -31 Dec. 1899.Henry Festing Jones, author and composer: Correspondence with S. Butler: 1878-1902.Alfred Emery Cathie, assistant of Samuel Butler: Correspondence with S. Butler and H. F. Jones: 1888-1902.includes:ff. 9,... British Library
referencedIn ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Inventory of the Royal Music Library, Buckingham Palace; Feb. 1911, 1916. Compiled by F. W. Jekyll and William Barclay Squire.ff. 86. 330 x 205mm.William Barclay Squire, CVO; Deputy Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Ale..., 1911-1916 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSICAL ASSOCIATION PAPERS. Vol. xxvii (ff. 134). Early letters to the Association; 1898-1913, n.d. Principally letters and submissions to Council from Charles Maclean.includes:ff. 1-127 Charles Donald Maclean, of the Indian civil service; co..., 1898-1913 British Library
creatorOf Letter from Dr. Joannes Petrus Mirer, Bishop of St. Gall, to an unnamed chancellor. Dat. Feast of St. Laurence [10 Aug.] 1851. Germ. f. 104. Presented by W. Barclay Squire, Esq., 1851 British Library
creatorOf MUSIC-BOOK begun by John Pearsall of Willsbridge (near Bristol) in 1726, consisting chiefly of minuets and other short pieces for the harpsichord, including two by Buononcini (ff. 2 b, 10 b) and one by " N. R." (f. 9 b), and the melodies of popular d..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Barthélémon (François Hippolyte). Jefte in Masfa; 1776. Almost entirely autograph, and dated ‘Firenze, 1776.’ Oratorio, part II only and incomplete. In full score, with woodwind, horn and strings. The script varies, and many p..., 1776 British Library
creatorOf MOTETS for three and four voices, in parts, by [John] Dunstable (d. 1453), transcribed from MSS. in the Biblioteca Estense, Modena, the Liceo Comunale, Bologna, and the Capitular Archives of Trent by William Barclay Squire, 1892; with an introductory..., 1892 British Library
creatorOf MS Mus. 1118. Miscellaneous Letters of Musicians; 20th cent. Autograph unless stated otherwise.ff. 197. Overall size 305 x 216mm. British Library arrangement.A. Letters from Roger Quilter to the baritone Harold Child and his wife, the pianist Stella ..., 1869-1999 British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION of dance tunes, etc., mainly by English composers of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, apparently written or arranged for the harpsichord. Said (f. ii) to be in the hand of John Barrett [Music Master at Christ's Hospital; d. ... British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS original letters, etc.:-A. "' 0! ye roses so blooming and fair,' a six-part madrigal composed by R[obert] L[ueas] de Pearsall" (d. 1856). f. 1. Presented by William Barclay Squire, Esq. B. Two letters to [Thomas Pelham, 2nd] Earl of Ch..., 18th century-19th century British Library
creatorOf "TE DEUM," in full score, composed by Justin Heinrich Knecht in 1801 and dedicated to the Emperor Francis II. and Napoleon Buonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic. Paper; ff. 97. Belonged in 1809 to J. W. Windsor, of Bath, who presented it to..., 1801 British Library
referencedIn ‘Original letters’: Starr – Szczepanowski (ff. 241); 1819-1913, n.d.includes:f. 1 Henry R. Starr, viola player: William Hayman Cummings, Mus.D: Postcard to William Hayman Cummings from Henry R. Starr: 1908.ff. 2-5 William Watts, Secretary, Philha..., 1819-1913 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XII includes letters addressed to Thomas Lea Southgate, Mus.D. (f. 57), Alfred Henry Littleton (ff. 59, 65, 69) and John South Shedlock (ff. 90-97, 101-104).includes:ff. 1-3 Thomas Case, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Letter to F. G... British Library
referencedIn EDWARDS PAPERS. Vol. V. Miscellaneous letters, chiefly from musicians; 1876-1909. A few letters, etc., not addressed to F. G. Edwards, include one from Edward Lear, 1881 (f. 315), and two from John Liptrott Hatton to Mrs Ann Shepherd Bartholomew, 187..., 1835-1909 British Library
creatorOf FIVE FUGUES, composed as organ voluntaries by Thomas Adams in 1810, and written out in score by T. W. Philipps in 1814. The first four were intended for performance at the competition for the post of organist at St. Paul's, Deptford. Paper; ff. 10. Q..., 1814 British Library
creatorOf SACRED MUSIC, in score, by Italian composers of the 18th cent., viz.: (l) Miserere for two choirs, followed by the antiphon "Christus factus est" for soprano solo, with figured basses for organ, by Leonardo Leo. ff. 1, 36b. (2) Litany, with strings, ..., 18th century-19th century British Library
creatorOf Vol. II, ff. i + 80, xviii centBaron Emanuele d' Astorga,; composer: Songs and duets: 18th cent., 18th century British Library
creatorOf Vol. I, ff. i + 183, xviii centBaron Emanuele d' Astorga,; composer: Songs and duets: 18th cent., 18th century British Library
creatorOf LETTERS and post-cards addressed to William Barclay Squire by Sir George Grove, 1878-1898, chiefly relating to the publication of the latter's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Paper; ff. 183. 8vo. Presented by Wm. Barclay Squire, Esq., 1878-1898 British Library
creatorOf TRIO and Duet for strings, in parts, by George Hogarth. Autograph. Paper ; ff. 17. xixth cent. Folio. Presented by W. Barclay Squire, Esq., 19th century British Library
creatorOf CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF WILLIAM BARCLAY SQUIRE (b. 1855, d. 1927) relating to his Catalogue of the King's Music Library, i (The Handel Manuscripts), 1927; 1922-1926, n.d. These manuscripts were deposited on permanent loan in the British Museum i..., 1922-1926 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS original letters, etc. British Library
creatorOf SELECTION from the musical remains of Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Mus.Doc. (b. 1810-d. 1876), coisisting mainly of sketches; of his compositions arranged as follows:-(a) Anthems. f. 1;-(b) Chants. f. 37;-(c) Hymns. f. 38;-(d) Masses. f. 44;-(e) Servic..., 18th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn LIBRETTO BY RICHARD ALEXANDER STREATFEILD for 'The Pilgrim's Progress', a symphonic drama founded on Bunyan's allegory; bef. 1914 (cf. f. 44). Typewritten (ff. 1-39), with manuscript notes by the author relating to a proposed musical setting (ff. 40-... British Library
creatorOf " THE MESSIAH," in score, by Handel: an early copy. Paper; ff. 244. xviii cent. Oblong quarto. Half-bound in red morocco, 19th cent. Presented by William Barclay Squire, Esq. British Library
creatorOf MAGICAL work, in Italian and Latin, written on blackened paper in white and red ink, with a title-page (f. 3) in Italian, " Prezzioso esperimento arcano di Pietro d'Abbano 1470," and one (f. 7) in Latin, " Arcanum experimentum pretiosum ex autore Pet... British Library
creatorOf "RADAMISTO" : opera, in score, by Handel [1720]. For a copy in J. Christopher Smith's hand, see Add. MS. 31562. Paper ; ff. 175. xviii cent. Folio. Belonged successively to [Charles] John Stanley (bookplate of arms, with signature), [James] Bartleman..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Urio (Francesco Antonio). Te Deum; early 18th century. For 5 voices ‘con due Trombe, due Oboe, et Violini, et due Viole Obligate. Del Padre Frañco Uria [sic] Bolognese’. In score; the bass is figured. There are pencilled notes... British Library
creatorOf Copies of music, viz. :-1. " Whoope doe me no harme good man," a virginal piece by Orlando Gibbons, copied from Christ Church, Oxford, MS. I. 5, 41 [by Miss Webster, of Boston, U.S.A.]. 20th cent. f. 19 b. Presented by W. Barclay Squire, Esq.2. " Ag..., 19th century-20th century British Library
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