Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [London], 22 April and 30 November 1875, to Joseph Bennett, 1875 Apr. 22 and Nov. 30.

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Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [London], 22 April and 30 November 1875, to Joseph Bennett, 1875 Apr. 22 and Nov. 30.

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Saying that "before linking my name with your honorable staff" [at the Concordia] he would like further particulars, asking what fee he is likely to be paid, recalling Mendelssohn's comments after a rehearsal [of Elijah] in Birmingham in 1846 at which Gauntlett played the organ, mentioning Ouseley's book on form in music"--Such a mass of ignorance"--, etc.

2 items (4 p.) ; (12mo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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