Autograph letters signed (2), dated : York, 20 July and 1 August 1881, to [Joseph Bennett], 1881 July 20.

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Autograph letters signed (2), dated : York, 20 July and 1 August 1881, to [Joseph Bennett], 1881 July 20.

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Commenting on the York Minster Festival, particularly the balance between the trebles and the tenors and basses, defending the use of English music over German, mentioning [Mendelssohn's] Lobgesang, Brahms's Rinaldo, remarking on the "utter fiasco of the people's service," explaining why he chose the chorale, etc.

2 items (8 p.) ; (12mo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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