Autograph letters signed (53), dated : Bushey (Herts.) [and other places, and n.p.], to [Joseph Bennett], 1888-1891 [and n.d.], including 1888 June 27.

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

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Felix Mendelssohn, composer of the early Romantic period. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorio St. Paul, the oratorio Elijah, the overture The Hebrides, the mature Violin Concerto and the String Octet. A grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family. He was brought up without religion until the age of seven, when he was bapt...

Bennett, Joseph, 1831-1911

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Music critic, librettist, and organist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 109 Hinchley Rd., to Arthur Sullivan, 1884 May 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125511 English music critic and writer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (6), dated : [London], to [Samuel] Aitken, 1883-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672239 From the description of Autograph letters signed (6), dated : [London], to Annabel [Aitken], 1902-1...

Mary Flagler Cary Music Collection (Pierpont Morgan Library)

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Armbruster, Carl, 1846-1917

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Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Campbell

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Scottish composer, violinist, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letters signed : Garden Cottages, Maidenshead, Berkshire ; and 15 Regents Park Road, N.W., [London], to Arthur Sullivan, 1886 Dec. 19 and 1889 July 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125470 From the description of Autograph letter signed : 15 Regent's Park Road, N.W., [London], to Herbert T. Sullivan. 1925 Nov. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125495 Scottish composer and conductor....

Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917

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English humorous writer, dramatist, librettist, and editor. From the description of Autograph letters signed : 192 Brompton Road, S.W., [London]; and elsewhere, to Arthur Sullivan, 1870 Feb. 24 to 1889 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125530 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to George Morley, [1888] July 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125526 From the description of Autograph letters signed : 192 Brompton Road, S.W. [London]; and else...

Richter, Hans, 1843-1916

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Hans Richter was an Austro-Hungarian conductor. Trained at the Vienna Conservatory, he was a versatile musician but emphasized conducting. Richter dominated the musical scene in Vienna during his life, and also maintained a consistent presence and popularity in England. He had a particular fondness for Wagner, and about one-third of the more than two thousand operas he conducted were Wagner's. He also introduced numerous European composers to English audiences. From the description o...

Herkomer, Hubert von, Sir, 1849-1914

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British landscape and portrait painter, sculptor and graphic artist. Founded and directed school of art at Bushey, 1883-1904. Assumed title and prefix "von" when raised to noble rank by the Emperor of Germany in 1899. Edith Ashford came from the United States to study with him in England, and then remained there as a landscape painter. John Herkomer lived for approximately 30 years in the United States and returned to Bushey to live with his brother. From the description of Hubert vo...

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Stanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924

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British composer, teacher, and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : London May 10 1915, to Mr. [Harold] Bauer, 1915 May 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670048 From the description of Autograph letters signed (11) and autograph postal card signed, dated : Cambridge, London, and Berlin, 1885-1907, to Mr. [Joseph] Bennett, 1885 July 8. and 1889 Jan. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670052 From the description of Autograph lette...

Cowen, Frederic H.

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British pianist, conductor, and composer. From the description of [Album leaf] : autograph manuscript, 1893 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562398 From the description of [Album leaf] : autograph manuscript, 1883 Jan. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562391 From the description of [Album leaf] : autograph manuscript, 1893 Dec. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562395 English pianist, conductor, and composer. From the descrip...

Haynes.

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