Autograph letters signed (27), dated : [London], Cabbé-Roquebrune, [and other places], to [Joseph Bennett], 1874-1893 and n.d., including 1874 Dec. 17. and 1893 Mar. 8.

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Autograph letters signed (27), dated : [London], Cabbé-Roquebrune, [and other places], to [Joseph Bennett], 1874-1893 and n.d., including 1874 Dec. 17. and 1893 Mar. 8.

Discussing a variety of musical subjects, mentioning The Lute, The Merry Wives [of Windsor] (with two musical examples), The Golden Legend, The Martyr [of Antioch], Nicolai, Mendelssohn, Sterndale Bennett, Macfarren, Steck, Stanford, Parry, Mackenzie, Cowen, Raff, Littleton, Richter and the Birmingham Festival, Barnby, Randegger, Tom Chappell, Lloyd, Hanslick, Johnstone, Milward, Fuller Maitland, Sedley Taylor, Helmholtz, the Prince of Wales, Clay, Carter, Mrs. Ronalds, etc.

27 items (64 p.) ; various sizes.

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Randegger, Alberto

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Ronalds, Mary Frances, d. 1916,

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Littleton, Alfred,

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English music publisher. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4), dated : [London], 1873 and 1899, to Mr. [Joseph] Bennett, 1873 Mar. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668212 ...

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Carter, Joseph Ballard.

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Clay, Frédéric 1838-1889

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English composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3), dated : [London, n.d., 1882-83?], to [Joseph] Bennett, [1882-83?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564475 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 20 April 1874, to [Sir John Everett] Millais, 1874 Apr. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564482 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [London], 18 December 1880, and 11 December [n.y.], to [Sir]...

Steck.

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Milward, R. Harding,

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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...

Helmholtz, Hermann ˜vonœ 1821-1894

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Herman Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was a German scientist and philosopher. From the guide to the Letters to various correspondents, 1847-1891., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was a German scientist and philosopher. From the description of Letters to various correspondents, 1847-1891. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122405116 German physicist. From the descrip...

Nicolai, Otto, 1810-1849

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000499.0x0000ec German composer and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Neuhaus-Leitzkau bei Burg, [1831], to Herr Bethge, 1831. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582924 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, 7 May 1848, to Ida Brauns, with Mme Dennerlein, 1848 May 7. (Unknown). World...