Typewritten letter signed, dated : Oxford, 23 July 1945, to Leonard Hyman, 1945 July 23.

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Typewritten letter signed, dated : Oxford, 23 July 1945, to Leonard Hyman, 1945 July 23.

Returning the three volumes of what Hyman's catalogue described as Old Ballads, saying that they are not ballads at all but songs by Purcell, Arne, Handel, Boyce, et al., describing at length what he means by ballads and suggesting Hyman correct his description, etc.

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Hyman, Leonard S.

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Scholes, Percy A., 1877-1958

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Epithet: Dr; writer on music British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x00020f Percy A. Scholes was an English lexicologist and writer on music. Largely self-taught, he graduated from Oxford and began working as a journalist and lecturer. During his remarkably active life in music, he was a teacher, critic, editor, lecturer, and author, known for his early support of broadcasting, the gramophone, and the pianola....