Percy Scholes letter to Mr. Glaister, 1930 Apr. 25.

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Percy Scholes letter to Mr. Glaister, 1930 Apr. 25.

Scholes writes to Glaister, 25 Apr. 1930, with appreciation for a paper sent to him by Alfred Hipkins' daughter, with praise for Hipkins' career and writing.

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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....

Hipkins, Alfred J. (Alfred James), 1826-1903

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Epithet: of Add MS 35227 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00036d Born in 1826, Alfred James Hipkins initially worked as a piano tuner for J Broadwood and Sons, piano makers. He went on to write a series of works relating to musical instruments, musicology and composers, some in collaboration with his daughter Edith. His publications included Canter lectures on musical instruments, their construction and...