SearchGetRecordErnst Henschel collection: Prospectuses (1918-1938)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
Ernst Henschel collection: Prospectuses (1918-1938)
Unique Identifier
Henschel
Description
A collection of brochures and prospectuses for national and international music festivals given between 1918 and 1939, forming part of the Ernst Henschel collection.
For an introduction to this collection see Ernst Henschel collection: General
1. International Society for Contemporary Music (1923-64)
2. Handelfest, Handel-Gesellschaft (1926-34)
3. Deutsche Kammermusik, Baden-Baden (1927-29)
4. Tunkunstler Fest des Allgemeinen Deutschen Musikvereins (1930-35)
5. Other (1918-39)
1. International Society for Contemporary Music
Prospectuses with programmes for the annual festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music, nos. 4-9, 11, 20, 22, 24-27 and 29-38. Also, prospectuses for the first three Festivals of Chamber Music.
Annual Festivals
18-23 June 1926, Zurich (box 15)
24 June-4 July 1927, Frankfurt am Main (box 16)
10-15 September 1928, Siena (box 17)
6-10 April 1929, Geneve (box 18)
September 1930, Liege : also the Premier Congrès de la Société Internationale de Musicologie (box 19)
21-28 July 1931, Oxford and London (box 20)
9-15 June 1932, Amsterdam (box 21, parcel 1
7-14 July 1946, London (box 28)
5-13 June 1948, Amsterdam (box 30, parcel 1)
23-30 June 1950, Brussels (box 31, parcel 1)
22 June-1 July 1951, Frankfurt (box 31, parcel 2)
20 June – 3 July 1952, Salzburg (box 32, parcel 1)
28 May-5 June 1953, Oslo (box 32, parcel 2)
17-21 June 1955, Baden-Baden (box 33, parcel 2)
3-10 June 1956, Stockholm (box 34, parcel 1)
31 May-6 June 1957, Zurich (box 34, parcel 2)
9-26 June 1958, Strasbourg (box 34, parcel 3)
10-16 June 1959, Roma-Napoli (box 35, parcel 1)
10-19 June 1960, Koln (box 35, parcel 2)
11-20 June 1961, Vienna (box 35, parcel 3)
31 May-6 June 1926, London (box 36, parcel 1)
8-14 June 1963, Amsterdam (box 36, parcel 2)
28 May-3 June 1964, Copenhagen (box 36, parcel 3)
Chamber Music Festivals (nos. 1, 2, 3)
2-7 August 1923, Mozarthaus, Salzburg (box 12, parcel 2)
5-9 August 1924, Grossen Saal des Mozarteums, Salzburg (box 13)
3-8 September 1925, Gran Teatro la Fenice, Venezia (box 14)
2. Handelfest, given by the Handel-Gesellschaft (nos. 1-5)
2-5 December 1926, Münster, Westfalen (box 15)
21-24 June 1928 (box 17)
31 May-2 June 1929 (box 18)
30 May-1 June 1930, Karlsruhe (box 19)
15-19 June 1934, Krefeld (box 22)
3. Deutsche Kammermusik, Baden-Baden
15-17 July 1927 (box 16)
13-15 July 1928 (box 17)
25-28 July 1929 (box 18)
Held with these documents are a number of related publications/journals, inc. copies of the Badeblatt Baden-Baden
4. Tunkunstler Fest des Allgemeinen Deutschen Musikvereins (nos. 60, 63 and 66)
5-9 June 1930, Konigsberg: (box 19)
19-22 June 1933, Dortmund: (box 21, parcel 2)
22-24 September 1935, Berlin (box 23)
Held with these documents are a number of related publications/journals, inc. copies of the Allgemeine Musikzeitung
5. Other
15-21 June: Friedrich Klose Woche, München (box 10, parcel 1)
21-23 June 1918, Jena: Reger Fest (box 10, parcel 1)
7-8 June 1925, Gewandhaus, Leipzig: Deutsches Händelfest (box 14)
25-26 June 1927, Thomaskirche zu Leipzig: Bachfeier (box 16)
Saison 1928-29: Konzerte der Konzertdirektion Leonard (box 17)
28 June-4 July 1929, Duisburg: Die Duisburger Woche (box 18)
21-22 June 1930, Leipzig: Bachfeier der Stadt (box 19)
18-19 July 1930, Bad Pyrmont: Musikfest, Internationale Gesellschaft fur Neue Musik (box 19)
11-16 May 1931, Bremen: Offizielles Programmbuch für das 61. Tonkünstlerfest. Also, an associated publication of the Zeitschift für Musik, Allgemeine Musikzeitung, and newspaper publication (box 20)
4-5 June 1931, Bad Pyrmonth: Musikfest, International Gesellschaft fur Neue Musick (box 20)
16-22 June 1932, Wien: Zehntes Musikfest der Internationalen Gesellschaft für Neue Musik (box 21, parcel 1)
23-25 June 1933, Kassel: Neuntes Deutsches Reger-Fest, Max-Reger-Gesellschaft (box 21, parcel 2)
13-14 May 1935, Celle: Deutsche Bach-Handel-Feier (box 23)
17-19 May 1935, Dresden: Programm-Übersicht zum Reichs-Schutz-Fest Dresden
22-26 June 1935, Göttingen: Deutsche Bach-Handel-Schutz Feier, Göttinger Handelfest.
4-6 June 1937, Lübeck: Deutsches Buxtehudefest (box 24, parcel 2)
21-23 May 1938, Frankfurt am Main: Fünstes Deutsches Heinrich Schutz-Fest/Neue Schutz-Gesellschaft (box 25)
October/November 1938: London Orchestral Concerts Guide (box 25)
February/March 1939: London Orchestral Concerts Guide (box 26)
27 May-25 June 1961: Wiener Festwochen (with individual programmes for 10 and 11 July, box 35/iii).
For an introduction to this collection see Ernst Henschel collection: General
1. International Society for Contemporary Music (1923-64)
2. Handelfest, Handel-Gesellschaft (1926-34)
3. Deutsche Kammermusik, Baden-Baden (1927-29)
4. Tunkunstler Fest des Allgemeinen Deutschen Musikvereins (1930-35)
5. Other (1918-39)
1. International Society for Contemporary Music
Prospectuses with programmes for the annual festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music, nos. 4-9, 11, 20, 22, 24-27 and 29-38. Also, prospectuses for the first three Festivals of Chamber Music.
Annual Festivals
18-23 June 1926, Zurich (box 15)
24 June-4 July 1927, Frankfurt am Main (box 16)
10-15 September 1928, Siena (box 17)
6-10 April 1929, Geneve (box 18)
September 1930, Liege : also the Premier Congrès de la Société Internationale de Musicologie (box 19)
21-28 July 1931, Oxford and London (box 20)
9-15 June 1932, Amsterdam (box 21, parcel 1
7-14 July 1946, London (box 28)
5-13 June 1948, Amsterdam (box 30, parcel 1)
23-30 June 1950, Brussels (box 31, parcel 1)
22 June-1 July 1951, Frankfurt (box 31, parcel 2)
20 June – 3 July 1952, Salzburg (box 32, parcel 1)
28 May-5 June 1953, Oslo (box 32, parcel 2)
17-21 June 1955, Baden-Baden (box 33, parcel 2)
3-10 June 1956, Stockholm (box 34, parcel 1)
31 May-6 June 1957, Zurich (box 34, parcel 2)
9-26 June 1958, Strasbourg (box 34, parcel 3)
10-16 June 1959, Roma-Napoli (box 35, parcel 1)
10-19 June 1960, Koln (box 35, parcel 2)
11-20 June 1961, Vienna (box 35, parcel 3)
31 May-6 June 1926, London (box 36, parcel 1)
8-14 June 1963, Amsterdam (box 36, parcel 2)
28 May-3 June 1964, Copenhagen (box 36, parcel 3)
Chamber Music Festivals (nos. 1, 2, 3)
2-7 August 1923, Mozarthaus, Salzburg (box 12, parcel 2)
5-9 August 1924, Grossen Saal des Mozarteums, Salzburg (box 13)
3-8 September 1925, Gran Teatro la Fenice, Venezia (box 14)
2. Handelfest, given by the Handel-Gesellschaft (nos. 1-5)
2-5 December 1926, Münster, Westfalen (box 15)
21-24 June 1928 (box 17)
31 May-2 June 1929 (box 18)
30 May-1 June 1930, Karlsruhe (box 19)
15-19 June 1934, Krefeld (box 22)
3. Deutsche Kammermusik, Baden-Baden
15-17 July 1927 (box 16)
13-15 July 1928 (box 17)
25-28 July 1929 (box 18)
Held with these documents are a number of related publications/journals, inc. copies of the Badeblatt Baden-Baden
4. Tunkunstler Fest des Allgemeinen Deutschen Musikvereins (nos. 60, 63 and 66)
5-9 June 1930, Konigsberg: (box 19)
19-22 June 1933, Dortmund: (box 21, parcel 2)
22-24 September 1935, Berlin (box 23)
Held with these documents are a number of related publications/journals, inc. copies of the Allgemeine Musikzeitung
5. Other
15-21 June: Friedrich Klose Woche, München (box 10, parcel 1)
21-23 June 1918, Jena: Reger Fest (box 10, parcel 1)
7-8 June 1925, Gewandhaus, Leipzig: Deutsches Händelfest (box 14)
25-26 June 1927, Thomaskirche zu Leipzig: Bachfeier (box 16)
Saison 1928-29: Konzerte der Konzertdirektion Leonard (box 17)
28 June-4 July 1929, Duisburg: Die Duisburger Woche (box 18)
21-22 June 1930, Leipzig: Bachfeier der Stadt (box 19)
18-19 July 1930, Bad Pyrmont: Musikfest, Internationale Gesellschaft fur Neue Musik (box 19)
11-16 May 1931, Bremen: Offizielles Programmbuch für das 61. Tonkünstlerfest. Also, an associated publication of the Zeitschift für Musik, Allgemeine Musikzeitung, and newspaper publication (box 20)
4-5 June 1931, Bad Pyrmonth: Musikfest, International Gesellschaft fur Neue Musick (box 20)
16-22 June 1932, Wien: Zehntes Musikfest der Internationalen Gesellschaft für Neue Musik (box 21, parcel 1)
23-25 June 1933, Kassel: Neuntes Deutsches Reger-Fest, Max-Reger-Gesellschaft (box 21, parcel 2)
13-14 May 1935, Celle: Deutsche Bach-Handel-Feier (box 23)
17-19 May 1935, Dresden: Programm-Übersicht zum Reichs-Schutz-Fest Dresden
22-26 June 1935, Göttingen: Deutsche Bach-Handel-Schutz Feier, Göttinger Handelfest.
4-6 June 1937, Lübeck: Deutsches Buxtehudefest (box 24, parcel 2)
21-23 May 1938, Frankfurt am Main: Fünstes Deutsches Heinrich Schutz-Fest/Neue Schutz-Gesellschaft (box 25)
October/November 1938: London Orchestral Concerts Guide (box 25)
February/March 1939: London Orchestral Concerts Guide (box 26)
27 May-25 June 1961: Wiener Festwochen (with individual programmes for 10 and 11 July, box 35/iii).
Format
Date range of collection
1918 - 1938
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
Associated People or Organisations
- Schütz, Heinrich -
- Reger, Max -
- London Orchestral Concerts Guide -
- Konzertdirektion Leonard -
- Internationale Gesellschaft für Neue Musik -
- International Society for Contemporary Music -
- Henschel, Ernst -
- Handel, George Frideric -
- Hancock, Thomas -
- Buxtehude, Dieterich (1637-1707) -
- Bach, Johann Sebastian -
- Allgemeinen Deutschen Musikvereins -
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