SearchGetRecordMerchant Taylors' Hall (1895, 97)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
Merchant Taylors' Hall (1895, 97)
Unique Identifier
1879.c.1. (29,82)
Description
Programmes for performances given on 19 December 1895 and 7 July 1897 at Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London.
19 December 1895
Programme and wordbook for a performance of predominantly English vocal music, given on Doctors’ Day, under the direction of Mr. F. A. W. Docker and featuring Madame Bertha Moore, Mr Arthur Appleby, the Concord Part Singers, Messrs. George May, Vivian Bennetts, James Brand and Vernon Taylor.
7 July 1897
There are two programmes for this date. The first describes a performance given by the String Band of the Royal Engineers, conducted by Mr J. Sommer and is included within the published table plan. The second is more extensive (including words) and describes a performance given under the direction of Mr Robert Hilton, and involving Madame Bertha Moore and the Park sisters, with the Dilettante Vocal Quartet (J. A. Brown, Edward Dalzell, Herbert Thorndike, and Robert Hilton), and Mr Fountain Meen (piano).
19 December 1895
Programme and wordbook for a performance of predominantly English vocal music, given on Doctors’ Day, under the direction of Mr. F. A. W. Docker and featuring Madame Bertha Moore, Mr Arthur Appleby, the Concord Part Singers, Messrs. George May, Vivian Bennetts, James Brand and Vernon Taylor.
7 July 1897
There are two programmes for this date. The first describes a performance given by the String Band of the Royal Engineers, conducted by Mr J. Sommer and is included within the published table plan. The second is more extensive (including words) and describes a performance given under the direction of Mr Robert Hilton, and involving Madame Bertha Moore and the Park sisters, with the Dilettante Vocal Quartet (J. A. Brown, Edward Dalzell, Herbert Thorndike, and Robert Hilton), and Mr Fountain Meen (piano).
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Date range of collection
1895 - 1897
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-
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The Library's collection of song and piano sheet music is one of the most comprehensive of its kind, providing a valuable insight into Victorian society and culture as well as the music itself.
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