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A special loan exhibition of musical instruments, manuscripts, books, portraits, and other mementoes of music and musicians, formed to commemorate the tercentenary of the granting by King James I of a charter of incorporation to the Worshipful company of musicians in 1604 .., 1904
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1His Majesty the King, Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, to the authorities of the Victoria and Albert Museum, to Mr. George Donaldson, the donor of the Donaldson Museum to the Royal College of Music, and a Liveryman of our Guild; to the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Society of Musicians, the Rev. F. W. Galpin, M.A., Mr. C. Van Raalte, Mr. J. T. Chapman, Mr. T. W. Taphouse, M.A., and Mr. W. Howard Head. Particularly do we desire to thank the Chairman of our Committee, Sir Homewood Crawford, without whose counsel and aid it is not too much to say that it would have been impossible to bring the Exhibition to a successful issue. With no special resources at our disposal for the purpose, we feel that a task has been attempted and accomplished which, while bringing, as we sincerely hope, profit to many interested in music, cannot fail to reflect credit upon our ancient Guild.
3Among the suggestions put forward in the first report of the Sub-Committee appointed to draw up a scheme defining the scope and purpose of the Exhibition was a proposal that, in order to give it more practical and living value, concerts, in which some of the old instruments might be used, should be given to illustrate the music of various periods. How well this idea has been carried out by Mr. T. L. Southgate, a Liveryman of the Company, a glance at the syllabus of lectures to be given with musical illustrations will show. Indeed no similar scheme has ever been attempted on such a scale at any former musical exhibition. It is true, nevertheless,
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