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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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1619. Berlioz, Hector.—Letter to David about his "Second Oratoire L'arrivée à Sais." Lent by Mr. Joseph Ludwig.
3620. Berlioz, Hector.—Letter, Paris, Sept. 6, 1858. Lent by Mr. William Thomas Freemantle.
5621. Benda, C. H. F. (1748–1810 ?), son of Franz Benda, and teacher of the violin to Wilhelm III. of Prussia. Lent by Mr. Edward Heron Allen.
7Contract (under seal, dated Berlin, June 14, 1807, for the sale of a violin by Antonius and Hieronymous Amati, the favourite instrument of his father, dated Cremona. 1769.
9622. Boccherini Luigi.—Letter (1780). Lent by Messrs. Artaria. (See Special Artaria case No. 15).
11623. Boieldieu, F. A.—Letter addressed to Madame Récamier, Jan. 8th, 1829. Lent by Mr. G. Donaldson.
13Writer feels unable to write choruses desired by Mons. de Chateaubriand.
15624. Boito, Arrigo.—Letter to "Messieurs Novello, Ewer," dated Nice, August 18th, concerning a proposal that he should compose a sacred work. Lent by Mr. Alfred Littleton.
17625. Boito, Arrigo.—Letter to Mr. Littleton, dated Milan, Sept. 7th, regretting that he is too busy to think calmly over the proposal to write a sacred work. Lent by Alfred Littleton.
19626. Brahms, Joh.—Letter and Post-card to Ferd. Hiller. Lent by Mr. Watson Smith.
21627. Brahms, Joh.—Letter. Lent by Mr. Joseph Ludwig.
23628. Brassin, Louis.—Letter Card. Lent by Mr. Watson Smith.
25629. Bruch, Max.—Letter. Lent by Mr. Joseph Ludwig.
27630. Bull.—Ole Bornemann (1810–1880), "the most eccentric of the virtuosi" (fétis). Letter, dated December 15th, 1841, to his cousin, Professor Motzfeldt. Lent by Mr. Edward Heron Allen.
29631. Bülow, Hans von.—Letter, Berlin, February 21st, 1857. Lent by Mr. Joseph Ludwig.
31632. Cherubini, Luigi.—Letter, dated December 2nd, 1829, addressed to Le Vicomte de Larocheffoucauld. Lent by Mr. G. Donaldson.
33633. Cherubini, Luigi.—Letter addressed to L. Schlösser, dated Paris, 27th August, 1825. Lent by Mr. Adolph Schlösser.
35634. Cherubini, Luigi.—Letter. Lent by Miss E. A. Willmott.
37635. Chopin, Frédéric.—Letter asking for Kastner's Treatise on Instrumentation and Cherubini's Counterpoint. Lent by Mr. W. Westley Manning.
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