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| Id |
37166 |
| Category |
letter |
| Author / Composer |
HALLE, Charles (1819-1895) |
| Title |
Autograph letter, signed, to Mr Joy, relating to chamber concerts. |
| Place |
London |
| Publisher |
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| Publication Date |
11 July 1869 |
| ISBN / Plate No. |
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| Series |
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| Size |
Small 8vo. 179 x 111mm. [2] ff. |
| Description |
Single bifolium, headed note-paper. Autograph letter, signed, from 11 Mansfield Street London, regarding chamber concerts, wanting to engage Piatti [Carlo Alfredo Piatti (1822-1901)] and Neruda [Wilhelmine Maria Franziska Neruda (1839-1911), the writer's wife], referring to finances ("if we avoid costly singing"), and a performance of Handel's Messiah ("The Messiah would of course be quite a separate thing; I have written to Santley [Charles Santley (1834-1922)] about it but he can give me no answer yet") [probably the performances on 23 and 24 December 1869 in which the tenor was to be Sims Reeves. |
| Reference |
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| Price |
£36.00 |
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