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Henry R. Bishop manuscript material : 1 item
- Title
- Henry R. Bishop manuscript material : 1 item, ca. early-mid 19th century
- Author
- Bishop, Henry R. (Henry Rowley), 1786-1855.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | Pforz MS | Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319 |
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- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
- Description
- 1 item
- Summary
- · To [?] : 1 autograph note signed ; no date (MISC 3548), saying, "I will be ready for the Carriage at one o'clock." Attached to a note in the hand of John Braham, singer. Filed under "Bishop."
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Biography (note)
- Henry R. Bishop, English composer. He served as musical director of the top theatres in London, including and Covent Garden, King's Theatre and Drury Lane. Throughout his career, Bishop composed, contributed to, or arranged around 130 stage works, and selections from some 70 of them were published. These published volumes contain 48 overtures, 190 airs and ballads, 53 display songs, 73 duets and trios, 150 glees and ensemble pieces, and 340 melodramas, marches, and ballet airs.
- Call Number
- Pforz MS
- OCLC
- 76805805
- Author
- Bishop, Henry R. (Henry Rowley), 1786-1855.
- Title
- Henry R. Bishop manuscript material : 1 item, ca. early-mid 19th century
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
- Henry R. Bishop, English composer. He served as musical director of the top theatres in London, including and Covent Garden, King's Theatre and Drury Lane. Throughout his career, Bishop composed, contributed to, or arranged around 130 stage works, and selections from some 70 of them were published. These published volumes contain 48 overtures, 190 airs and ballads, 53 display songs, 73 duets and trios, 150 glees and ensemble pieces, and 340 melodramas, marches, and ballet airs.
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- Found In:
- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
- Research Call Number
- Pforz MS