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1; 67099 - Musical Section. Orchestral concert in the new Lecture Theatre, November 4th 1882. Programme. 4pp. 1882. Midland Institute (Birmingham and). - 1882
1; 568839 - Examinations : regulations & requirements. - 1946
1; 662197 - Teacher training courses : [prospectus] 1961. - 1961
1; 662737 - Calendar for session ...
3; 241776 - Moor Pool Musical Competition. Festival under the auspices of the Moor Pool Musical Society, in the Public Hall, Harborne Tenants Estate, Birmingham, 1912 Official syllabus. 11pp. 1912. Harborne Tenants. - 1912
3; 245592 - St. Philip's [the Cathedral Church] Birmingham Cathedral : the music in the Cathedral during the [Musical] Festival week : programme, with historical notes on "The Cathedral and the Birmingham Musical Festival" / by S.R. Shore]. - 1912
3; 260269 - 'The Pilgrim Fathers', new dramatic cantata specially composed for the choral festival of the West Midland Federation of Evangelical Free Churches. 1899. Evangelical Free Church Council (Birmingham and District). - 1899
3; 308337 - Programme 1912. Revised edition. 16pp. 1912. Musical Festivals (Triennial). - 1912
3; 505217 - Birmingham Triennial Musical Festival, 1894. Programme. Revised edition. 12pp. 1894. Musical Festivals (Triennial). - 1894
3; 506614 - Rules to be observed by the Oratorio Choral Society for the Triennial Musical Festival in 1811 for the benefit of the General Hospital near Birmingham. 8pp. 1810. Festival Choral Society (Birmingham). - 1810
3; 511165 - Rock of Ages (Jesus, prome perforatus) The Latin version by the Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone, M.P. Composed for the Birmingham Musical Festival, 1885 and set to music for baritone solo, chorus and orchestra. 30pp. c.1900. *BRIDGE (Sir JOHN FREDERICK). - 1900
3; 514868 - Midland Competition Festival, 1922. Words and music of a festival service held in the Central Hall, Corporation Street, Birmingham. May 16th. 24pp. 1922. Central Hall (Wesleyan) 1903 etc.. - 1922
3; 535707 - Report of the Council, 1942 – . Typescript. 1942 –. Music Festival (Birmingham).
3; 661813 - Quinton summer festival : [programmes of events].
4; 64731 - Vocal entertainment. By the Hutchinson family, for the benefit of the Temperance Hall building fund, May 27th 1846. Book of the words. 12pp. 1846. Temperance Hall. - 1846
4; 247599 - Mr. Buggins's grand miscellaneous concert at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, September 23, 1809. Programme. 15pp. 1809. Buggins' Concerts. - 1809
4; 259590 - Church of the Saviour Schools, Birmingham. Programmes of readings and songs etc. by Edward Capern, 1869-70. 2 volumes. 1869-70. CAPERN (EDWARD) Works relating to.
4; 260439 - Mons. Paderewski’s Pianoforte recitals at the Masonic Hall and the Town Hall. Programmes etc. (various) 1890-93. Paderewski’s (Ignace Jan) Concerts.
4; 260587 - Concert programmes (various) 1893-8. Moseley Botanical Gardens.
4; 285228 - Masonic Hall, New Street, Birmingham. Miss Elsie A. Baugh has the honour to announce her third series of pupils' concerts (1890-91). Handbill of the first which will take place November 12, 1890. 1890. BAUGH (ELSIE A.). - 1890
4; 285230 - British and Foreign Sailors' Society. Handbill and programme of entertainment in aid of the above society at the Edgbaston Assemby Rooms, April 15, 1890. Edgbaston Assembly Rooms. - 1890
4; 285232 - Edgbaston Assembly Rooms, Hagley Road. Book of words and programme of the fairy operetta, Lily-Bell, by the pupils of Calthorpe House School, Islington Row, Edgbaston. December 16th, 1890. 4pp. 1890. Calthorpe House School, Islington Row. - 1890
4; 285233 - Temperance Hall, Temple Street. Mr. C. Crump begs to announce his first concert, October 20th 1890 in aid of the funds of the Highbury Mutual Cricket Club. Leaflet. 1890. CRUMP (C). - 1890
4; 285235 - Town Hall, Birmingham. Mr. H.M. Parker’s concerts. March 22nd, 1890 and May 17th (1890?) Programme etc . 1890?. PARKER (H.M.).
4; 285236 - Mr. Samuel Simms has the honour to announce his first annual concert in the Wesleyan Hall, Coventry Road, Small Heath, November 13, 1890. Leaflet. Coventry Road Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. - 1890
4; 285237 - Vocal and instrumental promenade concerts, December 27th, 1890. Old Square and Corporation Street. Programmes. 1890. Exhibition Hall, Winter Garden and County Hotel Co., Ltd. (Birmingham). - 1890
4; 296682 - Miscellaneous concert for the benefit of Master S. Buggins. March 30, 1808. Programme. 4pp. 1808. Buggins' Concerts. - 1808
4; 300181 - Mr. H. Hayward’s Grand concert in the Town Hall, May 5th, 1842. Programme. 11pp. 1842. Hayward’s (H) Concerts. - 1842
4; 334580 - Programme of Special Subscription Concert, March 27th, 1890 in the School Room, Station Road, Erdington. 3pp. 1890. Erdington Congregational Society. - 1890
4; 344857 - Dale, Forty & Co's Concert Calendar. Music and dramatic year book, 1927-28. All published. 58pp. 1927. Music. - 1927
4; 399765 - Scheme of Mrs John Gregory’s pupils’ concert, December 20, 1860 at the Assembly Rooms, Great Charles Street, Birmingham. 8pp. 1860. Gregory (Mrs John) Concerts. - 1860
4; 399766 - Book of the words of the music to be performed at the miscellaneous concert. March 7, 1862. 8pp. 1862. Hockley Winter Entertainments. - 1862
4; 469217 - Concert programmes, 1891-94. 1893-4. Church of the Saviour.
4; 469218 - Mrs Bellamy's second annual concert. March 6, 1873. Programme. 4pp. 1873. Bellamy's (Mrs) Concerts. - 1873
4; 469220 - Mr. Edward Lloyd's farewell concert at the Birmingham Town Hall, December 10th 1900. Book of words. 20pp. 1900. LLOYD (EDWARD) Work relating to. - 1900
4; 469221 - Programme of free promenade concert. November 18th 1893. 4pp. 1893. Volunteer Drill Hall. - 1893
4; 469222 - Gilmore's American band. Grand promenade concert in the Curzon Hall, Suffolk Street, June 3rd 1878. Programme. 4pp. 1878. Curzon Hall. - 1878
4; 469223 - Assembly Rooms, Royal Hotel. Mr. W. Underwood has to announce his first grand miscellaneous concert, April 10th 1871. Programmes. 4pp. 1871. Underwood's (Mr. W.) Concerts. - 1871
4; 469224 - Assembly Rooms, Royal Hotel. Mr. W. Pearson will give a grand miscellaneous concert, December 1st 1873. Programmes. 1873. Royal Assembly Rooms, Temple Row. - 1873
4; 469226 - Madame Melba's grand concert at the Birmingham Town Hall, February 14th 1893. Book of words. 16pp. 1893. Town Hall (Concerts, Lectures, Meetings etc., held in the). - 1893
4; 489606 - Mr. G.W. Elliot's grand evening concert in the Town Hall. October 24, 1850. Programme. 16pp. 1850. ELLIOT (G.W.) Concerts. - 1850
4; 496099 - The Philharmonic mid-day concerts, under the direction of J.C. Hock, held at Queen's College Chambers Lecture Hall. Prospectus, 1938-39—. Philharmonic Mid-day Concerts.
4; 504128 - The Midland Institute. Cramer concert. Singing by Birmingham schools, October 6th, 1928. Book of words. 12pp. 1928. Cramer (J.B.) & Co. Ltd.. - 1928
4; 507772 - The case of Thomas Knight and family. Concert and ball for their relief, at the Shakespeare Rooms, May 3rd 1810. Scheme of concert. 1810. Shakespeare Rooms, New Street. - 1810
4; 513699 - Glasgow Orpheus Choir. Concert programmes. 1921; 1933. (Glasgow) 1921-33. Town Hall (Concerts, Lectures, Meetings etc., held in the).
4; 514851 - Angelus Recitals. Liza Lehmann's song cycle "In a Persian Garden" given at the 16th and 18th recitals in the Angelus Hall, Constitution Hill. 1905. Programmes. 1905. LEHMANN (LIZA) Work relating to. - 1905
4; 514852 - The Incorporated Society of Musicians and the Musical League. Concerts in the Town Hall, Birmingham, January 3rd 1913 by various choirs including the Birmingham Festival Choir. Programmes. 1913. Town Hall (Concerts, Lectures, Meetings etc., held in the). - 1913
4; 514853 - Connaught Room, Imperial Hotel, Temple Street. The Dale Forty Chamber Concerts by the Unity Quartett. 1932-33 season. Programme. 4pp. Dale Forty Chamber Concerts. - 1932-1933
4; 514856 - Royal Society of Artists' Gallery, Birmingham. Concert programmes 1923--. Artists (Royal Birmingham Society of).
4; 514873 - Town Hall, Birmingham. Mr. G.A. Breeden's concert, June 1st 1910. Programme 22pp. 1910. Breeden's (George Arnold) Concerts. - 1910
4; 518844 - Programme and song book of concert at the Empire, Birmingham. December 5th 1926. 24pp. "Daily Express" National Community Singing Movement. - 1926
4; 529344 - Madam Catalani's concerts at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. 1st (February 27th 1822) - 2nd (March 1st 1822) Programmes. 1822. Theatre Royal. - 1822
4; 532214 - Bijou palace of minstrelsy : St. James's Hall, Birmingham. Prince of Wales Minstrels. Programme. 4pp. c.1872. St. James's Hall. - 1872
4; 662230 - Town Hall, Birmingham : Tuesday January 6th, 1885 : vocal and instrumental concert for the benefit of the 'Jaffray Suburban Hospital'. - 1885
06; 225606 - Articles of association. 4pp. 1910. Musicians (Fellowship of). - 1910
06; 234445 - Te Deum Laudamus : its origin, antiphonal structure, strophical arrangement and musical treatment. Paper before the Birmingham and District Branch of the Guild of Organists, 1900. 4pp. 1900. *HEYWOOD (JOHN). - 1900
6; 250740 - Programme of 1st annual concert given by members of Mr. Beard's select choir, January 28th 1905. 12pp. 1905. Town Hall (Concerts, Lectures, Meetings etc., held in the). - 1905
06; 259712 - 10th year. Abstract of Report for 1874. 12pp. 1875. Handsworth Philharmonic Society. - 1875
6; 260588 - Programmes of concerts given by the Moseley Choral Society, 1887-8: 1889; 1901; 1905. 1887 – 1905. Moseley & Balsall Heath Institute. - 1887-1905
6; 285226 - Aston Choral Society. The Eighth concert will be given in the Victoria Hall, Six Ways, October 28th 1890. Leaflet. 1890. Victoria Hall, Six Ways, Aston. - 1890
6; 308379 - Queen's Hall (London) Symphony Concerts. The Birmingham Festival Chorus April 5, 1913. Programme. 28pp. 1913. Festival Chorus (Birmingham). - 1913
06; 466248 - Walton Trio. Musical evening held in Moseley and Balsall Heath Institute. Programme. 1934-35. Walton Trio.
6; 469219 - Masonic Hall, New Street. Queen's College Choral Society subscription concert, March 14th 1873. Programme. 4pp. 1873. Queen's College Choral Society. - 1873
06; 469227 - The Camp Hill Amateur Musical Society announce the performance of Mendelssohn's Hear my prayer. December 18th, 1873. 4pp. 1873. Camp Hill Presbyterian Church. - 1873
6; 480011 - Concert programmes, 1926-7. South Birmingham Choral Society.
6; 513712 - Words of the songs to be sung by the Wretham Quartet at Edgbaston Assembly Rooms, January 7th 1901. 10pp. 1901. Wretham Quartet. - 1901
06; 514866 - British Music Society (Birmingham Centre) Recital by P. Greene, November 19th, 1928. Programme. 16pp. 1928. Greene (Plunket) Concerts. - 1928
6; 514870 - Town Hall, Birmingham. Programme of concert given by Madame Gell’s Ladies’ Choir, September 23rd, 1916. 12pp. 1916. Gell’s (Madame Marguerite) Ladies Choir. - 1916
06; 514871 - Regent Theatre, January 31st 1926. Vocal recital by John Goss. Programme. 4pp. 1926. Music Society (Birmingham). - 1926
6; 514872 - Programme of concert at Birmingham and Midland Institute. December 12, 1912. 8pp. 1912. Choir and Madrigal Society (Birmingham Select). - 1912
6; 660264 - Opening of the new organ in Stourbridge Church / by Mr. Simms, organist of St. Philip's Birmingham, on Sunday, March, 1810 ; order of the music, to be performed under his direction by the Birmingham Oratorio Choral Society. - 1810
06; 660378 - Solemn evensong : [chants with music] Birmingham Cathedral, July 26, 1919. - 1919
07; 662315 - The Birmingham & Midland Operatic Society year book, 1940. - 1940
8; 644379 - The Bournville carillon : [with musical examples]. - 1952
9; 250743 - SHORE (S.R.) Motet for eight voices, upon the hymn "Pange lingua gloriosi," etc. 16pp. - [nd 1880]
9; 250745 - SHORE (S.R.) Lucis Creator optime. A song, with organ obligato. 8pp. - 1881?
9; 385358 - ALLWOOD (T.H.) Remember the dead. Ballad, the music composed and dedicated to Mrs. S.R. Phipson (The Woodlands, near Birmingham) 5pp. - c.1830
9; 385359 - BAKER (J.A.) God bless the Prince's bridge. National song. 4th edition. 5pp. - 1863
9; 385361 - The ferry maiden : a barcarole / words by F.C. Weatherly. - 1883
9; 385362 - Friendship, love and wine : convivial song / winds by J. Taylor. - 1860
9; 385363 - Ten original chants. - 1855
9; 385365 - WELCH (B) Evening bells. Introducing the well known air "Vesper Bells", for the pianoforte. 7pp. - c.1898
9; 494497 - Lewis's popular waltz. 7pp. c.1910. TOWNEND (DOUGLAS ALNER). - 1910
9; 498507 - A ferial setting glta office for the Holy Communion in G. - 1895
9; 498508 - SHORT (J) Mass (St. Joseph) for four voices, with organ accompaniment. 4th edition - c.1885
9; 498509 - SHORT (J) Beata es Virgo Maria. Offertorium No. 2. 4pp. - 1881
9; 498523 - BEDDOE (A) We parted in sadness. A song. 4pp. - c.1862
9; 498525 - SHORT (J) Deus Israel: introit from the Mass of the bridegroom and the bride, for four voices, with organ accompaniment. 8pp. - c.1880
9; 498526 - TOLKIEN (J) United ever. A Masonic song dedicated to the Provincial Grand Masters of Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Poetry by T.B. Whitefoot. Music by J. Tolkien. 8pp. - c.1875
9; 498574 - There's something in the Empire after all : patriotic song / words by G.H. Moore. - 1915
9; 501949 - The wreck of the Hesperus. - 1899
9; 502245 - Field-side suite for pipes. - 1935
9; 520466 - Harp solos : Annie Laurie. - 1912
9; 520467 - Harp solos : spring song. - 1912
9; 520468 - Harp solos : joyous spring. - 1912
9; 520469 - Harp solos : remembrance. - 1930
9; 520470 - Harp solos : Spanish dance. - 1930
9; 520471 - Harp solos : twilight murmurs. - 1912
9; 520472 - Harp solos : ecstasy. - 1912
9; 528549 - Festal march. - 1910
9; 531720 - Romances for the harp. - 1900
9; 531721 - Cramer's album of harp music : chanson originale. [music] - 1900
9; 531722 - Three harp solos. - 1899
9; 531723 - New harp solos : Une fleur. - 1904
9; 531724 - Valse caprice for the harp. - 1899
9; 550381 - Second romance for piano-forte and violin. - 1890
9; 566134 - The parting : romance for the pianoforte. - 1905
9; 574615 - Concerts for flute and strings. - 1946
9; 584933 - Jazz novelette. - 1947
9; 584934 - Dear old lady London town : [a song]. - 1947
9; 594779 - In Sherwood Forest : a woodland fantasy. - 1947
9; 605107 - In Sherwood Forest. - 1947
9; 628908 - Hamabdil. Hebrew melody for violoncello solo with pianoforte (or harp) accompaniment. - 1919
9; 640187 - Dear Queen Elizabeth : coronation song. - 1952
9; 662080 - Ten songs / written and composed by Alfred William Taylor. - 1961
9; 662081 - Nineteen songs / written and composed by Alfred William Taylor. - 1961
9; 662294 - Seven songs for miming. - 1960
51; 662075 - Great Midlands Orchestra [City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra]. - 1956
61; 501667 - Annual report ...
61; 660339 - News sheet for ...
61; 753413 - City of Birmingham Choir with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra presents Elijah, to commemorate the bi-centenary of the founding of the General Hospital : programme [of performance in] Town Hall, 16th November, 1965. - 1965
66; 238808 - Constitution and rules. 1876. Handsworth Choral Society. - 1876
66; 250741 - Concerts held in the Town Hall. Programmes. March 27, 1909; April 9, 1910. Choral Union (Birmingham). - 1910
66; 285226 - The eighth concert will be given in the Victoria Hall, Six Ways. October 28, 1890. Leaflet. 1890. Aston Choral Society. - 1890
91; 385360 - BELCHER (W.T.) "Midsummer's Eve" Song. Words written by D. Carter. 4pp. - c.1860
91; 498522 - JONES (Rev. Dr.) Shine, gentle moon. Song written by Mrs Howard S. Watson. Composed by Dr. Jones. 6pp. - c.1879
581393 - [A collection of articles on music, with references to Birmingham : contributions to the Monthly musical record, 1933-38].
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