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Total number of records: 987

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Record typeCount
Archives983
Art items3
Objects1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
South Bank Show Production Archive923
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection43
Brotherton Collection40
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive21

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
classical music987
music39
vocal music24
letter writing10
art education7
music publishing6
musical performances5
students5
drawing5
exhibitions5

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PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom33
Vienna, Austria7
Leeds, United Kingdom2
London (England)2
Horsham, United Kingdom2
Paris, France2
Salzburg, Austria2
Berlin, Germany2
Saint-Saturnin-Les-Apt, France1
Nantwich, United Kingdom1

Count of People and organisations

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Novello, Joseph Alfred1
Novello, Vincent1
Mills, John1
Hillonicke, C.1
Cowden Clarke, Charles1
Hartel, Gottfried Christoph1

Count of Earliest date

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From 17002
From 180040
From 1900531
From 2000414

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Up to 189936
Up to 1999537
Up to latest414

Archive Series

NOVELLO, Clara Anastasia

1838-1910

Material related to the soprano singer Clara Anastasia Novello, including a gift presented to her; notes, manuscripts and partial typescripts for 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' published in 1910; hon...

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NOVELLO, (Mary) Sabilla

1838-1904

Financial, artistic, legal and literary material related to (Mary) Sabilla Novello and her short singing career. Includes portraits of her, albums of greetings cards and her illustrations to her siste...

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NOVELLO COWDEN CLARKE, Music

c. 1800-1900

Manuscript music associated with the Novello Cowden Clarke family, primarily composed, transcribed or arranged by Vincent Novello and performed by his daughter Clara Anastasia Novello.

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Music

1833-1907

Material relating to Clara Anastasia Novello's career as a prominent and celebrated soprano singer, including honorary membership of musical bodies, contracts for performances in Europe, programmes an...

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Press cuttings

1838-1911

Press cuttings relating to Clara Anastasia Novello, including performances, obituaries and reviews of the publication 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' edited by her daughter Valeria Gigliucci and publi...

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Societies

1845

A personalised invitation to a series of meetings and performances of the Beethoven Quartett Society and two leaflets detailing the first and third meetings, with notes in Vincent Novello's hand and p...

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Hillonicke, C. to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred

1837-1838

Two handwritten letters from C. Hillonicke to (Joseph) Alfred Novello, the first dated 12 December 1837, in which the writer mentions their familiarity with Novello's mother Mary Sabilla Novello and t...

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Beethoven Quartett Society

1845

A personalised invitation to a series of meetings and performances of the Beethoven Quartett Society and two leaflets detailing the first and third meetings Dated 21 April 1845 and 19 May 1845, with n...

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Music

1911-1946

Printed and manuscript vocal music and a handwritten index of composers and their music compiled by Maurice de Sausmarez.

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Manuscript Music

c. 1800-1900

Manuscript music associated with the Novello Cowden Clarke family, including drafts by Vincent Novello and performance copies belonging to the vocalist Clara Anastasia Novello, including transcribed c...

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Medals

1857

A medal awarded to (Mary) Sabilla Novello as one of 2500 performers at the Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace in June 1857.

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Music

1854-1860

Printed tickets for members of the Novello family for entry into the Crystal Palace, for their participation in the opening ceremony in 1854 and the Handel Festival in 1857. Also includes a printed ad...

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