Account of the First Edinburgh Musical Festival, held between the 30th October and 5th November, 1815

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Account of the First Edinburgh Musical Festival, held between the 30th October and 5th November, 1815
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Description	To which is added an essay, containing some general observations on music. By George Farquhar Graham, Esq. Edinburgh : W. Blackwood, 1816. [Includes: Dr. Burney's account of the performance of Handel's Messiah, in Westminster Abbey, on Saturday, May 29, 1784: pp. [175]-195.]
Shelfmark	Glen.65
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record
Attribution and copyright:	Out of copyright - The physical item used to create this digital version is out of copyright

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1816 [Date printed]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Edinburgh > Edinburgh (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Music (discipline) Festivals Performances (creative events)
Person / organisation:	Graham, G. F. (George Farquhar), 1789-1867 [Author] James Ballantyne and Co. [Printer] Blackwood, William, 1776-1834 [Publisher] Burney, Charles, 1726-1814 [Contributor] Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 [Subject of text]
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Glen Collection of printed music
Description	Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject.

Special collections of printed music
Description	The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi.