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Novello Cowden Clarke
1739-1966
The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...
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...
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...
Kenneth Leighton quartet
1964-1966
Original Kenneth Leighton notation manuscript of 'Variations for String Quartet' commissioned by Maurice de Sausmarez in memory of his mother Jessie Rose de Sausmarez in 1964, with a printed score pub...
Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Cowden Clarke, Charles
1814-1856
34 handwritten letters from the poet Leigh Hunt to Charles Cowden Clarke, beginning with his imprisonment at Surrey Jail from 1813 to 1815 and going on to contain references to publications and events...
Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred
c. 1854-1855
Twelve undated handwritten letters from the poet Leigh Hunt to (Joseph) Alfred Novello, concerning Hunt's writings for Novello's Musical Times, apologising for delays to his articles as a result of il...
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...
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.
Performances
1843-1845
Transcribed reviews of (Mary) Sabilla Novello's first vocal performances in public in 1843 and a print for the National Anti-Corn Law League Quadrilles dated 1845.
Travel
1829
Vincent Novello and his wife Mary Sabilla Novello travelled through Europe in 1829 and both kept diaries from this time. The file contains Vincent Novello's diaries along with associated letters, memo...
Novello, Clara Anastasia to 'Dear Sir'
1853-1855
Seven handwritten letters from Clara Anastasia Novello to an unidentified recipient, concerning her professional singing engagements.
Peter Bellis to Maurice de Sausmarez
Nov 1967
Two handwritten letters from Peter Bellis to Maurice de Sausmarez, requesting that he pay the bill for hifi equipment or return it. The second letter thanks de Sausmarez for the cheque and mentions th...