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Catherine Ferris, The music of three Dublin musical societies of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: The Anacreontic Society, The Antient Concerts Society and The Sons of Handel. A descriptive catalogue
Volumes, pp.: 4
Supervisor(s): Prof. Barra Boydell
Repository (hard copy): NUIM Library
General specialism: Musicology
Historical timeframe: 1740-1865
Key terms, persons: Joseph Robinson
Key terms, places: Dublin
Key terms, institutions: Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin
Abstract:
The three societies, upon which this thesis focuses, are prime examples of the wealth of music performances in Dublin in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Formed in 1740 and lasting until 1865, The Anacreontic Society was one of the more prominent amateur music societies in Dublin both prior to, and after the social and political upheaval of the Act of Union of 1801. The Sons of Handel society (1810-1824) is thought to have been the first choral society in Ireland dedicated to the performance of oratorios. Its antecedent, The Antient Concerts Society, was formed ten years after the former is said to have concluded its performances, and lasted until 1864. It was established for the performance of large scale choral works by both the ‘ancient masters’ and contemporary composers.
Knowledge of these societies and of their repertoires has thus far been gleaned from newspaper advertisements and reviews of their concerts. However, these subjective sources do not provide a comprehensive account of the societies activities. The only extant unbiased primary sources are the music collections of The Anacreontic Society, The Sons of Handel and The Antient Concerts Society, which are housed in the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin. These collections were previously uncollated and uncatalogued and were impractical for use as sources. The paucity of evidence on the societies, and on the public and private music scene as a whole, may be supplemented with the information provided in this work.
This thesis contains five catalogues: The Anacreontic Society Main Catalogue, The Anacreontic Society Bound Sets Catalogue, The Sons of Handel Catalogue, The Antient Concerts Society Main Catalogue and The Antient Concerts Society Bound Sets Catalogue. It provides a detailed description of every item in the three collections, including any markings by publishers, local suppliers, binders, the societies themselves, copyists and performers. It also provides a photographic index to accompany the catalogue, illustrating all of the aforementioned markings.
Related publications:
'The music collections of the Anacreontic Society and the Sons of Handel society and music making in Dublin c1740-1865' Brio - Journal of of the United Kingdom and Ireland Branch of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres Vol.43, No.1 (Spring/Summer 2006), 21-34
Catherine Ferris, The music of three Dublin musical societies of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: The Anacreontic Society, The Antient Concerts Society and The Sons of Handel. A descriptive catalogue
MLitt, NUI Maynooth, 2005
Volumes, pp.: 4
Supervisor(s): Prof. Barra Boydell
Repository (hard copy): NUIM Library
General specialism: Musicology
Historical timeframe: 1740-1865
Key terms, persons: Joseph Robinson
Key terms, places: Dublin
Key terms, institutions: Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin
Abstract:
The three societies, upon which this thesis focuses, are prime examples of the wealth of music performances in Dublin in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Formed in 1740 and lasting until 1865, The Anacreontic Society was one of the more prominent amateur music societies in Dublin both prior to, and after the social and political upheaval of the Act of Union of 1801. The Sons of Handel society (1810-1824) is thought to have been the first choral society in Ireland dedicated to the performance of oratorios. Its antecedent, The Antient Concerts Society, was formed ten years after the former is said to have concluded its performances, and lasted until 1864. It was established for the performance of large scale choral works by both the ‘ancient masters’ and contemporary composers.
Knowledge of these societies and of their repertoires has thus far been gleaned from newspaper advertisements and reviews of their concerts. However, these subjective sources do not provide a comprehensive account of the societies activities. The only extant unbiased primary sources are the music collections of The Anacreontic Society, The Sons of Handel and The Antient Concerts Society, which are housed in the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin. These collections were previously uncollated and uncatalogued and were impractical for use as sources. The paucity of evidence on the societies, and on the public and private music scene as a whole, may be supplemented with the information provided in this work.
This thesis contains five catalogues: The Anacreontic Society Main Catalogue, The Anacreontic Society Bound Sets Catalogue, The Sons of Handel Catalogue, The Antient Concerts Society Main Catalogue and The Antient Concerts Society Bound Sets Catalogue. It provides a detailed description of every item in the three collections, including any markings by publishers, local suppliers, binders, the societies themselves, copyists and performers. It also provides a photographic index to accompany the catalogue, illustrating all of the aforementioned markings.
Related publications:
'The music collections of the Anacreontic Society and the Sons of Handel society and music making in Dublin c1740-1865' Brio - Journal of of the United Kingdom and Ireland Branch of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres Vol.43, No.1 (Spring/Summer 2006), 21-34
Thesis submission ID 800