GB 1249 Colles - COLLES, Henry Cope (1879-1943)

7 boxes

GB 1249 Colles 1938-1939 Collection (fonds) 7 boxes Colles , Henry Cope , 1879-1943 , musician and historian
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Henry Cope Colles, born Bridgnorth, Shropshire, 20 Apr 1879; entered Royal College of Music at age of 16 and studied music history under Sir Hubert Parry, the organ under Walter Alcock and counterpoint under Walford Davies; won an organ scholarship at Worcester College, Oxford; graduated, 1902; appointed music critic of The Academy and assistant music critic of The Times, 1905, and appointed chief critic, 1911; taught at Cheltenham Ladies College; joined RCM to lecture on music history, analysis and interpretation; joined the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music as an examiner; Fellow and Governor of St Michael's College, Tenbury; chairman of the Church Music Society and of the School of English Church Music; appointed freeman of the Musicians' Company, 1934; Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford, 1936; died London, 4 Mar 1943. Publications: Brahms (London, 1908); The Growth of Music (Oxford, 1912-1916); edited Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians Third edition (London, 1927); Voice and Verse: a Study of English Song (London, 1928); The Chamber Music of Brahms (London, 1933); The Royal College of Music: a Jubilee Record, 1883-1933 (London, 1933); edited Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians Fourth edition (London, 1940); On Learning Music and Other Essays (London, 1940); H. Walford Davies (London, 1942); with MF Alderson History of St Michael's College, Tenbury (London, 1943).

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Papers of Henry Cope Colles, 1938-1939, as editor of the Fourth edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Macmillans, London, 1940), comprising correspondence with contributors of articles and subjects of articles, including particular accumulations of correspondence with Eric Blom: Alfredo Casella: Sir Henry Walford Davies; Richard Capell; Alfred Einstein; Edwin Evans; Arthur Henry Fox Strangways; Francis William Galpin; Anselm Hughes; Macario Santiago Kastner; Alfred Loewenberg; Gustave Reese; Percy Alfred Scholes; Marion Margaret Scott; John Brande Trend.

The correspondence has been retained in Colles' original office files, arranged by box in alphabetical order of correspondent's surname, as follows: A-B; C-D; E-F; G-H; I-O; P-S; T-Z.

Usual conditions of the Library of the Royal College of Music apply. See the RCM website or contact the RCM Library for details.

Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Archivist for research purposes only.
English, with some French, German and Italian.

The collection is uncatalogued.

British Library holds correspondence between Colles and Macmillans, 1909-1939 (Ref: Add MSS 55237-38).

Compiled by Robert Baxter as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Sources: National Register of Archives; article on Colles by Eric Blom and Malcolm Turner, Grove Dictionary of Music. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jun 2001 Artists Biographies Blom , Eric Walter , 1888-1959 , musicologist Capell , Richard , 1885-1954 , music critic Casella , Alfredo , 1883-1947 , Italian composer, pianist and conductor Classical music Colles , Henry Cope , 1879-1943 , musician and historian Davies , Sir , Henry Walford , 1869-1941 , Knight , composer organist broadcaster Einstein , Alfred , 1880-1952 , American musicologist Evans , Edwin , 1874-1945 , music critic Galpin , Francis William , 1858-1945 , collector of musical instruments and scholar Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians Hughes , Anselm , 1889-1974 , musicologist and Anglican Benedictine monk x Hughes , Humphrey Vaughan Kastner , Macario Santiago , 1908-1992 , musicologist, pianist and harpsichordist Literary forms and genres Literature Loewenberg , Alfred , 1902-1949 , lexicographer and historian Music Musical styles Musicians Musicology Performers Prose Reese , Gustave , 1899-1977 , American musicologist and teacher Scholes , Percy Alfred , 1877-1958 , musicologist Scott , Marion Margaret , 1844-1953 , musicologist and musician Strangways , Arthur Henry , Fox- , 1859-1948 , musicologist, critic and editor x Fox-Strangways , Arthur Henry Trend , John Brande , 1887-1958 , Professor of Spanish Performing arts

Not known

Papers of Henry Cope Colles, 1938-1939, as editor of the Fourth edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Macmillans, London, 1940), comprising correspondence with contributors of articles and subjects of articles, including particular accumulations of correspondence with Eric Blom: Alfredo Casella: Sir Henry Walford Davies; Richard Capell; Alfred Einstein; Edwin Evans; Arthur Henry Fox Strangways; Francis William Galpin; Anselm Hughes; Macario Santiago Kastner; Alfred Loewenberg; Gustave Reese; Percy Alfred Scholes; Marion Margaret Scott; John Brande Trend.

The correspondence has been retained in Colles' original office files, arranged by box in alphabetical order of correspondent's surname, as follows: A-B; C-D; E-F; G-H; I-O; P-S; T-Z.

Usual conditions of the Library of the Royal College of Music apply. See the RCM website or contact the RCM Library for details.

Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Archivist for research purposes only.

• English

• Latin

English, with some French, German and Italian.

The collection is uncatalogued.

British Library holds correspondence between Colles and Macmillans, 1909-1939 (Ref: Add MSS 55237-38).

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English