Music Manuscripts of Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Mus. b. 45, f. 56-9
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1878-1934
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 5 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Autograph music manuscripts of Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen. Most of the works are unpublished.

Administrative / Biographical History

Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852-1935) was a composer and conductor. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Access Information

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).

Acquisition Information

The manuscripts were bought from Kenneth Mummery in 1983.

Note

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A full description is available in the Library.

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