Programme accompanying the ninth Aldeburgh Festival giving details of the events held throughout the ten days of the Festival. It includes extracts from Mozart's letters both to his family and to Joseph Haydn in which he refers to the music he was working on, extracts from Schumann's articles on music and his letters to young musicians, a brief introduction by Kenneth Clark to the exhibition and work of the artist, Jean François Millet and articles on The Harpsichord, Blythburgh and the British Scene Design for Opera. It supplies coverage of all the performances and other events put on throughout the Festival including lectures, exhibitions and the Festival Services.
Notification that the Tenth Aldeburgh Festival will take place from 14-23 June 1957.
Cover design by John Nash. Printed by Benham & Company Ltd.
Listed at the back are the members of the Aldeburgh Festival Choir and the Festival Subscribers and inside the back cover is a map of the Aldeburgh marshes and town with the locations involved with the Festival marked.
Programme price 5 shillings.
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Articles:
Extracts from Mozart's Letters, published Macmillan & Co.;
J. F. Millett, an Introduction to an Exhibition of Works by, by Sir Kenneth Clark;
The Hapsichord form the Middle Ages to the present day by Thomas Goff;
Blythburgh by Ronald Blythe;
Extracts from Schumann's Articles on Music and Letters to Young Musicians, published Dennis Dobson Ltd.;
A few Notes on British Scene Design for Opera by Aubrey Ensor.
Exhibitions:
The Drawings of Jean Francis Millet, in the Moot Hall, arranged by Sir Kenneth Clark;
Contemporary British Sculpture, in the Garden of Red House, arranged by The Norwich 1956 Exhibition Committee;
Theatre Models, in the Church Hall, arranged by Aubrey Ensor.
Lectures:
The Lost Guide given by E. M. Forster in the Jubilee Hall;
Wind Instruments Past and Present given by Anthony Baines in Eaton House Garden (replacement for James Blades: The History, Development and Present-day Use of the Orchestral Instruments of Percussion);
The Development of the Keyboard given by Thomas Goff in the Jubilee Hall (introduction to performance by George Malcolm);
Jean François Millet given by Sir Kenneth Clark in the Jubilee Hall;
Propos à Batons Rompus sur la Music given by Francis Poulenc (in French) in the Jubilee Hall.
Photographs:
Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by Josef Lange;
Portrait of Robert Schumann by an unspecified artist;
Mr. Paul Beck, tuning the Festival piano, photographed by Kurt Hutten;
Clavichord by Thomas Goff;
Harpsichord by Thomas Goff;
The February Beach, photographed by Kurt Hutten;
At Slaughden, photographed by Kurt Hutten;
A Room with a View: Crag Path, Aldeburgh, photographed by Kurt Hutten;
Bench-end, Blythburgh Church: The Reaper, photographed by Kurt Hutten;
Aldeburgh to Tokyo and Back, Britten and Pears trip 1955-1956: Instanbul-The Bosphorus; Arrival in Bombay (PH/5/137); Tokyo, hello! (PH/3/44); Television Debut, Japan; A Geisha evening in Kyoto (PH/5/150); A warm welcome from the Mayor, Yugoslavia (PH/5/136);
Sketch: 'Man carrying a log' by Jean François Millet, photograph courtesy of Louis C. G. Clarke, Esq.
1 volume
Bound into a volume which includes the years 1954-1960; 18.5 x 24.5cm with pencil annotations.
Master copy (bound volume)
Archive
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