Library

Facsimiles of manuscripts

The following facsimiles are available to purchase from the library, or from the RCM Box Office.

Elgar: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra op 85                                 
Facsimile of the manuscript full score of 1919
(RCM MS 4229)
This edition includes four pages of corrections made by Elgar just before the first performance that year in consultation with the cellist Felix Salmond, and introductions by Jonathan Del Mar and Steven Isserlis.
Barenreiter, 2007
£63.50 (including p&p)

Howells: A spotless rose
Facsimile of the autograph manuscript of Howells’ famous carol-anthem written in 1919.
(RCM MS 7377)
Royal College of Music, 2011
£7.95 (including p&p)

Parry: I was glad
Facsimile of the autograph manuscript of Parry’s 1902 coronation anthem for King Edward VII, as revised for King George V in 1911.
(RCM MS 4255)
Royal College of Music, 2011
£9.95 (including p&p)

Parry: Jerusalem
Facsimile of the 1916 autograph manuscript of Parry’s orchestral version of Jerusalem (And did those feet in ancient time).
(RCM MS 4215)
Royal College of Music, 2009.
£9.95 (including p&p)