Library

Facsimiles of printed editions

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

Joseph Doane: A Musical Directory for the year 1794
Includes the names and addressesof the composers and professors of music with a number of amateurs vocal and instrumental, as well as a short history of the Academy of Ancient Music.
£7.50 (including p&p)

Hummel: A Complete Theoretical and Practical Course of Instructions
The Art of Playing the Piano-Forte, Part III.
Reprint of the English edition published by T. Boosey & Co., from a copy in the RCM Library.
£7.50 (including p&p)

Albert Sammons: The Secret of Technique in Violin Playing
A unique method of daily practice for soloists and advanced players, op. 20. With Sammons' own added fingerings and additional notes by Hugh Bean, Sammons' pupil and RCM professor.
£7.50 (including p&p)

Tributes to Vaughan Williams | 50 Years On
This volume reprints the Royal College of Music magazine from Easter 1959, which gathered together tributes to Ralph Vaughan Williams from people who had known him throughout his life - not only a host of well-known musical personalities but also family members, school friends and army colleagues, and his grateful cook. Their combined insights paint a truly fascinating picture of one of British music's most enduring and endearing personalities. 56 page magazine plus preface by Professor Colin Lawson.
£5.00 (including p&p)