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    The Birmingham Triennial Musical Festival, in Birmingham, England, founded in 1784, was the longest-running classical music festival of its kind. It last...
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  • artist to his society. The Music Makers was commissioned for, and first performed at, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival on 1 October 1912, with Muriel...
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  • which the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival would become a regular event every three years, with only two interruptions, until 1914. Music was written...
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    performance took place in 1912 at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. Performances available include: The Music Makers, with Sir Adrian Boult conducting...
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  • Birmingham. 1834 – 7 October: Birmingham Town Hall (designed by Joseph Hansom and Edward Welch) is opened for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival...
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    orchestra at Birmingham Town Hall, where weekly recitals have also been given by the City Organist since 1834. The Birmingham Triennial Music Festivals took place...
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  • 7 – Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, England, designed by Joseph Hansom and Edward Welch, is opened for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. December...
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    century with the formation of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival, which was the longest running classical music festival of its kind until the final concerts...
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    motorways". The Birmingham Triennial Music Festival took place from 1784 to 1912 and was considered the grandest of its kind throughout Britain. Music was written...
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    and broadcasts. The building was created as a home for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival established in 1784, the purpose of which was to raise funds...
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    summer. From 1790 the hotel was one of the venues for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. On 14 July 1791 the hotel was the venue for the dinner to...
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    funds in 1766. Eventually, much of its funds came from the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival, the first of which was held over three days in September...
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  • Prayer (1845) and the oratorio Elijah for its premiere at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival in 1846. As a composer, he produced several hymns, The Nativity...
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  • Orchard in Birmingham since the 1730s. The Musical and Amicable Society was influential in the establishment of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival in 1768...
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  • Finland. The Birmingham Triennial Music Festival is held for the last time. William Henry Bell becomes director of the South African College of Music in Cape...
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  • James Kempson (category British male conductors (music))
    founder of the Birmingham Musical and Amicable Society in 1762 and the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival in 1768. Known in Birmingham as "Diddy" Kempson...
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  • large orchestral oratorio for England to be performed at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. Dvořák had agreed with his librettist Marie Červinková-Riegrová...
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  • the General Hospital, which was funded by concerts of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festivals, the Queen's Hospital had no regular large-scale funding...
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    William Stockley's Orchestra (category Culture in Birmingham, West Midlands)
    earlier Birmingham Festival Orchestra, which consisted largely of outside musicians and only performed during the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. By...
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    and of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival from 1849 to 1882. He conducted at the Bradford (1853, 1856, and 1859) and Handel festivals (1857–1880)...
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    Andrew Black (baritone) (category Academics of the Royal Northern College of Music)
    Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah which he first performed at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival in 1894. He made several recordings for His Master's Voice...
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    music attracted much attention from 1784 with the formation of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival, which was the longest running classical music...
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    principle contralto at the premier of his Elijah at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival of 1846. The aria "O Rest in the Lord" in Elijah was written...
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  • of Lord Le Despencer. 'Goliah' was also performed at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival in 1784. In 1784 Atterbury sang in the chorus of the Handel...
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    The Dream of Gerontius (category Articles with International Music Score Library Project links)
    reputation, he was asked to write a major work for the 1900 Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. He was unable to start work on the poem that he knew so...
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    Felix Mendelssohn (category Articles with International Music Score Library Project links)
    who both greatly admired his music. Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah was commissioned by the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival and premiered on 26 August...
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  • classical music festivalsmusic festivals focused on classical music. Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music (both...
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  • This is a summary of 1912 in music in the United Kingdom. date unknown The Birmingham Triennial Music Festival is held for the last time, and runs at...
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    music attracted much attention from 1784 with the formation of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival, which was the longest running classical music...
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    Hans Richter (conductor) (category Swedish conductors (music))
    life, appearing at many choral festivals including as principal conductor of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival (1885–1909) and directing the Hallé...
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