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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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    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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  • 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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    stereotyped as "a non-place surrounded by motorways". The Birmingham Triennial Music Festival took place from 1784 to 1912 and was considered the grandest...
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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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  • Further festivals were held in 1780 and 1784, after which the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival would become a regular event every three years, with only...
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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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    Faust. From 2 to 5 October 1894, Oudin took part in the Birmingham Triennial Musical Festival. After taking part in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth...
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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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  • 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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  • engaged at the triennial festivals (ib. ii. 124). In order to provide the town with a building sufficiently large to do justice to the festivals, Moore successfully...
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  • Birmingham. Shortly after joining the roster of singers managed by Messrs Harrison, he appeared in concert at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival...
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    Triennial Festival". The Times. London. 18 September 1886. p. 7.; "Leeds Musical Festival". The Times. London. 14 October 1886. p. 9.; "Leeds Musical...
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    William Stockley's Orchestra (category Orchestras 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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    at numerous festivals and concerts throughout Great Britain and twice toured in the United States. His performance at the Triennial Festival of the Handel...
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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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  • Mendelssohn conducted his oratorio Elijah was premiered in Birmingham at the Triennial Music Festival on 26 August 1846. He was organist of High Pavement Chapel...
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    Arthur Sullivan. Its first performance was in August 1870 at the Birmingham Triennial Festival, conducted by the composer. It predates all his work with W...
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    organist of Birmingham Town Hall. In 1837 he was appointed organist of Birmingham Town Hall where he participated in two of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festivals...
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    Edward Elgar (category Academics of the University of Birmingham)
    land." Elgar's next major work was eagerly awaited. For the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival of 1900, he set Cardinal John Henry Newman's poem The Dream...
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    Britain's musical life. In 1898, based on his growing reputation, he was asked to write a major work for the 1900 Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. He was...
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  • of 1912 in music in the United Kingdom. date unknown The Birmingham Triennial Music Festival is held for the last time, and runs at a loss. Edward German...
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  • Samuel Stanley (composer) (category People from Birmingham, West Midlands)
    Lane. He was a cellist in the Birmingham Theatre Orchestra, and he played at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festivals of 1799, 1802 and 1817. He also...
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    John Joubert (composer) (category Academics of the University of Birmingham)
    such as the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Birmingham Festival Choral Society (named for the Birmingham Triennial Festival, the Royal Philharmonic...
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    Charles Swinnerton Heap (category People educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham)
    Staffordshire Festival, Hanley (1888–1899) Conductor of the Birmingham Festival Choral Society (1895) Conductor of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival (1897)...
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    chief conductor of the triennial Birmingham Musical Festival, Sullivan received a commission to write a cantata for the Festival. At the time, Sullivan...
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  • at the English Opera House. In 1820 he performed at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. in 1821 he succeeded Hyde at the Concerts of Antient Music...
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  • The following is an incomplete list of classical music festivals – music festivals focused on classical music. Classical music is art music produced or...
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    "Worcester Music Festival", The Times, 9 September 1869, p. 10 Hughes, p. 14 Lunn, Henry C. "The Birmingham Musical Festival", The Musical Times, 1 October...
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    Elijah was commissioned by the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival and premiered on 26 August 1846, at the Town Hall, Birmingham. It was composed to a German...
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