HAVERGAL, William Henry (1793-1870)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 1249 MS 4820 |
Held at | : Royal College of Music Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rcm.ac.uk/library/contactus/archivesandrecords/ › |
Full title | : HAVERGAL, William Henry (1793-1870) |
Date(s) | : 1844-1870 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 file |
Name of creator(s) | : Havergal | William Henry | 1793-1870 | composer of sacred music |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
William Henry Havergal, born 1793; educated Merchant Taylors' School, London, and St Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA, 1815; MA, 1819); ordained, 1816; curate at Bristol, Coaley (Gloucs.), 1820, and Astley (Worcs), 1822; appointed rector of Astley, 1829; rector of St Nicholas, Worcester, 1845; retired to the vicarage of Shareshill (Staffs.), 1860; commenced publishing cathedral music in the 1830s; in 1844 he began to produce a series of publications aimed towards the improvement of psalmody; wrote hymns, sacred songs and carols for the periodical Our Own Fireside and selected, harmonized and arranged vocal music; published two volumes of Sermons (London, 1853) and A History of the Old Hundredth Psalm Tune (New York, 1854) as well as other sermons and religious essays; died 1870.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Correspondence to the Rev William Henry Havergal, 1844-1868, mainly relating to musical settings of Psalm 100, in particular the tune known as the `Old Hundredth', including correspondence from his son Henry E Havergal, with manuscript copies of musical examples. Includes a notebook of W H Havergal containing a series of short tunes, and a memorial card of W H Havergal, 1870.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English.
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Usual conditions of the Library of the Royal College of Music apply. See the RCM website or contact the RCM Library for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Archivist for research purposes only.
Finding aids:
An entry is given in volume 2 of the Manuscripts catalogue in the library of the Royal College of Music.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Donated by Commander C R Havergal, 1976.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Birmingham University Special Collections Department holds miscellaneous papers of W H Havergal, 1816-1886 (Ref: CMS/Acc 95).
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Robert Baxter as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Source: article by William Barclay Squire/Nicholas Temperley, Grove Dictionary of Music.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Sep 2001
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