Research Catalog
John Cheshire papers
- Title
- John Cheshire papers, 1853-1945.
- Author
- Cheshire, John, 1837-1910.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 83-158 Box 1 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 83-158 Box 2 | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Cheshire, Zoë.
- Description
- .9 linear ft. (2 boxes)
- Summary
- The papers of John Cheshire consist of scrapbooks, a music journal, a certificate and scores.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Scores.
- Scrapbooks.
- Biography (note)
- John Cheshire, harpist and composer, was born on March 28, 1837 in Birmingham, England.
- Call Number
- JPB 83-158
- OCLC
- NYPG05-A10015
- Author
- Cheshire, John, 1837-1910.
- Title
- John Cheshire papers, 1853-1945.
- Biography
- John Cheshire, harpist and composer, was born on March 28, 1837 in Birmingham, England. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1852-1855 and afterwards under Sir G.A. Macfarren and J.B. Chatterton. In 1855, he was appointed harpist to the Royal Italian Opera and in 1865, principal harpist at Her Majesty?s Theatre. From 1858-1861, he toured in South America, and in 1879 Norway and Sweden. In 1888, he was the harpist to the National Opera Company. His compositions included an opera, Diana, Cantat, The King and the Maiden (book by Arthur Matthison; performed at St. James Hall on April 20, 1866), and The Buccaneers. Cheshire had married pianist, Mathilda Maria Frances Baxter, in 1871. One of their daughtes, Zoë Cheshire, also pursued a career as a harpist. For the last twenty years of his life, John Cheshire lived and performed, mostly in America. He died on Sept. 26, 1910 in New York City.
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- Occupation
- Harpists.
- Added Author
- Cheshire, Zoë.
- Research Call Number
- JPB 83-158