The Concertina Museum Collection Concertina Music Index
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.1.1-001. A fine and large leather bound volume of many early Victorian concertina
sheet music pieces, arranged by a wide range of well-known players and
teachers (Warren, Lygon, Sedgwick, Richard Blagrove, Gödbé,
etc) and published by Wheatstones, Joseph Scates, W Blagrove,
George Case, and by well known London Instrument dealers.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.1.2-002. The autobiography of Henry Hall (1989 – 1989), noted pre- and
post-war Band leader, who composed for and played the concertina in his early
career.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.1.2-004. A "Select Collection of Twenty Four new Country Dances", published by Longmans,
Cheapside, London, and dated in ink 1804.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.1.2-005. A slim Manuscript Tune-book, with the dealer's label of "Reynolds' Music
Warehouse, Torquay", and with the copperplate owner's name of "George
Stoneman, January 1st 1863" added within the inner front
cover.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.1-001. A large folio of “Imitation of Church Bells and Organ, arranged
for the concertina by Henri Albano”, published by C. Wheatstone
& Co, 15 West Street, Serial No 2460.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.1-002. A large pink-board bound copy of “March: The Cuirassiers
– for Concertina & Pianoforte, by P S Robinson – conductor of
the Premier English Concertina Band.”
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.1-003. A large pink-board bound copy of “March: Cæsar –
for Concertina & Pianoforte, by P S Robinson – conductor of the
Premier English Concertina Band.”
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.1-004. A large folio edition of “Favourite airs selected from the most
popular Operas, arranged for the Concertina by Joseph Warren – No 14
– Lucia Di Lammermoor”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.1-005. A large folio edition of “Exercises for the Concertina by George
Case”, published by C Wheatstone & Co (late of 20 Conduit
St, W), numbered 2200.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.1-006. A large folio edition of “Overture: Poet and Peasant Concertina
arranged for Concertina or Æola by J Howard Shackleton”,
published by C Wheatstone & Co (late of 20 Conduit St, W), numbered
2415 and 2416.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.1-007. A large folio edition of “Grand Coronation March from ‘la
Prophète’ arranged for Concertina or Æola solo by J Howard
Shackleton”, published by C Wheatstone & Co, 15 West Street,
numbered 2423.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.1-008. A large folio edition of “English Concertina Music –
overture to the Caliph of Bagdad”, published by C Wheatstone
& Co (late of 20 Conduit St, W), numbered 231.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.1-009. A large folio edition of “Overture – Morning Noon and Night
‘F von Suppé’ arranged for Concertina or Æola solo by
J Howard Shackleton”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.1-011. Two modern photocopied versions of: “Recollections of
Home” and “Les Oiseaux – Morceaux de
Concert”, each by Giulio Regondi.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.2-001. One of a series of large folio music pieces by Alexander Prince, the
Duet concertina virtuoso. This piece is “Hello – something
merry and bright for pupils on the Duet”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.2-002. One of a series of large folio music pieces by Alexander Prince, the
Duet concertina virtuoso. This piece is “The Alpha Waltz - for
pupils on the Duet”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.2-003. One of a series of large folio music pieces by Alexander Prince, the
Duet concertina virtuoso. This piece is “The Alpha Waltz - for
pupils on the Duet”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.2-004. One of a series of large folio music pieces by Alexander Prince, the
Duet concertina virtuoso. This piece is “Beta Waltz for pupils on
the English Duet Concertina”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.2-005. One of a series of large folio music pieces by Alexander Prince, the
Duet concertina virtuoso. This piece, bound in an outer cardboard mount that
revelas the image from the front cover, is “Beta Waltz for pupils
on the English Duet Concertina”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.3-001. Twenty-one examples from the Series of “Popular American Song Hits
for the Concertina arranged by Henry Silberhorn, Chicago, Ill.”
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.2.3-003. Two examples from the Series of “Vitak-Elsnic Co. Arrangements of Popular
American Song Hits for the Concertina.” Published from 4815 So Ashland
Ave, Chicago, Ill.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.3.1-002. Three Issues of the weekly “Popular Music and Film Song Weekly”
magazine, edited by Henry Hall, and featuring full words and music of
“six great song hits within”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.3.1-003. One of two large and well-filled leather bound music books, with pieces
probably published between 1815 to 1840, by a wide ranging cross-section of
London's Regency era music publishers and dealers.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.3.1-004. One of two large and well-filled leather bound music books, with pieces
probably published between 1815 to 1840, by a wide ranging cross-section of
London's Regency era music publishers and dealers.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-002. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: Six copies of the “
New Revised and Enlarged Edition” c1935, of the Salvation Army
Tutor for the English Concertina.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-003. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: An early but incomplete Tutor,
with good engravings of the 48-key model, and of elegant players in evening
dress.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-005. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: Two later editions of the
Victorian “Exercises for the Concertina, proper for acquiring
Equality of Fingering and Firmness of Tone, Composed by T
Berbiguier”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-009. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: Two copies of “The
Concertina; A handbook and Tutor for beginners on the English
Concertina”by Frank Butler
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-010. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: A later Oak Publications
“The Concertina; A handbook and Tutor for beginners on the English
Concertina”by Frank Butler
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-012. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: Two copies of
“Turner’s Popular Tutor for the English Concertina, the Whole
written, composed and arranged by Havelock Mason”
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-013. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: Two copies of: “How to
Learn the English Concertina Without a Master”, by C.
Roylance, “Professor of the English Concertina”,
London.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-014. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: “The English Concertina
Player’s Companion, C. Roylance, Professor of the
Concertina” originally publ London, 1886.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-015. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: “The Simplicity Tutor
– The English Concertina”, Hawkes & Son, 295 Regent
Street
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-016. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: Two early editions of
“Hawkes & Son’s Simplicity Instruction Books – The
English Concertina”, Hawkes & Son, Denman Street, Piccadilly
Circus
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-017. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: “ The Modern English
Concertina Method by Signor Alsepti, Published by Lachenal & Co, London
W.C”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-019. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: A large hard-bound
“Instructions for Performing on the Concertina, Composed, compiled
and arranged by George Case”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-020. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: Four copies of
“Warren’s Instructions for the Concertina”, all publ
by C Wheatstone & Co, and marked as the 9th Edition, CW
No 1700.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-021. ‘English’ Concertina Tutor: Four copies of
“Wheatstone’s Instructions for the English Concertina, by Alfred
Edwards”
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.1-022. From the
Ruth Askew
Collection. 'English' Concertina Tutor: A soft-bound copy of
"Wheatstone's Instructions for the English Concertina, by Alfred
Edwards"
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.2-001. Tutor for the British-style Anglo Concertina: A 1965 Edition of
“Francis & Day’s Anglo Chromatic Concertina Tutor, by Dudley
E Bayford”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.2-002. Tutor for the British-style Anglo Concertina: Four copies of
“Handbook for the Anglo-Chromatic concertina by Roger
Watson”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.2-003. Tutor for the British-style Anglo Concertina: Three copies of
“First Steps - concertina - Anglo-Chromatic”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.2-004. Tutor for the British-style Anglo Concertina: A fragmentary copy
of “Roylance’s Concertina Tutor for the Anglo-German
concertina”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.2-006. Tutor for theBritish-style Anglo Concertina: A hard-bound copy of
“The Chromatic Anglo Concertina Tutor by George Jones”,
publ by C Wheatstone & Co, 15 West Street.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.3-004. Tutor for the German Anglo Concertina: Three copies of “The
First Step How to play the Anglo-Chromatic Concertina by J
Wetstone”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.3-011. Tutor for the German Anglo Chromatic Concertina: A further copy of
"The First Step How to play the Anglo-Chromatic Concertina by J
Wetstone".
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.4-001. A large hard-bound edition of “A practical and Comprehensive Tutor
for the Duet Concertina, arranged and fingered by Ernest
Rutterford”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.4-002. An 4th Edition of “A practical and Comprehensive Tutor for
the Duet Concertina, arranged and fingered by Ernest Rutterford”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.4-003. An 5th Edition of “A practical and Comprehensive Tutor for
the Duet Concertina, arranged and fingered by Ernest Rutterford,revised 1946”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.5-001. An early 1924 edition of “The Salvation Army Triumph Concertina
Tutor”, publ by Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Ltd, Judd
Street, London W C.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.5-002. An later 1938 edition of “The Salvation Army Triumph Concertina
Tutor”, publ by Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Ltd, Judd
Street, King’s Cross, London WC1.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.5-003. A modern advertising leaflet from concertina and music dealer T & J Pearson
of Pudsey, west Yorkshire, advertising their reprints of the Salvationist
Publishing tutor books for the Triumph and English concertinas, at £10
each.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.6-001. A rare hard-bound first edition of “Instructions for the double
concertina by Joseph Warren”, published in “London,
Messrs Wheatstone & Co, 20 Conduit Strt. Regent Strt., Price
7/6”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.6-002. A facsimile copy of C Wheatstone’s two-page introductory document about
his new invention, the “Double Concertina”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.7-001. A copy of the British Museum’s “Instructions for performing
on Wheatstone’s Patent Duett Concertina”, c1850
The Concertina Museum Ref:5.4.9-001. From the
Ruth Askew
Collection. A large and original cover from an 1835-40 period Accordion
Tutor, published by: Keith, Prowse & Co, City Royal Musical Repository,
48 Cheapside, London.