[Incorporated Society of Musicians and British music on eve of First World War.] Signatures of thirteen composers (including Havergal Brian, Monk Gould, Julius Harrison) and musicians at 1912 Birmingham Conference, seven with autograph bars of music.

For a detailed report of the Incorporated Society of Musicians conference at which these autographs were given, and which took place in Birmingham over the five days between 30 December 1912 and 3 January 1913, see Musical Times, 1 February 1913, pp.113-114. Thirteen signatures of British pre-war musical figures, on ten pieces of paper, ranging from 16 x 19 cm to 7 x 13 cm, nine of them on parts leaves of various colours cut from an album. In good condition, lightly aged. In only two cases are the signatures on both sides of the paper, on the other eight the reverse is blank. The ten pieces of paper are as follows. ONE: Edgar Leslie Bainton (1880-1956), British, and latterly Australian, composer: 'Edgar L. Bainton | Birmingham. January. 1913.' With bar from 'The Cap & Bells'. On the reverse are the signatures of the violinists Albert Sammons (1908-1917) and Thomas W. Petre of the London String Quartet: 'The London String Quartet | Albert Sammons. | Thomas Petre'. TWO: Edward Bennett: 'Edward Bennett | I. S. M. Conference Birmingham | January 1st - 1913 -' With five bars from 'My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced'. THREE: Havergal Brian [born William Brian] (1876-1972), composer: 'Birmingham | Friday Jany 3 - 1913 | Havergal Brian'. With two bars from 'Doctor Merryheart'. FOUR: John David Davis (1869-1942), composer: 'J. D. Davis . | Birmingham | Jan . 2. 1913 .' FIVE: Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877-1950): 'H. Balfour Gardiner'. With two bars from 'Cargoes'. SIX: Allen Gill, conductor, a protege of Barnby: 'Allen Gill | Birmingham Conference | Jan. 1. 1913'. SEVEN: Monk Gould [William Monk Gould] (1856-1923), British composer of light music: 'Monk Gould. | Birm: Conf: 1913.' With two bars from his most famous composition, 'The curfew'. EIGHT: Julius Harrison [Julius Allan Greenway Harrison] (1885-1963), composer and operatic conductor: 'Julius Harrison | Birmingham Conference I. S. M. | Jany. 1913'. With three bars from 'Down among the Dead Men'. NINE: William Wallace (1860-1940), Scottish composer and Dean of the Faculty of Music in the University of London: 'William Wallace : | Birmingham : | January 1 : 1913.' With two bars of unidentified music. TEN: Charles Warwick Evans (1885-1974): 'C. Warwick-Evans | Birmingham Conference 1913'. On the reverse is signature of the composer Harry Assur Keyser (1871-1962): 'Harry. A. Keyser. | Birmingham', with cropped bars from 'Othello Act [...]'.