Sheet music
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1903
Materials
paper
Measurements
85 x 65 x 0.5 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107593
Summary
A sheet of paper containing the music for the third trumpeter of the Delhi Durbar in 1903. The music was composed by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. 'The fanfare composed for trumpets at the Durbar, January 1st, 1903, by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, in blue silk case with gold embroidered crown' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Makers and roles
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), composer