The Musical Fund Society
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The Musical Fund Society is one of the oldest musical societies in the United States founded in February 1820[1] by Benjamin Carr, Rayner Taylor, George Schetky and Benjamin Cross, and the painter Thomas Sully. Its first public concert on April 22nd, 1821 and featured Beethoven’s 2nd Symphony. Noted for its fine acoustics, the Musical Fund Hall buiklt in 1824 was designed William Strickland, anarchitect and society member. Around 1900, the society was a main proponent in creating the Philadelphia Orchestra.[2] In 1982, The Musical Fund Society’s document collection including manuscripts of European music as well as music by Pennsylvania composers, went to the library of the University of Pennsylvania. [3][4]
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- ^ http://musicalfundsociety.org/ The Musical Fund Society
- ^ http://phonoarchive.org/grove/Entries/S21550.htm Phono Archive
- ^ http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/music/mfs.html University of Pennsylvania’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- ^ http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/rbm/mss/ Library of the University of Pennsylvania
