A few years ago I purchased two miniature scores of Beethoven's symphonies, one of symphony nos 7 and one of nos 9 from a secondhand book shop in north Lancashire. The hardback copy of the 9th symphony had been given as a school prize in 1935 to J.B Dalby.
Yesterday evening some friends of ours visited and we started to discuss a performance of the Ode to Joy broadcast during the opening concert of the Elbphilharmonie and so I opened the copy of the score. To my delight our friend said that her mother had known a Mrs Dalby (possibly the wife of J B Dalby) when she lived close to the secondhand bookshop.
This morning I have started to search for any details of J B Dalby on the internet and found one of his publications whilst he was organiser of music for the city of Aberdeen Education Authority. I know this is the same J B Dalby because inside one of the scores I found a subscription concert programme for 1960-61 season at the Music Hall Aberdeen. I also know that by 1966 he had achieved a BMus and FRCO.
I would very much like to know how these scores migrated to north Lancashire and wonder if anybody on this forum could help. Our friend said last night that they thought he became Professor Dalby which implies he took a post in the music department at Lancaster University and this is something I could fairly easily explore. However any other information in the meantime would be most helpful.
Thank you
Chris
Yesterday evening some friends of ours visited and we started to discuss a performance of the Ode to Joy broadcast during the opening concert of the Elbphilharmonie and so I opened the copy of the score. To my delight our friend said that her mother had known a Mrs Dalby (possibly the wife of J B Dalby) when she lived close to the secondhand bookshop.
This morning I have started to search for any details of J B Dalby on the internet and found one of his publications whilst he was organiser of music for the city of Aberdeen Education Authority. I know this is the same J B Dalby because inside one of the scores I found a subscription concert programme for 1960-61 season at the Music Hall Aberdeen. I also know that by 1966 he had achieved a BMus and FRCO.
I would very much like to know how these scores migrated to north Lancashire and wonder if anybody on this forum could help. Our friend said last night that they thought he became Professor Dalby which implies he took a post in the music department at Lancaster University and this is something I could fairly easily explore. However any other information in the meantime would be most helpful.
Thank you
Chris