Historical Images
These images are reproduced from original photographs and documents in the Clive Morley Collection.
Some of the images originated with Joseph George Morley (1847-1921) and the collection was later greatly expanded by his son, John Sebastian Morley (1898-1986). As the owner of a thriving harp retail and repair business in London, John Sebastian regularly came into contact with well known harpists, who often gave him signed photographs and other publicity material. The collection includes items relating to individual harpists (listed alphabetically); duos and groups of harpists; harps; the Morley shop and workshops; and non-harpists.
We have made these items available as a resource for the study and general interest of harpists and music historians. Please contact us if you would like to use an image for a particular purpose. All images are copyright and must not be reproduced without our permission.
See also sheet music and documents from the same collection.
Harpists
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Elodie Caselli
Professor of Harp at the Royal Conservatoire of Music, Bucharest
Business Card and Photograph |
Hilda Coe
Autograph and Photograph
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Annabel Currie
Gaelic, Scots and Hebridean Songs with Clarsach Accompaniment a Speciality
At Liberty for Concerts, At Homes, Lectures
Publicity Brochure Front Page |
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Isabel Bonar Dodds
Old Tales and Songs to the Celtic Harp in the Ancient Bardic Manner
Publicity Brochure Front Page |
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Isabel Bonar Dodds
Old Tales and Songs to the Celtic Harp in the Ancient Bardic Manner
Biography and Repertoire
Publicity Brochure Inside Pages |
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Isabel Bonar Dodds
Old Tales and Songs to the Celtic Harp in the Ancient Bardic Manner
Press Notices
Publicity Brochure Inside Pages |
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Miss Clara Eissler
Along with her violinist sister, Marianne, Clara was the dedicatee of Saint Saens’ Sonata for Violin and Harp. More on Clara Eissler from MUGI (in German).With grateful thanks to Alex Rider for identifying Clara Eissler for us.
Photograph
H B Fabiani
Harpist-Composer and Singing TeacherAt 75 Years Old, 5th April 1912
Autograph and Photograph
Signor Fabiani
18 Years, to Parisian Nobility. Old Italian Method condensed. Correct accent in 3 languages. Musical Rudiments, Elocution, Preluding on Piano and Harp Teacher of Singing and Piano Syracuse, NY
Business Card
Louis Grimm
Possible Autograph and Photograph
Louis Grimm
Possible Autograph and Photograph
Thomas Gruffydd
Photograph
With grateful thanks to Tacye Phillipson for identifying Thomas Gruffydd for us.
A M Gwen
South Wales, 1930
Rose Hardy
Photograph
Hemisch
Photograph and Signature
Alfred Holy
Recommendation for Mr G Morley
Edouard Jacobs
Photograph
Was an important cellist of the Belgian School of Cello Playing, and he was born in Halle, Belgium.
More info here: https://www.servais-vzw.org/en/
Stirling Jones
Publicity Brochure
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Alfred Kastner
Harp Professor at Royal Academy of Music, Budapest
Photograph |
Pattufa and Marjory Kennedy-Fraser
Songs of the Hebrides
Publicity Brochure Front Page
Gottlieb Krueger
50th Anniversary - 1st September 1842-1892
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Mrs Larney
Light Infantry Band
Photograph and Signature |
Mrs Larney
Photograph and Signature
Lily Laskine
22nd June 1907Press Notices
Laudoux
Photograph
Alice Lisedtt*
February 1914 Photograph
Giorgio Lorenzi
1909 Photograph and Signature
Eugenie-Mary Loudon
1954 Photograph and Signature
Lundin
Photograph
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Antonio Meo
Photograph and Signature
With grateful thanks to Tacye Phillipson for identifying Antonio Meo for us. |
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Mercier
Paris 1906
Student of Maignier and Hasselmans
Photograph |
Mabel Munro
Easter 1921 Photograph
Louise Mylius
Entertainment at the Albert Hall Theatre Newspaper Article
Louise Mylius
World’s Oldest Harpist on her 100th Birthday 20th March 1932 Newpaper Article
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Pavesi
Postcard and Signature
With grateful thanks to Tacye Phillipson for identifying Pavesi for us. |
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Angelo Francis Pinto
New York City, August 1914
Photograph and Signature
With grateful thanks to Tacye Phillipson for identifying Angelo Francis Pinto for us. |
Regondi
Photograph
Madoc Roberts of Llangollod
Harpist and Angler, Brother of John Roberts, Llandrindod. d. 1908Photograph
Fred Melenydd Roberts
His First LessonPhotograph
Reuben Wood Roberts
Royal Welsh Gipsy Harpist Photograph
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Bardess Scotia
Programme for Three Recitials of Hebridean Songs
Aeolian Hall, New Bond Street, London W1
Press Notices
Front Page |
Bardess Scotia
Programme for Three Recitials of Hebridean Songs Aeolian Hall, New Bond Street, London W1 Programme: Songs to the Clarsach, Unaccompanied Songs Inside Pages
Seraste*
20th July 1907Autograph and Photograph
Seraste*
20th July 1907Autograph and Photograph
Carrie G Shelley
Autograph and Photograph
Mavis Shellshear
Autograph and Photograph
Rosa Spier
Autograph and Photograph
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M. Stroobants
Concertstuck for Harp and Orchestra (Op. 39) by Gabriel Pierné
First Performance in England
Photograph |
John Thomas Concert Programme
St James Hall, Piccadilly, 6th July 1901Inside Pages
Thorpe
Photograph
Heinrich Vitzham
Photograph and Signature
Anna Weill
Autograph and Photograph
Wieland
Photograph
T H Wright
Photograph
Albert Zabel
Autograph and Photograph
Nicanor Zabeleta
1959Autograph and Photograph
Unidentified Harpist**
Photograph and Signature
Albano
Photograph
Maignier and Students
Photograph and Signature
Llandrinod Wells Popular Choir and Band of Roberts Brothers Harpists
As they appeared before Their Majesties at Elan Valley 21st July 1904
Photograph
Letter Concerning Provenance of Harpist Group
Taken at Abergavenny Eisteddfod 1913 4th December 1920
Letter
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Blade Harp
Probably by John Egan of Dublin
Photograph |
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A Splendid Harp
Description of Louis XVI Style Harp by Erard
From The Musical Courier
Article |
Pedal Harp
Photograph
Morley Shop and Workshops
Newspaper Article “Pulling Strings is the Newest Party Piece…”
Article on John Sebastian Morley and Commun na Clairsach
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 1966
Frank Douglas Morley with Paraguayan Harps made by Epifano Lopez
These were probably the first Paraguayan Harps to brought to England
Photograph
Balfe
Photograph
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Alberto Bachmann
Violinist
London, 22nd June 1997
Photograph and Signature
With grateful thanks to Lisetta Rossi for identifying Alberto Bachmann for us. |
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W T Best
Organist
Autograph and Photograph |
Joseph Hollman
Photograph and Signature
Mackenzie
Photograph
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Nadarz
Paris, 1880s
Autograph and Photograph |
Giacomo Puccini
Photograph and Signature
Jean de Reste
Paris OperaAutograph and Photograph
Rubenstein
Photograph
Adolf Skolek (Piano), Humbert Heuberger (Violin) and Augusto Fabbri (Cello)Trieste, Italy, 1901Photograph and Signature
With grateful thanks to Lisetta Rossi for identifying these musicians for us.
Stainer
Organist
Autograph and Photograph
*Uncertain Spelling **Unintelligible Signature
If you are able to assist us with identification of any of these images, please let us know. Thank you.
HARPISTS FROM ARGENTINA
We are very grateful to Patricia Isabel Puricelli Embajadora de Paz for sending us the images in this section, which include several well known Argentinian harpists and a programme signed by (Spanish) harpist, Nicanor Zabeleta.
Patricia’s website el museo del arpa de argentina has lots more fascinating images of harpists from Argentina and is well worth a visit.
