Collection Summary
Collection Title
Adam Carse Collection
Adam Carse Collection of 320 European wind instruments was given to the museum in 1947 in memory of his son Edward Adam Carse who was killed in action in 1945. Carse taught composition at the Royal Academy of Music and was an organologist, researching and writing about the history of musical instruments.
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- Instruments
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Details also available
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/cimcim/id/idtuk.html
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Location Details
Horniman Museum & Gardens
100 London Road
Forest Hill
London SE23 3PQ United Kingdom Open Map
Website
Email
enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)20 8699 1872
Fax
+44 (0)20 8291 5506
Visiting Information
10.30 to 5.30 Tue to Sat; 2.00 to 5.30 Sun; Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
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Related Publications
- Adam Carse. The Horniman Museum. A list of the instruments in the Adam Carse Collection of Musical Wind Instruments. London, 1947; [Adam Carse.] The Adam Carse Collection of Old Musical Wind Instruments. London, London County Council [1951]
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