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for all makers and publishers involved in early music in order to generate publicity. As a result, the business continued to grow, and moved to Manningham Lane in Bradford in 1987 as part of Wood's Music Shop, where it continued to produce historical instruments and kits in its workshops until 1999.
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in 1971. Munrow's score for this series featured authentic music performed using only historical instruments, thus generating much enthusiasm for early musical instruments and music from the renaissance period across audiences worldwide. Munrow himself was a loyal and enthusiastic customer of J Wood
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After 10 years of ownership by Music Sales, The Early Music Shop was acquired in August 2018 by Chris Butler, a career music industry executive and long-term supporter of the business. The acquisition coincided with the launch of a new website and a commitment from the new owner to consolidate The
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Both branches of The Early Music Shop frequently attend a variety of Early Music courses and Festivals, involving pop-up stands and workshops, across the United Kingdom. In recent years, the business has also supplied musical instruments and props for a variety of TV and film projects, including
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After the move, the firm began offering regular tuition in its main showroom, and hosts regular recorder, viol, harp and lute lessons for students of all standards. It also includes an agency for second-hand instruments, and a repair workshop. The new showroom for The Early Music Shop has been
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instruments. Local enthusiasts immediately took to the new stock, which quickly sold out, and subsequently J Wood & Sons Ltd. formed a separate department within their business specialising in early music. This was henceforth known as 'The Early Music Shop', and is now considered to be the
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Since 1973, The Early Music Shop has hosted an international festival of early music in London, which includes various concerts, instrumental performance competitions and an exhibition. It is attended by approximately 100 exhibitors from the UK and overseas.
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The Early Music Shop is the trading name of J Wood & Sons Ltd., a family firm that was incorporated in 1850 by Joseph Wood, with its original business name 'J Wood Music'. In 1877, the business expanded and moved to
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and many others. Demand for historical instruments has kept increasing since the move to the new premises and the business in general has been referred to as 'a treasured national institution'.
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The exhibition features a vast display of early musical instruments, music publishers and societies, and is said to reflect "the constantly growing interest in performing early music".
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described as "an Aladdin's Cave of affordable early music instruments", and the business serves as the exclusive UK distributor for Moeck recorders, and a UK agent for:
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Salts Mill has been used to host many Early Music Concerts since the business moved to Saltaire, such as a concert and workshop led by renowned early musicians
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Consequentially, demand for renaissance instruments increased, and so The Early Music Shop began trading with other businesses in the same field, such as
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status; thus the new location for The Early Music Shop has benefitted from the many visitors drawn to the Victorian model village.
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before moving back to the Royal College of Music, where it became an annual event. In 2002 the festival moved to
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and Pamela Thorby, performances by Leeds Baroque Choir & Orchestra, and on regular occasions concerts led by
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The birth of the early music revival attracted musicians to a variety of unique historical instruments.
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Holland, Chris (February 2008). "Bradford Shop Supplies Period Instruments For Films".
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Early Music Shop's position as the largest source of historical instruments worldwide.
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Horsewood, Adrian (October 2018). "Festival of Early Music returns to Blackheath".
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Horsewood, Adrian (October 2018). "Chris Butler acquires the Early Music Shop".
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store specialising in the sale and distribution of reproduction Renaissance and
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Retailer of reproduction medieval, renaissance and baroque musical instruments
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The main showroom in Saltaire features many different medieval instruments.
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A selection of renaissance instruments on display at The Early Music Shop.
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Interest in early music and historical instruments increased following
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The London International Festival of Early Music taking place at
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Pettitt, Stephen (Winter 2007). "Moving With The Times".
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