A Musical Society of London was formed in 1683,[1] and commissioned works from Henry Purcell.
It was founded in April 1858 by Charles Kensington Salaman (Honorary Secretary until 1865).
(Honorary Librarian); W. V. Wallace; George Alexander Macfarren; Henry Smart; Julius Benedict; Stephen Elvey; John Goss (composer); E. J. Hopkins; Bernhard Molique; Sir F. A. Gore-Ouseley; and Dr. S. S.
[2] In 1859 the council included Julius Benedict, Charles Edward Horsley, George Alexander Macfarren, Bernhard Molique, Mori, Osborne, Smart, W.V.Wallace, and William Chappell (writer), together with the Reverend Sir W. H. Cope, Bart., Sir J. E. Harington, Bart., Dr. Rimbault, and Mr. Augustine Sargood the barrister.
[3] The Society performed works by Alice Mary Smith in 1863 and John Francis Barnett in 1864.