The Whittaker Library was honoured to be the recipient of the late David Nicholson's flute music, and we've been steadily adding it to our stock over the past couple of years. We are nearly at the end of the process now, and we can safely say that our collection of flute music must now surely be second to none. The last few items will be added over the next fortnight.
All David Nicholson's music has been tagged as "David Nicholson bequest" in the catalogue, so it is easy to see what's there. Take a look at our catalogue ...
Remember, you can search for all our music for any particular combination by using our instrumentation index. Visit the catalogue, and input, for example ...
- Flute1, piano
- Flute2, piano
- Flute1, violin1, piano
- Flute1, oboe1, clarinet1, bassoon1, horn1
Catalogue home page:- http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/rcs/
Karen has been busily cataloguing the last of the David Nicholson flute music bequest. What a lot of music he had! We are so fortunate to have been the recipients of this collection.
Flautists, have you any idea how many books of studies and exercises Marcel Moyse authored or compiled? No? We have far more now than we did before we got this bequest, so do take a look. It's an impressive list!
Check the catalogue here.
Summertime in the Library
We catch up! The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Whittaker Library has been adding more of the David Nicholson flute music bequest to stock*, not to mention ...
- Cataloguing books and policy documents that came our way,
- Replacing lost materials,
- Authoring podcasts about our services,
- Planning training sessions for staff and students ...
- And of course we're still here for students who're not on vacation, and our academic and support staff colleagues!
Don't forget, you can always check the latest additions to stock by visiting THIS LINK. (It's at the bottom of the catalogue homepage, by the way).
* The best music title award last week went to this little gem from the David Nicholson bequest:-
The Old Men Admiring Themselves In the Water, by Robert Beaser. (No kidding! It sparked off something of a contest between the Whittaker Library and our opposite numbers at the RNCM. Watch this space for more gems!)
The David Nicholson bequest of flute music is gradually being added to the Whittaker Library stock, a significant enhancement. Search 'David Nicholson bequest' in our catalogue to see what's been catalogued so far.
'Whittaker' was inspired to write another limerick. (Forgive the liberties taken with names, chosen purely to make the verse rhyme!)
A batch of fresh scores for the flute
Encourages flautists to toot,
And you sure cannot beat
Such a foot-tapping treat
As a medley of Prelleur and Poot.
