Cambridge University Library is celebrating its 600th birthday, and the University Music Library is joining in the fun on Monday 14th November, with a concert of William Alwyn's music. Alwyn's flute is also on display. (You know how this blog somehow keeps coming back to flute music, what with David Nicholson's bequest, the Dundonian James Simpson manuscripts, and our recent acquisition of architect Campbell Douglas's flute manuscript...)
Up here in decidedly chilly Glasgow, it's probably too far for most of us to contemplate a flying visit at short notice, but we thought you might be still interested in the blogpost about Alwyn and his chamber music. Read it here on the MusiCB3 blog.
- Check our own holdings of Alwyn's music in the Whittaker Library at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - here.
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.
More papers by Tom Moore have appeared on his Academia.edu website during the course of today.
Do look - you might find useful info for programme notes. Click on the links below:-
You can follow lecturer Tom Moore on Academia.edu, where more of his writings can be found. HERE.
While looking at Tom Moore's paper on Yorkshire-born John Townsend, we spotted another interesting paper on flute music - Furstenau this time! Take a look - you might find useful info for programme notes. Click HERE, or on the link below.
You can follow lecturer Tom Moore on Academia.edu, where more of his writings can be found. HERE.
We've come across an article about John Townsend by Tom Moore, of Florida International University. He was active in the north of England in the mid-nineteenth century. You can read it HERE.
You can follow lecturer Tom Moore on Academia.edu, where more of his writings can be found. 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.
We have this fabulous, big donation of flute music. First the music has to be catalogued. To do that, we have to search for catalogue records then edit them to suit our purposes.
Spot the difference. This represents a day in the life of a music librarian!
