Edith Piaf's Persona (blogged by RILM)

You know how we like the blog that RILM curates - in keeping with their mission to provide us with access to all kinds of music information, the blog itself takes an eclectic look at a wide range of musical topics.

Edith Piaf is the latest focus.  Read the blogpost here.

Registered staff and students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland can use the RILM abstract service to find quality information for essays and assignments.  Access it via our E-Resources page, and don't forget to use the institutional login if you're off-campus.

What They Played at Paris Conservatoire Competitions

There's a new series of instrumental anthologies, just published by A-R Editions:-

Music from the Paris Conservatoire

We've ordered a set for the Whittaker Library, and the first copies will hit our new books display next week.  Each book contains the best late 19th century contest repertoire for an orchestral instrument accompanied by piano.

• Check out the publishers' page
• Check out what's been added to the Whittaker Library collection

Contemporary French Music

Have you heard of the Musique Contemporaine portal? It's the French gateway to contemporary music resources.  There are pages in French and English:-

• French link
• English link

How does Whittaker find all these useful links? Well, this was suggested by a French visitor, who was in Glasgow on an IAMIC exchange this week - the International Association of Music Information Centres.
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