Monthly Archives: February 2012

Music collections survey results

Posted on 24 February 2012 by

The music collections survey that took place last term has given us some interesting food for thought. The winners of the prize draw have been contacted in January and I want to say thank you again to all of you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Deryck Cooke and his 10th Symphony – recording a success

Posted on 17 February 2012 by

While the materials in the Deryck Cooke Archive are of historical and scholarly interest in their own right, it is of course immensely pleasing when they prove also to be of practical use to a project in the commercial, non-academic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Cambridge manuscripts and RISM Sigla

Posted on 10 February 2012 by

RISM (Repertoire Internationale des Sources Musicales) has recently made an announcement about a new web site for their library sigla. RISM library sigla comprise three elements: a Country code (usually the same as used for motor vehicles), a Town code in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

“My beloved spook”: Patrick Hadley and a celebrated anthem

Posted on 3 February 2012 by

Amongst the holdings of Gonville and Caius College library is a little known collection of archival material relating to three sometime Caian composers: Charles Wood (1866-1926), Geoffrey Shaw (1879-1943), and Patrick Hadley (1899-1973). A recent project to draw up a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment