Tag Archives: Music at CUL

IAML (UK & Irl) Excellence Award for Music Collections

Posted on 11 May 2012 by

At the latest IAML (UK & Irl) Annual Study Weekend the Music Collections (University Library and Pendlebury Library of Music) have received the 2012 Excellence Award for Music Libraries. This award is a professional recognition of good practice and good … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Arnold and the thorough-bass

Posted on 30 March 2012 by

In the context of the Shelf Lives exhibition, the music collections are putting some music collectors in the spotlight, both in the form of physical exhibitions and through blog posts. One of these collectors is Franck Thomas Arnold (1861-1940), who … Continue reading →

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

More than just checking classmarks

Posted on 16 September 2011 by

I’m not kidding myself, this headline won’t be a crowd puller; but “Inspection Week 2011″ would not have been much more exciting either. However, before you stop reading, this post is about some things we have done during this inspection, … Continue reading →

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

Cracking the code….or a brief guide to open-shelf music classmarks

Posted on 22 July 2011 by

Classmarks, or as they’re more usually called outside the UL pressmarks or shelf marks, can be a real puzzle. What do they mean? And how do they relate to what you’re trying to find? Most music classmarks (excluding journals) in the University … Continue reading →

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

Staging Life : for Gian Carlo Menotti

Posted on 22 June 2011 by

Gian Carlo Menotti was born on 7th July 1911 and died in 2007. Today, we launch a new music exhibition to celebrate Menotti’s centenary (the exhibition will run until 14 Oct 2011). Some praised him in the 1940s, 50s and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

A bit of a bind

Posted on 8 April 2011 by

I was recently looking at a volume of motets (M230.b.95.110) here at the UL, which contained some very strange bed-fellows. Harrison Birtwistle‘s motets from The Last Supper rubbed shoulders with a sequence of Easter motets by Byrd; while further on Richard Strauss and Praetorius … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

To march or to waltz?

Posted on 16 March 2011 by

It’s amazing how the most innocent seeming item can suddenly open up a whole new area of research. This happened to me last week when I was setting up the latest music exhibition for the Anderson Room (Music for a Royal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Can you hear the music?

Posted on 7 December 2010 by

I’ve recently been cataloguing a silent film score. Yes – you did read that correctly; odd as it sounds music played a huge part in silent films. Most cinemas had their own orchestra or instrumental ensemble, with only the smallest or most … Continue reading →

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

Cambridge, oh musical city

Posted on 26 November 2010 by

This is not the title of a song or a line of lyrics I have found. No, this is a very personal response of mine to my new home town. I have been living and working here for over two … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Of Crickets and Barbecues

Posted on 1 October 2010 by

The other day, I was updating our ‘Planning Document for Acquisition of Scores : 20th and 21st Century Composers’, and stumbled over the name Michael von Biel . In my research on Earle Brown I had come across him as a … Continue reading →

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