Tag Archives: Composers’ archives

From Ukraine to the UL

Posted on 11 March 2022 by mj263

Over lockdown one of our more unusual acquisitions was a collection of manuscript music by the Ukrainian composer, Stefania Turkewich-Lukianovych. Stefania lived an extraordinary, music-filled life, growing up in Lviv, in what was then Galicia. Born in 1898, at the … Continue reading →

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To celebrate, to commemorate: Stanley Sadie (1930 – 2005)

Posted on 20 November 2020 by sw508

This year marks what would have been the 90th birthday of the much-missed musician, critic, author and editor Stanley Sadie so we here at MusiCB3 thought we would devote a little post to reflect on his immeasurable contribution to musical … Continue reading →

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A gift from Lehigh. Part II.

Posted on 16 June 2017 by mj263

Last week I explained how Sir Arthur Bliss came to compose a fanfare for an American college football team, Lehigh University, who were desperate to defeat their old rivals, Lafayette. Jonathan Elkus, then director of Lehigh’s Concert Band discovered that the … Continue reading →

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A gift from Lehigh. Part I.

Posted on 9 June 2017 by mj263

Kate mentioned at the end of her tribute to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, last week, that we had a copy of the album – a gift from Lehigh University Concert Band. The record (an American edition on a Capitol label) … Continue reading →

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In a child’s mind

Posted on 19 August 2016 by mj263

The BBC over the last few years has tried to get children to become more involved in classical music. November 2014 saw the introduction of Ten Pieces, an initiative aimed initially at children of primary school age. There was a “Ten Pieces” prom … Continue reading →

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Arthur Bliss 125

Posted on 29 July 2016 by AP

August 2nd 2016 is the 125th anniversary of the birth of Sir Arthur Bliss. At the University Library, we are celebrating this with a music corridor exhibition (opening first week of August 2016) focusing on three major strands: Bliss as a … Continue reading →

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Ballets and bagpipes and audible birth?

Posted on 29 May 2015 by hrs38

What do lost ballets, trans-medial machines, sonic aspects of childbirth and an Argyll piper have in common? Answer:  They all feature in current PhD research topics at the Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge.

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The joy of mistakes

Posted on 22 May 2015 by mj263

A few weeks ago I attended a music librarians’ conference. Among the many interesting talks was a panel discussion on issues around music digitisation. One of the items raised made me think about digitisation in a completely new light. A panellist … Continue reading →

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A talent for light music

Posted on 15 August 2014 by mj263

The UL recently acquired two slightly unusual items: a copy of the song “You were there” from Noel Coward‘s musical Tonight at 8.30, signed by Coward and his leading lady, Gertrude Lawrence; and music for the ballet that enlivened the … Continue reading →

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Cambridge’s musical records

Posted on 31 January 2014 by AP

The title of this Friends event sums up quite nicely what I would like to put in the limelight this week: archival records with a “musical theme” that are held at the Music and the Manuscripts Department of Cambridge University … Continue reading →

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