Tag Archives: music literature

Vaughan Williams 150: the writer

Posted on 7 October 2022 by sw508

This month sees the 150th anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ birth and we here at MusiCB3 thought we would devote many of MusiCB3’s posts over the rest of the year to different aspects of his output in celebration of his life … Continue reading →

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The happy pianist and assorted oddities

Posted on 9 August 2019 by mj263

Kate has been working recently on a selection of books that were donated initially to the Pendlebury Library. Not quite suitable for their collection, they came over here to the Pen’s sister library, the UL’s Music Department. One of the … Continue reading →

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Favourite music related reads at the UL

Posted on 31 March 2017 by mj263

A few weeks ago, Kate posted about the perils of classifying music literature at the UL. During my fifteen years here, I’ve had my fair share of music related reads, and thought I would share some of my favourites here. … Continue reading →

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Golf and flying opera singers: some distractions

Posted on 10 February 2017 by Kate

The trouble with working in a library, I find, is that my ‘to read’ list grows too fast to ever get to the end of. Especially since at the moment I am studying (very slowly) for an MA, and so … Continue reading →

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From winter to spring in Cambridge

Posted on 27 March 2015 by mj263

The end of last week saw three rare celestial events come together in one day: a partial solar eclipse, a supermoon, and the Spring Equinox, when day and night are of equal length. From now on the days will lengthen … Continue reading →

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Writing about music: tips and suggestions in Holoman’s book

Posted on 12 December 2014 by rs797

Are you writing a paper and don’t know how to quote a symphony by Brahms? Have you doubts on how to cite a direction for dynamic nuance? Should it be Arlequin from “Carnaval” or “Arlequin” from Carnaval? Rachmaninov, Rachmaninoff or … Continue reading →

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No joke

Posted on 4 April 2014 by mj263

I noticed on Facebook on April 1st that many people were somewhat bemused by a YouTube announcement from King’s College. Recent regulations coupled with the broadcast of live performances from King’s meant that it would be impossible to continue using … Continue reading →

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What (not) to buy

Posted on 1 April 2011 by AP

As a music librarian with an August end of financial year, the coming couple of months are a crucial time for acquisitions. This has always been the case, but in the context of the music pilot project this has now … Continue reading →

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