Tag Archives: music

Murderous rhymes

Posted on 24 September 2021 by mj263

Agatha Christie is one of my favourite detective novelists, writing 66 crime novels and 153 short stories between 1920-1973. She had many titles in her time, my favourite being, the “Duchess of Death”. She was also known as the “Mistress … Continue reading →

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Exploring online music resources

Posted on 12 February 2021 by AP

Cambridge University Libraries have over the past year worked very hard on extending access to online resources. If you are a keen follower of the eresources blog you will already have a fairly good idea of the fantastic content that … Continue reading →

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Libraries are open online

Posted on 17 April 2020 by AP

In these challenging times we are all adjusting to working and studying from home. Despite the obvious frustration of having no access to our physical collections that traditionally form a very significant part of music tripos reading lists, or to … Continue reading →

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One small step…or 50 years ago (almost) today

Posted on 19 July 2019 by mj263

One of my very earliest memories is sitting underneath the table in our living-room when I was a tiny child. It was the middle of the night, I’m sure I’d never been up so late before. The reason I was … Continue reading →

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Shining a light

Posted on 17 May 2019 by mj263

Saturday sees the return of an annual music festival, which seems to be in equal measure loved or hated, the Eurovision song contest. Eurovision fans have already been watching the semi-finals on BBC Four, and although I’m not quite as … Continue reading →

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Musical mutts

Posted on 10 March 2017 by mj263

As one of the world’s largest dog-shows, Crufts, swings into action at the NEC Birmingham, this music librarian / dog lover thought it was about time to have a look at the relationship between dogs and music. I’ve owned dogs … Continue reading →

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The worm that trilled

Posted on 8 April 2016 by mj263

For most of this week, courtesy of watching The Talented Mr. Ripley at the weekend, Gabriel Yared‘s score has been firmly lodged inside my head. A few years ago I took part in the annual Harkive music day. It’s a fascinating … Continue reading →

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The use of music in Shakespeare

Posted on 24 April 2015 by mj263

Music and the theatre share an intimate and faceted connection, and the artistic links between the two are no less prevalent in the plays, sonnets and narrative poems of Shakespeare than the works of any other poet. When first performed … Continue reading →

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A bicycle made for….

Posted on 4 July 2014 by mj263

With the Tour de France about to sweep through Cambridge I’ve been musing about bicycles in the music collections here at the UL. One item that always appears whenever there’s a tour of the department is Charley the bicycle pet. … Continue reading →

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