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Major accessions to repositories in 2022 relating to Music |
Local
- Brenda Wootton (1928-1994), singer and poet: posters, scrapbooks and photographs c1970-1989 (X1483)
- Brenda Wootton (1928-1994) singer and poet, and Richard Gendall (d2017), Bard and songwriter: cassettes of practice and demo recordings, incl with some other artists c1970-1989 (X1483)
- Denis Clixby: reel to reel and cassette tapes recorded by Denis Clixby, many of live performances at the Piper's Folk Club c1971-1983 (AD3069)
- Duchy Opera: records incl minutes, accounts, constitution and history papers, production records and photographs 1977-2021 (X1481)
- Gorsedh Kernow, bardic association: biographical files, deceased bards; files, events and activities and other records, with some publications of Cornish American Heritage Society and the London Cornish Association 1900-2019 (X1104)
- International Musicians Seminar (IMS), Prussia Cove: records 1972-2022 (X1492)
- Judith Bailey, Cornish composer: manuscript and printed scores c1960-2021 (AD3078)
- Brunskill & Todd, music shop, Berwick-upon-Tweed: collection of sheet music and catalogues for James Brunskill 1844-1914 (BRO2743)
- Charles Gauntlett (fl1878-1931), organist at Berwick Parish Church: photographs, letters and music rel to Gauntlett 1878-2020 (BRO2761)
- William Thomas Blows (fl1972-2004), composer and palaeontologist, of Dartford: manuscripts of symphonies, photograph album, concert programme, posters 1972-2016 (PEBLW)
- Mark Edward Smith, (1957-2018), lead singer of The Fall: misc papers rel to The Fall 1970-1990 (2022023)
- Westmorland Orchestra: records rel to performances and administration of the orchestra 1946-2022 (WDSO 422)
- Matlock and District Amateur Operatic Society: programmes 1950-1961 (D1572)
- William Knapp (1698-1768), glover and parish clerk: book of manuscript hymn tunes, vellum bound, with collection of correspondence and articles authenticating the hand of Knapp, and bookmarks (9) cut from illuminated vellum plainsong notations nd (11580d)
- Dudley Recorded Music Society: minutes, accounts and various papers 1945-2021 (Acc 10257)
- Kirkintilloch Male Voice Choir: minutes, members registers, admin files, programmes, photographs, historical notes 1925-2009 (2022/2)
- Elizabeth Poston, (1905-1987), composer: further papers 1914-2022 (Acc 6430)
- Inverness Choral Society: records incl minutes, newspaper cuttings, newsletters, programmes, photographs, centenary publication 1920-2021 (GB232/D1732)
- Brixton Splash, festival: photographs, film, cuttings and ephemera 2006-2010 (ARC/2022/20)
- Preston Barbershop Harmony Singers: scrapbooks of the history of the organisation incl news cuttings, programmes, newsletters and photographs 1974-2014 (DDX 3196/ACC12371)
- John Harrison, (fl1890-1920), baritone: programmes, photographs, caricatures and scores c1890-1920 (DDHR/ACC13248)
- Birstall Choral Society: minutes, correspondence, rules, membership registers, choral concert programmes 1945-2011 (DE10338)
- Loughborough Carillon War Memorial: photographs of construction, installation of bells by John Taylor & Co and opening c1922-1923 (DE10455)
- Manchester Hip Hop Archive: records incl photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, graffiti artists’ folders, flyers, posters and tickets and records of the city’s first Hip Hop labels, Play Hard and Rock the House c1980-2022 (2022/107)
- Chris Broderick (d2022), singer and lyricist with folk band the Singing Loins: creative works, finished and unfinished, including albums, songs, scripts, novel drafts, poetry, and press cuttings c1980-2022 (DE1330)
- Croydon Philharmonic Society, choir: records, incl concert programmes and publicity material, AGM minutes, committee meeting minutes 2000-2022 (AR885)
- Diocesan Guild of Bellringers, Culworth Branch: cash book (1950), minute books (1923-1960, 1949-1977) 1923-1977 (2022/58)
- Northampton Philharmonic Choir: photographs and programmes 1896-2022 (2022/24)
- Wansbeck Music Festival Board: minutes and scrapbook for the Wansbeck Music Festival, Ashington c1932-2019 (NRO 12466)
- William Ions (fl1835-1883), organist: 'Journal of Choral Services' (2), for St. Nicholas Chuch, Newcastle 1835-1883 (NRO 12497)
- Warkworth Village Choir: minutes, concert programs, photographs, correspondence, printed music 1897-2022 (NRO 12766)
- Cantamus Girls Choir, Mansfield: scrapbooks and photo albums 20th-21st cent (10145)
- Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper (1895-1981), composer: manuscript scores (Opus 56 No 2 and No 4 (copy); romantic sketches sonatina: Opus 8A and 8B; Opus 23 and Opus 51) 20th cent (10218)
- Perth Symphony Orchestra: organisational records including administration papers, programmes of concerts, photographs and other ephemera 1951-2015 (Acc22/18)
- William Henry 'W H' Ogilvie (1869-1963), poet, author, journalist: poems, articles and sheet music 1918-2022 (SBA/907)
- Glasgow Society of Musicians: records incl minutes, financial records, maps, plans and photographs 1893-1994 (1003496)
- Walsall Symphony Orchestra: records 1959-2007 (1673)
- Wiltshire Rural Music School: minutes, newspaper cuttings, scrapbooks and photographs c1960-1990 (4557)
- Nicholson and Co. Organ Builders: correspondence rel to organ orders, maintenance, overhaul, repair, and tuning c1840-1976 (16718)
National
- Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998), composer: letters and papers, from the collection of Nicholas Wright 20th-21st cent (Music Deposit 2022_07)
- Archive material from the Dartington Summer School c1960-1985 (Music Deposit 2022/24)
- Gustav Holst (1874-1934), composer: 'Scherzo' for orchestra, working manuscript 1933-1934 (Music Deposit 2022/32)
- Regal Singers, choir: minute books 1921-1951 (MS 15138)
- Herrick Bunney (1915-1997), organist of St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh: papers 1898-2006 (Acc.14453)
- David Stephen (1869-1946), composer and organist: journals and papers 1902-1946 (Acc.14377)
- Gregynog Festival: records incl curatorial and administrative papers, photographs, scores, presentation recordings, programmes and posters signed by Festival artists 1988-2010 (Gregynog Festival Archive)
- Ann Griffiths (d2020), harpist: papers, incl research notes, manuscripts, compositions and articles along with her collection of harp magazines 21st cent (Archif Ann Griffiths (Telynores))
- Daniel Jenkyn Jones (1912-1993), composer and conductor: further papers, incl Jones’ copy of the script of Under Milk Wood, 1954, containing notes and corrections in his hand; handwritten drafts, a complete typescript and proofs of his book My Friend Dylan Thomas, together with corresp with the publishers, diaries, notes and corresp 1920s-1980s (DANJON)
- Collection of material rel to the Royal Marines School of Music, incl Lt Col F V Dunn, Principal Director of Music; various scores and sheet music by different Directors 1950-1969 (NMRN 2022/63/1)
Special
- Backstreet, gay leather club, London: artefacts, papers, posters 1985-2021 (BACKSTREET)
- Alex Harding (1949-2022), artist and musician: diaries, papers, and audio-visual material 1960-2006 (HARDING)
- Wandsworth School Boys' Choir: archive 1958-1987 (WBC/1 - 3)
- Theatre Royal Covent Garden: playbills for performances 1839-1843 (TRCG/8/2)
University
- Edward Joseph Dent (1876-1957), musicologist: letters/postcards (24) to Winton Dean (1916-2013) 1937-54 (EJD/4/111/6A)
- Sheena Lilian Grant Kendall (1883-1974) composer: papers consisting of autograph sheet music, printed music sheets, notebooks, and diaries 1902-1933 (Coll-2055 (accession number: SC-Acc-2022-0026))
- Song collection book entitled "Recueil de chansons choisies depuis 1656 jusques à present 1736", France, 1736, a collection of selected popular songs covering 80 years of French satire and current affairs 1736 (Coll-2052 (accession number: SC-Acc-2022-0011))
- Manuscript of Italian and French lute music in French tablature, formerly part of the Dolmetsch Collection c1620 (Coll-2073 (accession number: SC-Acc-2022-0082))
- Brass Band Archive: material incl sheet music (3523-4495), oversize sheet music (0048-4486), programmes and vinyl 20th-21st cent (BBA)
- Longplayer Trust: records, incl notebooks, papers rel to scores and software, early conceptions, developments and experiments, hand-drawn graphic scores, general administrative papers, publications, events planning papers, press and media papers 1987-2022 (LONG)
- Spitalfields Music Festival: photos, correspondence, musical scores, audio recordings, press cuttings, marketing materials 1976-2022 (SMF)
- Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician: songs for children, includes various songs written in shorthand 1780 (MS1288)
- University of Nottingham: photographs taken by Nick Lambert, while a law student, of music gigs at the University, featuring Paul McCartney and Wings, Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music and Rod Stewart and the Faces alumnus Nick Lambert 1970-1973 (NUP/61)
- Rushworth Family: business papers incl ledgers of the family's Liverpool music business 19th-20th cent (2022.015)
- Musical compositions based on the works of Samuel Beckett 20th cent (Acc.MS5778)
- John Tilbury 9b1936), musician: Cd with a musical composition in response to Stirrings Still by Samuel Beckett c2000 (Acc.MS5801)
- Nina Drucker (c1935-2022): diaries, correspondence, programmes and papers relating to music, theatre and opera 1976-2010 (MS463)
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