A book from J. S. Bach’s library
On 31 March 1685 was born Johann Sebastian Bach, widely regarded as one of best composers the world has ever known. The Library is fortunate […]
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Britten and Purcell: the arc of universal harmony
The University Library is celebrating the centenary of the birth of one of Britain’s greatest composers, Benjamin Britten, with a display in the Entrance Hall exhibition cases. Best […]
Continue reading »In search of the erhu 尋覓二胡: an exhibition by Colin Huehns
The items described here are on display in the Anderson Room cases at Cambridge University Library until 10 May 2013 The erhu epitomises Chinese music; […]
Continue reading »‘Shelf Lives’ round-up
As the ‘Shelf Lives’ exhibition draws to a close (Sat 16 June is the last day), here’s a round-up of more posts on the theme […]
Continue reading »More Music Collectors…
A previous post on this blog, titled Music collectors’ ‘Shelf Lives’, alerted you to the fact that MusiCB3, the blog of the Music Collections at […]
Continue reading »Music collectors’ ‘Shelf Lives’
During the six months of the current University Library exhibition ‘Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books’ (18 Jan–16 Jun 2012) we’ll be […]
Continue reading »Thomas Attwood Walmisley’s Installation Odes
The University has a long standing tradition of performing music on the occasion of the installation of a new Chancellor (rather topical, now we are […]
Continue reading »What’s so special about Music?
Maybe surprisingly, the invitation to join this blog as a contributor made me re-consider what’s so special about Music. Of course, being employed within the […]
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