Christopher Wood (1911-1990) studied at the Royal College of Music with Herbert Howells and Gordon Jacob and later with Sir Arnold Bax. He studied conducting with Bruno Walter and Herbert von Karajan and piano with Adeline de Lara, a pupil of Clara Schumann and Brahms. During the 1950s he concentrated on the harpsichord and performed and recorded extensively, being particularly associated with the Dolmetsch family. His Piano Sonata was published by Oxford University Press in 1943, but almost all his compositions are unpublished. The collection includes autograph manuscripts of over 100 compositions, plus letters (many from well-known musicians), photographs and an autobiography.

• Manuscript music
• Private papers/diaries/letters
• Archival material

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• England
• Twentieth century
• Western Classical

Greenwich,King Charles Court, Old Royal Naval College London SE10 9JF United Kingdom

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c.kidwell@trinitylaban.ac.uk

020 8305 4425

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The Jerwood Library supports Trinity's mission to prepare informed performers of the highest calibre. Its core business is to provide all the information resources and music materials that students need to attain the high standard required by their courses. It is also a research library with collections of international significance, the most important of these being the Mander & Mitchenson Theatre Collection. The establishment of the Jerwood Library, which opened in September 2001, was made possible through the generosity of the Jerwood Foundation [www.jerwood.org.uk]. The Jerwood Library has three divisions: the main Jerwood Library, the Mander & Mitchenson Theatre Collection and the Centre for Young Musicians Library.