Collection Summary
Collection Title
Music Preserved
Formerly the Music Performance Research Centre, this collection consists of over 1,500 archive recordings of live performances from the 1930s to the present, some of them unique to the collection. Some are recorded interviews with well-known 20th century musicians. Includes BBC recordings which the BBC cannot use owing to copyright restrictions. In addition, Music Preserved has recently received around a thousand recordings from the bequest of Patrick Saul, founder of the National Sound Archive.
Format
- Compact discs
- Cassettes
- Reel to reel tapes
- Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
Strength(s)
Live historic recordings, many unique to the collection. Recorded interviews with musicians.
Date range of collection
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Location Details
Trinity Laban, Jerwood Library of the Performing Arts
Greenwich,King Charles Court, Old Royal Naval College London SE10 9JF United Kingdom Open Map
Email
c.kidwell@trinitylaban.ac.uk
Telephone
020 8305 4425
Visiting Information
Photocopying and printing
Collections Overview
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.
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status
Acquisitions are made by donations and sponsorship. Any donations must be made through Music Preserved, which has the right to receive privately made off-air recordings. When donated to Music Preserved they acquire the status of archive-recordings
Custodial History
Music Preserved
The majority of the recordings were originally made off-air, when this was illegal, but they have been made legal for listening purposes in a designated centre through a special dispensation of the Secretary of State (1990).
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