University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library
Edgbaston,Barber Institute of Fine Arts, The University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Contact
Telephone: +44 (0)121 414 5852
Fax: +44 (0)121 414 5853
Email: Music-Library@bham.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)121 414 5852
Fax: +44 (0)121 414 5853
Email: Music-Library@bham.ac.uk
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| Barber Music Collection (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) This collection of pre-1850 material is now held in Special Collections in the Main Library. It was built up during t... |
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| Birmingham Triennial Festival (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) Programmes of the Birmingham Triennial Festival |
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| Elgar / Payne manuscript (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) 'Finished' score of Edward Elgar's third symphony (elaborated from Elgar's sketches). Commissioned by the Elgar famil... |
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| Elgar Diaries (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) A collection of diaries. 10 are Elgar's own, 33 by his wife Alice, 16 by his daughter Carice. There is also a collect... |
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| Feeney Trust Commissions (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) Manuscripts of works commissioned by the Feeney Trust. Composers represented include Tippett, Bliss, Joubert, Takemit... |
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| Ferruccio Benvenuto Busoni (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) Letters of Ferruccio Benvenuto Busoni (1866-1924), composer, pianist |
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| Granville Bantock collection (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) Collection of Bantock's manuscripts and some letters to his son, Raymond. Bantock was Professor of Music at Birmingha... |
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| Guiseppe Scarlatti manuscript (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) Musical manuscript set of parts for lost opera, Demetrio, 18th cent |
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| Harold Rhodes papers (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) Rhodes was an organist and musician. Manuscript and printed music, manuscript drafts and typescript of unfinished boo... |
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| Herman Bantock manuscripts (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) Original music manuscripts, with some printed items. Notebooks, account books, concert programmes, leaflets and broch... |
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| Music collection (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) Large academic music library |
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| Musicians' letters (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) Letters by musicians inlcuding Josef Holbrooke, Ernest Newman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. These are held in the Special... |
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| Shaw-Hellier collection (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) A collection of 18th C printed music - mainly English. |
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| Vocal and orchestral sets collection (University of Birmingham, Barber Music Library) Vocal and orchestral sets for loan |