Reference code
ZA UCT BC129
Title
Erik Chisholm Papers
Date(s)
- c. 1910-1965 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
38 archive boxes plus music scores
Name of creator
(1904-1965)
Biographical history
Eril Chisholm (1904-1965) was a Scottish-born composer, pianist, organist and conductor. He was Professor of Music and Director of the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town for 19 years from 1946.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the South African College of Music.
Scope and content
Letters from well known composers and musicians and colleagues, c. 1929-1965.
Information on the Active Society for the Propagation of Contemporary Music, and the Operatic Society, which he founded in Glasgow c. 1929.
Lecture notes, MSS of "Operas of Leos Janácek", published 1971, and the "Celtic Song Book"; reviews of performances of his compositions.
Manuscripts of compositions.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
Contact University of Cape Town Libraries: Special Collections for information about accessing this collection.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Only a high-level description of the collection is maintained in AtoM. For a list of the textual manuscript contents, go to http://atom.lib.uct.ac.za/pdfs/BC129.pdf. For a catalogue of the music compositions, go to http://www.erikchisholm.com/catalogueraisonne/index.php.
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Alternative identifier(s)
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Active Society for the Propagation of Contemporary Music (Subject)
- Janacek, Leos (Subject)
- Sorabji, Kaikhosra Shapurji (Subject)
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
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Sources
Digital object metadata
Filename
BC129.pdf
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Media type
Text
Mime-type
application/pdf
Filesize
1.7 MiB
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