Fonds BC129 - Erik Chisholm Papers

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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.

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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.

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Related units of description

Erik Chisholm Papers, BC1396

Music scores, TPA

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