Twenty-Five Years On

Profiles the twenty-five-year-old Archive of New Zealand Music at the Alexander Turnbull Library in New Zealand. Discusses the establishment of the archives under the guidance of composer Douglas Lilburn and notes that it supports advanced research in New Zealand music and holds collections covering...

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Published in:Fontes Artis Musicae 1999-01, Vol.46 (1-2), p.35-41
Main Author: Palmer, Jill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives & records
Collectors
Composers
History
Libraries
Lilburn, Douglas
New Zealand Music
Oral Histories
Sound Recordings
Thomson, John Mansfield
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Summary:Profiles the twenty-five-year-old Archive of New Zealand Music at the Alexander Turnbull Library in New Zealand. Discusses the establishment of the archives under the guidance of composer Douglas Lilburn and notes that it supports advanced research in New Zealand music and holds collections covering classical, jazz, folk, popular, band, rock, country, and ethnic music. Also notes the inclusion of the collection of John Mansfield Thomson regarding his editorship of the journal "Early Music" and historic recordings which are made accessible to the public.
ISSN:0015-6191
2471-156X