The Christmas Day carol is a version of ‘God rest ye merry, gentlemen’.
A Brief History of the Christmas Carol
The medieval English carol was a song with verse-plus-refrain structure, and probably derives from the French carole, a dance accompanied by singing.
The medieval English carol was a song with verse-plus-refrain structure, and probably derives from the French carole, a dance accompanied by singing.
Acquisitions, Classical Music, Manuscripts
Sometimes we acquire music manuscripts direct from a composer.
Sometimes we acquire music manuscripts direct from a composer.
Kalahari San [Bushmen] Music Online
Over 1000 recordings of music recorded by John Brearley in Botswana, primarily among San or Bushmen people in the Kalahari, have been made available on the British library sounds website.
Over 1000 recordings of music recorded by john brearley in botswana, primarily among san or bushmen people in the kalahari, have been made available on the british library sounds website.
British and Irish Traditional Music Online
150 hours of audio and almost 100 photographs from the Peter Kennedy Collection have been made available this week via the British Library Sounds website.
150 hours of audio and almost 100 photographs from the Peter Kennedy Collection have been made available this week via the British Library Sounds website.
Cataloguing and Processing the Ethnographic Wax Cylinder Collection
World and traditional music.
World and traditional music.
Scratch Music
This is music for a scratch orchestra - this is Scratch Music!
This is music for a scratch orchestra – this is Scratch Music!
Additional Discovering Music Content Published!
About Discovering Music
From Music to Meme (1): Musical Expressions of National and Regional Identity on Postage Stamps
The word ‘stamp’ certainly brings music to a Philatelist’s ear, yet they are also literally a musical medium for the masses! Postal authorities worldwide have issued countless postage stamps incorporating reproductions from musical manuscripts, or notations into their designs.
The word ‘stamp’ certainly brings music to a Philatelist’s ear, yet they are also literally a musical medium for the masses! Postal authorities worldwide have issued countless postage stamps incorporating reproductions from musical manuscripts, or notations into their designs.
Talking About Research Collaboration: The First British Library Digital Musicology Day
On Monday 1 July, the British Library held the study day Digital Musicology and Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities.
On Monday 1 July, the British Library held the study day Digital Musicology and Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities.
The Susan Bradshaw Papers: Archive of an Insightful Communicator
The archive of Susan Bradshaw (1931-2005) is now catalogued and available for consultation in the Library’s Rare Books and Music Reading Room.
The archive of Susan Bradshaw (1931-2005) is now catalogued and available for consultation in the Library’s Rare Books and Music Reading Room.
Interviews With Ethnomusicologists Now Online!
The interviews offer an insight into the researchers’ musical upbringing and education and what drew them to the field of ethnomusicology in the first place.
The interviews offer an insight into the researchers’ musical upbringing and education and what drew them to the field of ethnomusicology in the first place.
Investigating Zulu Instruments – the Strange Tale of the Isicelekeshe
Identifying a musical instrument just from a recording can be quite problematic.
Identifying a musical instrument just from a recording can be quite problematic.
Reuniting Music Manuscript Collections
The past weeks have been busy in the British Library’s music department, with negotiations taking place over the acquisition of several twentieth-century composers' music manuscripts.
The past weeks have been busy in the British Library’s music department, with negotiations taking place over the acquisition of several twentieth-century composers’ music manuscripts.
Update on the Malcolm Sargent Collection
Researchers can benefit from the fact that the files of the 1950s contain significantly more carbon copies of Sargent’s own letters than are preserved in earlier years, providing a clearer view of his personal outlook.
Researchers can benefit from the fact that the files of the 1950s contain significantly more carbon copies of Sargent’s own letters than are preserved in earlier years, providing a clearer view of his personal outlook.