The Special Collections of the Marvin Duchow Music Library are organized according to format. Holdings in the Music Library’s Special Collections Room on the 3rd floor include rare books, scores, and textual materials. Highlights include the David Edelberg/Handel Collection; manuscript scores and correspondence of 20th-century composers Julius Schloss, Marvin Duchow, and Kelsey Jones; the opera vocal scores of Pauline Donalda; the papers of music critic Eric McLean; and numerous 18th- and 19th-century performing and study editions of German and French repertoire. Holdings in the Music Library’s Audiovisual Archives contain an extensive collection of music in a variety of audio formats such as 78s, 45s and LPs, transcription discs, reel-to-reel tapes and cassettes, as well as various video formats. Highlights from the Audiovisual Archives include the 78 rpm 10” jazz collection, former personal collections of David Edelberg (Handel), Noël Vallerand (Mahler/Wagner), and Eric McLean as well as Schulich School of Music concert and studio recordings.
A number of the databases listed here are in the process of being migrated to new platforms. For more information, see Migration updates for local databases. If you have questions about the collection, please contact staff at music.library@mcgill.ca.
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