Library guides / Biblioteekgidse: Directory of South African Music Collections: University of Cape Town (UCT): South African College of Music

UCT South African College of Music (SACM)

UCT: SOUTH AFRICAN COLLEGE OF MUSIC

Mr. Michael Nixon
Tel.: +27 21 650 2630
Fax: +27 21 650 2627
E-mail: michael.nixon@uct.ac.za

Physical Address:		Postal Address:
South African College of Music University of Cape Town Lower Campus Woolsack Drive Rondebosch South Africa		South African College of Music University of Cape Town Private Bag X3 Rondebosch 7701 South Africa

Collections: 1

Potential acquisitions:

None.

Music manuscripts
Musical instruments
Objets d’art (Pencil sketches).

Research projects (complete):
None.

Research projects (current):
Construction of Online database for Kirby Collection.

Digitisation projects (complete):
None.

Digitisation projects (current):
Digital photographing of instruments to be linked to Kirby Collection database.

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Kirby, Percival R.
Call number	-
Type	African music; Folk music; Western art music.
Extent	ca. 637 items.
Level of description	Sorted.
Access	Printed inventory. Electronic database (accessed by staff only).
Description Language(s)	English.
Scope and content	Music manuscripts; Musical instruments; Objets d’art (Pencil sketches).
Acquisition	By donation.
Notes	Includes instruments from Africa (Including Egypt and Morocco), Argentina, China, India and Papua New Guinea. See Kirby Collection, Percival Kirby photographic collection and UCT digital collections.