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Directory of South African Music Collections: Genadendal Mission Museum

Directory of music collections. Contains information about private collections and collections at South African institutions.

Contact

Ms Judith Balie (Curator)
Tel.:  +27 28 251 8582
E-mail:  genadendalmuseum@gmail.com

Physical Address:   Postal Address:

Church Square
Genadendal
Cape Overberg
7234
South Africa

  PO Box 137
Genadendal
7235

South Africa

 

 

Holdings

Collections: 5

  1. Music instrument collection
  2. Music manuscripts
  3. Periodicals
  4. Piano rolls
  5. Printed music

 Potential acquisitions:

Works by South African scholars and composers.

Scope and Content

Musical instruments
Music manuscripts
Periodicals
Printed music

Projects

Research projects (complete):
None.

Research projects (current):
Genadendal music project.

Digitisation projects (complete):
None.

Digitisation projects (current):
None.

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Collections M-N

Music instruments
Call number  -
Type African music; Liturgical music; Western art music.
Extent ca 250 items.
Level of description -
Access -
Description Language(s) -
Scope and content Music instruments.
Acquisition By donation.
Notes African instruments.
Brass instruments.
Drums.
Keyboard instruments: Accordions, choralions, concertinas, harmoniums, pianolas, pianos, pipe organs, reed organs. Includes oldest pipe organ in South Africa.
Stringed instruments: Cellos, double bass, violas, violins, zithers.
Certain items on loan.

 

Music manuscripts
Call number  -
Type Liturgical music.
Extent 3 pamphlet boxes.
Level of description Unsorted.
Access -
Description Language(s) -
Scope and content Music manuscripts.
Acquisition By donation.
Notes Handwritten music manuscript books containing hymns.

Collections O-P

Periodicals
Call number  -
Type Liturgical music.
Extent -
Level of description -
Access -
Description Language(s) -
Scope and content Periodicals.
Acquisition By donation.
Notes De Kindervriend. Mark 10:14 Laat die kindertjies na My toe kom. Published 1861-1914.

 

Piano rolls
Call number  -
Type Liturgical music; Western art music.
Extent ca 25 items.
Level of description -
Access -
Description Language(s) -
Scope and content Piano rolls.
Acquisition By donation.
Notes -

 

Printed music
Call number  -
Type Liturgical music; Western art music.
Extent ca 6 m; 7 pamphlet boxes.
Level of description -
Access -
Description Language(s) -
Scope and content Printed music.
Acquisition By donation.
Notes Hymn books. Printed music from Genadendal Press (includes Moravian hymnals).