Collection Summary
Collection Title
Music Collection
Description
Loan and Reference Library of Russian and Soviet music. Includes vinyl recordings, music scores, song sheets, books, photographs and newspaper cuttings
Format
- Printed music
- Vinyl discs
- Cassettes
- Press cuttings
- Books
- Photographs
- Journals/Newspapers
- Concert programmes
- Ephemera
- Transparencies
Strength(s)
Unbroken collection of the Soviet period. Performance, composer, performers photographs and history. Folk music of the Republics of the former Soviet Union. Encyclopaedias dealing specifically with the Russian and soviet tradition. Strong on all aspects of Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and others
Date range of collection
1924 -
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
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This collection is about
Location Details
Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies
320 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6AB United Kingdom Open Map
Website
Email
ruslibrary@scrss.co.uk
Telephone
020 7274 2282
Fax
020 7274 3230
Visiting Information
Mon-Fri, 10-1, 2-6 For research fees contact Librarian. Membership fees see www.scrss.co.uk
Mon-Fri, 10-1, 2-6
For research fees contact Librarian. Membership fees see www.scrss.co.uk
Collections Overview
Loan and reference Library dealing with Russian and Soviet music. Encyclopaedias, biographies, music theory, criticism and history. Vinyl recordings of classical, folk and popular music of Russia and the other republics of the former Soviet Union. Music scores and song sheets. Newspaper cuttings from the British and Russian press (often translated into English). Photographic library containing images of composers, conductors, performers and performances. Ephemera - programmes,etc
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
Additional Collection Information
Custodial History
Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies
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