| Summary: | News concerning Grainger's work as a musician, with details of individual compositions, inspiration for his music, performances and their reception; include typescript circular letters to 'friends'; details of his 'free music' experiments to create new types of instrument eg circular letter enclosing description and photograph , 27 Jul 1948 (30), photographs of the 'Cross-Grainger experiments', 1950 (101-104) and coloured diagram of the Cross-Grainger experimental instruments , Apr 1952 (108); notes on Grainger's work at the Grainger Music Museum, Melbourne, Oct 1955-Aug 1956 (65-70) -include newscutting and letter enclosing photograph of Percy and Ella Grainger outside the museum; further enclosures include typescript copy of essay by Grainger 'Music heard in England, late' , 1948 (31) on British musical tastes; typescript copy of Grainger's 'message' to be read at memorial concert for Henry Balfour Gardiner, 11 Apr 1951 (52); musical scores of Grainger's work, include printed score of Grainger's 'The only son' (99) and MS score inscribed to Bruce and Elena Richmond of Grainger's 'Walking Tune' , 1947 (100); copy of booklet on Percy Grainger by Sparre Olsen (109); numerous newscuttings, flyers, programmes etc about his work and recitals; also include letters from Ella Grainger, including group written after Percy's death particularly concerning the Grainger Library Society, 13 Apr 1962-18 Mar 1964 (126-136) |
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