Papers relating to A Shakespeare Music Catalogue

Scope and Content

Working papers relating to the publication A Shakespeare Music Catalogue.

A Shakespeare Music Catalogue consists of five volumes which documents all music - published and unpublished, from Shakespeare's day to the present. The music listed includes operas, ballets, overtures, tone-poems, songs and various incidental music (for stage, radio, film and television).

Administrative / Biographical History

Professor Christopher Wilson has directed the research project 'Music in Shakespeare'

Source: https://shakespearemusic.bham.ac.uk/

Access Information

Open to all registered researchers

Acquisition Information

Donated by Professor Christopher Wilson in 2022

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director of Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk). Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. The Shakespeare Institute Library: Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.

Related Material

Available at the Shakespeare Institute Library: A Shakespeare Music Catalogue / Bryan N.S. Gooch, David Thatcher ; Odean Long, associate editor ; incorporating material collected and contributed by Charles Haywood, 5 volumes (Library classmark: PR3034).