DENISON, John Law (b 1911)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 1249 MS 4890 |
Held at | : Royal College of Music Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rcm.ac.uk/library/contactus/archivesandrecords/ › |
Full title | : DENISON, John Law (b 1911) |
Date(s) | : 1938-1939 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 7 letters |
Name of creator(s) | : Denison | John Law | b 1911 | administrator and horn player |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
John Law Dennison, born 1911; educated, Brighton College; entered Royal College of Music, 1932; played the horn in various major orchestras in London and Birmingham, 1933-1939; served in the army, World War Two; appointed Assistant Director of the British Council's music department, and Music Director of the Arts Council, 1948; made CBE, 1960; appointed General Manager of the Royal Festival Hall, 1965; Director of South Bank Concert Halls, 1971-1976.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Correspondence between John Denison, W H F Blandford and Raymond Bryant on horn technique, particularly in relation to Haydn's Trio in E flat for violin, cello and horn, 1938-1939.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English.
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Usual conditions of the Library of the Royal College of Music apply. See the RCM website or contact the RCM Library for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying is permitted at the discretion of the Archivist for research purposes only.
Finding aids:
A detailed entry is given in volume 2 of the Manuscripts catalogue in the library of the Royal College of Music.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented to the RCM by John Denison.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Robert Baxter as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Source: Grove Dictionary of Music.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Nov 2001
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