Identificatie
referentie code
GB GB1179 AG
Titel
Thomas Pitfield: printed music donated by Albert Griffiths
Datum(s)
- 1932-1981 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Omvang en medium
20 items
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
(1903-1999)
Biografie
Thomas Baron Pitfield was born Apr 5 1903 in Bolton. He was a music teacher, composer, 'cellist, pianist, engineer, inventor, artist, calligrapher, woodworker, cabinet maker, book binder, lino print maker,writer, essayist, pacifist, conscientious objector and vegetarian. In his teen years he worked in engineering on leaving school at 14. In 1924 he entered the Royal Manchester College of Music for a year. He taught at Tettenhall College from 1935-1945, becoming composition tutor at the Royal Manchester College of Music in 1947 and latterly the Royal Northern College of Music, retiring in 1973. His numerous compositions included works for orchestra, brass band, chamber ensembles, piano solo, and choral. Pitfield published 2 volumes of autobiography: No Song, No Supper (1986) and A Song After Supper (1991), and many other works. Fuller details of his life can be found in these volumes. He married Alice Astbury, a fellow student at the RMCM, on December 26 1934, and died in 1999.
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
RNCM-2005-08
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Copies of published works by Thomas Pitfield donated to the RNCM library by Albert Griffiths. Some of the pieces are signed by Thomas Pitfield, being dedicated to Albert Griffiths with a letter from Thomas Pitfield. Also includes a number of programmes for recitals of Thoams Pitfield's compositions and pianoforte recitals of Albert Griffiths' students.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
None expected
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Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open
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Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
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Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Pitfield, Thomas Baron (1903-1999), Composer, artist (Archiefvormer)
- Griffiths, Albert (fl.1950s-1980s), pianist (Onderwerp)
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Identificatiecode van de instelling
GB1179
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
Status
Finale
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Completed FittonJ, 18/08/2005