[BCMA] Sheet music collections

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Tom:  of that set of 70, you might first separate them into three subsets:
  a.. pre-Tin Pan Alley
  b.. Tin Pan Alley originals
  c.. post-Tin Pan Alley
Second, select from subsets one and three those you can verify are by Canadian composers.

Finally, contact the Canadian Museum of Civilization which has related holdings; ask for Dr. Carmelle Begin's curatorial successor for guidance in finding the most suitable repository to which to contact next.

A bit of work, I know, but you may have some treasures there.

Dan Gallacher 
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  Burnaby Village Museum has been offered a collection of 70 pieces of sheet music. When I did a quick search of the database I discovered that we already have several hundred pieces of sheet music in the collection. Some of it has delightful cover illustrations and are visually very intersting but what is the importance of the musical score?

  Is their anyone who knows of a knowledgable source about sheet music? 

  Is there an archive or other collection in British Columbia that makes a specialty of musical material? 

  We have scanned the covers of a number of music sheets (because they look nice) but is that the most important information to be had? 

  From my point of view it would be good to thin out this collection. I am looking for the best criteria to assess what we have.

  TomG

  Tom Gooden
  Assistant Curator 
  Burnaby Village Museum
  6501 Deer Lake Ave.
  Burnaby, BC, V5G 3T6
  Tel: 604.297.4559 Fax: 604.297.4557
  tom.gooden at burnaby.ca
  www.burnabyvillagemusuem.ca







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