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Tribute to Grainger conducted by Keith Humble
Tribute to Grainger conducted by Keith Humble, and tickets to the event, 1976
Grainger Museum Archive, HO1196
Grainger Museum Archive, HO1196
Butterfly piano
Iron, wood, steel, ivory, ebony, nails.
Keen to explore the possibilities of Free Music, but lacking instruments that would readily play the ‘noteless’ gliding tones it required, Grainger and Cross modified existing instruments to make…
Keen to explore the possibilities of Free Music, but lacking instruments that would readily play the ‘noteless’ gliding tones it required, Grainger and Cross modified existing instruments to make…
Rose Grainger (age 59) wearing Indian necklace bought at Albuquerque, N.M., early May, 1920
Sheet-fed photo gravure print
(Bruchmann Mezzotint gravures, printer)
28.5 x 22 cm
This portrait depicts Rose Grainger sitting in a plush armchair. She is wearing a long off shoulder dress with flowing skirts and organza. As described by the…
(Bruchmann Mezzotint gravures, printer)
28.5 x 22 cm
This portrait depicts Rose Grainger sitting in a plush armchair. She is wearing a long off shoulder dress with flowing skirts and organza. As described by the…
Percy Grainger in his first year, 1882
Printing-out paper print.
Photo: 9.3 x 14.2 cm
Photo and board: 10.3 x 16.5 cm
Envelope: 11.4 x 26.3 cm
View of Percy Grainger as a baby. He is depicted naked and lying on his right side on a blanket with his eyes closed. His left arm is…
Photo: 9.3 x 14.2 cm
Photo and board: 10.3 x 16.5 cm
Envelope: 11.4 x 26.3 cm
View of Percy Grainger as a baby. He is depicted naked and lying on his right side on a blanket with his eyes closed. His left arm is…
Metallophone, c.1890s
This metallophone has bronze keys, each fitted below with a hollow bronze resonator. The beautiful embossing on each resonator, in Japonisme style, is a remarkable feature. The instrument is created from elements constructed by multiple makers,…
Selection of Percy Grainger's personal artefacts, on display in the Grainger Museum 2017-2020
1. Eiraku Wazen, Japan, Nine tea cups, late 19th century-early 20th century. Purchased by Rose Grainger on 4 November 1920 from Wahman & Co., New York. 01.0184
2. Unknown maker, South Africa, Seed pod. Seed pod with repeated design of fine copper…
2. Unknown maker, South Africa, Seed pod. Seed pod with repeated design of fine copper…
"Free Music" machine components
The box of Free Music components that this object is part of contains scraps of wood, metal, paper and rubber.
- Wood and felt frame (musical instrument?)
- Small piece of cardboard with electronic components attached - transformer, potentiometer,…
- Wood and felt frame (musical instrument?)
- Small piece of cardboard with electronic components attached - transformer, potentiometer,…
View of Percy Grainger with Rocco Resta in US Army Uniform
Black and white photograph.
17.6 x 12.5 cm
View of Percy Grainger with Rocco Resta in US Army uniforms. They are posing in front of a wall with hanging plants and Percy has his right arm looped through Rocco's left arm. The photo has been…
17.6 x 12.5 cm
View of Percy Grainger with Rocco Resta in US Army uniforms. They are posing in front of a wall with hanging plants and Percy has his right arm looped through Rocco's left arm. The photo has been…
Negative of Rose and Percy Grainger
Negative.
24.7 x 19.6 cm
This negative relates to a photograph of a collage of photographs depicting Rose Grainger and Percy Grainger in the USA from 1919 to 1922. The photos are numbered from 34 to 81 in a random sequence.
24.7 x 19.6 cm
This negative relates to a photograph of a collage of photographs depicting Rose Grainger and Percy Grainger in the USA from 1919 to 1922. The photos are numbered from 34 to 81 in a random sequence.