14 10 337 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/3ab4f39d3144212bdb5ebf69844d5d8a.jpg c72ec1b201cc441824262534dca800f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rose Grainger Subject The topic of the resource Photograph Description An account of the resource Printing-out paper print. 15.6 x 11.2 cm Portrait of Rose Grainger in New Zealand. She is facing the camera and is wearing a large round brim hat with feathers and a v neck dress. Rose Grainger is captured here wearing a quintessential Edwardian hat. The photographer, May Moore (1881-1931), was one of the few very successful female photographers working in the antipodes at the time. This image was most likely taken in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1908 when Rose accompanied Percy on his second tour to outposts of the British colonial empire with Australian contralto Ada Crossley and her concert party. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource May Moore Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1908 Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 17.0052.2 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/04e5f9df6f38d3a51ea0094520ea626a.jpg 04138492fe41fcd206812276aa478414 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of Rose Grainger in New Zealand Subject The topic of the resource Photograph Description An account of the resource Sepia toned black and white photograph. 14.1 x 10.2 cm Portrait of Rose Grainger in New Zealand. She is captured in profile and is wearing a large round brim hat with feathers and high neck dress. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 17.0052.1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource May Moore. Rembrandt Studio, 207 Willis Street. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/25c33d1065e4720f1560b92eb7ebd520.jpg 6fd9db1891947fa3e9b877433a748f6b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of Rose Grainger in New Zealand Subject The topic of the resource Photography Description An account of the resource Sepia toned black and white photograph. 16.4 x 12.1 cm Portrait of Rose Grainger in New Zealand. She is captured in profile and is wearing a dress with a round neckline. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource May Moore. Rembrandt Studio, 207 Willis Street. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photography Type The nature or genre of the resource Photography Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 17.0052.3 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/59d3680a37b81ef17bb9926c248c8836.jpg 2576c3837c4b73829e3ed89a3cd89d53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Satin shoes worn by Nellie Melba, 1920s, and leather lace‑up shoes worn by Percy Grainger, n.d. Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Melba's shoes made by Farmer’s, Sydney; Grainger's shoes made by Beck’s Shoes, USA Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne, and Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arts Centre Melbourne, and Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne | 1977.001.064 | Gift of Pamela, Lady Vestey, 1977; and Grainger Museum Collection | 04.5135 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/5a7f4b57c2ba69f6f772e49391b2a023.JPG 9b32be802f5662b2cc9e5c1263f7eb6e https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/12a1dac0ef6ea090ef36872ed69fb7e7.JPG c5bd22b5ea3547bc14ef4205586b0a1b https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/6b77342805e157e818b58ff5778c9d56.jpg 6f96463eae43fe6bbb29812df5eeeda5 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/ab66651ea435d93c9bbff8fd444ba566.JPG 48f70ebe3eee9287831fd4cb2928a9f3 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/d323153ce2e884c1a109d31d0505a5d7.JPG 6c4ead5c9eeafa45e04e6edb8cbc2bed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Spinet Subject The topic of the resource keyboard musical instruments; Multivocal exhibition Old Quad Description An account of the resource This instrument was hand-crafted by Faculty of Music lecturer and musicologist Meredith Maxwell Moon. Fascinated by early music, Moon began building reproduction instruments while working at the Bodleian Library in Oxford during the 1960s. Through his teaching, personality and character, Moon became one of the legends of the University’s Musicology department.  See <a href="https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/129532/HoardHouse_2.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y">article</a> on the donation of the spinet to the Grainger Museum, by Professor John Griffiths 87 h x 183 wide x 75 deep cm. Inscribed "MEREDITH MOON MELBURNIAE ME FECIT MCXCLXX" Grainger Museum Collection, University of Melbourne. Gift of the Faculty of Music, 2005. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meredith Maxwell Moon (maker) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum Collection, University of Melbourne. Gift of the Faculty of Music, 2005. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 00.0225 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/bb8c3affa26f33fb1035910abfb864fd.JPG 89c481e91a1210e15ebfb7c5914fae6d https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/e812711a9e4fdd72d741e2019c03f7b7.JPG bb8714415c84276b05a6f1c17d4a715c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moog ‘Signature’ theremin Subject The topic of the resource Free Music Description An account of the resource Metal, electronics In 1932 Percy Grainger attended a concert of musical pieces performed on a new instrument called the theremin. This instrument, invented in 1920 by  Russian physicist Lev Sergeyevich Termen (known in  the USA as Léon Theremin) was a revelation to Grainger. It could produce gliding musical tones of any pitch with freely variable dynamics. When he first heard it, Grainger considered the instrument to be ‘perfectly able to carry out my intentions’. Grainger hoped to work with Léon Theremin while the Russian was in America, but this idea was thwarted when Theremin returned to Russia in 1938. Grainger scored some of his Free Music for performance on the theremin. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moog Music Inc., United States of America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Type The nature or genre of the resource Experimental Instruments Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 00.0224 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/86576d332b0ac34d54e45101e8aac3e1.jpg b89f83eba605949f9137174999fdd307 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource World’s First Harmonic Bell, 1999/2000 Description An account of the resource This is the world’s first harmonic bell ever made. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has a two-octave set of these bells that were produced for Australia’s Centenary of Federation celebrations in 2001 by Australian Bell Pty Ltd. The bell was cast in silicon bronze using modern resin sand casting techniques. The inside and outside profiles were formed in a sand mould by rotating laser cut steel profiles on turntables. This prototype is exactly as cast without any further tuning. It has the first seven frequencies in a harmonic series and is about one semitone sharper than the expected pitch of A3 (220 Hz). For further information, see N. McLachlan, A. Hasell, et al. (2003). The Design of Bells with Harmonic Overtones. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 114 (1), p.505-511. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Neil McLachlan (designer) Anton Hasell (designer/maker) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999/2000 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context On loan from Neil McLachlan https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/8e2da38add755a0780b1acf337cdf902.jpg 3e2e7dd58790ffcfc3744a75faf8f15b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Harmonic Metallophone, 2009 aluminium Subject The topic of the resource tuned percussion; gongs; How it Plays exhibition Description An account of the resource These are a suit of innovative instruments designed and created by Neil McLachlan. Neil McLachlan is an Associate Professor with the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Like Anton Hasell, his research and practice has continued to evolve since the Federation Bells project, across a great many areas of expertise including neuro-acoustics and gong design. The suite of instruments in this photograph include, from left to right: Harmonic Gongs, 2009, 2014 (steel). Left gong: The World’s first gong to produce multiple harmonically tuned frequencies. It was hand formed and tuned in 1.6mm mild steel by Dr Neil McLachlan in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences workshop at the University of Melbourne in 2009. The harmonic tuning was achieved by tensioning the surface of the gong with four dimples that affect the frequencies of variously shaped standing waves in the gong surface. The gong was then ‘pacified’ by electroplating to prevent rust. Right gong: A production prototype gong made in 1.6mm stainless steel in 2014. The gong was tuned by Dr McLachlan using a purpose-built computer controlled 2-tonne press that is capable of creating dimples at 50 micrometre accuracy to allow mass production. Gongs are revered in South East Asia just as bells are revered in Europe. The traditional Indonesian ensembles called Gamelan feature tuned gongs spanning many octaves. Since Indonesian gongs don’t have harmonic tuning, Europeans need to learn how to hear the pitch of Indonesian gongs by playing in a Gamelan ensemble. But you can hear the clear pitches and harmony of these harmonic gongs by gently striking each gong near its centre. The Harmonic Metallophone, 2009 (aluminium): Flat bars of wood and metal naturally produce widely spaced frequencies. Traditional xylophone and metallophone keys have carved arches to tune their 2nd frequency by changing the stiffness of the key. This design tunes the first 4 frequencies of the key to ratios of 1: 2: 4: 6 by changing the key width (and hence it’s mass) at the maximum amplitude of each standing wave without changing the key thickness. The shapes of the first four standing waves of a flat bar are shown below. This is a prototype key exactly as it was laser cut from a 10mm thick aluminium plate. It is suspended on stainless steel leaf springs instead of the traditional method of suspending keys by chords. For more information see: N. McLachlan (2011). The design of a harmonic percussion ensemble, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 129, 3441-3444. N. McLachlan et al. (2013). The musical environment and auditory plasticity: Hearing the pitch of percussion. Frontiers in Psychology N. McLachlan et al. (2012). Tuning natural modes of vibration by prestress in the design of a harmonic gong, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131, 926-934. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Neil McLachlan (designer) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photograph by the Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Photographed in the Grainger Museum 2019 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Created by Neil McLachlan, and lent to the Grainger Museum in 2019 for the exhibition How it Plays: Innovations in Percussion. The suite of instruments was donated to the Grainger Museum in 2020 by Neil McLachlan. https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/ebef84c308d55945bfc69d21ec517082.jpg 7c57683a69ec76906e9ddfe959199763 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Nellie Melba to Percy Grainger, sent from Portsea, 29 August 1916 Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Description An account of the resource Rose entrusted Melba with the secret of her own illness from syphilis. A month after writing to Percy about his father, Melba wrote, ‘I have received your letter & also read your Mother’s letter to Bella. I am so sorry for her & so humiliated that she thought it necessary to write such sad details. I burnt the letter after reading it, so now I am going to forget I ever read it.’ Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nellie Melba Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29 August 1916 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Grainger Museum Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Grainger Museum Collection, 2017/17-1/3-5 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/fd35586179134166b54ad0848b9170e5.jpg 86ea40029a7a99ea0affbc54c67d56fc https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/55259ff1672915f3c522fe7bee29eb0d.jpg a8c291821b65b132bbc7a363a5abe079 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Percy Grainger Subject The topic of the resource Photograph Description An account of the resource Sepia toned black and white photograph. Photo: 14.7 x 10.2 cm Photo and board: 16.4 x 10.5 cm This portrait of Percy Grainger when he was 23 years old shows his profile. It contains the inscription: From fond "guttis" to his grandmother 1.10.05. The photograph has been mounted onto thick cardboard with the photographer details at the back. The name of the photographer is embossed onto the bottom proper left corner of the mount board. This item was found in Percy Grainger's 1905 program folder. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource P. Hadrup. Aalborg, Jutland, Denmark. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 22/09/1905 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 17.0036