14 10 337 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/6be9949199470db8ddc4d984d76bd650.jpg 9629cb66a023ff659836881773a440bc https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/5dc5beaec589879ac885bf6fad412089.jpg 52d7e6ba4816f083705aecc68436a144 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 Margot Harrison Subject The topic of the resource photograph Description An account of the resource Platinum print Photo: 20.5 x 15.3 cm Photo and frame: 34.2 x 26.2 cm In 1913 Grainger's then fiancée Margot Harrison ordered a very expensive present for her lover: a portrait of herself by H Walter Barnett. Despite his humble beginnings in the studio of Stewart & Co in Melbourne, with his brilliant business mind and extraordinarily gifted photographic eye, Barnett became one of the most sought-after society portraitists in Melbourne, New York and London. Jack Cato (who worked for Barnett) records in his book, The Story of the Camera in Australia (1955), that in 1909 a single portrait sitting with Barnett cost £37. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Henry Walter Barnett (1862–1934), London. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/11/1913 Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 17.0026 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/9c84f01afbe1f8e29e6a8972750ced6c.jpg 37bda1054be3cbf221b736858ff97adf 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 Marimbaphone, c. 1903-1910 Description An account of the resource Deagan gave the name ‘Marimbaphone’ to a series of models equipped with rotating or tilting frames, and bars with concave ends. They came in various sizes and were made with both rosewood and steel bars. The purpose of this feature was to play the instrument with a bow as well as mallets. This Marimbaphone has a three octave range from E to E but the top and bottom notes are placed on the chromatic frame to reduce the length of the instrument for ease of transport. This practice was common with the early designs. J.C. Deagan wrote to Percy Grainger of the innovations of his xylophone family: “You know very well that there is NO violin nor piano that can play a very rapid movement, clear & clean cut, as our good xylophones…” Grainger was particularly keen to explore the lower octaves of the wooden marimba: “...as I particularly wish to use this instrument as a sort of bass to the xylophone, or as a tenor between the Nabimba & xylophone, therefore I would like to ask you to let me have a generous range, especially in the lower octave”. This instrument is made from rosewood, oak, steel, and brass. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J. C. Deagan Inc., Chicago, USA (instrument maker) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1903-1910 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 00.0066 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/030e3bd15621f1ad7241333e171558d9.jpg 6347d7358e291035d72d5db87c8bb2eb 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 Mathilde Marchesi and Nellie Melba, c.1897 Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Photograph by Reutlinger, Paris Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre 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 c.1897 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arts Centre Melbourne Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne 1979.015.003 | Purchased, 1979 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/69366538f58331c827399d6e4f662df3.jpg 69aa22d2347b3f3481975ff4cb521738 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/7742b169444f6f9fba95d5a596db6e97.jpg b7d63f4cc27fc6b1ccfa9a3e863ee73a https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/6fbdac007cccd6c2fd1de136b03bbfcc.jpg 37612d6cd2b1b70267ef0ff6516574aa Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. 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 Metallophone, c.1890s Description An account of the resource 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, including Besson & Co. (London) who made the frame, and R. Plant & E. Perry who made the keys and resonators. Plant and Perry patented their innovative resonator design in 1884 in the UK, and 1888 in the USA. The patent describes an ‘Appliance for Augmenting the Sound of the Notes of a Harmonicon or of a Gong’, and relates to ‘the construction, combination, or arrangement of parts forming a resonant chamber with a free vibrating metallic plate or bar applied thereto.’ The resonator augmented, or modified, the sound of the bar, or key when it was struck. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource W. F. Needham, Birmingham, UK, active 1888-1901 (manufacturer) R. Plant & E. Perry, Birmingham, UK Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c.1890s Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 00.0184 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/3b819f1825ed4bb77689450b50310390.jpg f7c355c73c7ebb49a2d22b51a40d187a 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 Model for side-ridge clothes-line and scotch-tape-tin oscillator-player Subject The topic of the resource Free Music drawings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Percy Aldridge Grainger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 27 January 1952 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grainger Estate Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Watercolour and ink on paper, 27.9 x 21.6cm Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 04.0177 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/8b7ad89477f2020d3bd974150e4e2614.jpg de6f6182c885bf72c346faa6f5972a68 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 Music. A Commonsense View of all Types. A synopsis of lectures delivered for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1934 Description An account of the resource Grainger took his role as educator about music in the general community very seriously, and exploited the opportunities afforded by radio broadcasting. While in Australia and New Zealand in the 1930s, he delivered a series of lectures for the ABC, accompanied by music, some of which he wrote specifically for the context. The first lecture, entitled ‘The Universalist Attitude Towards Music’ shared his philosophy that we should “approach all the world’s available music with an open mind...we should be willing, even eager, to hear everything we can of all kinds of music, from whatever quarter and whatever era, in order that me may find out from experience whether or not it carries any spiritual message for us as individuals”. Grainger devoted an entire lecture to tuned percussion. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Percy Aldridge Grainger (writer) Australian Broadcasting Commission (publisher) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 03.2030 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/810a4e6bfeacea32e84c3a54b4a3b191.jpg 828a65edf0d0b81ed258c53c91fe5c05 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 Musical glass created by Percy Grainger, c. 1930s Description An account of the resource There are 80 musical glasses in the Grainger Museum Collection, which were created by Ella and Percy Grainger in the 1930s for use in performances of Tribute to Foster and Norse Dirge. Ella and Percy sourced the glasses from many different manufacturers, looking for glasses that could be played at one of six pitches: C sharp, D sharp, E sharp, F sharp, G sharp, A sharp, in several octaves. The 'out of tune' glasses were deliberately included with the pitched glasses, to enrich the aural effect. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 00.0115 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource early 1930s https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/6375f7c7d15564a9bcd7ce8516852570.jpg e2bb0b45c8500bb19995a8781c98d042 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/902d850718fd0c9508332aa222850503.jpg e90532ed985e4dd536dd426624d7746e 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 Musical glass created by Percy Grainger, c.1930s Description An account of the resource This is one of the musical glasses created by Percy Grainger for performances of his Tribute to Foster. In performance, most of the glasses were filled to a marked line with liquid, to sound at a specific pitch. Ella Grainger painted the tuning lines on the glasses with black oil paint. A few of the glasses, including this large blue vase marked for playing by Ella, produced the desired pitch without the need for water. This instrument is formed from 5cm-thick glass, attached to large sheets of cardboard with green string and sticking plaster. It has handwrittten "C# for Mrs. Percy Grainger to play." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Percy Grainger (creator) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930s Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 00.0153 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/79f25f91d0ec8f887556ecc7395592d2.jpg 50bca9788971f7a9773c461b7f1fd8d2 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/04cb676ac4373fc887459b67b68f20c9.jpg c9f7c795e635680b66e4ef1cbc4a5b44 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 Muyu (slit drum) Subject The topic of the resource Chinese musical instruments Description An account of the resource Small rounded slit drum with handle on top. Abstractly shaped to represent a "fish head" (used to accompany Buddhist chant). Slit across flattened base - hollowed out slightly to resonate when struck with accompanying beater. Painted red and gold with carved handle. Beater has a thin stem with a large bulbous pointed tip. Size: 11 cm in height Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Made in China or possibly Japan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. (before 1960) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 00.0110