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Portable harmonium (reed organ)
Wood, ivory, felt, metal.
Grainger wrote in 1929, ‘If I were forced to choose one instrument only for chamber music – I would choose the harmonium (reed-organ) without hesitation; for it seems to me the most sensitively and intimately expressive…
Grainger wrote in 1929, ‘If I were forced to choose one instrument only for chamber music – I would choose the harmonium (reed-organ) without hesitation; for it seems to me the most sensitively and intimately expressive…
Kangaroo pouch tone-tool
Steel, brass, PVC pipe, paper roll, sewing machine belt, electronics.
This machine demonstrates the method used by Grainger and Cross to control oscillators through the use of connected ‘tone arms’ and cut paper ‘scores’. Whereas Grainger and…
This machine demonstrates the method used by Grainger and Cross to control oscillators through the use of connected ‘tone arms’ and cut paper ‘scores’. Whereas Grainger and…
Reed box tone-tool
Steel, brass, wood, accordion reeds, blower fans, linear bearings.
In their original Reed box experiments, Grainger and
Cross approximated the effect of gliding musical
pitches by using closely-spaced microtones. They
detuned harmonium reeds to…
In their original Reed box experiments, Grainger and
Cross approximated the effect of gliding musical
pitches by using closely-spaced microtones. They
detuned harmonium reeds to…
Electric eye tone-tool
Steel, PVC pipe, plastic sheet, globes, ink, electronics, speakers.
One of Grainger and Cross’s last experiments before
Grainger’s death in 1961 was an attempt to create a more
immediate and accurate form of Free Music through the
use of…
One of Grainger and Cross’s last experiments before
Grainger’s death in 1961 was an attempt to create a more
immediate and accurate form of Free Music through the
use of…
Percy Grainger
Platinum print, hand-made paper, graphite.
Photo: 28.6 x 21.7 cm
Parchment/Velum Paper?: 45.5 x 41.1 cm
Board: 64 x 51.1 cm
Baron Adolph Sigismund de Meyer is seen by many as the founder of fashion photography. Later in his career he was to…
Photo: 28.6 x 21.7 cm
Parchment/Velum Paper?: 45.5 x 41.1 cm
Board: 64 x 51.1 cm
Baron Adolph Sigismund de Meyer is seen by many as the founder of fashion photography. Later in his career he was to…
Percy Grainger
Platinum print, hand-made paper, graphite.
Photo: 23.4 x 18.4 cm
Paper (studio name): 52.4 x 31.8 cm
Board: 64.1 x 51.1 cm
Adolph de Meyer photographed Grainger multiple times between 1903 and 1906—documenting the young musician’s maturation…
Photo: 23.4 x 18.4 cm
Paper (studio name): 52.4 x 31.8 cm
Board: 64.1 x 51.1 cm
Adolph de Meyer photographed Grainger multiple times between 1903 and 1906—documenting the young musician’s maturation…
View of Percy Grainger in orchard
Black and white photograph.
50.9 x 40.5 cm
Portrait of Percy Grainger standing in an orchard in his US army uniform. He is standing in front of a tree and gazing off into the distance. His right hand is clutching the strap whilst the left hand…
50.9 x 40.5 cm
Portrait of Percy Grainger standing in an orchard in his US army uniform. He is standing in front of a tree and gazing off into the distance. His right hand is clutching the strap whilst the left hand…
Portrait of Percy Grainger and Rose Grainger, Adelaide, Australia
Silver gelatin copy of unidentified original.
50.8 x 40.5 cm
Portrait of Rose Grainger and her son Percy Grainger.
50.8 x 40.5 cm
Portrait of Rose Grainger and her son Percy Grainger.
Portrait of Ella Grainger in shadows
Silver gelatin copy of unidentified original.
Photo: 23.2 x 18.4 cm
Frame: 25.7 x 21 cm
Photo: 23.2 x 18.4 cm
Frame: 25.7 x 21 cm
Portrait of unknown boys (Unidentified subjects)
Ambrotype encased in glass.
Photo: 11.5 x 8.4 cm
Glass plates: 16 x 11.9 cm
Portrait of unidentified group of 4 boys. The boys appear to be sitting on a bench against the wall. They all appear to be wearing a white shirt with a bow tie, jacket…
Photo: 11.5 x 8.4 cm
Glass plates: 16 x 11.9 cm
Portrait of unidentified group of 4 boys. The boys appear to be sitting on a bench against the wall. They all appear to be wearing a white shirt with a bow tie, jacket…