Archives Collection 10 : John Beckwith



Biography
John Beckwith, composer, pianist, author and teacher, was born in Victoria, BC, 9 March 1927. His over 150 compositions include 4 operas, orchestral, chamber, solo and choral works, and he has published critical and scholarly articles in Canadian music studies. He began lecturing part-time at the University of Toronto in 1952, taught full-time 1955-90, and was dean of the Faculty of Music 1970-77. See the Canadian Encyclopedia for a full biography.

Scope
Sketches, drafts, final copies, texts, performance records and correspondence for most of his musical works; programs and press notices; other personal and professional documents.


Size

36 boxes : 4 m.

Provenance

John Beckwith, 1991-2010

Associated

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Select from the following:Description
348 records. Includes compositions, textual documents, biblographic documents, correspondence, and other documents
11 records. Includes awards and honours, radio transcripts, portraits, journal articles and other bibliographic documents
181 records. Includes manuscripts and copies of manuscripts, scores and parts.
94 records. Includes correspondence, programs and reviews, and other notes.
55 records. Includes administrative writings, correspondence, reviews, radio programs, and other documents.
7 records. Includes personal, business, and miscellaneous correspondence.