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Collections relating to William McGibbon


William McGibbon c.1690-1756
Composer

MS Farmer
Papers and correspondence of Henry George Farmer (1882-1965), musician and orientalist. The collection includes diaries, drafts of books and articles, and correspondence with contemporary composers and music critics such as Learmont Drysdale, Hamish MacCunn, Ernest Newman. The subjects covered include military and oriental music, Scottish music, concerts and variety theatre in Glasgow, socialism and trade unions, and the Paris Commune.
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Specifically these document(s):
MS Farmer 305/3/1
Typescript letter, signed, from W.G. Whittaker to H.G. Farmer. 60 Cleveden Drive, Glasgow, W.", 8 April [19]43.
Encloses article ['A tide in the affairs of British music' - MS Farmer 305/3/3]. His daughter's experiences as viola player in Frankfurt and Paris. German singing teacher in Australia. Opinions of British music and musicians in Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden and Austria. Enquiry about sonatas by William McGibbon.
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MS Farmer 202/6 - William McGibbon
Typescript article for Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. William McGibbon
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