Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments
Established | 1900[1] |
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Location | New Haven, Connecticut |
Type | Instrument museum |
Curator | Susan E. Thompson Christina Linsenmeyer |
Website | collection |
The Yale Morris Steinert Collection of Musical Instruments, a division of the
Collections
Highlights from the museum's holdings include keyboard instruments from six centuries, featuring an
The Collection maintains permanent exhibits, regularly mounts special exhibitions, and is open to the public during regular visiting hours. In addition to presentations made to Yale classes, the Collection offers tours and lecture-demonstrations to school and private groups by appointment.
Concerts
The annual concert series presented by the Collection of Musical Instruments features performers of music in its historical context, often using the appropriate instruments from the Collection that have been restored to playing condition. Performers and ensembles that have appeared on the concert series include: The Alarius Ensemble,
See also
- List of music museums
- Wistariahurst § Music Room era, first exhibition of the Belle Skinner instruments
Further reading
- Freund, Karl (August 1922). "From Harp to Harpsichord; Evolution of ingenuity and art in stringed instruments from antiquity to the 18th century". International Studio. New York: International Studio Inc. pp. 373–393.
- Noss, Luther (1984). A History of the Yale School of Music, 1855-1970. New Haven, Conn.: Yale School of Music. p. 274. OCLC 11614981.
- Skinner, William; Thompson, Elizabeth (1933). The Belle Skinner collection of old musical instruments, Holyoke, Massachusetts. Philadelphia: Beck Engraving Company. OCLC 64299108.
References
- ^ "Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: History". Retrieved 2012-06-29.
External links
- Official website, Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
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- Announcement, Major gift renames Yale Collection of Musical Instruments (April 30, 2021)