The Music Collection is focused on:
- sound recordings, including CDs, LPs and 78rpm records
- video and DVD recordings
- specialist reference items, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, repertoire guides, bibliographies and discographies
- printed music, especially chamber music with performing parts, songs, operas, musicals, instrumental music and tutors, orchestral scores, choral works and scholarly collected editions
- books and magazines on all aspects of music
- choral and orchestral sets for hire.
Highlights in the collection include:
- Radio New Zealand printed music library, with New Zealand's largest collection of choral and orchestral works for hire
- John Bevan Ford's collection of historical vocal recordings from the early 20th century
- Antony Terry's collection of jazz on LP
- scores from pianists Paul and Diny Schramm, Austrian immigrants to New Zealand
- Larry Pruden's collection of orchestral music on LP
- performance scores and parts donated by the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the New Zealand Opera Society.
Access items in this collection
Search for descriptions of items in this collection using the National Library Catalogue. Many scores and recordings are not in the
online catalogue but staff can help you find the items you need.
You can access items in the Library's reading room at 77 Thorndon Quay, Wellington.
Access choral sets and orchestral parts through the Cadence database.
Get copies from items in this collection
Copies can be made from items in this collection if copying doesn’t breach copyright. Photocopiers, and printers for microfiche and microfilm readers are available for use in the Library's reading room at 77 Thorndon Quay, Wellington.
More about copyright and usage
Borrow items in this collection
You can borrow items from this collection by interloan through your local library. We lend to New Zealand and overseas libraries.
Get help
We can answer your enquiries in person, by letter, phone or email. For choral and orchestral hire enquiries contact our music hire librarian.
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