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George M. Brewer fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1900-1949.

Reference:

R12250-0-0-E, MUS 69

Type of material:

Photographs, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

206346

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George M. Brewer fonds
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Fonds includes:

6 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1900-1949.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.48 m of textual records.
18 photographs : b&w.

Language of material:

English

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The fonds contains records pertaining to the musical activities and personal life of G.M. Brewer: correspondence (Percival J. Illsley, Hélène Germain, Edith C. Brewer, M. Udale, Douglas Baker, Arthur H. Egerton, Septimus Fraser, Robert Norwood, Marcel Dupré, Saiyid Abdul Latif, Ernest MacMillan, Boris Halzman, Helgi Zoëga, Archibald Farmer, Griffith Brewer, Philip King and Healey Willan); diplomas; certificate; diaries; texts of lectures and lecture-recitals; texts for radio and other writings; agenda; musical works by Brewer and other composers; programmes; authors and reading lists; scrapbooks mainly of concert programmes and press clippings; photographs of Brewer and members of the Canadian College of Organists in congress.

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Brewer, G. M. (George MacKenzie), 1889-1947

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Brewer, G. M. (George MacKenzie), 1889-1947 : An organist for 35 years at the Church of Messiah in Montréal, G.M. Brewer also worked as an accompanist, recitalist (piano and organ), professor (Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal), examiner (Dominion College of Music), and composer. The knowledge he acquired on his numerous travels also made him a celebrated lecturer (exotic music, visual arts, philosophy, etc.). His compositions include choral works, pieces for piano, and melodies.

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Textual record; graphic material (Electronic) This finding aid consists of 65 pages, digitized, a list of the George M. Brewer library including manuscript music, correspondence, personal papers, clippings, programmes and photographs. Arrangement and description by Stéphane Jean. (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002975.pdf

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Private

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MUS 69
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