Eugene Goossens - two draft manuscripts of autobiography "Overture and Beginners", ca.1942-ca.1951
Eugene Goossens - two draft manuscripts of autobiography "Overture and Beginners", ca.1942-ca.1951
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ca. 1942 - ca. 1951
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MLMSS 6020
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1 box - 0.13 Meters
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Textual Records - (typescript, with manuscript annotations)
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Eugene Goossens - two draft manuscripts of autobiography "Overture and Beginners", ca.1942-ca.1951
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Overture and beginners : a musical autobiography. London : Methuen, 1951 is located at A927.8/G in the Mitchell Library Printed Books Collection.
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Presented by Mrs Sidonie Scott in 1995
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir Eugene Goossens (1893-1962) was director of the N.S.W. State Conservatorium of Music and resident conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 1947 to 1956. He was also involved in the early planning of the Sydney Opera House and was knighted for his services to music in Australia in 1955.
Goossens' autobiography "Overture and Beginners"...
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MLMSS 6020
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nX6leeLY
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99092
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