Letters of Miriam Hyde, 1997-1999
- Bib ID:
- 6387761
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Hyde, Miriam, 1913-2005
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1997 and 1999]
- 0.03 m (1 folder)
- Summary:
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MS Acc13.143 comprises three letters to the Strathfield Symphony Orchestra written by Miriam Hyde responding to requests for program notes on specific pieces, including "Lyric", and "Heroic Elegy". Also included in the letters are general biography and handwritten notes. The Strathfield Symphony Orchestra had a long history with the composer and performed a great number of Hyde pieces (1 folder).
- Biography/History:
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Miriam Hyde was a composer, musician and poet. In 1931 she won the Elder Scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music, London. During this time she won three composition prizes, performed two of her concertos with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra and made several broadcasts with the BBC. She was a musical examiner with the Advisory Board of the AMEB for 37 years and a councillor of the Music Teachers' Association of New South Wales. Hyde has been a recitalist, lecturer and tutor and has had three books of poetry published: The bliss of solitude (1941), A few poems (1942) and Dawn to dusk (1938-1947). Her autobiography, Complete Accord, was published by Currency Press, Sydney in 1991. In 1980, Hyde was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1991. In 1995 she was awarded an HonFMusA by the AMEB.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference number: MS Acc13.143
- Related Material:
- Related papers are held in the archive of the Strathfield Symphony Orchestra.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1997-1999
- Occupation:
- Composers
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Miriam Hyde's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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