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September 12, 2007

New Exhibit: Holdings Shown at Museums

Music Library Holdings Exhibited Around the World

Excerpt from manuscript of Erik Satie, Carrelage phonique from Musique d’ameublement, 1918 (John Cage Notations Collection, Northwestern University Music Library)In addition to making its holdings of manuscripts and other rare materials available to students, faculty, and visiting researchers, the Northwestern University Music Library lends items to museums for special exhibitions. In this exhibit, the Music Library highlights selected items that have been presented at museums in the United States, Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. Unique original works by John Cage, Marcel Duchamp, Erik Satie, and others are included, and catalogs published in conjunction with the exhibitions are also displayed.