The Pendlebury Library of Music is the library of the Faculty of Music,

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. The current building was completed in 1984, and was designed by Sir

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. The library is located next to the West Road Concert Hall and the Faculty of Music's old building on the

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. The current classification system is somewhat similar to the one used for music at

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History

The library is named after Richard Pendlebury who had donated his collection of printed sheet music and manuscripts to the

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, from where most of it was eventually transferred to

. In 1929 this collection was given to the Music Faculty, and then the name "The Pendlebury Library of Music" was used.Anna Pensaert, 'The Pendlebury Library of Music', in ''Cambridge University Libraries Information Bulletin'' 51 (Lent 2006), see http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/CULIB/CULIB58/CULIB_58.htm#Section4 In 1994 all music manuscripts were transferred to

. Pendlebury's original collection of printed sheet music is still accessible at the Pendlebury Library of Music.

References

External links

Pendlebury Library of Music web page

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