Identity area
Reference code
OTUFM 30-B
Title
Music for radio and television
Date(s)
- October 1946 - December 1979 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
420 files of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1923-2024)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series consists of incidental music for orchestra and music for jazz ensemble that Phil Nimmons composed, arranged, and orchestrated for various radio and television programs, predominantly for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Files are grouped into 10 subseries by radio and television program:
- CBC Wednesday Night (1950-1968)
- CBC Stage 52 (1951-1955)
- Canada Series (1952-1953)
- Folio (1955-1958)
- The Barris Beat (1956-1959)
- Showtime (1957)
- Parade (1959-1964)
- CBC Concert Party (1962-1967)
- Gordie Tapp Show (1965-1966)
- Other radio and television plays (1948-1979).