Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1949-2017 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3 audio discs + 4 audio reels + 46 audio cassettes + 41 compact disc + 2 digital video discs
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Subseries consists of recordings of performances of works by John Beckwith, including recordings from CBC broadcasts and recordings of public performances.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Recordings of performances that took place at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music that were duplicate copies of the originals, held in the Music Library Collection of Faculty Events (OTUFM 51) were not retained as part of this fonds. Some of the recordings in this subseries are also available as part of the Canadian Music Centre's (CMC) CentreStreams project. Where applicable, CMC call numbers are included as alternative identifiers in the item-level descriptions.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Recordings were listed by John Beckwith for his "Disc Archive" and arranged in alphabetical order by title in the first accession of Beckwith's recordings. This arrangement is replicated here. Item-level identifiers correspond to the identifiers applied to each composition in Series A and Series B. Different recordings and performances of the same piece are distinguished by an alphabetic suffix.