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This catalog site is designed so that it can be searched by keyword, collection, type of instrument, and date. It contains information on instruments in the possession of Duke University, with the exception of modern practice and performance pianos.
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Contact Info
Dr. Brenda Neece, DPhil (Oxon.)
Curator, DUMIC
Box 90665
Durham, NC 27708-0665
USA
Tel: 919-660-3320
Fax: 919-660-3301
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Welcome
Welcome to the official Duke University Musical Instrument Collections (DUMIC) website. This site is designed to function as an online, database-driven catalog of the musical instrument collections at Duke.
Instruments, recordings, and printed materials are still being added to this catalog. If you have any questions or comments about the contents of this site or of the collections, please contact the curator, Dr. Brenda Neece (bneece@duke.edu).
The website was designed by David Wehrs, a Duke University alumnus.
2010 Spring Semester DUMIC Hours*
Mondays Closed
Tuesdays 2-5 PM
Wednesdays 2-5 PM
Thursdays 2-5 PM
Non-Rare Music Fridays 2-5 PM
Rare Music Fridays: January 15, February 19, March 19, April 23
(DUMIC is closed on Rare Music Fridays, but please come to Rare Music in the Rare Book Room at Perkins Library on West Campus!)
*When Classes are in Session
N.B. Small group visits are encouraged, but all group visits need to be booked in advance through the curator, Dr. Brenda Neece (bneece@duke.edu) or (919) 660-3320.
Special Online Exhibit: Romanian Musical Instruments at DUMIC
This exhibit is the result of the research of scholar Ioana Sherman and features Duke University's Romanian instruments.
Please click here to see our special exhibit
News and Events
Click here to view all the news and events.
Mamadou Diabate, internationally known kora artist and Durham resident received a well-deserved Best Traditional World Music Album Grammy Award for his album Douga Mansa. The News & Observer ran an interesting piece HERE. See photos from the Grammy Awards HERE and HERE.
DUMIC was the first division of Duke to invite Mr. Diabate to perform, back in 2005, for the inauguration of the Frans & Willemina de Hen-Bijl Collection. In 2007, DUMIC and the Duke University Libraries were fortunate to have Mr. Diabate give a program in the Rare Music series called A Griot and his Kora. Diabate’s Rare Music program celebrated the addition of a kora made by his father to DUMIC. Mr. Diabate brought this kora back from Mali himself.
Congratulations to Mamadou Diabate from DUMIC! Come see our display case featuring Mr. Diabate’s father’s kora in the upper lobby of Biddle Music Building.
bi.allalahke from Mamadou Diabate on Vimeo.
Rare Music Composition Competition: New Music for Old Instruments
Call for Compositions
(Enter to win $100!)
Duke students and all other members of the Duke community, including alumni, are invited to submit original compositions for consideration for inclusion in a “New Music for Old Instruments” Rare Music program in April. The compositions may be in any style, but pieces must be written for one of the following ensembles of early instruments: SATB crumhorns, SATB rebecs, or SATB recorders. Composers of the selected pieces will be invited to have their composition performed and give a brief talk about his/her composition process at the Rare Music program in April.
Submission requirements:
• No more than two compositions may be submitted by any one composer.
• Compositions may not exceed seven (7) minutes.
• Compositions must be for SATB crumhorns, SATB rebecs, or SATB recorders.
• All entries must include a score and an MIDI audio recording in mp3 format.
• Duke undergraduates, graduate students, and members of the Duke community, including alumni, are eligible to submit compositions.
Evaluation criteria:
• Evaluation is based on four (4) broad criteria: compositional technique, overall musical appeal, originality, and suitability/idiomatic writing for the instruments.
Application information to include:
• Name, e-mail address, and Duke affiliation. Include a brief description of the composition.
Performance:
• If a composition is selected for performance at Rare Music, the committee will make every effort to have the work included in the April 23rd performance. Composers of the selected compositions are expected to attend the performance and speak for up to 10 minutes about the work.
• Works included in the April Rare Music will be recorded live and put on iTunesU.
• Composers whose work(s) are selected for performance will receive a $100 prize.
Submissions must arrive on or before midnight on March 5, 2010:
Dr. Brenda Neece
Curator, Duke University Musical Instrument Collections
Department of Music Box 90665
Biddle Music Building Rm 105
Durham, NC 27708-0665
Scores and recordings will not be returned, so please do not submit originals.
For further information about crumhorns, rebecs, and recorders, please click HERE. DUMIC has crumhorns, rebecs, and recorders in its holdings. For an opportunity to try these instruments, or if you have any more questions, please contact the DUMIC Curator, Dr. Brenda Neece at (919) 660-3320, or at bneece@duke.edu
Violin Hero: The Music and Life of le Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1739-1799)
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Posted 24 days ago
February 19, 2010
4 PM
Rare Book Room
Perkins Library, Duke University West Campus
Click here for parking information. There are ten (10) spaces reserved from 3:30 to 5:00PM on the Chapel Quad for this event.
Reginald Patterson
Reginald Patterson brings to light the story of the Afro-French historical figure Le Chevalier de Saint-George (1739-1799). Born Joseph Boulogne in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, Saint-George was an innovator and the mediator at the crossroads of the music of French Enlightenment. Outstanding with a sword as well as a violin bow, he was an outstanding fencer and led a brigade of “colored soldiers” during the French Revolution. Reportedly the most popular figure in 18th century, why is his story lost to us today? This multimedia lecture/recital argues that investigating the life and accomplishments of Saint-George requires a radical re-positioning of thought on Western classical music as well as a critical debate on its future.
About DUMIC
The Duke University Musical Instrument Collections(DUMIC) are founded on the flagship collection, the G. Norman and Ruth G. Eddy Collection of Musical Instruments, which arrived here in Durham in 2000. The Eddy Collection has inspired further generous gifts and the acquisition of the Frans and Willemina de Hen-Bijl Collection of Musical Instruments, which arrived at Duke in 2003. While the Eddy Collection consists primarily of instruments and paintings of instruments from America and Europe, Duke’s de Hen Collection includes over 200 musical instruments from all over the world. The de Hen Collection together with the Eddy Collection and other individual gifts make up the DUMIC.
It is the aim of DUMIC to provide students, scholars, performers, and interested members of the public with access to these instruments in order to foster awareness and interest in music of the past and an understanding of the complex network of interrelationships among the areas of cultural history, composition, performance, and the art of instrument making. Highlights include instruments from the time of Mozart and Beethoven, the American Civil War, and instruments from around the world, including objects from the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Asia.
The maintenance of the Eddy Collection at Duke is made possible through the generosity of the Ethel Sieck Carrabina Fund.