Musical compositions for poetry

Component identifier:

Series 5

Content Summary:

As well as writing her own lyrics for her compositions, Monk also set the poems of a number of poets to music, including those of Adam Lindsay Gordon and Ian Mudie. Included in this series are the musical scores of a number of these works, listed alphabetically by title of the work, followed by the name of the author.

Most of the works are undated. However, where Monk has used a variation of her name, indicating that they are early compositions, this name has been included in brackets after the title as an indication of the approximate date.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The bulk of the collection was originally acquired by the National Film and Sound Archive (later ScreenSound Australia) in 1986, from Monk's daughter, Pam Evans. It was transferred from ScreenSound to the National Library in 1998. In 1969, 14cm of material relating to Collits' Inn was donated to the Library by Monk's son, Ian.

Names:

Varney Monk

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