This series contains recordings of Matrix women's radio program (later "Matrix - By, for and about women" and "Our Sister's Place"), produced by Matrix Collective, broadcast on CINQ-FM 102.3 FM, a multilingual Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec, 1981 to c.2004. The program aired on Saturdays; the first episode aired in October 1981. Hosts included Laura Yaros, Beth Blackmore, Jan Richman, and more. Each episode covered a specific topic relating to women or feminism, and many featured interviews. Music played in the episodes most often featured women artists.
This item contains 3-page sheet music for orchestral piano with lyrics, publisher number F. & D. Ltd. 17164. The handwritten inscriptions "immediately after title Yours", "34" and other crossed-out text were added in blue pencil. Orchestral Journal No. 2272.
The bulk of the collection is comprised of sheet music for mostly piano or orchestra, published between 1883 and 1946 (approximately a third of which was published in the 1920s) for the purposes of performance during the screening of silent films. Handwritten notes and cues, as well as stamps are found on many sheets, which have been identified. Some of the items are of collections of music specifically written and published for the purpose of motion pictures. Also included are cue sheets and instruction manuals, folders with advertisements, letters from editors, as well as a program for the 2014 screening of “The Cat and the Canary” with small orchestra at the University of Ottawa School of Music, sums up the Silent Film Music collection.
This item contains 3-page sheet music for piano, publisher number: 29903. The handwritten inscriptions "Band plays (dancy!)", "10" over erased "9" were added in graphite pencil. The Chappell Continental Hits 1266.
This item contains 4-page sheet music for piano conductor, publisher number: J. Y. 726 K. The handwritten inscriptions "(when Sheila kicks shoes off)", "16" were added in blue pencil, "P370", "8" were added in graphite pencil.