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[[Percival Robson Kirby]] was an academic and specialist in African music.

He had an M.A. and D.Litt. degree, and was the Head of the Department of Music, University of the Witwatersrand. Rnowned for his collection of African musical instruments and his studies on musical performances in Southern Africa.

Also wrote as [[P.R. Kirby]] and [[Percival R. Kirby]].

The barracks and hospitals of the Cape Corps in Grahamstown in 1826, by Professor P.R. Kirby of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, extracted from the South African Medical Journal
The barracks and hospitals of the Cape Corps in Grahamstown in 1826, by Professor P.R. Kirby of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, extracted from the South African Medical Journal

Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa

P.R. Kirby, “[[The Hottentot Venus]]”, ''Africana Notes and News'', 6, 3 (June 1949).

Valerie Bryer 1965. ''Professor Percival Robson Kirby, M.A., D. Litt., F.R.C.M., Head of the Department of Music, University of the Witwatersrand, 1921-1954: a bibliography of his works''. Johannesburg Public Library.

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 "The barracks and hospitals of the Cape Corps in Grahamstown in 1826", The ''South African Medical Journal''.
-''The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa''
+''The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa'' Oxford University Press, H. Milford, 1934.
 "[[The Hottentot Venus]]”, ''Africana Notes and News'', 6, 3 (June 1949)

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 "The barracks and hospitals of the Cape Corps in Grahamstown in 1826", The ''South African Medical Journal''.
-"Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa"
+''The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa''
 "[[The Hottentot Venus]]”, ''Africana Notes and News'', 6, 3 (June 1949)

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−	[[Percival Robson Kirby]] (1887-1970) was an academic and ~~specialist~~ in African music.	+	[[Percival Robson Kirby]] (1887-1970) was an academic, a musicologist and ethnomusicologist who specialised in African music.
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		+	Also described as a teacher, a conductor, a timpanist, a flautist, a composer, a scientist, and an artist
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		+	Percival R. Kirby was one of the greatest South African musicologists and ethnomusicologists. He was also a teacher, a conductor, a timpanist, a flautist, a composer, a scientist, and an artist

	Born Percival Robson Kirby on April 17, 1887 in Aberdeen, Scotland,		Born Percival Robson Kirby on April 17, 1887 in Aberdeen, Scotland,

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-[[Percival Robson Kirby]] () was an academic and specialist in African music.
+[[Percival Robson Kirby]] (1887-1970) was an academic and specialist in African music.
-Percival Robson Kirby
+Born Percival Robson Kirby on April 17, 1887 in Aberdeen, Scotland,
-Birthdate:	April 17, 1887
-Birthplace:	Aberdeen, Scotland (United Kingdom)
+He died on February 07, 1970 in Grahamstown, South Africa
 He had an M.A. and D.Litt. degree, and was the Head of the Department of Music, University of the Witwatersrand. Rnowned for his collection of African musical instruments and his studies on musical performances in Southern Africa.
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 "[[Frederick Timpson I’Ons]] and the first sixteen years of the theatre in Grahamstown". ''Africana Notes & News'', 1962, Vol 15:66-83.
 ==Sources==

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 [[Percival Robson Kirby]] () was an academic and specialist in African music.
 He had an M.A. and D.Litt. degree, and was the Head of the Department of Music, University of the Witwatersrand. Rnowned for his collection of African musical instruments and his studies on musical performances in Southern Africa.
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 https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/kirby-percival-robson

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	"[[Frederick Timpson I’Ons]] and the first sixteen years of the theatre in Grahamstown". ''Africana Notes & News'', 1962, Vol 15:66-83.		"[[Frederick Timpson I’Ons]] and the first sixteen years of the theatre in Grahamstown". ''Africana Notes & News'', 1962, Vol 15:66-83.
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		+	==Sources==
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		+	https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/kirby-percival-robson

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 ==Publications==
-''For a full list of Professor Kirby's publications, see: Valerie Bryer 1965. ''Professor Percival Robson Kirby, M.A., D. Litt., F.R.C.M., Head of the Department of Music, University of the Witwatersrand, 1921-1954: a bibliography of his works''. Johannesburg Public Library.''
+''For a full list of Professor Kirby's earlier publications, see: Valerie Bryer 1965. ''Professor Percival Robson Kirby, M.A., D. Litt., F.R.C.M., Head of the Department of Music, University of the Witwatersrand, 1921-1954: a bibliography of his works''. Johannesburg Public Library.''
 '''Works specifically relating to theatrical and other performance activities:'''
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 "[[The Hottentot Venus]]”, ''Africana Notes and News'', 6, 3 (June 1949)

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-[[Percival Robson Kirby]] was an academic and specialist in African music.
+[[Percival Robson Kirby]] () was an academic and specialist in African music.
 He had an M.A. and D.Litt. degree, and was the Head of the Department of Music, University of the Witwatersrand. Rnowned for his collection of African musical instruments and his studies on musical performances in Southern Africa.
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 The barracks and hospitals of the Cape Corps in Grahamstown in 1826, by Professor P.R. Kirby of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, extracted from the South African Medical Journal
 The barracks and hospitals of the Cape Corps in Grahamstown in 1826, by Professor P.R. Kirby of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, extracted from the South African Medical Journal