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Le Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM) est une organisation internationale à but non lucratif qui vise à documenter de manière exhaustive les sources musicales existantes dans le monde entier : manuscrits, musique imprimée, écrits sur la théorie musicale et livrets, que l’on trouve dans les bibliothèques, les archives, les églises, les écoles et les collections privées. Le RISM a été fondé à Paris en 1952 et est la plus grande et la seule organisation mondiale qui documente les sources musicales écrites. Le RISM enregistre ce qui existe et où l’on peut le trouver.
Upcoming events
IAML Deutschland conference in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 17-20 September 2024. Details here
Chercher par sigle pour les bibliothèques, archives et collections possédant des fonds musicaux historiques
Bibliotécaires, trouvez ici ce que le RISM vous offre
Tout sur Muscat, Le programme spécialisé du RISM pour le catalogage des sources musicales
Searching by Instrumentation in RISM
For musicians, one of the most helpful features of the RISM database is the ability to search by instrumentation. We have put together a new page to help you navigate RISM’s instrument abbreviations. We also offer detailed instructions on how to search by instrument in both the RISM Catalog and...
How to Integrate RISM Searches on Your Website
Have you ever launched RISM searches directly from the rism.info website? You simply enter a phrase in the search box at the top of the page, hit Enter – and you can view the results right away in RISM Online or the RISM Catalog (depending on your preset choice). Since...
A New Catalog of Medieval Hymn Melodies in Manuscripts in France by Christian Meyer Published as RISM B/XIX/1
No genre of sacred music is more ubiquitous than the hymn, which has embellished the worship services of every Christian confession from Antiquity to the present day, yet no genre is more difficult to catalogue than the medieval Latin hymn, because some hymns with the same text were sung to...
Renaissance notation knives
If you reach into more remote corners of the RISM database, you will find music that won’t exactly fit on your music stand. Back in 2013 we shared a musical table with you, an etched slab of stone containing the two-part motet “Solve jubente Deo” for six voices by Giovanni...
Music prints and manuscripts from the Donaueschingen court library now fully accessible online
The following text by Gerrit Heim first appeared on BLBlog and is reprinted here with kind permission. With the music archive, the government of Baden-Württemberg purchased yet another valuable collection from the Princely Fürstenberg Court Library in Donaueschingen in 1999. The acquisition was primarily funded by the Baden-Württemberg Cultural Heritage...
Upcoming events
IAML Deutschland conference in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 17-20 September 2024. Details here
Chercher par sigle pour les bibliothèques, archives et collections possédant des fonds musicaux historiques
Bibliotécaires, trouvez ici ce que le RISM vous offre
Tout sur Muscat, Le programme spécialisé du RISM pour le catalogage des sources musicales