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RISM at the EarlyMuse meeting in Wrocław
EarlyMuse is a Europe-wide scientific network that aims to strengthen the place of early music research in Europe. It forms part of the program for European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST Action) meant to fund not research per se, but rather scientific collaborations such as conferences, training schools, and...
20 June 2024 – Nouveau au RISM
Corpus Musicae Ottomanicae and RISM
RISM was invited to a workshop entitled “Mapping and Harmonizing Metadata and Normed Data” on March 14 and 15, 2024, hosted by the Orient-Institut Istanbul and led by participants of the project Corpus Musicae Ottomanicae (CMO). The CMO project produces critical editions of Near Eastern music manuscripts alongside a source...
13 June 2024 – Nouveau au RISM
RISM at the 2024 IAML Congress in Stellenbosch, South Africa
This year’s annual IAML Congress will take place in Stellenbosch, South Africa and will mark the first time a IAML congress has taken place on the African continent. Our Stellenbosch page lists the RISM events during the week: the RISM session, a meeting of the Coordinating Committee, and a two-part...
6 June 2024 – Evénements
250 years of the music publisher André in Offenbach
There are many musical anniversaries to celebrate this year (for a list, see our earlier post). However, the notable anniversaries include not only those of musicians and composers but also those of companies. A case in point is the music publishing house of Johann André, founded in Offenbach in 1774,...
29 May 2024 – Evénements
Henriette Louise von Hayn at 300
This year we are celebrating the 300th birthday of the German poet Henriette Louise von Hayn, who was born on 22 May 1724 in Idstein (Hesse) and died on 27 August 1782 in Herrnhut (Upper Lusatia). At the age of 22 (1746), she joined Count Zinzendorf’s Protestant Brethren community against...
23 May 2024 – Evénements
Bad Ischl in the Salzkammergut: European Capital of Culture and musical hotspot
Alongside Tartu in Estonia and Bodø in Norway, Bad Ischl is this year’s European Capital of Culture. The title turns the spotlight not only on Ischl itself, but on the entire Salzkammergut region extending across three Austrian federal states: Upper Austria, Salzburg, and Styria. Putting aside the broader cultural implications,...
16 May 2024 – A la une
Musical Sources of the 19th century in Germany
Last fall we called your attention to a symposium held at the Bavarian State Library in Munich to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of RISM’s German working group. The title – “Musical Sources of the 19th Century in Germany: Challenges and Opportunities” – promised less an overview of...
8 May 2024 – Nouveau au RISM
Needles in the Haystack: Correcting Errors in RISM’s Music Incipits
While RISM has been a showcase for large-scale cooperation from its very foundations over seventy years ago, this predominantly affected the cataloguing of primary sources all around the globe by our international working groups. In the past few years, however, the RISM Editorial Center has been increasingly involved in institutional...
25 April 2024 – Nouveau au RISM
Samuel Wesley’s Fugue for Mendelssohn
The following is by Dominic Newman and originally appeared on the British Library’s Music blog (© British Library Board, Creative Commons Attribution Licence). Just before the end of his life, Samuel Wesley – the elder composer, 1766–1837, the middle of the three main Samuels in the Wesley dynasty – experienced...
18 April 2024 – Collections de bibliothèques
Vicente Lusitano in RISM
An article last year in Early Music America entitled “Vicente Lusitano – A Legacy Recovered” by Garrett Schumann reminded us of how important it is to ensure that musical sources of underrepresented composers are more visible in the digital environment. Vicente Lusitano (ca. 1522-after 1561) was a Portuguese composer and...
11 April 2024 – Nouveau au RISM
