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Théodore Gouvy at 200
After having recently celebrated the 200th birthday of Jacques Offenbach, today we turn to (Louis) Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898), a composer who not only shares this anniversary year with him but who also has a French/German background. Born in Goffontaine (today in Saarbrücken, Germany), Gouvy devoted himself to music after abandoning...
4 July 2019 – Anniversaires
New RISM Cataloging Tools for Librarians
We are delighted to announce that there are some new cataloging tools available that will help improve the presence of RISM in local library catalogs. You can find these new resources in the Cataloging Tools section of the RISM for Libraries page. Among the new tools is a link to...
1 July 2019 – Nouveau au RISM
Muscat Workshop at the Czech National Library in Prague
A workshop for advanced users of Muscat, RISM’s cataloging program for describing musical sources, took place from 12 to 14 June 2019 at the National Library of the Czech Republic in Prague. Guido Kraus from the RISM Central Office led the workshop for experienced catalogers from the RISM Prague working...
27 June 2019 – Evénements
RISM at the IAML Congress in Kraków
We’re just three weeks away from the annual congress of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) from 14 to 19 July 2019. This year we will be meeting in charming and historic Kraków, Poland at Jagiellonian University. This year, RISM is hosting a Muscat workshop...
24 June 2019 – Evénements
The Jacques Offenbach Year: Clichés and Legends
The following is a guest post by Dr. Ralf-Olivier Schwarz (Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main), author of the new book Jacques Offenbach – ein europäisches Porträt (Böhlau: Köln and Wien, 2018). For the full post, please see the German version of this page. The music world...
19 June 2019 – Anniversaires
Critical Editions of Unpublished Music Manuscripts from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (B-Bc)
We have received the following from Olivia Wahnon de Oliveira (Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles): The Royal Conservatory of Brussels (B-Bc) is pleased to let you know about its critical editing work with Castejon-Music-Editions. Every year an unpublished manuscript preserved in the library is published in the series “Collection du Conservatoire...
12 June 2019 – Nouveautés
Redesigned Music Archive in Heiligenkreuz Abbey
We received this post from Father Roman Nägele (RISM Austria, Heiligenkreuz Abbey): The Heiligenkreuz Music Archive is the central place for collecting printed music editions and audio equipment. The core of the collection is handwritten and printed music dating back to the first third of the 18th century. This makes...
6 June 2019 – Collections de bibliothèques
Call for Papers: International Conference Celebration and Sonority (Morelia, Mexico 14th to 16th November, 2019)
Our colleagues from the RISM working group in Morelia, Mexico would like to announce a call for papers: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CELEBRATION AND SONORITY Interdisciplinary investigation of Hispanic American poetic and musical sources (xvi-xix centuries) (Morelia, Mexico 14th to 16th November, 2019) PRESENTATION The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Escuela Nacional...
5 June 2019 – Evénements
Taller de Muscat en Córdoba, Argentina / Muscat Workshop in Córdoba, Argentina
We have received the following from Luciana Giron Sheridan and Lucas Reccitelli (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba). English below: Durante la última semana del mes de marzo 2019 se llevó a cabo un taller de Muscat en Córdoba, Argentina. El taller tuvo lugar en el campus de la Universidad Nacional de...
3 June 2019 – Evénements
This week: Perspectives on Introducing a Work Level in RISM
We are counting down to our conference and workshops in just a few days: Works, Work Titles, Work Authorities: Perspectives on Introducing a Work Level in RISM at the Akademie der Wissenschaften und Literatur in Mainz. For three days, 9–11 May 2019, we are going to swap ideas, have discussions,...
6 May 2019 – Evénements
