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IFMuC: Musical Heritage in Catalonia
We have received the following from Josep Maria Gregori i Cifré (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona): Catalonia is one of the few European regions on its way to discovering the richness of its musical heritage with respect to the repertory of compositions by its chapel masters, organists and musicians, which are...
30 June 2022 – Library collections
Clara Faisst at 150
We recently told you about the Badische Landesbibliothek in Karlsruhe and how they completed cataloging for their historical music. Among their collections is the archive of the composer, pianist, and poet Clara Faisst (1872-1948). Her 150th birthday is on 22 June. After studying at the Königliche Hochschule in Berlin, Faisst...
22 June 2022 – Musical anniversaries
"New" Keyboard Music by William Babell
We recently came across this article by Andrew Woolley concerning a collective manuscript in Bergamo (I-BGi XIV 8751 H 1, RISM ID no. 850014351): Andrew Woolley, “New light on William Babell’s development as a keyboard composer,” Early Music 46, no. 2 (May 2018): 251–270. Short title in RISM: WoolleyB 2018,...
14 June 2022 – New publications
New Portal: Between Chopin and Tellefsen. European musical treatises—universalism and national identity
We have received the following from the Fryderyk Chopin Institute: The new portal ‘Music treatises’ is available now! The project Between Chopin and Tellefsen. European musical treatises—universalism and national identity has been underway since November 2020 and will be carried out until October 2022. It aims to facilitate access to...
9 June 2022 – Electronic resources
Historical Music from the Badische Landesbibliothek (D-KA)
The Badische Landesbibliothek in Karlsruhe has completed a massive project to catalog all notated music in its collections. A report of this undertaking by Julia von Hiller was originally published on the BLBlog. The portions mentioning RISM are summarized here; for the full version, please switch to the German page...
30 May 2022 – Library collections
The 200th Birthday of Joachim Raff
That Joachim Raff has been forgotten by music history can no more be said than that he still has a permanent place in the repertoire. His merits as the first director of the Hoch’sches Konservatorium in Frankfurt are undisputed. He was able to turn the conservatory into one of the...
27 May 2022 – Musical anniversaries
Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel at 450
Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (25 May 1572–15 March 1632) received the nickname “the Learned” in the 18th century because he was not only a regent (from 1592 to 1627 he was the ruling landgrave of Hesse-Kassel) but also a composer and patron of the arts. He founded the Collegium Mauritianum...
23 May 2022 – Musical anniversaries
How to Cite RISM
Most publications, whether online or in print, use their own style guides. However, citation styles frequently do not capture the nuances of historical music manuscripts and printed editions, making it difficult to identify the item with absolute clarity. RISM has recommendations for researchers and librarians to ensure that everyone knows...
19 May 2022 – New at RISM
Hensel Songs Online
We have received the following from Tim Parker-Langston, editor of Hensel Songs Online: Hensel Songs Online is an online resource that offers its users free access to the sheet music of Fanny Hensel’s complete Lieder collection. Launched in Winter 2021, the edition includes nearly a hundred songs that had yet...
13 May 2022 – Electronic resources
Chopin Heritage in Open Access
We have received the following from the Fryderyk Chopin Institute: 30,000 photographs, 500 first editions of Chopin’s works, more than 3,000 issues of 19th-century magazines, almost 1,000 hours of recordings, manuscripts, works, Fryderyk Chopin’s correspondence, hundreds of iconographic objects and works of art – the largest Chopin collection in the...
12 May 2022 – Electronic resources
