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Performance Materials from "Tannhäuser" and "Meistersinger von Nürnberg" Now Online
This post by Andrea Hammes has been adapted from the original that appeared on the SLUB Blog (CC-BY 4.0): For Richard Wagner’s 206th birthday on 22 May 2019, the Landesdigitalisierungsprogramm Sachsen (LDP) and the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Semper Oper) had a special present for all Wagner fans: High-quality digital copies...
25 July 2019 – Electronic resources
Music History's Earliest Engraved Notes – Simone Verovio
While printed music in the 16th century was primarily produced using type printing, which gave it a typically blurry overall look (except with Ottaviano Petrucci), the printed editions by Simone Verovio are particularly striking because of their handwritten appearance. The engraved printed music is easily recognizable through its characteristic platemark....
22 July 2019 – In the news
Polish Sources in RISM since 2017
The introduction of the RISM-specific Muscat cataloging program at the end of 2016 was met with great interest in the Polish working groups and cataloging projects. Since then, many new contributors have been trained and more than 5,000 additional records from Poland have been added to the RISM database. New...
18 July 2019 – Library collections
Musical Collections in the Jagiellonian Library Through the Ages
RISM is heading to Kraków this week for the IAML congress hosted by the Jagiellonian University. A full week is planned with congress sessions, excursions, and concerts, and a special highlight will be an exhibit in the Jagiellonian Library: From theoretical treaties to musical masterpieces – musical collections in the...
15 July 2019 – Library collections
Johann Baptist Wanhal and the First Viennese School
The following post originally appeared on the “In the Muse” blog from the Library of Congress and is by Paul Sommerfeld, who is currently updating the holdings of his library’s rich collection of printed music in RISM. The mention of late-eighteenth century Vienna frequently conjures thoughts of well-known composers like...
11 July 2019 – Library collections
Presentation Materials from RISM Conference Now Online
The first video recordings and presentations slides from RISM’s conference “Works, Work Titles, Work Authorities: Perspectives on Introducing a Work Level in RISM,” which took place in Mainz May 9-11, 2019, at the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, are now online and available through our conference website. More materials...
8 July 2019 – Events
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 – Musical anniversaries
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 – New at 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 – Events
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 – Events
