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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 – Musical anniversaries
Critical Editions of Unpublished Music Manuscripts from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (B-Bc)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 Every year an unpublished manuscript preserved in the library is published in the series “Collection du Conservatoire...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 – New publications
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 – Library collections
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 – Events
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 – Events
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 – Events
Marianna von Martines (1744-1812) at 275
This Saturday marks the 275th birthday of Marianna von Martines (1744-1812). It is especially thanks to Irving Godt (and his book Marianna Martines: A Woman Composer in the Vienna of Mozart and Haydn) that Martines receives the recognition today that does justice to her importance in (Viennese) musical life. The...
2 May 2019 – Musical anniversaries
Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872) on his 200th Birthday
May 5, 2019 marks the 200th birthday of Stanisław Moniuszko. As a composer, he is considered one of the founders of Polish music at a time when the Polish state had long since ceased to exist. He was born in Ubiel, near Minsk, as a member of the Polish aristocracy....
29 April 2019 – Musical anniversaries
Friedrich Nicolas Manskopf and His Museum
Ann Kersting-Meuleman (Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main) has written this post in honor of the 150th birthday today of Friedrich Nicolas Manskopf: Jakob Friedrich Nicolas Manskopf (25 April 1869–2 July 1928) was a wine merchant by trade in Frankfurt but was best known for the museum of music and theater history...
25 April 2019 – Musical anniversaries
Music Manuscripts by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Online
This post originally appeared on the website of the Bavarian State Library and is reprinted here with kind permission: The works of the German-Italian composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876–1948) have been out of copyright since the start of 2019. Wolf-Ferrari, who lived and worked in Munich for many years, became famous...
23 April 2019 – Electronic resources
