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Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
We continue our series RISM A–Z with Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706). Organists certainly do not need convincing that Johann Pachelbel wrote more than just the Canon in D! Jean M. Perreault breaks down the numbers like this in his Thematic Catalogue of the Musical Works of Johann Pachelbel: Of the 528...
18 January 2018 – RISM A-Z
Exhibit in the Bavarian State Library on Historic Tablatures
The Bavarian State Library (BSB) in Munich is presenting an exhibit on tablature manuscripts entitled “Etlich Liedlein zu singen oder uff der Orgeln und Lauten zu schlagen.” The manuscript tablatures and partbooks from the 16th and 17th centuries will be on view until 28 March 2018. The tablatures present a...
15 January 2018 – Events
Looking Back on 2017
Last year, we enjoyed sharing news with you from the world of musical sources: discoveries, rediscoveries, new resources, and more. Let’s take a moment to look back on the stories from 2017 that were the most popular: Musical Anniversaries in 2017: Glad you liked it! Here’s...
11 January 2018 – New at RISM
Musical Anniversaries in 2018
Happy New Year! It has become something of a tradition for us to kick off the year by taking a look at musical anniversaries for the next twelve months. The people whose birthdays or anniversaries of death we mark are not only composers but they can also be librettists, performers,...
8 January 2018 – Musical anniversaries
Happy Holidays 2017!
The RISM Central Office wishes you and your family all the best for a festive holiday season and a happy New Year. Our office will be closed the week of December 25. We look forward to working with you again in 2018. Image: Postcard circa 1900 from Furman University, Special...
21 December 2017 – Events
Weihnachtsgrüße 2017!
Die RISM Zentralredaktion wünscht Ihnen und Ihrer Familie ein besinnliches Weihnachtsfest und ein gutes Neues Jahr. Unser Büro bleibt vom 25.-29. Dezember geschlossen. Wir freuen uns auf die weitere Zusammenarbeit in 2018. Abbildung: Postkarte ca. 1900 aus der Furman University, Special Collections and Archives.
21 December 2017 – New at RISM
The Digitized Fétis Collection at the Royal Library of Belgium
We have received this announcement from Kris De Baerdemacker (RISM Belgium/Royal Library of Belgium): The Royal Library of Belgium (B-Br) has recently digitized over 1,000 sources from the Fétis collection (more information in French and Dutch). Old prints from his music library are now available online and include treatises on...
18 December 2017 – Electronic resources
Conference Report: "Keeping Music Alive: Women Composers in Digital Music Archives"
The following has reached us from Park Jeong Suk (Ewha Womans University): As the South Korea branch of IAML and RISM, the EMRI (Ewha Music Research Institute) organized an international conference entitled “Keeping Music Alive: Women Composers in Digital Music Archives” on October 27 and 28, 2017. The EMRI has...
15 December 2017 – Events
Second Muscat Workshop in Prague
Zuzana Petrášková, the leader of the RISM Czech Republic national working group, organized a Muscat workshop from 27 to 29 November 2017 at the National Library of the Czech Republic in Prague. A Muscat workshop had previously been held there in November 2016. A total of ten people participated in...
11 December 2017 – Events
Music and the Court of Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) is a complicated figure and in many ways a tragic one. After a childhood in France, Mary Stuart began her personal reign in Scotland at the age of 18 in a country that she barely knew. During her rule she showed no gift for leadership,...
8 December 2017 – Musical anniversaries
