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The 250th Birthday of Bernhard Heinrich Romberg
Bernhard Heinrich Romberg (baptized 13 November 1767, Dinklage – 13 August 1841, Hamburg) was a German cellist and composer. Bernhard Romberg played in concerts in Münster at the young age of seven together with his cousin who was the same age, Andreas Romberg (1767–1821), who played violin. They toured together...
9 November 2017 – Musical anniversaries
Der 250. Geburtstag von Bernhard Heinrich Romberg
Bernhard Heinrich Romberg (bapt. 13 November 1767, Dinklage – 13 August 1841, Hamburg) war ein deutscher Cellist und Komponist. Gemeinsam mit seinem etwa gleichaltrigen Cousin Andreas Romberg (1767–1821), der Violine spielte, trat Bernhard Romberg schon im Alter von sieben Jahren in Münster öffentlich auf. Ihre Konzertreisen durch Europa führten sie...
9 November 2017 – Events
A small clutch of Schreivogel manuscripts
Thanks to a recent article by Michael Talbot, the RISM database has a nice, small collection of seven works by Johann Friedrich Schreivogel (born ca. 1690, fl. 1707–1749). Schreivogel’s known works consist of two, maybe three sonatas and three concertos at the Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB) in...
6 November 2017 – New at RISM
Musicologists, Muscat, and Mexico
RISM was invited to the conference “Celebración y Sonoridad en Hispanoamérica (Siglos XVI-XIX): Homenaje a José López-Calo,” which took place last month from 4-6 October in Morelia, Mexico. The conference was organized by the Centro Cultural de la UNAM, the Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia, UNAM, and the...
2 November 2017 – Events
500 Years of the Protestant Reformation
Reformation Day is celebrated by Protestants and is an important religious holiday in German-speaking countries. In Germany and Austria, October 31 marks the beginning of the Protestant Reformation by Martin Luther. The first Sunday in November is celebrated as Reformation Sunday in Switzerland. Tomorrow, 31 October 2017, marks the 500th...
30 October 2017 – Musical anniversaries
Polona, the Digital Library of Poland, Now in English
Polona, the digital library administered by the National Library of Poland, has published its 2 millionth work and has just released an interface in English. (Look at the bottom of the page for a link to the English version.) Polona includes treasures of Polish culture from the National Library and...
26 October 2017 – Electronic resources
Muscat Workshop in Vienna
The following news has reached us from Stefan Engl (President, IAML Austria): A Muscat workshop took place in Vienna on 17 October 2017 in the new facilities of the Education Department at the Austrian National Library. The leader of the workshop was Dr. Ikarus Kaiser, organist of Wilhering Abbey and...
23 October 2017 – Events
Twelve More Women Composers
This past International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017, we published a list of the 800 women composers who have sources in the RISM database. The RISM online catalog grows continuously, and in June we added eight more names to the list. Much has happened since June, and we are pleased...
19 October 2017 – New at RISM
Elena Pozza-Sorgo (1784 – 1865)
The series RISM A–Z brings us to the letter P with this post by Vjera Katalinić and Lucija Konfic (RISM Croatia): Elena Pozza-Sorgo (Jelena Pucić-Sorkočević, born Elena Luisa Ragnina, married to Niccolò Luciano di Pozza-Sorgo [Nikola Lukin Pucić-Sorkočević]; 1784 – 1865) was a member of a noble family from Dubrovnik....
17 October 2017 – RISM A-Z
Sterkel 200
The following is a guest post by Dr. Joachim Fischer, president of the J. F. X. Sterkel-Gesellschaft e.V. and editor of the Sterkel thematic catalog: Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (1750-1817). Thematisch-bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (StWV), Neustadt an der Aisch: Sterkel Gesellschaft, 2014. Composer Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, who died on 12 October...
12 October 2017 – Musical anniversaries
