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Looking back at 2014
Before we get too far into 2015, let’s take a look back at 2014 and allow us to share some stories from the past year. The ten most popular stories on our website were (according to our website statistics): New Version of the RISM Online Catalog Missing Works by Italian...
8 January 2015 – New at RISM
New Year's Greetings and Composer Anniversaries
Happy New Year! We are looking forward to celebrating the anniversaries of the following musicians and other people that you can find in the RISM online catalog. We’ve listed their names, dates, and function in the catalog: http://opac.rism.info/ We will start with Ambrosius, our oldest birthday boy… c= circa a=...
6 January 2015 – Musical anniversaries
Christmas greetings
The RISM Central Office wishes you and your family all the best for a festive holiday season and a happy New Year. We look forward to working with you again in 2015. Photo credit: NYPL Digital Gallery
19 December 2014 – Events
Weihnachtsgrüße
Die RISM Zentralredaktion wünscht Ihnen und Ihrer Familie eine schöne Weihnachtszeit und ein gutes Neues Jahr. Wir freuen uns auf die weitere Zusammenarbeit in 2015. Bildnachweis: NYPL Digital Gallery
19 December 2014 – New at RISM
Restitution made easy
On the heels of our visit to Nuremberg for AIBM conference in September comes this story by our colleague Guido Kraus about the history of some of the rare items at the Nuremberg Public Library. Two valuable items found their way back to Germany after having been in the United...
15 December 2014 – In the news
Historical Schott Archive Acquired by State Libraries in Berlin and Munich and Six Research Institutions
This article comes from Gottfried Heinz-Kronberger of RISM Germany, Bavarian State Library. The historical archive of the music publisher Schott represents a unique cultural asset. There is no other German music publishing house archive that is as big and comprehensive. It comprises the business records (correspondence; records of printers, engravers,...
11 December 2014 – Library collections
Arias from St. Petersburg
The new CD St. Petersburg by Cecilia Bartoli will certainly be a present under many Christmas trees this year. The Italian singer consulted the archives of the Mariinsky Theater Library in St. Petersburg (RUS-SPtob) for this album. These holdings are not yet cataloged in RISM but many of the arias...
8 December 2014 – In the news
A Summer of Musical Sources
Martin Bierwisch, a musicology student at the Universität Mainz, spent the summer with us as an intern. Read on about his experiences. If you are interested in an internship with RISM, please get in touch: contact@rism.info The idea of doing an internship at the RISM Zentralredaktion was the result of...
4 December 2014 – New at RISM
RISM and the Philippines
In October, the RISM director, Klaus Keil, was invited to speak at a conference and workshop called Preserving and Cataloguing Music Cultural Heritage in Asia/Laon-Laon Forum at the University of the Philippines College of Music/UP Center for Ethnomusicology. He had the opportunity to present RISM to an international audience. RISM...
1 December 2014 – Events
Music for Advent
On Sunday, the Christmas season will be in full swing: It’s the first Sunday of Advent. This time is peak season for church musicians. At no other time of the year are churches host to so many musical events and concerts. But how can you put together an interesting program?...
27 November 2014 – Events
