RISM: International Inventory of Musical Sources After 1600

Description

The International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM) is an international, non-profit joint venture which aims to comprehensively document the world's musical sources of manuscripts or printed music, works on music theory and libretti stored in libraries, archives, monasteries, schools and private collections. RISM documents what exists and where it is stored.

Among the different series of RISM only series A/II: "Music manuscripts after 1600" is available online. It is the most comprehensive annotated index and guide to music manuscripts produced after 1600. Fifty years of careful research and joint initiatives sponsored by RISM brings together among others more than 380,000 works by over 18,000 composers into one database which can be easily searched. The manuscripts are found in over 595 libraries and archives in 31 countries.

The Music manuscript database is linked to three other databases providing additional information to specific content: Composer, Library Sigla and Bibliographic Citations.

Leads to citations for musical sources and locations of manuscript or printed music, libretti, and music theory texts.

Dates Covered

Mainly 1600-1850; updated semi-annually.

Print Counterpart

CD-ROM: ML113.I6 AII
Microfiche: MIC-9 ML80

RISM AI and BI-BIV
Music Reference
CALL NUMBER: ML113.I6.

Related Databases

· Resources by Subject - Music

Access Notes

Off-Campus Access to Libraries resources requires a UBITName and password.

Contact

musique@buffalo.edu