TITLE:
RISM : International Inventory of Musical Scores
AUTHORS:
RISM Zentralredaktion
Harvard University
RISM
OTHER TITLES:
Répertoire International des Sources Musicales
Internationales Quellenlexikon der Musik
SUBJECT CATEGORIES:
Music and the Performing Arts
SUBJECT KEYWORDS:
Music
Musical scores
Libretti
SITE INCLUDES:
RISM Series A/II: Music MSS After 1600
The RISM Series A/II Database contains bibliographic records for
music manuscripts written
after ca. 1600 and, in most cases, before ca. 1850. Records include
information in standard
bibliographic categories as well as graphical images of music incipits.
RISM-U.S. Libretto Database
The RISM-U.S. Libretto Database contains bibliographic records for
more than 11,000
printed and manuscript libretti for musical stage pieces from the
earliest manifestations through
the beginning of the twentieth century. Presently included in the
database are records for all
libretti in the Albert Schatz Collection at the Library of
Congress.
RISM Libraries Directory
The RISM Libraries Directory identifies more than 5,500 libraries
world-wide that hold music
materials relevant to RISM series. All libraries are identified
by name and RISM siglum. Other
information provided can include: address, phone/fax numbers,
links to relevant Internet
resources, and literature about the library.
RISM Bibliographic Citations Database
The RISM Bibliographic Citations Database contains references for
all thematic catalogues
and other secondary sources cited in the RISM A/II Music
Manuscripts Database and the
RISM-US Libretto Database. The database can be searched from
hyperlinks in those
database, or directly from a database search menu.