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Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
An update on reporting the Music Division's holograph manuscripts to RISM, Répertoire International des Sources Musicales.
Posted in: Birthdays, Composers, Newly Cataloged
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
The Music Division celebrates the 257th birthday of composer Franz Ignaz Danzi, and summarizes efforts to report rare holdings to RISM, the Répertoire International des Sources Musicales.
Posted in: Birthdays, Composers, Guest bloggers
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
To commemorate Steven Stucky's 70th birthday, staff recount a moving experience with the composer during his last visit to the Performing Arts Reading Room.
Posted in: Birthdays, Composers, Musical Theater, Special Collections
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
The mention of late-eighteenth century Vienna frequently conjures thoughts of well-known composers like Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. But since I joined a project reporting pre-1800 imprints and manuscripts to RISM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales, an open-access database that lets you see which libraries have a certain published score or unique manuscript), I would like …
Posted in: Birthdays, Composers, Newly Cataloged
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
Since publishing Leaves of Grass in June 1855, Walt Whitman and his poetry have captured the American imagination. Not until the early twentieth century, however, did composers begin to draw from and set to music Whitman’s work in earnest. Today, 200 years after Whitman’s birth, his settings have inspired over 500 composers to write over …
Posted in: Birthdays, Composers, Exhibitions