Reproductions of manuscripts and copies of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, his sons, and other members of the Bach family, held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Each part is accompanied by a user's guide.
Suppl. 1: material currently held in the Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Kraków.
Suppl. 2: material returned from Kiev, now on deposit with the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz.
Microfiche A 1-258; B 1-1347 - Suppl. 1. Bestände der ehemaligen Preussischen Staatsbibliothek. Depositum Universitätsbibliothek Krakau. Microfiche A S1-9; B S1-5 - Suppl. 2. Die Bach-Sammlung aus dem Archiv der Sing-Akademie zu Berlin. Depositum Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Microfiche S2 1-294
Jacques Barzun Recordings Collection
Approximately 500 vinyl LP recordings of classical music of many styles and genres that the cultural historian Jacques Barzun collected from c. 1950 to 1990. Donated by him to the Library in 2009. Barzun's 2-volume Berlioz and the Romantic Century, published in 1950, is still considered a definitive study of the composer; the collection contains a large number of Berlioz performances that Barzun thought particularly good. In process. Finding Aid (card catalog) available.
British Library music manuscript collection: Music manuscripts from the great English collections M2 .M635 microfilm
994 microfilm reels, the
contents of which are indexed on a CD-ROM M2 .P75 Index: "PRIMMUS: Item-level index to the
music manuscript collections of Primary Source Microfilm."
Series I (113 reels): The music collection of the Bodleian
Library, Oxford pt. 1: The Oxford Music School collection at
the Bodleian Library Library, Oxford pt. 2: The Court Odes /
William Boyce pt. 3: The music manuscripts of William Boyce
and Maurice Greene pt. 4: Unpublished English music
manuscripts before 1850, Section A pt. 5: Unpublished
English music manuscripts before 1850, Section B pt. 6:
Unpublished continental music manuscripts of the 16th, 17th and
18th centuries.
Series II (87 reels): The music collection of St. Michael's
College, Tenbury pt. 1: Unpublished English and continental
music manuscripts before 1650 pt. 2: Unpublished English
centuries pt. 5: Unpublished English music manuscripts of
the nineteenth century.
Series III (60 reels): The music collection of Christ Church,
Oxford pt. 1: The most important manuscripts of English
music selected from manuscripts 2-520 pt. 2: The most
important manuscripts of English music selected from
manuscripts 521-1246, and Gibbs 12 pt. 3: The most important
manuscripts of continental music selected from manuscripts 3-
1216.
Series IV (291 reels): The music manuscript collection of the
British Library, London pts. 1 and 2: Polyphonic music
before c.1640, sections A and B pts. 3 and 4: English music
manuscripts c.1640-1714, sections A and B pt. 5: The Chapel
Royal part-books in the British Library Royal Music Collection,
c. 1670-1850 pt. 6: Handel manuscripts in the British
Library, section A: operas, serenades and odes pt. 7: Handel
manuscripts in the British Library, section B: oratorios and
church music pt. 8: Handel manuscripts in the British
Library, section C: instrumental music, cantatas and other
music pts. 9 and 10: English music manuscripts, c. 1714
-1810, sections A and B pts. 11, 12 and 13: British music
manuscripts, c. 1810-c.1900.
Series V (159 reels): The music collection of the Royal College
of Music, London pts. 1 and 2: English music manuscripts
before c. 1800, sections A and B pts. 3, 4, 5 and 6:
Continental music manuscripts before 1850 pts. 7 and 8:
English music manuscripts, c. 1800-1870, sections A and B pt. 9: English music manuscripts, c. 1870-1930, sections A and
B.
Series VI (142 reels): The music collections of the Cambridge
Libraries pt. 1: Music manuscripts before 1850 from
Cambridge University Library and Ely Cathedral pt. 2: Music
manuscripts in the Rowe Music Library, King's College,
Cambridge pt. 3: Handel manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam
Museum, Cambridge pt. 4: English music manuscripts before c.
1880 in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge pts. 5 and 6:
Continental music manuscripts from the Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge, sections A and B.
Series VII (66 reels): The Music collection of the Royal Academy
of Music, London pt. 1: British and continental music
manuscripts, section A pt. 2: British and continental music
manuscripts, section B pt. 3: Previously uncatalogued music
manuscripts.
Series VIII (53 reels): The Gerald Coke Handel collection pt.
1: Manuscripts of individual works pt. 2: Composite volumes
and miscellanies and additional printed and manuscript items pt. 3: The Shaftesbury manuscripts.
Series IX (23) reels: Music manuscripts from chapel and cathedral
libraries pt. 1: The music collection of St. George's
Chapel, Windsor.
Approximately 3,500 titles on 550 microfilm reels, chiefly documents in Renaissance and early Baroque music found in German libraries. A guide to the contents, Katalog der Filmsammlung, is shelved in the main reading room. ML120 .G3 K3
283 microfilm reels, the
contents of which are indexed on a CD-ROM M2 .P75 Index: "PRIMMUS: Item-level index to the
music manuscript collections of Primary Source Microfilm."
Section A (46 reels): Italian music manuscripts, c. 1640-c. 1720. pt. 1. Manuscripts from the Egerton, Harleian and Kings' Collections, and Additional Manuscripts 5044-16110 pt. 2: Manuscripts from Additional Manuscripts 16150-62716 pt. 3. Manuscripts from the Royal Music Collection
Section B (77 reels in 79): Italian music manuscripts, c. 1720-c. 1740. pt. 1: Manuscripts from Egerton and Additional manuscripts 14101-14207 pt. 2: Manuscripts from Additional manuscripts 14201-31519 pt. 3: Manuscripts from Additional manuscripts 31526-54573, and printed book e.29 pt. 4: Royal music
Section C (60 reels): Italian music manuscripts, c. 1740-c. 1770. pt. 1: Manuscripts from Egerton and Additional manuscripts 11589-16141 pt. 2: Manuscripts from Additional manuscripts 16142-56253 pt. 3: Manuscripts from the Royal music collection 21.a .-24.f.3
Section D (100 reels): Italian music manuscripts, c. 1770-c. 1820. pt. 1: Manuscripts from Egerton, Stowe 1083, and Additional manuscripts 14144-16021 pt. 2: Manuscripts from Additional manuscripts 16022-24289 pt. 3: Manuscripts from Additional manuscripts 24298-57538 pt. 4: Manuscripts from R.M.17.c.2 through R.M.23.k.6
Reproductions of early printed music and books on music in the Houghton Library and the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard University [microfilm]
ML136 .C3 H33 1985 microfilm
107 microfilm reels, together with a printed guide: History of music: a guide to the microfilm edition : based on Music in Harvard libr
aries, a catalogue of early printed music and books on music in the Houghton Library and the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, by David A. Wood. ML136 .C3 H33 1985 Guide
W. A. Mozart: works in manuscript [microform]
(Musikhandschriften aus der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz und aus der Jagiellonischen Bibliothek in Krakau. Teil IV. Die Mozart-Sammlung) ML136.B5 S7374 2005 Microfiche fiche1-1163
Reproductions of holographs and manuscript copies of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Each part is accompanied by a user's guide containing indexes by microfiche number, manuscript number, and opus number. Parts 1, 2, 3/1, and 3/2 are early manuscript copies of Mozart's works. Parts 4 and 5 are works in Mozart's handwriting.
WOSU-FM Recordings Collection
22,500 vinyl LP operatic and classical recordings, given to the Library when WOSU-FM began all-digital broadcasting. Finding Aid (card catalog) available.
