New antiquarian acquisition for music special collections
Guest post by Christina Kim
Virgin and Child with St. Anne (1584) is a recent aquisition that complements the Encomium musices set of engravings.
Blog topic: Music
Presenting “Digitization Exemplars”: a new resource for SUL staff and our collaborators
Digital Library Systems and Services (DLSS) has published a new reference resource about the work we produce in digitization services: Digitization Exemplars. This exhibit features an array of examples of each of the kinds of materials that we digitally reformat in our various labs.
Exploring Alessandro Grandi's 1625 Celesti Fiori
Guest blogger: Zachary Haines
In 1619, there was a great theft in the city of Venice. Over the course of two to three years in St. Mark’s Basilica, a singer named Leonardo Simonetti likely heard and sang the beautiful music of his colleague, Alessandro Grandi. In secret, Simonetti acquired the drafts of these songs and edited them into a collection of motets which were then printed under the title Celesti Fiori.
New titles in music reference
For your browsing pleasure, and in no particular order:
Choreographic music : writings in American arts periodicals, 1914-1993 / by Jessica Payette
International who's who in classical music, 38th edition (2022)
International who's who in popular music, 24th edition (2022)
Destination: Prague
I recently had the distinct pleasure of attending the 2022 International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) Conference in beautiful Prague, where I presented a report on our score manuscript digitization project. It was a wonderful, music-filled experience shared with friends old and new. I hope you enjoy this travelogue.
St. Vitus Cathedral
New titles in Music Reference, September 2022
Stanford Symphony Orchestra (photo: Lawrence Chiou)
For your browsing pleasure, and in no particular order:
Daniels' orchestral music, 6th ed. / David Daniels, David W. Oertel, David A. Rahbee
Lexikon der Musikberufe : Geschichte, Tätigkeitsfelder, Ausbildung / herausgegeben von Martin Lücke