Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Music)

DCRM(M) - Draft rules

Berz, Ernst-Ludwig. Die Notendrucker und ihre Verleger in Frankfurt am Main von den Anfängen bis etwa 1630: eine bibliographische und drucktechnische Studie der Musikpublikation. Catalogus musicus, 5. Kassel: IAML and IMS, 1970. (336 p.)

(from author’s RILM3 abstract: ” …The bibliography of 258 fully described printed editions of music forms the basis for this repertorium of type. 86 titles that appeared in the contemporary Frankfurt fair catalogs and book inventories … were extracted for the first time and separately inventoried.”)

Boorman, Stanley. “Petrucci at Fossombrone: Some New Editions and Cancels.” In Source Materials and the Interpretation of Music: A Memorial Volume to Thurston Dart, edited by Ian Bent, 129-53. London: Stainer & Bell, 1981.

(A bibliographic study of Petrucci’s output, with special mention made of the variant editions of the Motetti de la Corona.)

 British Library. Dept. of Printed Books. The Catalogue of Printed Music in the British Library to 1980 . Editor, Laureen Baillie. London, New York: K.G. Saur; Detroit: Distributed by Gale Research Co., 1981-

            BL music to 1980

The British Union-Catalogue of Early Music Printed Before the Year 1801.  London: Butterworths Scientific Publications, 1957.

            BUCEM

Cohen, Paul.  Musikdruck und Drucker zu Nürnberg im 16. Jahrhundert erschienenen Noten- und Musikbucher. Nürnberg: Zierfuss, 1927.

(Not seen; not at UCLA libraries; cited in Duckles.)

Cusick, Suzanne G. Valerio Dorico: Music Printer in Sixteenth-Century Rome. Studies in Musicology; [no. 43] Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1981. (315 p.)

(The main body of the work is a detailed study of Dorico and his production and techniques. Appendices include a full descriptive bibliography of Dorico’s output, and index of first lines and a composer index.)

 Davidsson, Åke. Bibliographie zur Geschichte des Musikdrucks. Studia musicologica Upsaliensia, nova ser., 1. Uppsala: Almqvist & Weksell, 1965.

(Not seen; not in the UCLA libraries. Cited in Duckles 2624 as an expansion of the bibliography first issued as part of the next listed title.)

Davidsson, Åke.  “Die Literatur zur Geschichte des Notendrucks.” In his Musikbibliographische Beitrage, 91-115. Uppsala Universitets Arsskrift, 1954, 9. Uppsala: A.B. Lundequistska Bokhandeln, 1954. (In German, translated from the Swedish by Robert Braun.)

(Until Davidsson published his expanded book on this topic in 1965, this was the longest bibliography of music printing, publishing and engraving ever to have appeared. It consists of 268 numbered items covering all periods. It is not annotated, but there is a prolonged essay in the beginning highlighting the prominent works which study various aspects of this field.)

Devriès, Anik and François Lesure. Dictionnaire des éditeurs de musique français. 2 vols. In 3. Archives de l’édition musicale française, t.4.  Genève: Editions Minkoff, 1979-1988.

(In v.1, pt. 1, various useful details about music dealers of all kinds [printers, sellers, publishers, etc.] are given. Listed in alphabetical order, the fullest listings would show a biography and/or history of person or firm, the sign or device, their address(es), catalogs, archival resources, plate numbers used, a brief statement of their output, the printers employed there, and the types of music they published. In v. 1, pt. 2, a facsimile reproduction of their backlogs.)

Donà, Mariangela. La stampa musicale a Milano fino all’anno 1700. Biblioteca di bibliografia italiana, 39. Firenze: Leo S. Olschki, 1961. (167 p.)

(An alphabetical list of the names of the music printers in Milan. The works for which they are responsible are included in the list, as well as the reference sources to the works and a list of the libraries where copies can be found. There are cross indexes, including a chronological list of printers, a single list containing composer, editors or titles, and another giving the names of the ‘dedicatees’.)

Duggan, Mary Kay. Italian Music Incunabula: Printers and Type.  Berkeley: University of California Press, c1992. (323 p.)

(A survey and descriptive bibliography of the Italian music incunabula found in 143 of the 162 books with music produced in Italy.  Details about the varying printing techniques used are fully described. Includes chronological index, index of printers by location, concordance of book’s “Duggan numbers” are made to all major lists of incunabula, among them: Hain, Copinger, GW, Proctor, Goff, Weale-Bohatta.)

         Duggan, M.K.  Italian music incunabula

Eitner, Robert, 1832-1905, ed. Bibliographie der Musik Sammelwerke des XVI. und XVII. Jahrhunderts. Im vereine mit Frz. Xav. Haberl, A. Lagerberg und C. F. Pohl.  Berlin : L. Liepmannssohn, 1877.

Eitner, R.  Bib. der Musik Sammelwerke, $c 1572a

Goovaerts, Alphonse. Histoire et bibliographie de la typographie musicale dans les Pays-Bas. Mémoires de l’Academie Royale de Belgique, t.29. Anvers: P. Kickx, 1880. (608 p.)

(The first section provides a detailed survey of music printers, arranged chronologically, with geographical locations highlighted.  There is good coverage of early printers [up to 1700], much less of printers in the 1700s, and even less of printers from the 19^th century.  The second section has a chronological listing of the output of all printers of the Low Countries.)

Heartz, Daniel. Pierre Attaingnant, Royal Printer of Music: A Historical Study and Bibliographical Catalog. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1969. (451 p.)

(The work is in two parts: the 1^st part is a historico-biographical study; the 2^nd is a full descriptive bibliography of the printer’s output.)

Hopkinson, Cecil.  A Dictionary of Parisian Music Publishers, 1700-1950.  London: Printed for the Author, 1954.  (131 p.)

Humphries, Charles and William C. Smith. Music Publishing in the British Isles, from the Beginning until the Middle of the Nineteenth Century: A Dictionary of Engravers, Printers, Publishers, and Music Sellers, with a Historical Introduction. 2^nd ed., with supplement. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1970.

            -- also: [1^st ed.] London: Cassell & Co., Ltd., 1954.    (354 p.)

(Has 25 facsimile reproductions of music, title pages and catalogs.  It is briefer, but perhaps more complete than Kidson, which it supercedes.)

International Inventory of Musical Sources.  München: G. Henle, 1960-

RISM, ser. A, C 345

RISM A/I, S 2847

RISM B/I, 16089:, 160993, 16119:, 1613

RISM BII, v. 2, p. 191

 Kast, Paul. “Die Musikdrucke des Kataloges Giunta von 1604.” Analecta musicologica 2 (1965): 41-71.

(Derived from a catalog put out by the Giunta printing firm giving their inventory as of 1604. One section of the catalog [p. 455-501] consists of their music publications.  The article is a short-title list [or a description of the contents] of that catalog.)

Kidson, Frank. British Music Publishers, Printers and Engravers: London, Provincial, Scottish, Irish, from Queen Elizabeth’s Reign to George the Fourth’s: With Select Bibliographical Lists of Musical Works Printed and Published Within that Period. London: W.E. Hill & Sons, 1900. Reprint. New York: Benjamin Blom, 1967. (231 p.)

(Brief entries giving names, signs, addresses, brief publication information and some notes directing the reader to further study in the area.)

Krummel, Donald W. Bibliographical Inventory to the Early Music in the Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois.  Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall, 1977. (587 p.)

(A list [compilation of catalog cards] of the music holdings in the Newberry. The earliest printing is in a 48-page section of its own [headed, “Printed Music and Treatises, 1471-1700”] and is arranged chronologically. There is also an index to printers, engravers, artists, copyists and publishers.)

Krummel, Donald W. English Music Printing, 1553-1700. Bibliographical Society Publication for the Year 1971. London: Bibliographical Society, 1975. (188 p.)

(Intended as a companion volume to Steele’s Earliest English Music Printing [with the first chapter called “A Successor to Steele”], this book covers up to a century beyond Steele’s from both sides.)

Krummel, Donald W. Guide for Dating Early Published Music: A Manual of Bibliographical Practices. Hackensack, N.J.: Joseph Boonin; Kassel: Barenreiter, 1974. (267 p.)

(Primarily concerned with music issued between 1700 and 1860 [hence, engraved music], this guide contains a wealth of material concerning music publishing of that period.)

Lesure, François and G. Thibault. Bibliographie des éditions d’Adrian le Roy et Robert Ballard (1551-1598). Publications de la Société francaise de musicology, 2ème ser., t.9. Paris: Heugel et Cie, 1955.

(A complete descriptive bibliography of these works, listed in chronological order. The introduction contains a short description of the typographical material.)

 Lesure, François and G. Thibault. “Bibliographie des éditions musicales publiées par Nicolas Du Chemin (1549-1576)”. Annales musicologiques 1 (1953): 269-373.

(A full bibliography of the entire music catalog of Chemin. Only the music works are reproduced here, not his others on mathematics, medicine, grammer, etc. A full accounting of his music publications is given, including the full texts of the dedications, full chronological listing of titles and contents, reproductions of the more interesting title pages and devices. The first-line index is by type of piece, e.g., mass, motet, etc.)

Lewis, Mary S. Antonio Gardano: Venetian Music Printer, 1538-1569: A Descriptive Bibliographical and Historical Study. New York: Garland Publishing, 1988- (<2> v.)

(Four projected volumes, in which the first three are intended to contain a decade each of descriptive bibliography of Gardane’s published work.  The first volume also provides historical background.)

Meissner, Ute. Der antwerpener Notendrucker Tylman Susato: eine bibliographische Studie zur niederlandischen Chansonpublikation in der ersten Halfte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Berliner Studien zur Musikwissenschaft, Bd. 11. Berlin: Mersebruger, 1967.

(An extensive exploration into the life and output of the printer Tielman Susato, with descriptive bibliographies and appendices containing useful indices of composers and first lines.)

Meyer-Baer, Kathi. Liturgical Music Incunabula: A Descriptive Catalogue. Bibliographical Society Publication for the Year 1954. London: The Bibliographical Society, 1962. (63 p.)

(The core of this work is a descriptive bibliography of the Gregorian chant found in liturgical incunabula.)

The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints: A Cumulative Author List Representing Library of Congress Printed Cards and Titles Reported by other American Libraries. Compiled and edited with the cooperation of the Library of Congress and the National Union Catalog Subcommittee of the Resources Committee of the Resources and Technical Services Division, American Library Association. London: Mansell, 1968-1981.

NUC pre-1956, NP 0418791

Neighbour, O.W. and Alan Tyson. English Music Publishers’ Plate Numbers in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century. London: Fabr and Faber, 1965.  (48 p.)

 Pogue, Samuel F. Jacques Moderne: Lyons Music Printer of the Sixteenth Century. Travaux d’humanisme et Renaissance, 101. Geneve: Librairie Droz, 1969. (412 p.)

(Moderne’s working period was from 1529 to 1570, placing him in the midst of the single impression music printing period. The author has undertaken a full study of Moderne—his life, his work life, the book trade in Lyons, and aspects of actual printing. The larger portion of the book is devoted to appendices, of which the longest is a full descriptive bibliography of Modern’s output.)

 Prokopowicz, Maria. “Cotages d’editeurs anterieurs a c.1850.” Fontes Artis Musicae 14 (1967): 22-37.

Sartori, Claudio.  Bibliografia della musica strumentale italiana stampata in Italia fino al 1700. 2 vols. Biblioteca di bibliografia italiana, 23, 56. Firenze: Leo S. Olschki, 1952-1968.

(In chronological order, a descriptive bibliography of every instrumental piece printed in Italy from the beginning to 1700. Each entry includes date, title and publishing information, format, contents and location(s) of known extant copies.)

             Sartori, C.  Bib. della musica strumentale italiana, 1608 (b)

Sartori, Claudio. Bibliografia delle opere musicali stampate da Ottaviano Petrucci. Biblioteca di bibliografia italiana, 18.  Firenze: Leo S. Olschki, 1948. (217 p.)

(A complete descriptive and enumerative bibliography of the output of Petrucci’s press. Each entry contains date of printing [publication], title, location of extant copy(s), full descriptive information, full context and extensive notes referring to scholarly work done on each.)

Sartori, C.  Petrucci, no. 50

Sartori, Claudio. Dizionario degli editori musicali italiani (tipografi, incisori, librai-editori). Biblioteca bibliografia italiana, 32. Firenze: Leo S. Olschki, 1958.

(With alphabetical entries from as early as ‘Petrucci’ to as late as ‘Suvini e Zerboni’, this compilation gives information about the person or company and lists important publications.)

Sartori, Claudio. “Nuove conclusive aggiunte alla ‘Bibliografia dal Petrucci’.” Collectanea historiae musicae 1 = Biblioteca historiae musicae cultures 2: 175-210.

(An amendment and supplement to his Bibliografia delle opere musicali stampate da Ottaviano Petrucci of 1948.)

 Schneider, Herbert. Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichnis samtlicher Werke von Jean-Baptiste Lully (LWV). Tutzing : Schneider, 1981. (Munchen : E. Vogel)

Schneider, H.  Lully, LWV 60

Smith, William Charles. A Bibliography of the Musical Works Published by John Walsh During the Years, 1695-1720. Bibliographical Publication for the Year 1941. London: Printed for the Bibliographical Society at the University Press, Oxford, 1948. (reprint, London: Bibliographical Society, 1968.)

(Historical background and context of Walsh and his time. Includes full descriptive bibliography of the works published by Walsh during his career, with good indexes.)

Smith, W.C.  John Walsh, 1695-1720 (1948), no. 400

Smith, W.C.  John Walsh, 1695-1720 (1968), no. 355

Smith, William Charles and Charles Humphries. A Bibliography of the Musical Works Published by the Firm of John Walsh During the Years 1721-1766. London: Bibliographical Society, 1968.

(A full descriptive bibliography of the output of the Walsh firm during this period.)

Smith, W.C.  John Walsh, 1721-1766, no. 569

Smith, William Charles, assisted by Charles Humphries. Handel, a Descriptive Catalogue of the Early Editions. 2nd ed., with supp. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1970, c1960.

         Smith, W.C.  Handel (2nd ed.), p. 35, no. 1

Sonneck, Oscar George Theodore. A Bibliography of Early Secular American Music, 18th Century. Rev. and enl. by William Treat Upton. With a pref. to the Da Capo ed. by Irving Lowens. New York: Da Capo Press, 1964.

             Sonneck-Upton, $c p. 277 (for the series)

 Sonneck-Upton, $c p. 361 (1st work)

 Sonneck-Upton, $c p. 344 (2nd work)

Steele, Robert. Earliest English Music Printing: A Description and Bibliography of English Printed Music to the Close of the 16^th Century. Illustrated Monographs, no. 11. London: Printed for the Bibliographical Society, at the Chiswick Press, 1908.

(After a full historical background on this topic, the descriptive bibliography of the printers includes name, date, size, printer, library, type, remarks. There are 46 leaves of facsimile music examples.)

 Stellfield, J.A. Bibliographie des éditions musicales plantiniennes. Academie royale de Belgique. Classe des Beaux-Arts. Mémoires, t.5. Bruxelles: Palais des Academies, 1949. (248 p.)

(Contains chapters on biography, on the musical “impressions” of Plantin, and of the Plantin “libraire musical” [sales shop]. These offer insight into the business of print production and the market for music. The bibliography is enumerative and offers a full accounting of the Plantin company’s published musical works from 1578-1644.)

Toledo Museum of Art. The Printed Note: 500 Years of Music Printing and Engraving, January 14-February 24, 1957. Toledo, Ohio: The Museum, [1957?] (144 p.)

(Notes to an exhibition of printed and engraved music from the earliest times to the years just prior to this work’s publication. Of the 183 displays, over two-thirds of them cover the period from 1455 to 1600. There are some excellent facsimiles and brief descriptions of the importance or relevance of each example within the context of the evolution of music printing.)

Vogel, Emil, 1859-1908. Bibliothek der gedruckten weltlichen Vocalmusik Italiens aus den Jahren 1500-1700. Hildesheim, G. Olm, 1962.

            Vogel, v. 2, p. 296

Vogel, Emil and Alfred Einstein, François Lesure, Claudio Sartori. Bibliografia della musica italiana vocale profana pubblicata dal 1500 al 1700. Nuova ed. interamente rifatta e aumentata con gli indici dei musicisti, poeti, cantanti, dedicatari e dei capoversi dei testi letterari. Pomezia: Staderni ; Geneva: Minkoff 1977-

Nuovo Vogel

  Wolfe, Richard J. Secular Music in America, 1801-1825: A Bibliography. Introd. by Carleton Sprague Smith. [1st ed.]. New York: The New York Public Library, 1964.

Wolfe, R.J.  Secular music, 1166