The March King: John Philip Sousa - This digital collection showcases the Library of Congress's materials on John Philip Sousa, including manuscripts, early editions of printed music, historical recordings of the Sousa Band, programs, and press clippings.
The majority of the collection is comprised of keyboard and chamber works. Benton, former head and now namesake of the Music Library at the University of Iowa. The Pleyel Collection was assembled by Dr. Ignaz Pleyel Early Editions - A project of the Iowa Digital Library, this repository contains more than 200 first and early editions by Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831).
BEETHOVEN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS PLUS
The content comes from primarily from five lead institutions Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Bodleian Library, British Library, Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina and the University of Chicago Library), plus seventeen other smaller institutions.
Given that Chopin routinely edited engraving plates (thus leading to discrepancies between English and French editions, for example), this is an invaluable resource for scholars. The collection is searchable and browsable by title, uniform title, genre, dedicatee, and plate number.Ĭhopin's First Editions Online (CFEO) - Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and produced between 20, the CFEO ccontains 5,500 digital images of Chopin first editions. 1, sketches for the Cello Sonata, and the manuscript for the Double Concerto.Ĭhopin Early Editions - This repository is comprised of more than 400 first and early editions from the Chopin Collection at the University of Chicago. Among the works included in this collection are the sketches for Symphony No. The Digital Archives are a rich source for Beethoven scholarship, containing digital surrogates of sketch books manuscripts, and first editions.Įlliott Carter Manuscripts - Digital versions of selected sketches and manuscripts of Elliott Carter held by the Library of Congress. The notated music holdings feature sketches and drafts for 31 of Copland's compositions the easiest way to locate the manuscripts and sketches is by finding the Original Formats facet on the left of the screen and then selecting Notated Music.īeethoven-Haus Bonn Digital Archives - Founded in 1889, The Beethoven-Haus preserves the composer's birthplace while serving as a center for research, archival collections, and concert performances. The first release includes approximately 1,000 items, including photographs, letters, manuscripts, and sketches.
BEETHOVEN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS ARCHIVE
Including the autograph markings "pizz," "tutti" and "minore" (most likely referring to the envisaged minor-mode variation) and twice the notes "Solo" and "una corda." Staves 8-11 are a sketch for the transition to the 3rd movement, with a notation of the final theme – with a different rhythm and different metric at the end "dopo presto.The collections listed below are repositories devoted to works by single composers:Īaron Copland Collection - A digital archive featuring selected materials from theMusic Division of the Library of Congress's expansive Aaron Copland Collection. Time signature of 2/4 and in B major (but with only four sharps in the key signature).
The material of the second movement (found on staves 1-7) is the earlier version of this movement which Beethoven wrote in theme and variations form. The second page contains ideas for the second and third movements. The further course is noted in a very shortened form (partly within the bar line division no entries, partly pauses, partly obviously only bass tones). Orchestral exposition, beginning with bar 3 in E flat minor with the following major version in B flat major. The first page is a sketch for the second theme of the first movement.
The Emperor Concerto was the last piano concerto Beethoven completed. Two pages of Ludwig Van Beethoven's original musical manuscript for his Emperor Concerto (Piano Concerto No.