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Romantic Music

A guide to library resources for researching and performing music of the Romantic style period.

Finding Manuscripts & Early Printed Editions of Romantic Music

The following reference works can help you identify existing primary sources for Romantic music, as well as which research libraries and archives hold those sources.  The International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM) is a comprehensive multi-volume series of print indexes to musical primary sources, and has more recently released searchable databases of its contents in CD-Rom format and online.

Music and Dance Librarian

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Ann Shaffer
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During the 2024-2025 school year, I am offering virtual appointments Mondays through Fridays, and in-person appointments on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
541-346-1850
Subjects: Dance, Music