Music Literature (Journals, Treatises, Lexicons, and Collections) (Musicological Reference Works)

ALLGEMEINE MUSIKALISCHE ZEITUNG. Leipzig, 1798-1848. Volumes 1-50 and Index Volume. Editors: Rochlitz (founder), G. Fink, C.F. Becker, others. Complete reprint with all portraits, notices, advertising and other matter often omitted in past reprints. A total of 24,000 pages.-- $660.00

ALLGEMEINE WIENER MUSIK-ZEITUNG. Vienna, 1841-1848. Editor: August Schmidt. A four-page review of music news issued three days a week covering Europe from England to Russia. A categorical index is included for each volume year. Totals 4,779 pages.-- $165.00

BÄUMKER, Wilhelm - Das katholische deutsche Kirchenlied in seinem Singweisen. (German Catholic Hymn Melodies) Published in Freiburg, 1883-1911. A collection of Catholic hymns from the earliest times to the end of the 19th century based on mss and printed sources. The author includes hymnals, poets, composers, editors of hymn books, and hundreds of hymn melodies. In 4 volumes, 2,372 pages.-- $70.00

BERNHARD, W. - Allgemeines deutsches Lieder-Lexikon. Leipzig, 1844-1846. Song texts of 2,479 lieder and other songs of German origin with a categorical index. In 4 volumes, 1,285 pages.-- $50.00

COUSSEMAKER, Charles E.H. de - Three works as one microfiche collection: L'art harmonique aux XIIe XIIIe siécles, 556 pages; Histoire de l'harmonie au moyen-âge, 431 pages; Scriptorum de musica medii aevi nova series, 4 volumes, 2,122 pages. Published in Paris, respectively in 1865,1852, and 1864-1876. These classic works have long been recognized as vital to the study of the music of theMiddle Ages. A total of 6 volumes, 3,122 pages.-- $110.00

GERBERT, Martin - Four works as one microfiche collection: De cantu et musica sacra a prima ecclesiae, 2 volumes, 1,400 pages; Vetus liturgia alemannica, 2 volumes, 1,064 pages; Monumenta veteris liturgiae alemannicae, 2 volumes, 898 pages; Scriptores ecclesiastici de musica sacra potissimum, 3 volumes, 1,166 pages. The four works were published respectively in 1774, 1776, 1777-1779, and 1784. The Scriptores contains the text of over 40 medieval theorists. This collection totals 9 volumes and over 4,600 pages.-- $150.00

HANDBUCH DER MUSIKALISCHEN LITERATUR (Handbook of Musical Literature). Editors: Whistling and A. Hofmeister. Leipzig, 1817-1900. The musical literature covered in this reprint is for the years 1815-1897. This reprint consists of three editions: FIRST EDITION, 1817, and 10 Supplements up to the year 1827. SECOND EDITION, 1828, and 3 Supplements up to the year 1838. THIRD EDITION, 1844-1845, published in 3 volumes with 8 Supplements covering musical literature from 1844 to 1897. The Whistlng-Hofmeister Handbuch is a uniquely valuable reference work with information about first editions of music publications, instrumentation, arrangements, prices, and other details. Every type of 19th century European music is included here as well as writings about music. Essential for bibliographic search of the music published over an 82-year period. In 27 volumes with over 10,000 pages.-- $390.00

KOCH, Eduard Emil - Geschichte des Kirchenlieds und Kirchengesangs der christlichen, inbesondere der deutschen evangelischen Kirche (History of Church Songs and Hymns for Christians, Particularly of the German Evangelical Church). Third Edition, Stuttgart, 1866-1877. In 8 volumes and Index, 4,638 pages.-- $125.00

LILIENCRON, Rochus von - Die historischen Volkslieder der Deutschen vom 13. bis 16. Jahrhundert (German Folk Songs from the 13th to 16th Century). Leipzig, 1865-1869. An annotated collection of folk songs. In 4 volumes, 2,607 pages.-- $80.00

MARPURG, Friedrich W. - Eight works in one fiche collection: Der kritische Musikus an der Spree, 1750; Abhandlung von der Fuge, 1753-1754: Historischkritische Beytraeger zur Aufnahme der Musik, 1754-1778; Handbuch der Generalbasse und der Composition, 1757-1762; Kritische Briefe über die Tonkunst, 1760-1764; Die Kunst das Clavier zu spielen, 1762; Anleitung zum Clavierspiel, 1765; Neue Methode allerley Arten vom Temperaturen dem Claviere aufs bequemste mitzuteilen, 1790. In 13 volumes, 5,573 pages.-- $190.00

MENDEL, Hermann and REISSMANN, August - Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon, Berlin, 1879-1883. An encyclopedia (with Index) of musical knowledge with the contributions of many well known writers of the day. In 12 volumes, 6,550 pages.-- $200.00

ZAHN, Johannes - Die Melodien der deutschen evangelischen Kirchenlieder. Gütersloh, 1889-1893. A collection of German Protestant hymn melodies from 1523 to Zahn's time. Melodies are in alphabetical and chronological order, with composers, sources, variants, etc. 6 vols., 3,668 pages.-- $110.00

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