We recently acquired a first edition full score of Aaron Copland’s "Inscape," with inscription by Leonard Bernstein. Read about it, including its U-M connection, in A Notable New Acquisition at the Music Library: myumi.ch/JPdME

Before we had Shazam for naming that tune, we had Thematic Catalogs. These reference works list compositions often with incipits (opening notes of a piece or movement), form, medium, location of manuscript, editions, and so much more. Check ‘em out!

Third Thursdays at the Library is happening right now! 4-6pm. We have an impressive line-up, so head on over! [Chat with movie director Alan Rudolph in person!] myumi.ch/egXd2

#ThrowbackThursday - bigger than an iPhone, smaller than an iPad, miniature scores used to circulate heavily. How were they used? You could take them in your pocket to a performance and follow along, listen to a recording while following along (and they’re cute). They’re still here - check ‘em out!

Spending time with dance scholarship in the @umich collection. Gorgeous volumes of history, choreography, costume design, photography. #dance #academicsky

Held by a handful of libraries in the US - an early example of intrusive advertising.

Scores of scores. Check ‘em out! Explore new repertoire, check out a stack! We want you to use them, just please bring them back 😉 #umichsmtd

Beautiful new acquisition: Antonio Stradivari: The Complete Works. The collection documents all known instruments made by the Stradivari workshop, with clear and concise historical information on each, including provenance and known players of each instrument.

In 1954, U-M Library made the purchase of the music collection of Jean Auguste Stellfeld, a Belgian musicologist who had amassed one of the most significant music collections in Europe, providing a basis for the U-M Department of Musicology and the study of European music from the 16th century on.

From the rare book room: National nursery rhymes and nursery songs / set to original music by J.W. Elliott, with illustrations engraved by the brothers Dalziel. @umichmusiclibrary.bsky.social

The Edison Sheet Music Collection features pieces used by the Edison Phonograph Company in selecting music to record. The collection consists of approximately 135,850 pieces that comprehensively document the published sheet music available in America before 1920.

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The Women Composers Collection contains approximately 2,800 musical works by more than 700 composers. With the exception of several dozen 18th-century works, the music is almost evenly divided between the 19th and 20th centuries. The scores have been digitized, with many available in HathiTrust.