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Great news from the Bibliothèque nationale

Soumis par Andrew Justice le 25 Janvier, 2013 - 14:12

The Music Department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France has just incorporated the information from its old card catalogue (authors/composers/anonymous) into the online general catalogue http://catalogue.bnf.fr.

This covers holdings entered into the catalogues of the library from the sixteenth century through 1991, when the card catalogue was closed.

Update from Laurence Decobert: 

Martin Chusid Award for Verdi Studies

Soumis par Andrew Justice le 3 Janvier, 2013 - 18:18

The American Institute for Verdi Studies (AIVS) announces the creation of the Martin Chusid Award for Verdi Studies to recognize an outstanding publication by a scholar in the early stages of his or her career.  

Details concerning award criteria and eligibility can be found at http://www.nyu.edu/projects/verdi/chusidaward.html.  
The deadline for nominations is 28 February 2013.

Charles Rosen obituary

Soumis par Andrew Justice le 19 Décembre, 2012 - 22:32

Noted scholar-musician Charles Rosen died recently, an obituary can be found at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/arts/music/charles-rosen-pianist-polym...

Possibly one of his last lecture-performances was captured on video at the Barry S. Brook Center for Music Research and Documentation in New York City on 18 April 2012 - you can view it below.

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