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Bibliographic databases
| Bibliographie des Musikschrifttums Bibliography of music literature. It serves as a continuation of the printed work published up to the reporting year 1988 | free access |
| Online Contents Musicology Online contents musicology, indexes tables of contents of musicological journals from 1994 onwards. | free access |
| Periodicals Index Online / PIO 1739-2000 DFG national license: further information | usable in the university network from outside via EZproxy |
| RIdIM - Répertoire International d'Iconographie Musicale Index of music and dance representations in the visual arts and crafts, see also: RIdIM Germany | free access |
| RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (1967-) online index of internationally published music literature since 1967; both monographs and essays, often with abstracts | usable in the university network from outside via EZproxy |
| RISM - Répertoire International des Sources Musicales catalog with more than one million historical scores in libraries and archives worldwide | free access |
| Rossijskaja nacional'naja bibliografija / Russian national bibliography - Archive 1998- DFG national license: further information | usable in the university network from outside via EZproxy |
E-books
| EBSCOhost eBook Collection DFG national license: further information | usable in the university network from outside via EZproxy |
Electronic journals
Film music
| adlr.link Resources for communication, media and film studies | free access |
| Cineschool.de Cineschool.de is a subproject of the film research project ""Integrative Film Didactics"" at the University of Education Freiburg. The project, which aims to develop the basics of a production-oriented film didactics, is carried out in cooperation with the subjects German, Art and Music. | free access |
| Deutsches Filminstitut Internet platform under construction for comprehensive, verified, reliable and free information on all German cinema films | free access |
| Deutsches Filminstitut und Filmmuseum Offers collections, festivals, digital platforms, research and digitization projects, as well as numerous educational offerings on film heritage | free access |
| Film- und Fernsehmuseum Hamburg Links to film institutions worldwide | free access |
| Konferenz der Landesfilmdienste s e.V. Multimedia education portal of the state film services | free access |
| Encyclopedia of film terms Encyclopedia published by the University of Kiel with 7000 entries by 150 authors | free access |
| Open Culture Links to public domain or freely licensed media, including films, audio books, language courses and e-books | free access |
Catalogs national and international
with large stocks of music
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München manages the special collection Music in Germany, many digital copies and online services | free access |
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz | free access |
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| German Music Archive | free access |
| British Library London | free access |
| Bibliothèque National de France | free access |
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Catalogs Würzburg and surroundings
| Catalog of the University of Music integrated in the catalog of the university library | free access |
| Catalog of the Würzburg University Library and the affiliated sub-libraries, e.g. TB Music | free access |
| Catalog of the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt media offer includes e.g. music therapy | free access |
| Catalog of the Würzburg Public Library large stock of general literature and music books | free access |
| E-medien Franken general literature, but also classical music, jazz, historical recordings, opera and much more to download | fee required access |
| KVK - Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog search engine to find several hundred million media in catalogs worldwide | free access |
Composers (general)
| Bavarian Musicians' Encyclopedia Online Persons of the bavarian music history | free access |
| Classical net Discography with biographical data | free access |
| Classical music Infos about composers, conductors, genres, anniversaries etc. | free access |
| Composers directory Austrian composer directory with info and links to European composers | free access |
| Encyclopedia of persecuted musicians of the NS era reference work about musicians persecuted during the NS era | free access |
| Music analysis Musicological database project under construction. Specialized in directories of individual musical works of all periods and genres. | free access |
| Portrait collection Friedrich Nicolas Manskopf at the UB Frankfurt Photo/painting collection (composers, instrumentalists, singers) from the period 1550 to ca. 1920 | free access |
Composers (individual)
| Bach Archive Leipzig Research center on the life, work and history of the composer and the widely ramified Bach family of musicians | free access |
| Bach Digital Digital library of Johann Sebastian Bach's autographs | free access |
| Bach Cantatas Piano reductions of all Bach cantatas - private project | free access |
| Bach Bibliography Bibliography on the entire Bach family. Listed are monographs, journal articles, reviews, music prints and electronic publications | free access |
| Beethoven Haus Bonn - Digital Archive Music manuscripts, first editions, letters and pictures | free access |
| Complete edition from 1862 to 1865 Digitized edition | free access |
| Beethoven Digital - Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125 Digitized edition of the autograph of the 9th symphony | free access |
| Bizet Catalogue Online project of Washington University in St. Louis aiming at a comprehensive historical documentation of Bizet's work | free access |
| Brahms Institute at the University of Music Lübeck Collection of music manuscripts, letters, photos and other sources on Johannes Brahms and his environment, partly digital | free access |
| Brahms Complete Edition Research center of the Johannes Brahms Complete Edition (JBG) | free access |
| Frescobaldi Thematic Catalogue Online The thematic online catalog includes all compositions attributed to Girolamo Frescobaldi, early sources, modern editions and facsimile editions, as well as literature on the composer and his works. | free access |
| Gluck Complete Edition Gluck's complete works in a historical-critical edition with catalogue raisonné | free access |
| Graupner Catalogue of Works Online catalog of works of the composer and harpsichordist Johann Christoph Graupner | free access |
| Handel Works Edition by Friedrich Chrysander Digitized edition | free access |
| 1st Liszt Complete Edition so-called Carl Alexander edition (1907 to 1936), not completed | free access |
| Felix Mendelssohn Foundation Website of the Mendelssohn House (today Mendelssohn Museum) | free access |
| Rietz edition of the works of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Online edition of the complete edition of the works of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy published between 1874 and 1877 | free access |
| NMA-online New Mozart Edition | free access |
| Mozart's own work catalog in facsimile Digitized copy of the autograph | free access |
| Bibliotheca Mozartiana digital Digital copies of the historical documents of the Bibliotheca Mozartiana | free access |
| Digital Mozart Edition The DME presents musical works in new digital formats and is dedicated to the edition of letters and documents, as well as the texts of Mozart's vocal works. It also contains information on Mozart's works and their sources, as well as on their transmission and reception. | free access |
| European Mozart Ways International network linking cities, regions and institutions in those 10 European countries Mozart visited on his travels. Also includes travel letters in full text in German and English | free access |
| Carl Nielsen Works Catalogue Thematic-Bibliographical Works Catalogue | free access |
| Max Reger Portal Collection of the Max Reger Institute on the life and work of Max Reger. | free access |
| Reger-Werkausgabe Scientific-critical hybrid edition of works and sources. | free access |
| Arnold Schönberg Center Vienna Since 1998, the Arnold Schönberg Center in Vienna has been the central repository of Arnold Schönberg's legacy and a public cultural center. | free access |
| Schubert autographs Digitized copies of 500 music autographs, letters and life documents of Franz Schubert | free access |
| Schubert, Franz - Works Online edition of the complete works of Franz Schubert published between 1884 and 1897; edited by Johannes Brahms and Joseph Hellmesberger, among others | free access |
| Schütz-Werke-Verzeichniss Digital catalog of works based on the Schütz-Werke-Verzeichniss (SWV) published by Werner Bittinger in 1960 on behalf of the Neue Schütz Gesellschaft. Enriched and updated with recent secondary literature on individual works. | free access |
| Schumann, Robert - Works Online edition of the complete works of Robert Schumann published between 1879 and 1893; edited by Clara Schumann | free access |
| Robert Schumann Research Center Editorship of the New Robert Schumann Complete Edition with information on the status of the edition | free access |
| Ethel Smyth Letters Letters of the composer, from her time at the Leipzig Conservatory | free access |
| Richard Strauss Source Catalogue (RSQV) Musicological online project which aims at listing all worldwide accessible sources on the work of the composer Richard Strauss according to the latest technical and scientific standards. | free access |
| K Catalog, Annotated Catalog of Works and Work Editions of Igor Stravinsky till 1971 K Catalog is a catalog of works and work editions of Igor Stravinsky, founded by Helmut Kirchmeyer (Kirchmeyer-Verzeichnis) | free access |
| Carl Maria von Weber Complete Edition Project sponsored by the Academy of Sciences and Literature (Mainz) to present all of Weber's compositions, letters, diaries, and writings in a scholarly-critical complete edition by the 200th anniversary of his death in 2026. | free access |
Music and instrumental pedagogy
| Bayerische Landeskoordinierungsstelle Musik Service point for music education projects, further education offers, expansion of music education in all regions of Bavaria | free access |
| Bundesverband Musikunterricht (BMU) Professional association for the promotion of music education, especially music instruction in all types, forms and levels of schools. Representation of interests for music teaching staff, instructors, university teachers, trainee teachers and student teachers. Formed in 2015 from the merger of the Arbeitskreis für Schulmusik (AfS) and the Verband Deutscher Schulmusiker (VDS). | free access |
| Edutags On edutags bookmarks to all learning resources for music education on the web can be stored, sorted, searched and shared independent of licenses. | free access |
| Fachportal Pädagogik portal for educational information | free access |
| Lehrpläne Bayern all curricula for schools in Bavaria | free access |
| musicademy The interactive learning platform for music | free access |
| musiklehrer.de Music teacher database with information about making music | free access |
| musikwissenschaften.de Learning music playfully and interactively. With musicological interesting information and internet sources | free access |
| Notenmax Virtual music school | free access |
| School music pages Information and communication about music education in general schools | free access |
Notes
| Bonner Katalog directory for musical performance material | free access |
| cantus - archive Church music, sheet music and texts for free download | free access |
| Choral Public Domain Library Choral sheet music for download | free access |
| Early Music Online 10.000 digitized sheet music of the 16th century | free access |
| Free-Scores French-language "plateforme gratuite pour les compositeurs, arrangeurs et éditeurs", including free downloadable sheet music and MIDI recordings | free access |
| Gallica bibliotheque numerique Digitization project of the French National Library with approx. 2,000 scores | free access |
| Gallica - sheet music more than 45.000 digitized scores of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) | free access |
| IMSLP International Music Score Library Project copyright free music score collection - please respect the german copyright law | free access |
| MDZ - Munich Digitization Center Digital collection for music scores (printed music, music manuscripts, libretti and literature about music) within the MDZ | free access |
| Music Scores Copyright-free sheet music from the classical field for downloading | free access |
| Music Treasures Consortium more than 3,000 digitized scores, including manuscripts and early printings in libraries worldwide | free access |
| Musikbibliothek after registration free download of sheet music in PDF or Capella format, listen to recordings of pieces or make your own, information about composers | free access |
| Musopen copyright free recordings, sheet music and textbooks for free download | free access |
| Mutopia Mainly classical sheet music and sound files for free download and printing, available as Lilypond, PDF and MIDI files. | free access |
| Sheet music in the catalog of the German Music Archive The German Music Archive in Leipzig is part of the German National Library. | free access |
| Project 20th century violin concertos sheet music project of unpublished 20th century violin concertos for free download | free access |
| Score on Line - Internet Digital Library sheet music for download | free access |
| Variations piano reductions, scores - Indiana University Bloomington project | free access |
Portals
| Bibliographie des Musikschrifttums Bibliography of music literature. It serves as a continuation of the work published in print until the 1988 reporting year. | free access |
| DBIS database information system Directory of scientific databases | free access |
| EZB - Electronic Journals Library Catalog of scientific online journals with full texts | free access |
| Fachportal Pädagogik incl. FIS Education and peDOCS | free access |
| MGG online continuously updated and extended online version of the encyclopedia 'Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart' (music in history and present) | usable in the university network from outside via EZproxy |
| Music Online Reference Music & Performing Arts (MOR) DFG national license: further information contains: African American Music Reference | Classical Music Reference Library | The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music | Classical Scores Library | usable within the university network from outside via EZproxy |
| musiconn Online service of the Fachinformationsdienst Musikwissenschaft. The portal offers, among other things, an introduction to scholarly research as well as access to a wide range of specialized information and Internet resources. | free access |
| Oxford Music Online full-text online edition of the music dictionaries The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd Edition), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd Edition) | usable in the university network from outside via EZproxy |
| PubMed Contains the medical database MEDLINE, including the fringe areas, music, psychology and therapy | free access |
| RIdIM - Répertoire International d'Iconographie Musicale Directory of music and dance representations of fine arts and crafts | free access |
| RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (1967-) online index of internationally published music literature since 1967; both monographs and essays, often with abstracts | usable in the university network from outside via EZproxy |
| RISM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicale) indexes sources on music, including music prints up to 1800, music manuscripts from 1600 onwards, sources on music theory, etc. | free access |
| World Biographical Information System Online/WBIS DFG national license: further information | usable in the university network |
| Journal Database (ZDB) Largest database for title and ownership records of serial publications worldwide | free access |
Sources
| Robert Eitner Encyclopedia of Sources Biographical-bibliographical source encyclopedia of musicians and music scholars of the Christian era up to the middle of the nineteenth century | free access |
| Düben Collection Manuscripts with vocal and instrumental music of the 17th century from the Gustav Düben Collection (Uppsala University Library) | free access |
| Hofmeister XIX Monthly directories of currently published music published by the Leipzig music publisher Friedrich Hofmeister from 1892. These directories, which were continued until the middle of the 20th century, are available digitally for the years 1829-1900. | free access |
Tübingen Tutorials on Musicology
Instructional videos for the introduction to musicological work
| This video provides an introduction to the history of musicological bibliographies and explains in detail how to use the RILM Abstracts of Music Literature database. | youtube free access |
The MGG - History and conception of the encyclopedia This video introduces the history, conception and use of the various editions of the musicological encyclopedia "Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart" (MGG). | youtube free access |
| The video explains the structure of MGG Online and shows the various search and operating functions of the database. | youtube free access |
RISM - International Encyclopedia of Musical Sources The video explains how to search musical sources in archives and libraries worldwide. With the help of the database of the Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM), the search is nowadays quick and target-oriented. | youtube free access |
Other
| Blanksheet Music music paper for printing | free access |
| Bundesbigbandarchiv non-commercial online sheet music portal. It connects composers who write for jazz orchestras and leaders of youth jazz orchestras and their musicians. | free access |
| Deutsches Urheberrechtsgesetz legal text of the german copyright law | free access |
| edition 49 Sheet music paper in different formats for printing | free access |
| info-netz-musik reviews and news from the music world | free access |
| Musical lexicon premieres and first performances of popular music theater in German-speaking countries since 1945 | free access |
| Music by pictures Database for image-related compositions and works of art. The database, which is constantly being expanded, allows research on composers, artists, artworks and instruments | free access |
| Musipedia Melodies search engine | free access |
| Wikipedia music portal music thematic portal | free access |
Texts
Song
| Alojado Songs Archive sheet music and lyrics of songs from 10 centuries | free access |
| German folk songs Lyrics, melodies, sheet music | free access |
| The Lied and Song Texts Page database with about 10.000 classical and contemporary art songs | free access |
| Songs from all countries Texts and melodies of folk songs and chorales (incl. Luther chorales) with lyrics, melodies and sound samples | free access |
| Verband deutscher KonzertChöre Text templates for choral music works for free download for VDKC member choirs | free access |
| Folk song archive Online archive for German and international folk songs, children's songs, Christmas songs, seasonal songs | free access |
Opera
| Aria Database texts and basic information about opera arias, partly with soundfiles | free access |
| Libretto Index index of operas for which the libretto can be found on the internet | free access |
| Opera guide Summaries and complete libretti of various operas, mostly in German | free access |
Periodical directories
| DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals Search for open access journal titles and individual articles | open access |
| Zeitschriftendatenbank Databases for the reference of journals, newspapers, etc. | free access |
Central information facilities
on the subject of music and musical life in Germany
| Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum Central information facility on music and musical life in Germany | free access |
| Deutscher Musikrat Umbrella organization for all areas of musical life | free access |
| Deutsche Orchestervereinigung Professional association and trade union for members of professional orchestras, radio choirs and big bands in Germany | free access |
| GEMA German society for musical performing and mechanical reproduction rights | free access |
| International Association of Music Information Centres World-wide network of organisations that document and promote contemporary music | free access |
| International Music Institute Darmstadt Organizer and network, documentation and information center for contemporary music since 1946 | free access |
National licenses
The German Research Foundation (DFG) funds the acquisition of national licenses for electronic media. The institutions listed below have concluded license agreements with the providers on behalf of the eligible institutions.
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