Skip to Main Content

Score Call Numbers in the Music Library: Denkmaler

How to read M call numbers, M call number browsing, class M outline, and guides for specific genres of music
Last Updated: Feb 20, 2025 1:38 PM

What's a Denkmaler?

The German term Denkmäler refers to monuments of music. These are critical editions of works, generally organized according to region or country. Many volumes include scholarly introductions or editorial commentary. Some series have contents listed in the library catalog.

Tips:

  • In the UB Music Library, they are shelved in the REFM M2s, and the Catalog will have "Reference Scores" as the location within the Music Library.
  • “Opera omnia” appears frequently in titles in this section. It is Latin for “complete works,” meaning the complete works of one composer. More prolific composers have their complete works sets shelved in the REFM M3s instead.
  • Titles in series that are part of A-R Editions' “Recent researches in the music of…” are shelved individually in the general collection.

Librarian

Profile Photo
Deborah Chiarella
Contact:
716-829-5753