Early music online

Early music online is a collection of more than 300 volumes from the British Library’s holdings of 16th-century anthologies of printed music, as listed in RISM B/I (Recueils imprimés XVI-XVII siécles). The volumes mainly consist of partbooks of vocal polyphony, but also include some early printed tablatures for keyboard or plucked string instruments. Funded by JISC as part of its Rapid Digitisation programme 2011, Early music online is a joint project of Royal Holloway, University of London and the British Library.

The digitised volumes can be browsed via Royal Holloway’s digital repository. Full details of each digitised book, searchable by composer name and by title of composition, can also be found in the British Library Catalogue.

Access

Access is available directly from this page by connecting to the Early music online web site - you'll be prompted to login to MUSE as necessary. To access the Library's eResources collection whether on or off campus, simply log into MUSE & connect via the Library eResources links, located on the Library tab. Alternatively, access via the eResources A to Z links on the Library Web pages & login to MUSE when prompted.

Support

If you experience any difficulties in using this eResource please call the Library on extension 27200 or email library@sheffield.ac.uk.