Books, in no particular order:
Anton Webern : a research and information guide / Darin Hoskisson.
Popular music theory and analysis : a research and information guide / Thomas Robinson.
Thematisches Verzeichnis der Werke von Johann Joseph Fux (?1660-1741), (FuxWV) vol. 1
Olivier Messiaen : a research and information guide / Vincent P. Benitez (2nd ed.)
The scholarly edition of the famous Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 just landed in my lap (ouch!), which got me thinking about the impressive publications we in the music world know as “composer complete works editions,” or, “composer collected works.” These often lavish, multi-volume sets of music scores are painstakingly produced by scholars, based on all available source material, and published over time following a pre-determined order, and as the name implies, present the complete output of a particular composer.
For your browsing pleasure, we present the following list of new scores and facsimiles added to scholarly editions and historical sets.
Arne. Judith : an oratorio / Thomas Arne ; edited by Simon McVeigh and Peter Lynan.
Special Collections recently acquired a "Journal and Remark Book" kept by James B. Hay from 1867-1872. At the time he wrote the volume, Hay was a Midshipman in the Royal Navy. He served on the HMS Terrible, HMS Martin, HMS Gladiator, HMS Speedwell, and HMS Duke of Wellington. You can find him listed as the Midshipman of the Gladiator in The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th June, 1871.
The following titles have been added to the Music Library Reference Room. In no particular order:
Writings on Indian music / Mohammed Haroon.
Hip-hop studies : an international bibliography and resource guide / John Gray.
The Stanford East Asia Library has recently obtained a small collection of Japanese manuscripts used in the Buddhist ritual practice of kōshiki 講式. Most of the manuscripts are from the 17th-19th centuries, but the oldest is believed to date to 1304 CE.
The following titles have been added to the Music Library Reference Room. In no particular order:
The encyclöpedia of heavy metal / Daniel Bukszpan ; foreword by Ronnie James Dio.
The Stanford University Archives is proud to announce an ongoing initiative to acquire, process and digitize materials documenting Stanford women, the LGBTQ community, and communities of color. Following on the heels of its Stanford Stories exhibit carried out for the University’s 125th Anniversary, the Archives seeks to expand the range of voices and materials in its collections representing Stanford’s rich history. To that extent, we are happy to share our progress thus far.