KBR — Royal Library of Belgium
Belgian national collections with manuscripts, printed music and important music archives.
Documents, essays, biographies, historical sources and reference materials
The Library is the documentary archive of Classical Archive, bringing together biographies, essays, historical documents, analytical studies, booklets and selected reference materials devoted to classical music.
A curated directory of archives, libraries, foundations, museums, institutions and scholarly reference projects.
The complete Classical Archive curated reference directory.
277 resources01National libraries, digital repositories and global catalogues for books, scores, manuscripts and archival sources.
54 resources02Digitized scores, autograph manuscripts, critical editions and source databases.
35 resources03Museums, foundations, research centres and digital archives devoted to major composers.
71 resources04Archives and institutional collections devoted to conductors, soloists and major performers.
17 resources05Historical archives and institutional resources documenting opera houses, orchestras and festivals.
27 resources06Digitized recordings, discographies, broadcast archives and sound-preservation resources.
16 resources07Bibliographies, journals, scholarly societies, reference databases and research infrastructures.
21 resources08Museum collections of historic instruments and material culture related to music.
20 resourcesBelgian national collections with manuscripts, printed music and important music archives.
National collections and digital resources including Danish music, manuscripts and printed sources.
Digitized books, newspapers, scores, photographs and sound collections relating to Norwegian culture.
Finnish national collections, digital newspapers, manuscripts and music resources.
Large Polish digital library with scores, manuscripts, books, portraits and historical documents.
National collections and catalogues with significant Czech and Central European music holdings.
Swiss platform for digitized rare books and printed sources held by major libraries.
Swiss portal for digitized manuscripts, letters and archival sources.
Digitized manuscripts, rare books and special collections from the Bodleian Libraries.
Digitized manuscripts and rare materials from Cambridge collections.
Curated digital collections from Harvard libraries and archives, including music and theatre materials.
Digitized manuscripts, photographs, printed sources and special collections.
Digital exhibitions and primary-source collections from Princeton University Library.
Extensive collection of digitized public-domain scores from the Eastman School of Music.
Digital source catalogue for J. S. Bach and the Bach family, with manuscript descriptions and high-resolution facsimiles.
Digital scholarly editions and source-based Mozart resources from the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation.
Online access to the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe and critical Mozart scholarship.
Authoritative Chopin portal with works, manuscripts, editions, biography and research materials.
Digital access to Schubert autographs, first editions and documentary sources.
Autographs, first editions, letters, photographs and research materials related to Johannes Brahms.
Digital source and work portal devoted to Anton Bruckner.
Scholarly digital edition and catalogue resources for Carl Nielsen.
Detailed catalogue of Nielsen’s works, sources, performances and documentation.
Open scholarly edition of the complete works of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.