RILM Index to Scores and Collected Editions (RISE)
Formerly the Index to Printed Music (IPM), RILM Index to Scores and Collected Editions (RISE) is the ultimate digital finding aid for locating scores in collections, sets, and series. Curated by a team of experts at Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM), RISE indexes individual pieces from scholarly editions, anthologies, and composers’ complete works from around the world, including essential metadata not typically found in library catalogs.
Essential for Music Researchers and Performers
With new records continuously added, RISE is an unmatched resource for music students, teachers, researchers, performers, and ensemble directors. Wherever possible, RISE includes direct links to scores in full-text open-access editions, making it easier than ever to connect with the music you need.
Key Features
Comprehensive Coverage: Indexes a vast and continually expanding body of works across thousands of volumes and series.
Rich Metadata: Records include details such as performing forces, language, genre, type of score, sources, and publication information.
Enhanced Navigation: Linking between individual work records, volume records, and series records for seamless exploration.
Access to Digital Editions: More than ten thousand open-access scores directly linked, with hyperlinks continuously added to expand coverage.
Preferred Title Field: Discover all editions of a work under a unified title for a complete view of available scores.
Specialized Search Functions:
- Full-text limiter for targeted results.
- Instrumentation-based search to quickly locate works with similar performing forces.
- Records include ISBN, ISMN, and publisher numbers to facilitate library discovery.
Content Highlights
Series and Sets Covered Include:
- Corpus mensurabilis musicae
- Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich (DTÖ)
- Musica Britannica
- English Heritage Music Series
- Nagels Musik-Archiv
- Women Composers Series
- Recent Researches in Music series, including:
- Middle Ages
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Classical
- 19th & 20th Centuries
- American Music
- Oral Traditions of Music
- Collegium Musicum: Yale University
Composers Indexed: From Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart to Bartók and traditional musics, RISE offers extensive coverage of collected works by hundreds of composers.
Who Benefits?
Academic Institutions: Libraries, conservatories, and universities gain an indispensable tool for cataloging and music research.
Performers and Conductors: Granular details ensure easy access to the right editions for performances.
Researchers and Musicologists: Comprehensive and up-to-date indexing supports deep scholarly inquiry.
