The Index to Printed Music: Collections & Series is a database that indexes individual pieces of music printed in standard scholarly editions. The IPM is an online version of an index originally compiled by Anna Harriet Heyer. It was later updated and expanded by George R. Hill and Norris L. Stephens.
The online Index to Printed Music does not yet index all collected editions but has very good coverage of composer’s works. It allows for searching by composer, title, editor, text author, format (e.g. full score or vocal score), performing forces (instrument or ensemble type), genre, language, and many other options and combinations. A search in IPM on Handel’s Messiah retrieves several dozen citations, including the following for the historical collection, the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (HHA).
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Uniform Title: |
Messiah. |
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Collection: |
Hallische Händel-Ausgabe., [1955]. series 1, v. 17 - p. 1-280 |
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Editor: |
Tobin, John, 1891 |
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full score |
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Language: |
English; German |
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Genre: |
Oratorio |
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Instrumentation: |
Soloists: soprano, 2 alto ( |
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Practical Editions: |
vocal lines Bärenreiter 4012b; vocal lines Bärenreiter 4012a; fP Bärenreiter 4012; miniature score TP 175 |
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Notes: |
Figured bass realized in recitatives only |
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Authority Thematic Catalog Number: |
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B.56 |
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Master Bibl. No.: |
H2362 |
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D1: |
H2362-1170, 1-280 |
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Database: |
INDEX |
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Note that the IMP listing includes information that you won’t find in the Oxford Music Online’s works list, such as the existence of “practical editions” (i.e. performance editions based on the critical edition), the name of the editor, and the note about the figured bass notation. The Master Bibl. No. refers to the number assigned in the IMP to the entire HHA collection.
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Title: |
Wedding anthem. |
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Uniform Title: |
This is the day which the Lord has made, B.262. |
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Collection: |
Works., [1965-66]. v. 36 - p. 27-79 |
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Editor: |
Chrysander, Friedrich, 1826-1901. |
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Format: |
full score, solo instruments/voices/chorus |
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Non-standard Clefs: |
Uses non-standard clefs |
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Figured Bass: |
figured, not realized |
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Language: |
English; German |
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Genre: |
Anthem |
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Instrumentation: |
Soloists: soprano, alto (altus), tenor, bass, Ensemble: 2 sopranos, 2 alto (altus), 2 tenors, 2 basses, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, timpani, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, double bass, continuo |
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Practical Editions: |
miniature score KAl no.1334 |
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Master Bibl. No.: |
H2364 |