Monuments of music art

Monuments of the Tonkunst is a compilation of musical works published by Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901), the editor of the German Handel Edition, which appeared in 6 volumes in Bergedorf 1869–1871.

Contents overview

• 1: Palestrina (motets), ed. by Heinrich Bellermann. 1871. 236 p. ( Digitized version )
• 2: Carissimi (4 oratorios), ed. by Chrysander. 123 p. ( Digitized version )
• 3: Corelli (violin sonatas op. 1–4)
• 4: Ms. Couperin (piano works Vol. 1 & 2) with the collaboration of Johannes Brahms
  • Later transferred to the Verlag von Augener in four volumes: Vol. 1 ( digitized version ), Vol. 2 ( digitized version ), Vol. 3 ( digitized version ), Vol. 4 ( digitized version )
• 5: Urio (Te Deum).
  • later by Max Seiffert as the 2nd supplement volume of the Handel edition, 1902 ( digitized )

literature

• Hans Joachim Moser : The musical monuments in Germany. Musicological work published by the Society for Music Research , No. 7. Bärenreiter-Verlag 1952.

See also

• Monuments of German music art
• monuments of the art of clay in Austria

Web links

Wikisource: Monuments of Tonkunst  - Sources and full texts