Manuscript archive Dresdner Kreuzchor
The Dresdner Kreuzchor manuscript archive collects, records, digitizes and publishes manuscripts, sheet music , prints and copies from the traditional, musical history of the world-famous Dresden Kreuzchor . The holdings mainly include works from the 1960s and 1970s , but also manuscripts that are more than 100 years old. The inventory includes 85 manuscripts, 155 copies of manuscripts and 16 prints.
| Archive manuscript archive Dresden Kreuzchor | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Private project |
| founding | 2013 |
| Seat | Dresden |
| management | Marc Eric Mitzscherling |
| Number of employees | 5 |
| sales | voluntary institution |
| Branch | archive |
| Website | hsa.bplaced.de |
| As of March 1, 2019 | |
history
The archive bases its holdings on the manuscript archive collection of the music library of the world-famous Dresden Kreuzchor . Here manuscripts, prints and copies of manuscripts from the former choir of the Kreuzchor, which were added to the collection due to their age, more recent editions of the works or their special historical content, have been added. For a long time it stood undiscovered in the library's storerooms in the facility's attic.
The Dresdner Kreuzchor manuscript archive was founded in 2013 with the aim of schematically recording the documents in the manuscript collection as archival material , digitizing them and making this particular story accessible to the public. In cooperation with the music library, the manuscripts and prints were recorded analogously. However, the Dresden Kreuzchor did not support this company; the manuscript archive worked on a voluntary basis from the start. With the move away from analogue recording to digital recording and digitization of handwriting, various online services, including YouTube , Twitter , Vimeo and others, are being used. The first website was launched in 2014. In 2016 a new website was created with an online catalog, newsletter and feature films. The manuscript archive offers the opportunity to experience digitization interactively via the issuu.com platform and the manuscript archive reconstructs unknown works with Musescore. Information on the manuscript archive is disseminated via social networks.
The age range of the works is around 100 years and extends well into the times of Mauersberger . However, the majority of the actual inventory is in 1945, during the firestorm on Dresden were destroyed. Archival materials from the 60s, 70s and 80s dominate.
In 2017 the design was completely revised again and published in the so-called Project 3.0 . The processes in the archive should be automated and the online environment should be designed to be more user-friendly and effective.
Holdings of the archive
The holdings of the manuscript archive are quite manageable. The main components are the printed sheet music, handwritten notes and autographs from the former manuscript collection mentioned at the beginning.
| Name / description | Age range | Inventory volume 2016 |
|---|---|---|
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Manuscripts
Music manuscripts for choir use at the time, dedications, orchestral movements |
approx. 1910-2000 | approx. 0.5 running meters |
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Prints
Rare, special, published music prints |
approx. 1950-2015 | approx. 0.21 running meters |
|
Copies of manuscripts
Choral movements from manuscripts in the form of photocopies |
approx. 1945–1990 | approx. 0.85 running meters |
| Introit collection | approx. 1950–2013 | approx. 0.09 running meters |
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Portfolio Collection
Choir folders, folders from the music library, folders from the former manuscript collection |
approx. 1945–2016 | approx. 0.10 running meters |
Partnerships
As of March 2019, the holdings of the manuscript archive can also be viewed in the portals of the German Digital Library and Archivportal-D . This has made it possible to view or compare the holdings of the archive in the large German digital archive networks.
Web links
- Internet presence of the manuscript archive
- Holdings in the portal of the German Digital Library
- Holdings in the portal of the Archivportal-D
Individual evidence
- ^ Dresdner Kreuzchor manuscript archive: Welcome - Dresdner Kreuzchor manuscript archive. Retrieved December 14, 2017 .
- ^ Dresdner Kreuzchor manuscript archive : Archive - Dresdner Kreuzchor manuscript archive. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .
- ^ Partnership with the German Digital Library - Manuscript Archive Dresdner Kreuzchor. Retrieved March 3, 2019 .
This article was created in its original form by employees of the Dresdner Kreuzchor manuscript archive.