INTRODUCTION

HOW TO FIND

BY INSTRUMENT(S)

Each instrument has its own section, subdivided into several lists. These lists contain usually two sections:
A. Original collections and modern anthologies in chronological order of the repertoire.
B. Alphabet of composers. Here you will find also references to the contents of the titles in section A.     

SOLO SECTIONS
Here may be found the works for one instrument with(out) bc / obl. keyboard instrument of for two or more identical instruments with(out) bc / obl. keyboard instrument. Also the Concertos for one instrument and orchestra, or for two or more identical instruments and orchestra have been included here (in separate lists).  

ENSEMBLE SECTIONS
These sum up the works for different instruments: string ensembles, wind ensembles and mixed ensembles for stringed and wind instruments.  

EXAMPLES

3 violins and bc:                     look under "violin" and then under: "3 or more violins
                                            and bc"

2 flutes and orchestra:            look under "flute" and then under: "concertos for two or more flutes"

violin and viola:                       look under "string ensembles" and then under "violin
                                            and viola"

flute, recorder and orchestra:   look under "wind ensembles" and then under "concertos
                                             for  two different wind instruments"

oboe, violin and bc:                 look under "mixed ensembles" and then under
                                             "oboe, stringed instrument(s) and bc / obl. keyb.instr."    

THIS  CATALOGUE
Purpose of the present catalogue is to help you find your way through the amazing and ever changing maze of available music editions. Included are all currently available editions of music by composer born before 1790 (a very few exceptions were made for composers who were born slightly later but who died young; e.g. Schubert). You will find also the editions that went out of print very recently, those that will be reprinted shortly, and those which have been announced by the publishers but are not yet available.  

TITLES
Original titles are quoted in the original language and spelling. Modern non-English titles have been translated for convenience sake into English.  

CONTENTS
It has been attempted to give a full description of all items in the editions, the keys they are in, their opus numbers and particular instrumentations.  

SOURCES
Apart from the names of the editor(s), all known sources of an edition have been stated. This information comes from the critical reports of those editions or from catalogues and studies which will be itemized under the button "SOURCES" (still under construction); here you may find as well a list of the RISM-abbreviations of the libraries used in this catalogue, plus their solutions.  

REFERENCES
The references in the alphabetical list of composers to titles in the sections "Original Collections" and "Modern Anthologies" will help you to find works that are not available in separate editions.  

MISTAKES  &  OMISSIONS
Though this ever growing catalogue is underway for several years now, almost every day brings facts to the surface which were wrongly interpreted or overlooked. The editor is grateful for every remark that will improve this file.