Dictionary of Music And Musicians American Supplement
Dictionary of Music And Musicians American Supplement
George Grote
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The report of this committee has been drafted in detail, but has not yet been published. It is soon to appear as a Bulletin of the Bureau of Education. The total number of books, pamphlets and pieces in the Library of Congress (Music-Division) is about 825, 000. Of this number about 35, 000 are books upon music, old and new. There are over 5000 scores of instrumental works, like symphonies, concertos, suites, etc. , over 7000 vocal scores of operas, over 3000 orchestral operatic scores, and ove...r 20, 000 opera- librettos. There are also more than 5000 player- piano rolls. The New York Public Library has over 125, 000 books upon music, 7200 bound volumes of music and more than 1000 orchestral scores. It has an exten- sive collection of opera-librettos. In 1914 it received by gift the opera-collection of the late Julian Edwards, containing about 250 full scores of operas, oratorios, etc. , 300 operatic vocal scores and 325 books on music. The Boston Public Library contains more than 15, 000 books on music, over 26, 000 bound volumes of music, over 4000 orchestral scores and about 1000 scores of chamber-music works.
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