The Hofmeister XIX database provides searchable access to more than 330,000 bibliographic records from the Hofmeister Monatsberichte, published between 1829 and 1900. As a major primary source for the study of 19th century music publishing, repertoire, and musical taste, the database includes records of music scores, music-related books, periodicals, portraits, and other ephemera, with a primary focus on Germany and Austria. A digital version of Friedrich Hofmeister’s Musikalisch-literarischer Monatsbericht, the database allows users to search by composer, title, publisher, and year. This enables researchers to trace publication histories and examine trends in 19th century musical repertoire and publishing practices.
The Hofmeister XIX database was developed by Royal Holloway, University of London and King’s College London Department of Digital Humanities under the leadership of musicologists Nicholas Cook and Liz Robinson, with support from the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council. Since 2007, the project has provided open-access resources for music librarians, scholars, and researchers worldwide. Ownership of the database has since been transferred to RILM, which is committed to maintaining its long-term accessibility, preserving the database’s scholarly integrity, and continuing to recognize the contributions of the founding institutions while upholding the high standards associated with Hofmeister XIX.
You can now find the database at hofmeister.rilm.org
