WHERE TO LOOK FOR 18TH-CENTURY SYMPHONY SCORES

 

The Symphony 1720-1840  (Garland symphony series) – Hundreds of 18th-century symphonies, by scores of composers – actually begins around 1680 - some symphonies edited, some in facsimile – useful introductions – SFCM has a few volumes - Complete set is at UC Berkeley music library

 

Recent Researches in Music of the Classical Era – Symphonies by Van Maldere, Vanhal, JC Bach and others in modern editions – SFCM has complete set

 

Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Bayern – 2 volumes of Mannheim Symphonies – also issued separately – Nearest complete set is at UC Berkeley music library

 

Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst – random symphony volumes – also opera symphonies – SF Public has many volumes – complete set in Berkeley

 

Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich – many symphony volumes – complete set in Berkeley

 

Mozart complete works – There are two editions of which the newer one (NMA) is almost always better – SFCM has complete set (non-circ) – Also available online: http://dme.mozarteum.at/DME/main/index.php?l=2

 

Josef Haydn Werke – SFCM has complete set (non-circ)

 

Joseph Haydn, Critical Edition of the Complete Symphonies (ed. Robbins-Landon) – miniature scores – SFCM has two copies

 

IMSLP Petrucci Music Project (online) – Search by composer name or begin at http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Symphony

 

CCARH – Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities (Stanford project funded by Walter Hewlett) – has some scores of Mozart and Haydn symphonies (plus Vivaldi and JS Bach): http://scores.ccarh.org/

 

Search SFCM library catalog for call number = M1001 (http://wolfi.sfcm.edu/search/c?SEARCH=m1001&sortdropdown=-)