Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-02
A GREAT
MUSICAL
LIBRARY

II is due to the indefatigable energy
Of the librarian Of the Berlin Royal
Library. Professor Dr. Wilhelm Alt
mann. a musical scholar aud critic. that
the plan Of a central library Of music
has been brought to completion. The
method he proposed was simple and TO
the point. He cndeavored to procure
promises from as great a number Of
musical publishers as possible that they
would present one copy Of each Of their
publications to the proposed library. 10
Is proof Of the unse6sh ideals Of the
international music publishing trade
that he was able 10 obtain support Tor
bis scheme from the great majority Of
the music publishers Of Germany as
we'll as Of foreign countries For not
only have almost all German houses,
with the most important, such as Brett.
kof s Hartel, c. r. Peters. the wag.
ncr publishers, d. schott's Sons. Stein.
grabor, Litolf simrock, Challier, etc.
at the head, presented the whole of
their publications but also a great
number cf foreign publishers have
made similar sacrifices. Among the
latter are +. n. Cramer & Co. and No.
vello q CO. of London. with g. schir.
mcr Of New York and Arthur r.
Schmidt Of Boston. also Of Milan and
vcnturini Of Florence. The largest
Danish music Publishing house (iau.
sen Of Copenhagen has also Joined
the movement, as we'll as tho largest
Norwegian (waFmuth of Chris,iania),
and a great number of other 6rms In
vienna, Budapest. Trieste, Nice, 80.
Petersburg. Moscow. Middclburg (Iiol'
land), etc. Owing 20 these prcscnta.
tions from about $50 great publishers,
tho new library from the very outset
is assured a scope aud a standing such
as no other similar institute has hith.
orto possessed,
10 was drst suggested to the German
government. that tho collection thus
constituted should be- administered by
or as an imperial library Of music. But
tho imperial government. however, could
not sco its way 70 and tho means heces
sary for this purpose. and 20 another
course was adopted aud tho charge %
the library offered 10 Prussia. The Prus
sian government readily accepted the
proposal. aud has already made pFovl'
sion for the German collection of music
ln the budget of 1904 by appFoprlaiina
for tho salaries Of a librarian, an a.
slsiaut librarian. a clerk and an At
tendani, together With a fret quota Of
fs50o Tor che arranging OF tho works
and the compilation OF a catalogue,
Tho catalogue will naturally occupy q
long time Ia its compilation, but as
soon as Il Is dnished the exceedingly
valuable collection OF music Of tho Ber'
lin Royal library, which contains some
extremely precious manuscripts and
rafe prints will probably b. added 90
the new library OF music, The new a.
braTy is temporarily housed In very 81,
egant quarters ~ the old Academy Of
Architecture, built by sehinkle. Il is
Intended, as soon as the labor Of eat
alleging aud binding Is sufficiently ad,
vaneed, that the collection shall be AZ
once thrown open for the use of the
public, 50 that the musical world may
confidently anticipate within a short
time 10 be able 20 find an the most inn
poTtant musical works united In one
magnificent eolleciion.-BsFlin Cores
nnnIenee.