Welcome to the library

Our shelves contain around 150,000 books, sheet music, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and magazines from all areas of music (e.g. classical, popular music and jazz) and cultural management. We also have a large stock of digital resources such as databases, e-journals and e-books.

The library is open to the public. The holdings are available to anyone interested in researching, learning or reading. Borrowing is only possible for members of the HfM as well as members and affiliates of another Thuringian university after prior registration.

News

Table panel FOLDIT

A FOLDIT table panel was purchased for undisturbed work in the Musicology Branch Library.
For testing, cocooning, studying, and better concentration.

The felt stand is lightweight and can therefore be easily moved. Place it exactly where you need it.

To help us determine whether more stands should be purchased, we would appreciate your feedback.

No more access to RILM & RIPM

The RILM and RIPM databases were discontinued at the end of the year due to their immense and steadily increasing costs.

However, an alternative is readily available, and we recommend the BMS - Bibliographie des Musikschrifttums.

The online Bibliography of Music Literature is an international, interactive, and freely accessible bibliography for musicology. It serves as a continuation of the work published in print up to the reporting year 1988.

The BMS includes books, articles, and reviews from journals, commemorative publications, conference proceedings, yearbooks, edited volumes, and critical reports of musical editions. The BMS editorial team evaluates national bibliographies, specialist journals, and specialized bibliographies. Numerous titles are accompanied by a short summary.

http://kxp.k10plus.de/DB=1.86/

You can find our other databaseshere.

Henle Library! For all members of the HfM!

The Henle Library App!
For all members of the HfM!
Free of charge!

Since 2016, G. Henle Verlag has also been offering all works from its Urtext editions digitally in the Henle Library App. Around 50 new Urtext editions are published each year.

Our App Features. How powerful is the app?

No other classical music app has more to offer. Play, practice and make music wherever you are!
Here are the many useful features.

Purchase and use of sheet music
' “Henle Store” and ’My library’
' Printing, PDF export and sharing

Annotations and customize
' Modifying the Score Layout
' Additional Professional Fingerings
' Annotation for perfectionists

Read and Practice
' Part → Score → Part
' Reading Text Comments from the Score
' Recording and playback
' Metronome

Perform and play
' Rapid “Page Turning” and Navigation
' Display variations (iOS version only)
' Playlists (iOS version only)
' Performance mode
(Source: https://henle-library.com/de/features/)

Further information on these and our other databases