Toonkunst collection at Special collections

The Toonkunst collection, from the Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Toonkunst (Society for the Advancement of Music), contains sheet music (in print and manuscript), songbooks and music literature from 1500-1955, with the focus on the period from 1700-1900. Part is accessible via the CataloguePlus, the rest can only be found via PiCarta at the moment. In PiCarta, click ‘available at’. If the title is available at the Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam with the signature Toonkunst WNU, it is probably part of the Toonkunst collection. In that case, please contact the curator Simon Groot: s.h.groot@uva.nl, tel. 020 525 2549. If a title cannot be found in PiCarta, but you suspect it may be part of the Toonkunst collection, you can also contact Simon Groot.

Collections Muziek Centrum Nederland

In 2012 the collections of the Muziek Centrum Nederland were transferred to the Special Collections. It contains the collections of the former foundations Donemus, Gaudeamus, the Nederlands Jazzarchief (Dutch Jazz Archive) and the Nederlands Pop Instituut (Dutch Pop Institute). They contain sound recordings, video material, books, journals, documentation, sheet music and archives on pop music, jazz and composed music from 1900 onwards. For more information on the contents see History of the Performing Arts. The material can be found via the CataloguePlus. If you would like to listen to or consult something, please contact the curator: Ditmer Weertman: d.weertman@uva.nl,  tel. 020 525 2105.

Collection Conservatory of Amsterdam

As a UvA student or member of staff at Musicology, you can borrow material from the Library of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. On showing your UvA Student or Staff ID card and your email address, you can become a member. 

Collections Muziek Centrum Nederland

In 2012 the collections of the Muziek Centrum Nederland were transferred to the Special Collections. It contains the collections of the former foundations Donemus, Gaudeamus, the Nederlands Jazzarchief (Dutch Jazz Archive) and the Nederlands Pop Instituut (Dutch Pop Institute). They contain sound recordings, video material, books, journals, documentation, sheet music and archives on pop music, jazz and composed music from 1900 onwards. The material can be found via the MCN Catalogue. For more information on the contents see History of the Performing Arts.
If you would like to listen to or consult something, please contact the curator: Ditmer Weertman: d.weertman@uva.nl,  tel. 020 525 2105.

Collection Conservatorium van Amsterdam

As a UvA student or member of staff at Musicology, you can borrow material from the Library of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. On showing your UvA Student or Staff ID card and your email address, you can become a member. 

The Musicology collection can be found at the University Library Singel. 

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