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ARCHIV FRAU UND MUSIK \u2013 ARCHIVE OF WOMEN IN MUSIC
\nINTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
\nIN FRANKFURT\/MAIN, GERMANY<\/h2>\n
\"Hauptraum<\/a>
Main room \u00a9 Andrea Sp\u00e4th Fotodesign 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We mourn the loss of our governing board member Heike Matthiesen<\/a> (1964\u20132023)<\/p>\n

our holdings<\/h2>\n

The Archiv Frau und Musik, with approximately 30,000 media units by and about 2,100 women composers and conductors,
\nis the largest and most important archive of its kind in the world. The collection includes sheet music,
\nsound recordings, literature, and gray literature on women composers and musicians from the 9th to the 21st century
\nin the field of classical music, as well as rock, pop, and jazz.
\nA main focus is on original scores and letters from the 18th to the 21st century,
\nas well as bequests of women composers.<\/p>\n

Are you looking for a specific work? Please see first if you can find what you are looking for
\nvia our online catalog<\/a>, one of our repertoire lists<\/a> and further databases<\/a>.
\nYou can find a list of our intern women composers here<\/a>.
\nWould you like an (online) archive tour or a consultation via video conference?
\nPlease contact us: info(at)archiv-frau-musik.de<\/p>\n

our services<\/h2>\n

In addition to browsing this unique collection, the archive offers the following services:<\/p>\n

Expert advice and subject-specific research
\nSupport in the preparation of concert programs and scientific papers
\nArchive tours, lectures, and workshops
\nInculsion of media from music-creating women in the holdings
\nInternships<\/p>\n

image film<\/h2>\n

Here you can warch a short film about our archive and our work. Many thanks to Meggie George for the filming and production!<\/p>\n

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