| How to search: | |
|---|---|
| capitals or lowercase | In order to search, pitches may be entered in capitals or in lowercase: "A B C#" or "a b c#", but must be seperated by blankspaces "A[blankspace]B[blankspace]C#", etc. |
| flats | Flats are spelled: Bb, Eb, Ab, etc. |
| sharps | Sharps are spelled: F#, C#, G#, etc. |
| double flats | Double flats are spelled: Bbb. |
| double sharps | Double sharps are spelled: Ex. |
| [+] and [sic] | If a note string is suspected to contain a misspelling, the corrected note string is marked with [+], followed by the actual note string and [sic]. |
| [tr] and [sic] | If a note string is suspected to have been transposed, the note string is marked with [tr], followed by the actual note string and [sic]. |
| * | If the start of a piece is missing, the page or folionumber are marked *. Example: fol. 41v* |
| ** | If the end of a piece is missing, the page or folionumber are marked **. Example: fol. 207v**. |
| p. 2-2; 2-3 | Means: second, third piece on page 2. |
| [1], [2], etc. | In some cases, identical note strings may represent different pieces. The additional information ”[1]” or "[2]” is used to designate which version is intended. |
All library sigla follow the customary system of the online catalogue RISM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales) to be found in the following pdf-file.
Several scholars of musicology have contributed to The Uppsala Solfeggio Database
UUSolf.
I wish to express my sincerest gratitude to Nicholas Baragwanath, Maria Luisa Baroni, Riccardo Castagnetti, Clémence Destribois, Felix Diergarten, Robert Gjerdingen, Faith Lanam, Nicoleta Paraschivescu, Marco Pollaci, Claire Roberts, Giorgio Sanguinetti, Mário Marques Trilha, Marianne Tråvén, and Paolo Sullo (Naples) for the most generous they have contributed to the UUSolf database.
In addition to this, the UUSolf Database Project has received generous support from the Library of the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milano, for which we would like to express our sincerest thanks.