{"id":2696,"date":"2024-11-13T10:56:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T09:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musikochteaterbiblioteket.se\/?page_id=2696"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:43:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:43:01","slug":"our-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musikochteaterbiblioteket.se\/en\/our-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Our collections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sheet music<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>Our large music collection includes everything from opera arias to heavy metal; with sheet music for beginners as well as professional musicians. Here you will find a wide range of chamber music, over 6,000 complete works for symphony and wind orchestra as well as original manuscripts and handwritten scores. The oldest item in our collection is a leaf of church music from the 1150s.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books and literature<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>Our book collection covers a wide range of topics, including:<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>theatre history, dramaturgy, directing, costume design, set design and choreography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>music history, genres, pedagogy, technology and musicology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>essays and biographies of musicians, actors, composers, directors and dancers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>The library holds more than <strong>120,000 titles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play scripts<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>We have more than <strong>40,000 play scripts<\/strong>, spanning over 2,000 years of theatre history.<br>The collection includes handwritten manuscripts by authors such as August Strindberg and Suzanne Osten, as well as newly written plays from around the world.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the archives<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>Our archives hold everything from medieval parchment and paper documents to modern digital files in various formats.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>You will find:<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Personal archives<\/strong> of actors, musicians, composers and other performing artists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organisational archives<\/strong> from both historical and active institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photographic collection<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>Our photo archive spans from the 19th century to the present day. It includes:<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>portraits of people active in music, theatre and dance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>images from performances and events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>documentary photography and art with musical themes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>You can search for photographs in the <a href=\"https:\/\/katalog.musikverket.se\/mtb\/views\/ridim\/Default.aspx?item=5\">RIDIM database<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>You can also view selected photos from our collection on <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Commons:Swedish_Performing_Arts_Agency\/sv\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/digitaltmuseum.se\/s-mtb\/collections\/Musik-%20och%20Teaterbiblioteket\">DigitaltMuseum<\/a>, including role portraits, scanned glass negatives and performance images.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Letter collections<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>Our letter archive contains over <strong>20,000 letters<\/strong> written by musicians, artists and actors.<br>Explore their lives and work in their own words.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/katalog.musikverket.se\/mtb\/views\/brev\/Default.aspx?item=22\">The Letter Catalogue<\/a> is a digitised version of the library\u2019s old card index and includes around <strong>15,000 letters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newspaper clipping collection<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>This collection includes:<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>biographical clippings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reviews and interviews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>articles about music, theatre and dance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>The material comes mainly from Swedish newspapers, dating from the mid-1800s onwards.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programme collection<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>Our programmes come mainly from Swedish theatres and concert halls, but also include:<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>dance performances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>amateur theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>revues, circus, puppetry and mime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>The collection dates from the mid-1800s and is continuously growing.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poster collection<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>We collect posters from Swedish theatres and theatre companies, dating from the mid-1800s to today. Most Swedish theatres are represented, and the collection continues to grow.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Journals and magazines<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>We subscribe to over <strong>250 journals<\/strong> covering:<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>theatre, music genres, instruments, recordings, opera and ballet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>everything from niche publications to peer-reviewed journals \u2013 from the <em>Dalarnas Country Music Club<\/em> magazine to the latest issue of <em>Wire<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference works and catalogues<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>Our reference collection includes:<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>encyclopaedias and subject-specific dictionaries in music, theatre and dance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>thematic catalogues of composers\u2019 works<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bibliographies, biographies and discographies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Databases and catalogues<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"w-constrained richtext\"><external-link-icon>\n<p>Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/musikochteaterbiblioteket.se\/en\/catalogues-and-databases\/\">catalogues and search services<\/a> to find materials in our collections.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheet music Our large music collection includes everything from opera arias to heavy metal; with sheet music for beginners as well as professional musicians. 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