
A series of critical editions of early musical works belonging to the treasures of the Slovenian cultural heritage was founded at the birth of the Institute of Musicology, its first volume being published in 1983. The series was named Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae and comprises important works by Slovenian composers, compositions by other composers connected during earlier periods with the geographical area of modern Slovenia and selected important works preserved in various national archives and libraries. About one third of the existing volumes are devoted to the compositional opus of Jacobus Handl-Gallus, one of the foremost Central European composers of the late sixteenth century and a native of Carniola (i.e., Slovenia). The modern edition provided by the series rescues from oblivion the names of early native composers and ones active within this geographical area: Daniel Lagkhner, Gabriel Plavec, Georg Prenner, Isaac Posch, Gabriello Puliti, Janez Krstnik Dolar and Janez Krstnik Novak, among others. The volumes contain introductory studies of the composers and the published works as well as editorial notes on the musical transcriptions. The editions are bilingual (in Slovenian and English).
The first editor and the founder of the series was Dragotin Cvetko. The co-editor during the years 1986–1993 was Danilo Pokorn, who after 1993 edited the collection by himself. Ivan Klemenčič was the chief editor from 1996 to 2004, and Tomaž Fanagel from 2005 to 2008; since 2009 this responsibility has been held by Metoda Kokole.
Online editions
From 2020 the volumes of the series are also published online. The intention of online presentation of Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae is twofold: to offer open access to existing editions and to prepare a platform for new, completely digital volumes in the series.
We are starting by opening up to any interested musicologist and/or performer the fruits of nearly forty years of past research into the national musical heritage undertaken under the auspices of the Institute of Musicology. The earliest of the existing volumes date back to the early 1980s, and it should be noted here that in some cases recent research and the constant increase in data regarding sources worldwide (including ever more digitized originals etc.) have already appreciably transformed our knowledge of the published authors, their works, performance practice etc. so that new textual commentaries and corrigenda are called for. This is why we are adding new Introductions and Corrigenda to the original scanned editions, in order, at least, to draw the attention of the various users towards the new research and data that are available today.
Second, the electronic series is to become a platform to be developed over time into new, completely digital volumes containing our early musical heritage following the traditional scheme but using modern technological support for the visual presentation of music.
Ordering
You can order volumes of MAMS by printing and fulfiling this order form.
The Institute of Musicology issues also separate numbered copies of compositions published in the collective volumes of the series Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae. The price of a copy varies according to the length of each composition, i.e. the number of pages. Please send orders or further queries to the Institutte of Musicology: muz_inst@zrc-sazu.si.
The order must contain:
1. the full name of the person or institution who will pay the bill
2. the postal address of this person or institution
3. your VAT (=tax) number
4. the exact number of copies you need (normally each of your singers and 6 for the jury of the competition)
When we receive the above mentioned information we send you a bill and upon receiving the proof of the payment we send the music.
Missa Exaudi Deus & Magnificat secundi toni
Selected Works from the Hren Choirbooks 2
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LXIII
Author: Lambert de Sayve
Year: 2019
Annibale Perini: Missa Benedicite omnia opera Domini; Pietro Antonio Bianco: Missa Percussit Saul mille
Selected Works from the Hren Choirbooks 1
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LXII
Authors: Pietro Antonio Bianco, Annibale Perini
Year: 2017
Selected Works for Piano
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LXI
Author: František Josef Benedikt Dusík
Year: 2016
Arije Ahila in Dejdameje
Arias for Achilles and Deidamia
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LX
Author: Giuseppe Arena
Year: 2016
Il secondo libro de intabulatura di liuto (1563)
Compositions for Lute
Il secondo libro de intabulatura di liuto (1563)
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LVIII
Author: Giacomo Gorzanis
Year: 2014
Music in seventeenth-century Koper
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LVII
Edited by: Metoda Kokole
Year: 2012
Serenade for string orchestra
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LVI
Author: Benjamin Ipavec
Year: 2010
Compositions in keyboard intabulation
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LV
Author: Jacobus Gallus [Iacobus Gallus]
Year: 2009
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LIV
Author: Gabriello Puliti
Year: 2008
Intabolatura di liuto. Libro primo (1561)
Compositions for Lute
Intabolatura di liuto. Libro primo (1561)
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LIII
Author: Giacomo Gorzanis
Year: 2011
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LII
Author: František Josef Benedikt Dusik
Year: 2007
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae LI
Author: Giacomo Gorzanis
Year: 2007
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XLIX
Author: Leopold Ferdinand Schwerdt
Year: 2006
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XLVIII
Author: Gabriello Puliti
Year: 2006
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XLVII
Author: Janez Krstnik Novak
Year: 2004
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XLVI
Author: Gabriello Puliti
Year: 2004
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XLV
Author: Leopold Ferdinand Schwerdt
Year: 2003
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XLIV
Author: Gabriello Puliti
Year: 2003
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XLIII
Author: Leopold Ferdinand Schwerdt
Year: 2002
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XLII
Author: Gabriello Puliti
Year: 2002
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XL
Author: Gabriello Puliti
Year: 2001
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXXVIII
Author: Jakob Frančišek Zupan
Year: 2006
Arias and duets
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXXVI
Author: Jakob Frančišek Zupan
Year: 1999
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXXIV
Author: Daniel Lagkhner
Year: 1998
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXXIII
Author: Gabrijel Plavec
Year: 1997
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXXII
Author: Wolfgang Striccius
Year: 1997
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXXI
Author: Isaac Posch
Year: 1996
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXX
Author: Isaac Posch
Year: 1996
Compositions preserved in manuscript
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXVIII
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1996
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXVI
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1995
Druga dopolnjena izdaja
Balletti / Sonate
2nd revised edition
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXVa
Author: Janez Krstnik Dolar
Year: 2004
Druga dopolnjena izdaja
Psalms
2nd revised edition
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXIIIa
Author: Janez Krstnik Dolar
Year: 1997
Druga dopolnjena izdaja
Missa sopra la bergamasca
2nd revised edition
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXIIa
Author: Janez Krstnik Dolar
Year: 1997
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XXI
Author: Jacobus Gallus [Iacobus Gallus]
Year: 1991
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XX
Author: Jacobus Gallus [Iacobus Gallus]
Year: 1991
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XIX
Author: Jacobus Gallus [Iacobus Gallus]
Year: 1991
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XVIII
Author: Jacobus Gallus [Iacobus Gallus]
Year: 1991
Harmoniae quatuor vocum / Psalmi omnibus ...
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XVII
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1990
Harmoniae quinque
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XVI
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1990
Harmoniae sex vocum
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XV
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1989
Harmoniae octo vocum
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XIV
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1989
In dedicatione templi et a dominica ...
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XIII
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1988
De sancta trinitate et de corpore Christi
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XII
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1988
De spiritu sancto
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae XI
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1987
De resurrectione et ascensione domini ...
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae X
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1987
Lamentationes Ieremiae Prophetae
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae IX
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1986
De passione Domini nostri Iesu Christi
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae VIII
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1986
A dominica septuagesimae per quadragesimam de poenitentia
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae VII
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1986
De nativitate, circumcisione et epiphania Domini
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae VI
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1985
In adventu Domini nostri Iesu Christi
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae V
Author: Iacobus Gallus [Jacobus Gallus]
Year: 1985
Druga izdaja
Missa Villana
Second Edition
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae IVa
Author: Janez Krstnik Dolar
Year: 1995
Symphonies for Two Violins and Bass
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae III
Author: Amandus Ivančič
Year: 1984
Druga izdaja
Soboles musica
Second Edition
Monumenta artis musicae Sloveniae IIa
Author: Daniel Lagkhner
Year: 1995
ISSN: 2232-5646
Monumenta artis musicæ Sloveniæ Supplementa 4
Author: Iacobus Handl - Gallus
Year: 2015
Three Motet Intabulations for Keyboard Instruments
Monumenta artis musicæ Sloveniæ Supplementa 3
Author: Georgius Prenner - Pyrenaeus Carniolus
Year: 2011
Five motets
Monumenta artis musicæ Sloveniæ Supplementa 2
Author: Isaac Posch
Year: 2008
Monumenta artis musicæ Sloveniæ Supplementa 1
Author: Matej Babnik
Year: 2008