Répertoire International de la Presse Musicale (RIPM)

Répertoire International de la Presse Musicale (RIPM) RIPM provides indexing and full-text access to 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century periodical literature dealing with music.

RIPM provides indexing and full-text access to 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century periodical literature dealing with music, including jazz.

A new feature on ripmjazz.org is a rotating set of exhibits from the RIPM Jazz Periodicals collection. These are useful ...
09/02/2026

A new feature on ripmjazz.org is a rotating set of exhibits from the RIPM Jazz Periodicals collection. These are useful for those demonstrating and teaching the resource. More exhibits will appear in the future. Feel free to reply with any suggestions for future topics!

First up: Jazz in 1950s and 1960s Poland. https://ripmjazz.org/exhibits-from-the-collection/jazz-behind-the-iron-curtain

Among the many attempts to define jazz.From Jazz Quarterly (Kingsville, Texas), 1942.
08/25/2026

Among the many attempts to define jazz.

From Jazz Quarterly (Kingsville, Texas), 1942.

Happy forthcoming birthday to Claude Debussy (22 August), whose mind points the way forward.Cover of México Musical, Jan...
08/18/2026

Happy forthcoming birthday to Claude Debussy (22 August), whose mind points the way forward.

Cover of México Musical, January 1929.

Keep practicing, Ernie. You'll get there!From Ernie's Jazz News (Zürich), 1993.
08/11/2026

Keep practicing, Ernie. You'll get there!

From Ernie's Jazz News (Zürich), 1993.

In honor of the forthcoming International Cat Day (August 8), here is the Katzensymphonie by Moriz von Schwind (1868).Fr...
08/04/2026

In honor of the forthcoming International Cat Day (August 8), here is the Katzensymphonie by Moriz von Schwind (1868).

From Die Musik (Leipzig and Berlin), January 1904.

On the 276th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Weiss's Bach-Denkmal, carved from dark walnut, ne...
07/28/2026

On the 276th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Weiss's Bach-Denkmal, carved from dark walnut, near life size. From the artist: "Resting in earthly weight, Bach wishes to sit before us as a man made holy to the world."

From the Bach-Heft of Die Musik 22, no. 4 (January 1930).

For those pondering sound studies and the bounties of the summer garden: Professor Weaver on preserving vegetables.From ...
07/21/2026

For those pondering sound studies and the bounties of the summer garden: Professor Weaver on preserving vegetables.

From Orientación musical (Mexico City), 1947.

In July 1949, Down Beat sponsored a contest to rename jazz. The $1000 winner: Crewcut. Other winners (cough) included A...
07/14/2026

In July 1949, Down Beat sponsored a contest to rename jazz. The $1000 winner: Crewcut. Other winners (cough) included Amerimusic, Jarb, Freestyle, Mop, Novaclassic, Pulsemusic, Memerhythm, Le Hot, Dix-e-bop, Hip, Id, Sock, Swixibop, X-tempo, Ragtibop, Blip, Beatpoint, Idoism, Ameratonic, Improphony, Schmoosic, Syncrorhythm, Beatfelt, Syncope, and Reetbeat.

The development of the violin according to the teachings of Darwin.From The Musical Observer (1 June 1912).
07/07/2026

The development of the violin according to the teachings of Darwin.

From The Musical Observer (1 June 1912).

Thank you to all who attended the RIPM General Session at IAML in Thessaloniki!
07/03/2026

Thank you to all who attended the RIPM General Session at IAML in Thessaloniki!

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