The following sources apply to publications in Denmark and can be used for dating of publications.
Reference books
- Davidsson, Åke. Danskt musiktryck intill 1700-talets mitt. Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1962.
- The book contains a list of music publications in Denmark until 1750.
- Fog, Dan. Dansk musikfortegnelse : en dateret katalog over trykte musikalier. 1. del, 1750-1854. Copenhagen: Dan Fogs Musikforlag, 1979.
- The book contains a list of music publications from 1750 until 1854 that are related to Denmark (until 1818 Norway was part of Denmark). Beside publications of Danish composers in Denmark, it also contains publications of Danish composers outside of Denmark as well publications of composers with other nationalities that had a relation to Denmark (e.g. lived in Denmark for some time or published in Denmark).
- For each work, the year and the publisher of the first publication, the title, opus number, and instrumentation is provided.
- The template Template:DanFogDMF can be used for work references to this book.
Monthly publication lists after 1854
Similar to Hofmeisters Monatsbericht, music publications in Denmark were reported on a monthly basis from 1854 in the periodical Dansk Boghandlertidende. Although the primary focus of the periodical was to report newly published books, it contained also a monthly report of music publications collected by Otto Hermann Delbanco (1821–1890). In 1866, the periodical changed its name to Nordisk Boghandlertidende and the monthly report of music publications continued until 1890 (from 1886 only infrequently reported). In 1897, the monthly report of music publications was resumed by Alfred Nielsen and continued until 1930. In 1915, the periodical changed its name back to Dansk Boghandlertidende. The monthly music publication report is labeled Fortegnelse over Musikalier (1854-1890) or Musikalier, udkomne i Danmark (1898-1930).
The following years are available online with a full-text search option (Hathitrust, InternetArchive, and Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich):
- Dansk Boghandlertidende (1854-1866)
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- Nordisk Boghandlertidende (1866-1915)
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- Dansk Boghandlertidende (1915-1947)
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The templates DanskBoghandlertidende and NordiskBoghandlertidende can be used for work references to the monthly reports in the periodical.
Publisher catalogues
Publisher catalogues were often published with a publication year printed on the catalogue. Therefore the catalogues can be used for dating of music publications as upper bound, i.e. if a work is mentioned in the catalogue, the work was published before or in the same year of the publication year of the catalogue.
Julius Cohen (1848–1873)
- 1853:
- Forlags-Musikalier udkomne hos Julius Cohen fra 1. Januar 1850 - 1. Januar 1853. Kjøbenhavn: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1853. Online available.
- 1876:
- Uddrag af Wilhelm Hansens prisbillige og elegant udstyrede Musik-Forlag. Kjøbenhavn: I. Cohens Bogtrykkeri, 1876. 44 pages. Online available.
- 1886:
- 1899:
- 1902:
- Katalog over Wilhelm Hansens Musik-Forlag. Kjøbenhavn & Leipzig: Wilhelm Hansen, 1902. 556 pages. Online available.
- 1923:
- Katalog over samtlige Forlagsværker udkomne paa Wilhelm Hansen, Musik-Forlag (København & Leipzig), Nordisk Musik-Forlag (København) og Norsk Musik-Forlag (Kristiana & Bergen). Kjøbenhavn & Leipzig: Wilhelm Hansen, 1923. 598 pages. Online available.
Both catalogues of 1902 and 1923 contain for each catalogue item a so-called publisher number (Forlags-Nr.), that in most cases is the same as the plate number of the music publication. The 1902 catalogue contains also at the end of the catalogue a list of the publications of the series 50 Øres Bibliothek (Nos. 1–134) and a list of publications for Wilhelm Hansen Edition (Nos. 1–884).
- 1881:
- 1889:
- 1896:
- Fortegnelse over det nordiske Forlags Musik-Forlag: med et Tillæg: Musikalsk Fremmed-Ordbog. Kjøbenhavn: Græbes Bogtrykkeri, 1896. 219 pages. Online available.
- 1823:
- Fortegnelse over endeel nye Musikalier som erholdes tilkiöbs for vedtegnede Priser hos C. C. Lose, Gothersgaden No. 348 i Kiöbenhavn. Kjöbenhavn: Andreas Seidelin, 1823. 34 pages. Online available.
- 1846:
- C.C. Lose & Delbancoʼs Forlags-Catalog over Musikalier, musikalske Værker m.m. Kjøbenhavn: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1846. 67 pages. Online available.
- 1874:
- Fortegnelse over C.C. Loses Bog- og Musikhandelʼs (F. Borchorst) Forlag af Bøger og Musikalier, afslutted den 1. Sept. 1874. Kjøbenhavn: C. Ferslew & Co., 1874. 84 pages. Online available.
- 1875 - 1st Supplement to 1874:
- Tillæg til Fortegnelse over Musikalier, forlagte af C.C. Loses Bog- og Musikhandel (F. Borchhorst). December 1875. C. Ferslew & Co., 1875. 4 pages. Online available.
Immanuel Rée (1854–1859)
- 1860 - Auction catalogue (after closure of the company):
- Fortegnelse over det Bog- og Musikhandler Immanuel Rées Dødsbo tilhørende Lager af Bøger, Musikalier ..., endvidere Boets musikalske Forlag med tilhørende Plader samt endeel Inventariegjenstande. Kjøbenhavn: Fjeldsøe & Gandrups Bogtrykkeri, 1860. 59 pages. Online available.
Lending library catalogues
Before public libraries started in Denmark around 1880 and later, it was common to borrow printed scores from commercially driven music lending libraries. Often music publishers in the 19th century in Denmark were also active as lending libraries and music stores, like C.C. Lose and Horneman & Erslev. Likewise publisher catalogues, the lending library catalogues were published with a publication year printed on the catalog. Therefore the catalogues can be used for dating of music publications as upper bound, i.e. if a work is mentioned in the catalogue, the work was published before or in the same year of the publication year of the catalog.
C. Braunstein, Odense (1871-1894)
- 1871:
- Catalog over C. Braunsteins musikalske Leiebibliothek i Odense. Odense: Fyens Stiftsbogtrykkeri, 1871. 99 pages. Online available.
- 1873:
- Første Tillæg til Catalogen over Musikalier, som erholdes tilleie eller tilkjøbs i C.E. Braunsteins Musik- og Instrumenthandel i Odense. Odense: Fyens Stiftsbogtrykkeri, 1873. 51 pages. Online available.
T. Gundestrup, Odense (1862-1894)
- 1869:
- Catalog over Gundestrups musikalske Leiebibliothek. Odense: 1869. 52 pages. Online available.
- 1870:
- Første Tillæg til Catalog over Th. Gundestrups musikalske Leiebibliothek i Odense. Odense: Fyens Stiftsbogtrykkeri, 1870. 8 pages. Online available.
- 1871:
- Andet Tillæg til Catalog over Th. Gundestrups musikalske Leiebibliothek i Odense. Odense: Fyens Stiftsbogtrykkeri, 1871. 9 pages. Online available.
- 1848:
- Nyt Musikalsk Leiebibliothek hos Horneman & Erslev : Musikalier for Pianoforte og Sang. Kjøbenhavn: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1848. 149 pages. Online available.
C.C. Lose, Copenhagen (1802-1879)
- 1818:
- Fortegnelse over Musikalier og musikalske Skrifter, som erholdes tilleje hos C. C. Lose, i Boldhuusgaden 225. No 1. Kjöbenhavn: Hartwig Friderich Popp, 1818. 98 pages. Online available.
- 1848:
- Catalog over C.C. Lose & Delbanco's musikalske Leiebibliothek i Kjöbenhavn. Förste Deel, Anden Deel, Tredie Deel. Kjöbenhavn: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1848. 463 pages. Online available.
C. Plenge, Copenhagen (1845–1883)
- 1875:
- C. Plenges Musikhandel : Systematisk Fortegnelse over Musikalierne i Leieinstitutet. I. Tohændig Pianofortemusik. II. Fire-, Sex- og Ottehændig Pianofortemusik. Kjøbenhavn: Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri, 1875. 481 pages. Online available.
The 1875 catalogue covers publications for piano and is very detailed. Therefore, it is valuable as research source, also because it contains publications from music periodicals, which are often missing in other catalogues.
Danish newspaper archive
The national library of Denmark (Det Kgl. Bibliotek) offers an online archive of scans of old newspapers published in Denmark available at https://www2.statsbiblioteket.dk/mediestream/avis. Especially for the 18th and 19th century, this can be used to find publication announcements or advertisements as new publications were often mentioned in newspapers to inform potential buyers.
The template Template:DKBMSref can be used for work references to the archive.
