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Last update of repository: 15 February 2021

Rossiiskaia natsional'naia biblioteka (RNB)


Otdel notnykh izdanii i muzykal'nykh zvukozapisei
[Division of Music Scores and Sound Recordings]

Address: 191069, St. Petersburg, nab. Fontanki, 36

Telephone: +7 812 272-61-28, +7 812 272-47-40, +7 812 272-47-41

Fax: +7 812 310-61-48

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://nlr.ru/nlr_visit/RA1184/otdel-...;  http://fontanka36.nlr.ru/oniz/

Opening hours: RdngRm of Music Scores: M–F 12:00–21:00, SaSu 11:00–19:00; Sound Recordings RdngRm: Tu–Th 16:00–20:00, F 13:00–17:00, SaSu 12:00–16:00
Transport: metro: Maiakovskaia, Gostinyi dvor, Nevskii prospekt; bus: 3, 7, 22, 24, 27, 181, 191; trol: 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 22

Head: Irina Fedotovna Bezuglova (tel. +7 812 272-61-28); e-mail [email protected]

Sector of Music Scores, Head: Tat'iana Fedorovna Muzychuk (tel. +7 812 272-47-40)

Sector of Sound Recordings, Head: Anton Maksimovich Katsaf (tel. +7 812 272-37-78)


Holdings
sound recordings—29,500 units (early 20th c.–1994)

In terms of archival materials, the division retains phonograph records, compact disks, and cassettes of musical compositions of Russian and foreign composers, and folk music.

N.B. Manuscript music scores and other archival materials relating to music are held in the Manuscript Division.


Working conditions:
Materials are delivered to the well-equipped three reading rooms the day they are ordered. New regulations for work in reading rooms of the Division (2012) available on the websites (pdf): http://nlr.ru/nlr_visit/dep/artupload... (Reading Room of Music Scores), http://nlr.ru/nlr_visit/dep/artupload... (Sound Recordings Reading Room).

Reference facilities:
There are alphabetical and systematic catalogues for researchers, as well as those for staff use.

Copy facilities:
Reproduction facilities (xerox, photo copyings, microfilms) are available.


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