Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM)

The Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM) - International Inventory of Musical Sources - is an international, non-profit organization that aims to comprehensively document extant musical sources worldwide. These primary sources are music manuscripts or printed music editions, writings on music theory, and libretti. They are preserved in libraries, archives, churches, schools and private collections. RISM was founded in Paris in 1952 and is the largest and only international organization that documents written musical sources. RISM records what exists and where it can be found. As a result, by virtue of being cataloged in a comprehensive inventory, music traditions are protected while also being made available to musicologists and musicians alike. Such work is thus not an end in itself, but leads directly to practical applications.

《国际音乐资源目录》（RISM）——国际音乐源资料总览——系一家国际性非营利组织，旨在全面记录全球现存的音乐资源。这些原始资源包括音乐手稿或印刷音乐版本、音乐理论著作以及剧本。它们被保存在图书馆、档案馆、教堂、学校和私人收藏中。RISM成立于1952年的巴黎，是唯一一家记录书面音乐资源的国际组织。RISM记录了音乐资源的存在及其可获取之处。因此，通过在全面目录中进行编目，不仅保护了音乐传统，同时也使其对音乐学家和音乐家 alike 可用。此类工作并非目的本身，而是直接导向实际应用。