At the moment, AMAmusique’s library contains 2550 manuscripts with a large number of copies, as well as 154 books on music and musicians. (*)
They range from the Baroque era to the 20th century (all styles) with many classical and romantic pieces- amongst which are numerous studies for children and beginners- sheet music for the following can be found:
Piano or Harpsichord, 920
Piano, 3 to 6 hands, 165
2-4 pianos, 78
Duets with or without piano, 144
Voice and piano or other instruments, 149
Trios, 209
Quartets, 181
Quintets, sextets and septets,
Octets or nonets, 90
Other ensembles, 45
Orchestral and vocal music, 74
Theory (solfeggio, harmony, etc..)
And musical techniques, 150
Our little library contains works of the following types:
Composers’ and interpreters’ biographies, 52
Musical technique, 31
Analysis and essays, 13
Music history, dictionaries and opera, 17
Miscellaneous, 4
Various works in German, 37
The AMAmusique library allows you to see the sheet music, judge its level of difficulty and take down its references.
Our structure does not allow us to offer a borrowers service as exists in larger musical libraries.
People wishing to consult works may contact Eddy Favre at 022 736 83 42
(*) The largest part of our repertoire comes from the generous donation to AMA by Brigitte Alves de Sousa, piano and chamber music teacher.