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Répertoire international de la presse musicale
RIPM indexes music periodicals and provides a reference collection for studying more than a century of jazz history.
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Répertoire international de la presse musicale (RIPM) indexes and provides access to eighteenth-, nineteenth- and twentieth-century music periodical literature. Its collections include the Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (1760–1966), a full-text version of the index, the RIPM Preservation Series, and RIPM Jazz Periodicals.
The site reports 757 rare music periodicals, 673 full-text complete runs, 1.85 million citation records, 1.23 million annotated citations, and 2.40 million full-text pages across 23 languages and 39 countries. RIPM Jazz is reported separately as containing 185 periodicals, 212,000 pages and 464,000 citations, with new titles and records added every six months.
Key features
- Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals covering 1760–1966
- Full-text complete runs of rare music periodicals
- Annotated citations for music periodical content
- Separate RIPM Jazz Periodicals collection via ripmjazz.org
- Coverage in 23 languages across 39 countries
- New records and full-text titles added every six months
Best for: Researchers, libraries, and readers working with historical music periodicals, including jazz history.
Good for
- Covers nearly 7,000 music periodicals in more than twenty languages
- Combines citation records with full-text complete runs
- Updated every six months with new titles and annotated records
Répertoire international de la presse musicale at a glance
- Website
- ripm.org
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Répertoire international de la presse musicale FAQ
What time periods does RIPM cover?
The Retrospective Index covers 1760–1966, and the stated mission focuses on eighteenth-, nineteenth- and twentieth-century music periodicals.
What is RIPM Jazz Periodicals?
A separate collection described at ripmjazz.org, reported to contain 185 periodicals, 212,000 pages and 464,000 citations.
How often is RIPM updated?
New full-text periodicals and thousands of new annotated records are added every six months, including 147,120 records in the January 2026 update.
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