What does PBM consist of? – A Guide to the Polish Music Library
How are your New Year’s resolutions? Are they in progress or postponed until the next season? We decided to meet the expectations of new users (as well as regular users who want to explore the secrets of PBM) and develop an intuitive guide to the Polish Music Library. That is why we are starting a new series of information posts that will comprehensively illustrate a cross-section of the website. The series aims to provide you with details of resources available on PBM and to prepare a map that will show you how to navigate our platform skilfully to take full advantage of its possibilities.
How to navigate PBM?
The Polish Music Library is an extensive platform that allows you to find the materials you need easily. We want to make it as intuitive and comfortable for you as possible, so here are some navigation tips.
Main menu
- Scores – a section containing digital copies of scores of solo, chamber and orchestra works by Polish and foreign composers.
- Pictures – a rich collection of graphics made over the years, related to the life and work of composers but also presenting musical instruments, city panoramas, monuments and much more.
- Encyclopaedia – selected entries from the PWM Encyclopaedia of Music presenting biographies of people associated with the world of music and much more.
- Little PWM – a section for the youngest Users (and those slightly older too), looking for educational materials or a moment of relaxation with a musical accent.
Search
To thoroughly search all resources at once, you can use the Search option. The search bar is located at the top of the site navigation. The search engine will return results from all categories with a convenient division into individual sections.
*Tip: When searching for a given composer or creator, first enter their last name, and then their first name after a comma, e.g.: Moniuszko, Stanisław. This will make your query more readable for the system, which will reward you by precisely matching the displayed results.
News
News is a section where you can find current information about events, our achievements and interesting facts related to the platform’s resources. It’s worth staying up to date!
Recommended
This section displays suggestions for music that we particularly recommend – the inspirations that we want to share with you.
Everything in the right place
Our platform is like a puzzle in which each element has its place. In the following posts, we will introduce you to the individual “puzzles” – modules of the Polish Music Library dedicated to specific collections. Step by step, we will present how to use PBM to explore its rich and diverse resources fully.
We encourage you to visit and use the opportunities offered by the Polish Music Library!