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The Lexicon musicum Latinum medii aevi is a dictionary of the Latin musical language of the Middle Ages until the end of the 15th century. It opens up the extensive music theoretical literature of the Middle Ages, which forms a central source for understanding medieval culture and the development of our Western music. Supplementary studies and editions of medieval music treatises are presented in a separate publication series. Since 2011 the Lexicon musicum Latinum is also available online. His vocabulary still partly shapes the terminology in Music today.

In contrast to general dictionaries, the articles of the Lexicon musicum Latinum focus on the explanation of terms and the development of the contents of meaning in different music theoretical Contexts. Supplementary studies and editions of medieval music tracts are presented in "Veröffentlichungen der Musikhistorischen Kommission“.