The collection of musicalia comprises around one thousand music manuscripts and several tens of thousands of music prints, including just over one thousand of those published in the first half of the 19th century. The musicalia collection at the University Library in Poznań was established in the 1950s, with the vast majority of its most valuable items acquired in the 1970s and 1980s.
One of the few exceptions is the collection of musicalia from the Maltzan family estate in Milicz. It consists of 36 manuscripts and four prints, which found their way to the Library as the result of the post–World War II book securing campaign conducted in Poznań. This collection constitutes an exceptionally valuable testimony to the vibrant musical life of 19th century Milicz, as well as a source of original repertoire for the viola da gamba—a musical instrument already falling out of use at that time. The collection gained international recognition with the discovery of previously unknown works by the renowned 18th century composer Carl Friedrich Abel which enriched the catalogue of his compositions.
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723–1787) Bach, Johann Christian (1735–1782)
Schönebeck, Carl Siegemund (1758– )
Wolf, Franz Xaver (?–post 1797)
Hammer, Franz Xavier (1741–1817)
Graun, Johann Gottlieb (1702/03–1771)
Wolf, Franz Xaver (?–post 1797)
Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714–1787) Guhr
Fränzl, Ferdinand (1767–1833)
Willing, Johann Ludwig (1755–1805)
Martín y Soler, Vicente (1754–1806) Guhr, Friedrich Heinrich Florian (1791–1841)
Winkhler, Charles Angelus (1787–1845) Pietro Mechetti Quondam Carlo
Willing, Johann Ludwig (1755–1805)
Martín y Soler, Vicente (1754–1806) Guhr, Friedrich Heinrich Florian (1791–1841)
Amon, Johannes (1763–1825) Johann André (wydawnictwo) Stich, Jan Václav (1746–1803)
Maltzan, Mortimer Joachim Karl Ludwig von (1793–1843) Guhr, Friedrich Heinrich Florian (1791–1841)
Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723–1787) Bach, Johann Christian (1735–1782)
Chwatal, Franz Xaver (1808–1879) Guhr, Friedrich Heinrich Florian (1791–1841)
Graun, Johann Gottlieb (1702/03–1771)
Himmel, Friedrich Heinrich (1765–1814) Guhr, Friedrich Heinrich Florian (1791–1841)
Wolf, Franz Xaver (?–post 1797)
Kaehler, Constantin Rossini, Gioacchino (1792–1868)
Winkhler, Charles Angelus (1787–1845) Pietro Mechetti Quondam Carlo
Guhr, Friedrich Heinrich Florian (1791–1841)
Jírovec, Vojtěch (1763–1850)
Romberg, Bernhard Heinrich (1767–1841) Guhr, Friedrich Heinrich Florian (1791–1841)
Kunze, Carl Heinrich (1765–1848) Johann André (wydawnictwo)
Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714–1787) Guhr
Jaeschke, Hermann Gustav (1818–po 1846)