Finding Music Scores
Browse in K-Search for scores in the library collection. We have the complete works of many composers as well as opera and musical theatre scores and librettos. To find scores in K-Search:
- Search for a composer, genre, or other subject
- Using the filters on the left, select the Resource Type "scores"
Most musical scores are located in Library Storage, but can be requested through K-Search for pick-up at the Circulation Desk.
Classical & Medieval Music Scores Online
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Choral Public Domain WikiCPDL currently hosts free scores of at least 16679 choral and vocal works by at least 2255 composers.
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Danish National Digital Sheet Music ArchiveSelected works from the Music Collections are being re-published in digital form in order to provide internet access to the collections of the Royal Library.
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Digital Image Archive of Medieval MusicA portal to worldwide collections of medieval polyphonic music manuscripts . The music and the manuscripts date from approx 800 to 1500, and the original documents are kept in libraries and archives around the globe. Access is free to anyone, but you must register.
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Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Online"Scores and books in the public domain, many .... unique to the Sibley Music Library collection..." from the University of Rochester.
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IMSLP/Petrucci Music LibraryPublic domain sheet music.
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Music Treasures ConsortiumOnline access to the world's most valued music manuscripts and print materials, held at the most renowned music archives, in order to further research and scholarship.
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Virtual Music Rare Book RoomDigital collection from the University of North Texas of early opera scores, particularly Lully and other French composers.
Jazz & Popular Music Online
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19th Century American Sheet MusicA unique collection of American music material in the UNC-Chapel Hill Music Library.
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19th Century California Sheet MusicA virtual library of some 2,700 pieces of sheet music published in California between 1852 and 1900..and related materials. University of California, Berkeley.
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African American Sheet Music 1850-1920Part of the Library of Congress American Memory series of digital collections.
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Digital Archive of Popular American MusicAmerican popular songs in the form in which they were originally published. From UCLA's Performing Arts Special Collections.
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Hoagy Carmichael CollectionDigitized materals from the Hoagy Carmichael Collection at Indiana University.
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Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music 1870-1885Consists of over 47,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the years 1870 to 1885. Included are popular songs, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra.