LibGuides: Music: Find Books &amp; Scores

Browsing for Music Books

The main area for music books is on the second floor, group study side of Greenwood Library. Below you'll find some areas of interest, including scores, history, biography, and musical study.

M Music

M5-1480 Instrumental Music
M1495-2199 Vocal Music
- M1497-1998 Secular vocal music
- M1999-2199 Sacred vocal music

ML Literature on music

ML159-3785 History and criticism
- ML385-429 Biography
ML3800-3923 Philosophical and societal aspects of music. Physics and acoustics of music. Physiological aspects of music

MT Instruction and study

MT40-67 Composition. Elements and techniques of music
MT85 Conducting. Score reading and playing
MT90-146 Analysis and appreciation of musical works
MT170-810 Instrumental techniques
MT820-915 Singing and vocal technique

Digital Scores

IMSLP: Petrucci Music Library
IMSLP, also known as the International Music Score Library Project or Petrucci Music Library, was started in 2006. The ultimate goal of the IMSLP is to gather all public domain music scores, in addition to the music scores of all contemporary composers (or their estates) who wish to release them to the public free of charge.
Sibley Digital Scores: Eastman School of Music
Scores and books in the public domain. Many of these are unique to the Sibley Music Library collection.
Digital Scores and Libretti: Loeb Music Library
This digital collection includes manuscripts, first editions, and early editions of music from the 17th to the early 20th century.
Josquin Research Project
Search, browse, and analyze complete scores of polyphonic music from the Renaissance.

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