GALILEO@UGA Subject Guides: Music: Scores

Online Scores

Music Online: Classical Scores Library This link opens in a new window
Classical Scores Library I includes more than 400,000 pages of the most important classical music scores from classical music's most studied composers. Tips for Printing.
Classical Scores Library I includes more than 400,000 pages of the most important classical music scores from classical music's most studied composers, including Bach, Schubert, Mozart, Handel, Beethoven, Liszt, Brahms, Chopin, and thousands more. The collection spans time periods from the Renaissance to the 21st century and includes full scores, study scores, piano and vocal scores, and piano reductions. Users can search according to title, key, genre, instruments, time period, composer, publisher, and more.
Naxos Sheet Music Library This link opens in a new window
Digital sheet music in all classical genres, spanning music from Medieval to the 21st century. Can print and download.
This Naxos Music Library offers over 45,000 sheet music titles, powered by FreeHandMusic.com. The library delivers digital sheet music in all classical genres, spanning music from Medieval to the 21st century and composers from Bach to Arvo Part. The interface provides a "Print-In-Browser" functionality or download viewer software.
Library Music Source This link opens in a new window
Includes a large collection of vocal music, instrumental solos, piano music, orchestral parts and more selected from out of print standard editions.
This is the online version of the CD Sheet Music and Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library CD-ROMs. A large collection of vocal music, instrumental solos, piano music, orchestral parts and more selected from out-of-copyright standard editions from publishers such as Breitkopf and Hartel, C.F. Peters, G. Schirmer, Carl Fischer, G. Ricordi, Durand and many others. The editorial staff for CD Sheet Music has chosen the best edition available for each work.
BabelScores: Contemporary Music Online This link opens in a new window
BabelScores Online Library lets you read thousands of recent classical music scores and listen to their recordings.
Contains contemporary scores and audio from the past few decades, featuring composers worldwide with an emphasis on composers from Europe. Users have access to online scores (over 200,000 pages) and streaming audio. Users may browse by composer name or date, or search by performing forces, publisher, world region, and technical difficulty.

nkoda (NEW)
Nkoda is a score app you download to your pc and/or mobile device(s). The app allows you to view and mark scores within the app. The scores can NOT be printed or downloaded. You will be blocked from the app if you take screen shots. Limited to 20 simultaneous users.

Free Online Scores

International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
The IMSLP database provides free access to public domain scores (published before 1923).
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Free to any user. The IMSLP Music Library contains scores from thousands of composers. These are user-submitted scans of works in the public domain, meaning that they can be scanned and disseminated, legally, for anyone to download and print.
Mutopia Project
2124 pieces of music – free to download, modify, print, copy, distribute, perform, and record – all in the Public Domain or under Creative Commons licenses.
Choral Public Domain Library
Free choral/vocal scores, texts, translations, and other useful information.
Online Scores from Boosey & Hawkes
Publisher allows creation of an account free viewing of many scores online. However, there is no downloading or printing.
Art Song Central
An archive and directory of free, printable public domain sheet music for singers and voice teachers. An emphasis is placed on standard classical and traditional repertoire.
Online Digital Musical Document Libraries
Each source listed offers access to collections of digitized music documents (typically originating from printed or manuscript musical sources), and containing music notation of some kind, stored as an image file.

Scores on CD

A List of Scores on CD displays around 100 CDs which provide digital scores to major composers and genres. Here are just 5 examples.

German lieder medium and low voice. pts. 1 & 2 (800 songs total). Music Lib Media CD-ROM M1619 .G48 2003
Clarinet solos & Duos : the ultimate collection. Call Number: Music Lib Media CD-ROM M4 .C52 2010
Mozart operas : the vocal scores. Music Lib Media CD-ROM M1503.M939 M6 2008
Mendelssohn & Schubert string quartets. Music Lib Media CD-ROM M451.M46 M4 2009
Major works for orchestra (Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich). Music Lib Media CD-ROM M1000.T32 M3 2005

These CDs can be checked out and scores printed. View the complete List of Scores on CD.

Henle Digital Library: Trial access through Nov. 15

Try the Henle Score App and access the digital library of urtext editions on your phone or tablet (available until November 15).

To Access:

Create a member account at https://www.henle-library.com/en/campusedition/ Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the form that says "Create Your Account." This must be done from within the institution’s IP range (either on-site or via a proxy). You should NOT create your account directly from the Henle Library App. Please register with your institutional e-mail-address and a secure password (no special characters) you will receive an email for verification. Please confirm the registration.
Download our App at the app store of your device. Remember our App is designed for mobile use on tablet computers, so it is available for for iPads and iPhones (iOS 13 and higher), Mac computers that contain the Apple silicon chip (M1 and M2), Android tablets and smartphones (Android 5.0 and higher) as well as on Chromebooks. Moreover, you can use the app on Windows 11 computers (using the Windows subsystem for Android and the Amazon App store) and Microsoft Surface tablets (Windows 11).
Login to the Henle Library App with your registered e-mail-address and password. Enjoy the comprehensive range of works and making music.

A brief video can also be found at https://www.henle-library.com/en/campusedition/ which walks you through these steps.

Print Scores

Keyword Search in Library Catalog

Use the library catalog -- Go to the Catalog or use the Books & More tab on the Library Home Page search box.
Use whatever information you know. Some examples might be: Handel vocal score, duet clarinet flute, or Brahms piano music.
Limit results using the filters on the left to select "Scores" under format.

Can't find what you need? Contact the Music Library staff for help.

Request item(s) for Pick up at Music Library

Detailed Instructions for requesting items.

Search Worldcat to discover scores in schools all over the country

Request scores.via Interlibrary Loan

Music Call Numbers

A detailed breakdown of Music Call Numbers and how to locate materials and browse the collection

Music: Scores

Online Scores

Free Online Scores

Scores on CD

Henle Digital Library: Trial access through Nov. 15

Try the Henle Score App and access the digital library of urtext editions on your phone or tablet (available until November 15).

Print Scores

Keyword Search in Library Catalog

Request item(s) for Pick up at Music Library

Search Worldcat to discover scores in schools all over the country

Need Help?

Music Library: muslib@uga.edu / 706.542.2712

Music Librarian: Guy Leach gleach@uga.edu

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