Online Scores
Most of these sites offer sheet music in .pdf format.
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Scorser Search Engine for online musicSearches seven online sheet music databases simultaneously.
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IMSLP / Petrucci Sheet Music LibraryClassical music in the public domain (no longer in copyright)
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Project Gutenberg Sheet Music ProjectA few scores, mainly in .pdf format but some are in Finale.
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Choral Public Domain LibraryMost of the scores are in .pdf format and some have source files in Finale, Sibelius etc.
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Juilliard Music Manuscript CollectionIncludes some printed music, with corrections or notes written by the composer, for example Copland's Appalachian Spring.
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Digital Mozart EditionDigitized version of the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (New Mozart Edition). The print version is available in the Music Collection: M 3 .M69 1955
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Digital Image Archive of Medieval MusicIndexes medieval music manuscripts available on the web
Finding Scores in the Music Collection
Use OneSearch to find printed music (scores) in the Music Collection:
Printed music and books are located in the "Music Collection," which is part of Education, Music and Media on the Lower Level - West. Use OneSearch, on the Libraries' main page (http://www.bsu.edu/library). Start with keywords, including a composer, title, or number:
From the preliminary results, click "Library Catalog." You will then see the formats ("content types") available:
