LibGuides: Music: Find Books and Scores

Browse by Call Number

Below are a few examples of the many kinds of sources available within three basic music call-number areas.

M: Music Scores and Recordings

ML: Books about Music

MT: Music Instruction and Study

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Has almost a billion records of materials cataloged by OCLC member libraries. It is a good place to find books and scores that can requested via Interlibrary Loan.

Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Contains the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which has excellent scholarly articles for music research. The bibliographies concluding each article are wonderful places to find books and other sources.

Classical Scores Library This link opens in a new window
Provides scores from all major music genres and time periods from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. Contains full, study, piano, and vocal scores.

International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
Site containing numerous public-domain scores available for download.

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