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IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
Scores, parts, recordings and composer pages from the international public-domain music library.
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VISIT RESOURCE ↗Documents, essays, biographies, historical sources and reference materials
The Library is the documentary archive of Classical Archive, bringing together biographies, essays, historical documents, analytical studies, booklets and selected reference materials devoted to classical music.
A curated directory of archives, libraries, foundations, museums, institutions and scholarly reference projects.
The complete Classical Archive curated reference directory.
277 resources01National libraries, digital repositories and global catalogues for books, scores, manuscripts and archival sources.
54 resources02Digitized scores, autograph manuscripts, critical editions and source databases.
35 resources03Museums, foundations, research centres and digital archives devoted to major composers.
71 resources04Archives and institutional collections devoted to conductors, soloists and major performers.
17 resources05Historical archives and institutional resources documenting opera houses, orchestras and festivals.
27 resources06Digitized recordings, discographies, broadcast archives and sound-preservation resources.
16 resources07Bibliographies, journals, scholarly societies, reference databases and research infrastructures.
21 resources08Museum collections of historic instruments and material culture related to music.
20 resourcesScores, parts, recordings and composer pages from the international public-domain music library.
International catalogue of historical music sources, manuscripts and printed music held in libraries and archives.
International bibliography and research infrastructure for music scholarship.
Major index and full-text project devoted to historical music periodicals.
Large bibliography of music literature maintained by the German national music information infrastructure.
European cultural heritage portal with manuscripts, scores, photographs, books and sound collections from thousands of institutions.
Digitized books, scores, periodicals, historical recordings and public-domain research material.
Massive research library of digitized books and journals, including extensive historical music literature.
Global library catalogue for locating books, scores, recordings, archives and special collections.
Aggregated access to digitized materials from US libraries, archives and museums.
Music Division collections, research guides, manuscripts, scores, correspondence and recorded-sound resources.
Digitized primary sources, including major composer and performer collections.
Digitized photographs, manuscripts, programs, posters, scores and performing-arts ephemera.
BnF digital library with scores, books, periodicals, images, manuscripts and sound recordings.
Authority and bibliographic portal linking people, works, editions and digitized BnF resources.
National collections of manuscripts, printed music, books, archives and sound recordings.
Catalogue for manuscript and archival holdings, including major music collections.
Digitized holdings of the Biblioteca Nacional de España, including music manuscripts, printed scores and books.
National library catalogues, special collections, digitization projects and music holdings.
Austrian National Library with important music manuscripts, estates, printed sources and digital collections.
Digitized historical newspapers and journals valuable for reviews, concert notices and reception history.
Digitized manuscripts, early printed music, books and archival materials from Berlin State Library.
Large digitized collections including music manuscripts, printed scores and music literature.
Digitized scores, manuscripts, libretti, books and Saxon music heritage collections.