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Sibley Music Library — Digital Scores
Extensive collection of digitized public-domain scores from the Eastman School of Music.
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The Library is the documentary archive of Classical Archive, bringing together biographies, essays, historical documents, analytical studies, booklets and selected reference materials devoted to classical music.
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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 resourcesExtensive collection of digitized public-domain scores from the Eastman School of Music.
Digital source catalogue for J. S. Bach and the Bach family, with manuscript descriptions and high-resolution facsimiles.
Digital scholarly editions and source-based Mozart resources from the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation.
Online access to the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe and critical Mozart scholarship.
Authoritative Chopin portal with works, manuscripts, editions, biography and research materials.
Digital access to Schubert autographs, first editions and documentary sources.
Autographs, first editions, letters, photographs and research materials related to Johannes Brahms.
Digital source and work portal devoted to Anton Bruckner.
Scholarly digital edition and catalogue resources for Carl Nielsen.
Detailed catalogue of Nielsen’s works, sources, performances and documentation.
Open scholarly edition of the complete works of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
Digital research portal for Telemann manuscripts and source traditions.
Digital edition, correspondence and documentary resources for Carl Maria von Weber.
Research portal with documents, correspondence, chronology and source information for Robert and Clara Schumann.
Openly typeset public-domain classical scores available for download.
Large open collection of public-domain choral scores, texts and composer information.
Public-domain scores and recordings with educational resources.
Federated catalogue for digitized sheet-music collections in libraries and archives.
Research database for Latin ecclesiastical chant sources and medieval liturgical manuscripts.
Global index connecting chant texts, melodies and manuscript databases.
High-resolution images and descriptions of medieval and Renaissance polyphonic music manuscripts.
Digitized early printed music from major British collections.
Library of Congress-led portal linking digitized music manuscripts from partner institutions.
High-resolution manuscripts and first editions from a major collection of Western art music.