Finding Scores
Finding Scores Online
- IMSLP: International Music Score Library Project
“The ultimate goal of the IMSLP is to gather all public domain music scores, in addition to the music scores of all contemporary composers (or their estates) who wish to release them to the public free of charge.”--IMSLP
Finding Scores in Print
View all physical scores held by W&L Library.
To search/browse via score type, consider using Library of Congress Subject Headings, which categorically group materials together. To learn more about subject headings for music, review Yale's guide: Subject Headings for Instrumental Music. Below are some examples of subject heading--links connect to relevant materials held at W&L Library.
- Cantatas, Sacred -- Scores
- Concertos (Piano) -- Scores
- Symphonies -- Scores
- Operas -- Scores
- Orchestral Music -- Scores
- Overtures -- Scores
- Piano Scores
- String quartets -- Scores
- Vocal Scores
You can use these subject headings as your primary search OR add them to other search terms via Advanced Search to create a targeted query. For example:
Subject (contains exact phrase): Operas -- Scores
AND Author/Creator (contains): Bizet
