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Looking for sheet music to perform? Recordings to listen to? Books and articles about music or a related topic? This libguide will help!

How to find scores online

So what about access to scores?
  • IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project/Petrucci Music Library). 
  • Use the Advanced Search, click the button for "Library Catalog," then enter a keyword or two (e.g., guitar) in the "Any Field" "contains" search fields, then on the right side of that screen click on Material Type and select Scores, next click Search. Once you get the results, look on the left of the screen under "Available at CSUEB" and click on Full-text online. To limit your results to items in print in the Library, choose Held in Library. (I'm happy to walk you through these search processes! It takes some practice for all of us.)
  • You also have access to scores via Alexander Street Press: Music & Performing Arts collection.
  • And, you can request printed items (including scores) from our Library for pickup or shipping to your home address (Reserve items must be picked up). Find out how to request items in this FAQ. (note that "books" really means any library material.)
 

Finding Music for a specific instrument or for an ensemble.

1. Use a Subject search. For example, Piano scores search.
Type the name of the instrument, or type the name of the chamber music genre, Below are examples from browse searches:

Piano music (4 hands).
Piano music -- 20th century -- Scores.
Piano quartets, Arranged -- Scores and parts.
Piano quartets -- Scores.
Piano quintet with string orchestra.

Quartets (Clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello) -- Scores and parts.
Quartets (Flute, guitar, viola, violoncello), Arranged.
Quartets (Flute, recorders (2), continuo) -- Scores and parts.
Quartets (Flute, violin, viola, continuo) -- Scores.

Trios (Bassoon, clarinet, flute).
Trios (Bassoon, flute, viola).

Trumpet and guitar music.
Trumpet and organ music.
Trumpet and percussion music. 

2. Use the Basic Search option in the library catalogue. Type the search words, e.g. quartets AND clarinet AND viola AND TP

These examples were taken from the University of Arkansas Music Library Resources guide.

Recent Items of Interest in Music

Featured Website

From time to time I will post a link to a web site of use to those of us in the field of music. I welcome your suggestions for sites to post. Enjoy! -Tom

Music Resource Center

For the students, faculty, and staff of the CSU East Bay Department of Music, the Music Resource Center maintains a collection of performance scores and resources. Justin Plank directs the center and is an excellent source for help with both the materials there and referral to our library collections. We work together to help you in your musical lives.

The CSU East Bay Department of Music website

Music Databases