LibGuides: Art & Music: General Music Resources

Explore Music

Alan Lomax Collection
Includes ethnographic field documentation, materials from Lomax’s various projects, and cross-cultural research created and collected by Alan Lomax and others on traditional song, music, dance, and body movement from around the world
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Explore hundreds of musical performances from public broadcasting stations.

Filmakers Library Online
Films included in this collection present points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide.

Filmakers Library Online provides access to over 1,000 documentary films and educational videos. Content covers topics including social justice, global studies, psychology, and environmental issues. Films represent diverse perspectives and experiences worldwide. This resource supports classroom instruction and research across multiple disciplines.
Kanopy
Kanopy is a leading distributor of online educational videos across a wide variety of subject areas. It also provides access to classic Hollywood and foreign films from the Criterion Collection.

Kanopy provides access to thousands of films including documentaries, educational content, and classic cinema. The collection includes content from the Criterion Collection and leading educational producers. Videos support curriculum needs across academic disciplines. This platform serves both classroom instruction and independent learning.

New Music USA
An organization that supports and promotes new music in the United States.
Oral History of American Music
View oral histories of prominent musicians and musical figures.
Sound Recordings from Cultural Equity
Collection of over 17,000 recordings conducted by musicologist Alan Lomax and his associates.

Choral Public Domain
Free choral/vocal scores, texts, translations, and other useful information.
Library of Congress: Performing Arts, Music Collections
Thirty-two collections from the Library of Congress, including nineteenth-century song sheets, folk music from 1930s California, The Aaron Copeland Collection, and more.
Historic American Sheet Music
From Duke University, this collection provides access to digital images for over 3,000 pieces from the collection, published in the United States between 1850 and 1920.
The Morgan Library & Museum's Collection of Music Manuscripts & Printed Music
Browse selections from The Morgan's extensive collection of manuscripts and printed music from composers such as: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, and Richard Strauss.
Mutopia
Classical sheet music for free download under Creative Commons licenses.
Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
Over 146,000 musical scores in the public domain.
Sheet Music Consortium
Browse collections at member institutions, including: Duke University, Indiana University, and UCLA.

American Folklife Center
From the Library of Congress, find information, primary source documents and recordings representing American folk music.

M	Instrumental and Vocal Music
ML	Literature of Music
MT	Musical Instruction and Study