I’ve pretty much had it with the Internet. Thank the Good Lord there are still library buildings to trek to. You know, I’m about ready to do my sleuthing the old-fashioned way. Once you have found the music of interest, PDF files can be downloaded for printing or viewing, and sometimes royalty free recordings are available. You can browse scores by Composer, Nationality, Time Period, and Instrumentation. The site is a Wiki and looks something like Wikipedia. This has proved very usefel for the Kuringai Youth Orchestra where I am one of the music librarians. These works include solo instrument scores (piano, cello and violin in particular), as well as orchestral scores and individual parts for ensembles. The Petrucci music library or IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project) is a web site where volunteers have scanned and uploaded public domain music scores. In the past I borrowed scores from Willoughby library but more recenly I discovered the vast resources of Public Domain Scores. Since starting to learn the piano I have been searching for suitable music to play. Over the last fifteen years I have enjoyed following the score when listening to classical music.
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