Trial of Classical Scores Library from May 1 through May 31,
2013 will be available from campus sites.
SU subscribes now to Classical Scores Library, volume I.
Classical
Scores Library contains 400,000 pages (24,388 scores) of from both
in-copyright and public domain editions. Classical Scores Library, Volume II
will contain an additional 200,000 pages and over 10,000 in-copyright editions
when complete. The homepage indicates which editions your library
subscribes to.
Content
in the first volume includes in-copyright material from publishers such as
Boosey and Hawkes, Universal Edition, Edition Peters, A-R Editions and selected
out of copyright material from the University Music Editions microfilm series.
The
first volume includes works spanning time periods from the Renaissance to the
21st century. Coverage of score types is comprehensive, with full scores,
study scores, piano and vocal scores, and piano reductions.
Classical
Scores Library, Volume II complements and expands on Classical Scores
Library with a new focus on major composers not represented in the first
collection; new contemporary self published scores by major living composers
around the world; and critical editions of compositions that are lesser known
but often studied.
Both
collections are indexed to enable users to search on musically relevant fields,
such as composer, work/opus number, key, genre, instrument, time period; as
well as score-specific fields, such as score type, duration, editor, arranger,
publisher. We hope that this will enable users to search, analyze, and research
scores in a simple but powerful manner.
Upon
completion of both volumes, Classical Scores Library will be the most
comprehensive database of classical scores.
If you have feedback, please send it to Kathryn Kalmanson, liaison to Music.
