# Good online source for sheet music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 19, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-source-for-sheet-music/497001 "2009-05-19T19:28:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-source-for-sheet-music/497001/1 "2009-05-19T19:28:43Z")
What’s a good online source for sheet music? ---
**Author:** ![Floppy\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3bc359/32.png) [@Floppy\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floppy_Joe)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-source-for-sheet-music/497001/2 "2009-05-19T19:55:00Z")
Good question! Count me in on this query, also. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-source-for-sheet-music/497001/3 "2009-05-19T20:23:56Z")
I use [sheetmusicdirect.us](http://sheetmusicdirect.us), but they are annoying in that you can only print items one time, you cannot save items, and they charge you again if you want to change the key. If there was a sheet music supplier that was less restrictive I’d switch in a heartbeat. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-source-for-sheet-music/497001/4 "2009-05-19T20:29:39Z")
I’ve used [Sheet Music Direct](http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com) and been happy with them. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-source-for-sheet-music/497001/5 "2009-05-19T21:22:14Z")
Depends what you’re after. If it’s pre-20th century, the collection of public domain stuff [here](http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page) is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-source-for-sheet-music/497001/6 "2009-05-19T22:29:24Z")
I don’t play music, but [musicnotes.com](http://musicnotes.com) looks to be a very interesting site where you can purchase and print immediate digital copies of licensed music. For hard copies, I would say sheetmusicplus- I have ordered from them before. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-source-for-sheet-music/497001/7 "2009-05-20T00:11:15Z")
> [@Gary\_T](#): > > I’ve used [Sheet Music Direct](http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com) and been happy with them. I just noticed that the prices are listed in pounds sterling. Do they take American credit cards? And what exchange rate do they offer? ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-source-for-sheet-music/497001/8 "2009-05-20T01:52:13Z")
If you’re looking for choral music, the [Choral Public Domain Library](http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) has a very good selection. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-online-source-for-sheet-music/497001/9 "2009-05-20T04:05:09Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > I just noticed that the prices are listed in pounds sterling. Do they take American credit cards? And what exchange rate do they offer? They operate in various countries. Start out by selecting your location, and it all falls into place.