# How do I search the net for views of musical scores?

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**Created:** [March 2, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-the-net-for-views-of-musical-scores/394302 "2007-03-02T15:35:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-the-net-for-views-of-musical-scores/394302/1 "2007-03-02T15:35:48Z")

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I can go to the library of the local Big Ten school, I suppose, to take out the score of a Mozart quartet. Or, I could purchase a score, at a store or on-line. However, is it there a way for me to search for, and see that from home at the computer? Are there engines other than Google that can find it if it’s there? Without having to search through 1000 entries first? Don’t know much about that type of research. Dopers, any help? thanks, xo, C.

p.s. - I’m painfully aware that the computer is not the place to read music - it takes a different type of reading to read a score and screens don’t do much justice.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-the-net-for-views-of-musical-scores/394302/2 "2007-03-02T15:40:52Z")

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I know you’re not asking specifically about Mozart, but his complete works are supposedly [here](http://dme.mozarteum.at/mambo/index.php). I googled “view Mozart score” which led to a posting about his completely works and the link.

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-the-net-for-views-of-musical-scores/394302/3 "2007-03-02T15:41:24Z")

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[http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/musi/callon/2273/scores.htm](http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/musi/callon/2273/scores.htm)

[http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/](http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/)

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**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-the-net-for-views-of-musical-scores/394302/4 "2007-03-02T15:56:00Z")

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Awesome. I’ve been away from music research far too long. Didn’t realize these things existed. Wonderful. Thank you both.  
xo, C.

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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-the-net-for-views-of-musical-scores/394302/5 "2007-03-02T17:15:21Z")

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[IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download](http://www.imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page) is another site to try

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2007, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-the-net-for-views-of-musical-scores/394302/6 "2007-03-03T07:07:33Z")

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Probably the biggest site is Project Gutenberg’s sheet music collection: [http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The\_Sheet\_Music\_Project](http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The_Sheet_Music_Project)