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Worth mentioning for anyone who happens not to know about it that there's a massive repository of out-of-copyright (either by time or decision of the composer)

Worth mentioning for anyone who happens not to know about it that there's a massive repository of out-of-copyright (either by time or decision of the composer) music scores and recordings for all instruments by a huge number of composers. Using the 'genre' section is useful for finding music of an appropriate level for performers. https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Composers https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Composers https://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page https://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:View_Genres https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:View_Genres Download is free but delayed by 15 seconds unless you pay a small yearly fee.

wolco2 6y ago
Love the business model.
- agumonkey 6y ago
  Economy of time
bananapear 6y ago
There’s also the Mutopia project: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/ https://www.mutopiaproject.org/ They are working to typeset out of copyright works using GNU LilyPond. The scores are particularly beautifully typeset and very easy to read when printed.
- d2049 6y ago
  Nice resource that's better than nothing, but just want to note that there are numerous engraving errors in the couple scores I looked at that would make them unsuitable for serious study.
  - jacobolus 6y ago
    Errors meaning wrong notes, stylistic tics, or something in between?
    - jacquesm 6y ago
      Without a good background in music theory it is very easy to transcribe a piece in a way that may result in the same sounds when played but that is musically nonsense due to the enharmonic nature of many notes. Every flat could have been a sharp just the same, knowing which one to pick requires a lot more knowledge than just what key the piece is in. I spent many days working out a compromise that at least isn't nonsense most of the time but I know that it will still take much more work to be able to do this reliably. For now my theoretical knowledge isn't good enough though. This is very complex, and the algorithm to do this properly already runs to many pages.
_Anken 6y ago
IMSLP is absolutely essential for working musicians! Glad to see it on here.

wolco2 6y ago

Love the business model.

agumonkey 6y ago
Economy of time

bananapear 6y ago

There’s also the Mutopia project: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/ https://www.mutopiaproject.org/ They are working to typeset out of copyright works using GNU LilyPond. The scores are particularly beautifully typeset and very easy to read when printed.

d2049 6y ago
Nice resource that's better than nothing, but just want to note that there are numerous engraving errors in the couple scores I looked at that would make them unsuitable for serious study.
- jacobolus 6y ago
  Errors meaning wrong notes, stylistic tics, or something in between?
  - jacquesm 6y ago
    Without a good background in music theory it is very easy to transcribe a piece in a way that may result in the same sounds when played but that is musically nonsense due to the enharmonic nature of many notes. Every flat could have been a sharp just the same, knowing which one to pick requires a lot more knowledge than just what key the piece is in. I spent many days working out a compromise that at least isn't nonsense most of the time but I know that it will still take much more work to be able to do this reliably. For now my theoretical knowledge isn't good enough though. This is very complex, and the algorithm to do this properly already runs to many pages.

_Anken 6y ago

IMSLP is absolutely essential for working musicians! Glad to see it on here.