Music of the Renaissance Era : Scores
Digital Collections
- ChoralWikiHome of the Choral Public Domain Library. "You can use CPDL to find scores, texts, translations, and information about composers."
- Computerized Mensural Music Editing (CMME)A "scholarly initiative to offer free online access to new, high-quality early music scores produced by today's leading experts....Here, the brilliant polyphonic styles known to the modern world through the works of such masters as Dufay, Josquin, Machaut, Palestrina, and Tallis can come to life again in the central medium of the 21st century.
- Digital Score CollectionsLinks maintained by the Arizona State University Music Library, focusing on online sources for classical music scores.
- Early Music: Online Score SourcesLinks to online sources for early music scores, maintained by Early Music America .
- Free Sheet Music GuideLinks to lots of free sources for classical sheet music.
- IMSLP / Petrucci Music LibraryA free, public domain, classical sheet music library where you can download scores and parts in PDF format.
Collected Editions in Mills Music Library (selected)
Critical editions, also known as "collected editions," "historical editions," or "monumental editions," are large series of music scores edited by scholars who specialize in the relevant composer or time period. The editorial process usually involves comparing multiple manuscripts and/or printed scores to construct complete scores with annotations regarding known variants of musical elements. Most critical editions contain detailed notes on the editorial decisions that were made. Although critical editions contain full-size scores, they are generally designed for study rather than performance.
The following are some critical editions relevant to the subject of this research guide:
