Score Editions: When you are looking for a musical score in the online catalog, you may get many search results for a single piece. This is because the music library holds several different editions of that piece.
An edition is a music score created when an editor makes changes (musical or textual) to a piece that otherwise only exists in manuscript form.
A manuscript is a source that is written by hand. An autograph manuscript is a manuscript written at least in part in the composer's hand (rather than by a copyist or printed). Editions are made for a variety of reasons: wider accessibility and/or legibility, to add annotation/discussion, or to facilitate performance.
There are three major categories of editions:
Learn more about manuscripts, editions, and how to find them by visiting the Editions LibGuide!
Because music materials require you to work with multiple languages and formats, we recommend you begin your search in the 'advanced search' mode of the online library catalog: OneSearch
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For more help using OneSearch, check out the module below:
For online scores, try these databases or webpages:
For streaming media, some titles will show up in a search in OneSearch, but you will get more results in using these databases:
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