Q&A: Where can I buy original prints of music published during the 19th century?
Question by Marcel H: Where can I buy original prints of music published during the 19th century?
Brahms, Schumann or Schubert would be best.
Any ideas for what to type into google would help too.
Thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by J.L.M.
I don’t know if this helps at all with what you are looking for, but I know of a few sites where you can download pdfs of scans of original and sometimes rare old scores for free:
The Henselt Library at European-American University (http://henseltlibrary.wordpress.com/) — public domain scores of rare nineteenth-century piano music.
The E. Azalia Hackley Collection (http://www.thehackley.org/about.html) — this sheet music library contains most popular song scores, but also contains some piano marches, quadrilles, and other dances.
Chopin Early Editions (http://chopin.lib.uchicago.edu/) — over 400 first and early editions of Chopin scores.
The Juilliard Manuscript Collection (http://www.juilliardmanuscriptcollection.org/home.html) — 138 rare and priceless autograph sketches, manuscripts, and first editions.
Hope this helps with what you are looking for. =)
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