How do you get music published?

Question by Alice: How do you get music published?
As in a classical music manuscript that you have written yourself. Where do you take it to make it known?

Best answer:

Answer by David T
If you’re trying to get a classical piece out there, first things first you need to register it with the copyright office. Go to www.copyright.gov to learn how to do that.

Next, classical music is normally sold to schools and independant orchestras through catalogs. In order to get in to those catalogs I’m sure that you have to submit your piece for review. One of the best resources I can recommend to try and find those companies and how to contact them is the Musician’s Atlas. They come out with a new edition every year, and it’s basically just a listing of names and contact information for publishing music. Another thing you can do is call a local school band director and ask where they buy their sheet music and see if there’s a way to submit directly to them.

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