Classical Scores Library

One of the things I hope to do with the blog is to highlight some of our more significant resources. Today, I wanted to make sure that you're aware of Classical Scores Library, an online collection of scores (and parts) from Alexander Street Press. We've had a subscription for a year or two, but it has grown substantially in the last few months. What was once (in my view) a kind of free pot-sweetener with the online version of the Garland Encyclopedia is now a large, significant collection that provides access to 25,000 scores from anywhere you might be. It's certainly not going to replace our print collection, but it's a valuable adjunct. For example, the collection includes 37 scores by Mahler (including all the symphonies), 939 by Mozart, 322 by Schutz, and 48 by Sculthorpe. The interface is not perfect, but it does allow you to search and browse. I believe the scores are all stored as PDFs, and you can print as much as you want.

If you're on campus, you can simply go to http://shmu.alexanderstreet.com/. If you're off campus, start at http://www.bw.edu/academics/libraries/jones/. Please let us know if you have any questions or problems.

Paul Cary, 440-826-8074, pcary@bw.edu.