Composers of Color in Classical Music: Sheet Music Resources

African American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (Brown University)

Consisting of roughly 6,000 items, this collection provides sheet music, as well as scarce portraits of African American performers. This collection provides significant materials that bring light to American culture from the 1850s-1920s such as music, theatre, dance, and print histories.

Boulanger Initiative Database

This database increases access to works by underrepresented composers, empowering all who wish to diversify classical music programming.

IMSLP - Petrucci Music Library

IMSLP is the #1 website for free public domain sheet music. Founded in 2006, IMSLP aims to provide open access, public domain music worldwide.

Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection

This collection consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music spanning from 1780 to 1980.

Mirskey Collection of Salon Orchestra and Silent Film Music

From the personal collection of Polish violinist and conductor, Nek Mirskey (1887-1927), this collection encompasses a large archive of music that was intended for 'silent' cinemas. This collection also holds a large number of rare orchestral music.

American Popular Songs (New York Public Library)

A database consisting over 400,000 materials relating to popular songs, show-tunes, jazz and dance music.