{"id":1464,"date":"2020-05-01T00:33:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T05:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2026-09-13T23:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T21:38:47","slug":"how-to-search-music-scores-on-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/en\/how-to-search-music-scores-on-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to search music scores on the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/a>The Internet is a huge library;<\/span> getting lost or \u00abbeat around the bush\u00bb is easy.<\/span> So here are these tips for searching sheet music<\/strong> as accurately as possible.<\/span> Keep in mind that, contrary to popular belief, not everything is found on the Internet<\/strong>.<\/span> It is possible to find a lot of information (useful or useless, it’s up to everyone), but it can be frustrating or disappointing if the score you are looking for cannot be found;<\/strong><\/span> it may not exist<\/strong>.<\/span> In that case, I propose to enrich the Internet and write the score yourself, later sharing it with the world through cyberspace<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tips<\/h5>\n
1. You must know what you are looking for<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

\u00a0\u201cCheshire Puss,\u201d […] \u201cCome, it\u2019s pleased so far,\u201d thought Alice, and she went on. \u201cWould you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?\u201d \u201cThat depends a good deal on where you want to get to,\u201d said the Cat. \u201cI don\u2019t much care where\u2014\u201d said Alice. \u201cThen it doesn\u2019t matter which way you go\u201d said the Cat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Have you read Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll?<\/span> The scene cited is a clear example of a meaningless search.<\/span> If you don’t know what you’re looking for, \u00abthen it doesn\u2019t matter which way you go\u00bb in your search.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Add the words \u00abMusic Score\u00bb or \u00abSheet Music\u00bb<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Get to the point.<\/span> Specify in your search that what you want is a sheet with notes.<\/span> This way you eliminate the possible videos, audios, books, biographies, and everything you are NOT looking for.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Remember that in English there are many ways to refer to a music score:<\/span><\/span> Sheet Music<\/em><\/strong>, Music Score<\/em><\/strong>, Partiture<\/em><\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n

3. Know the name of the composer you are looking for.<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

It doesn’t matter that you don’t know exactly the spelling of the name, the search engines interpret what you wanted to write and suggest an approach.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
In this search, the DuckGoGo<\/a> search engine corrected my error typing the name Beethoven.<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
4. Know the name of the Musical Work you are looking for.<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

As you must guess, it does not matter that you do not know exactly the writing (do not worry if it is in another language).<\/span> You will be more likely to find the works by name.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5. Instrumentation<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

If you specify the instrument for which you want the score, you will help the search engines to give you a better result.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6. Equation of success in the search for scores<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

Musical score, Musical work, Composer, Instrument<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you specify those words in your search (the order does not matter<\/strong>), the probability that you will find what you are looking for will be very high, even if you do not know exactly the full name of the composer or the full name of the work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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My example in spanish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
7. Use the Scores Specialized Pages search engines<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

Sites like Mutopia Project<\/a> or Petrucci Music Library<\/a> have a search engine in sight.<\/span> Using them helps filter the results and brings you closer in your search, and they can give you similar suggestions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Two entries have already been published on this site, one with a list of pages specialized in classical music<\/a> and the other with a list of pages specialized in Japanese animated music<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Can you think of another tip to improve your search for sheet music?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Internet is a huge library; getting lost or \u00abbeat around the bush\u00bb is easy. So here are these tips for searching sheet music as accurately as possible. Keep in mind that, contrary to popular belief, not everything is found on the Internet. It is possible to find a lot of information (useful or useless, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-scores"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1464"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2821,"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464\/revisions\/2821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aprendamos.org\/fermin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}