Music

A free collection of music scores, parts, and recordings in the public domain.

The RISM is an international organisation which records and documents written musical sources--what exists and where it can be found.

This library will be an ever expanding resource of works by Black thinkers, artists, activists, and visionaries from around the world.

This Library holds a collection of open-access articles and books, websites, and YouTube videos on Indigenous and anti-colonial research methodologies. If you are looking for practical examples from different parts of the world and want to know more about these research methodologies, start here!

A series of blogposts exploring and discussing diverse composers and musicians by the Librarians at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Whittaker Library.

An excellent resource for over two thousand works by women composers at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

This enormously useful database describes music collections held in museums, libraries, and archives in the UK and Ireland.

A rich collection of music, resources for the study of music, and musical instruments.

Browse the largest online collections and catalogue of historical musical instruments in the UK.

Music played an important role in World War One. In a time when there was no radio or television, and recordings were still a rare phenomenon, music was mostly experienced live. For the armed forces, it wasn’t just something to march to, it influenced morale. It was also during the war that the use of music as propaganda became more important. This online exhibition explores music before, during, and after the war.

The Royal Albert Hall Archives exists to capture, preserve and make accessible the Hall’s history of performance, the iconic Grade 1 listed building and the organisation itself.

A collection of free music resources from the Royal College of Music, including sheet music, the RCM Magazine, and Society of Women Musicians Collection.

A wide collection of English folk music, dance, and customs.

A collection of digitised material relating to research and documentation of folk music, dance, and customs.

This online exhibition allows you to explore key works of 20th century Western Classical music and the context in which they were written.