{"id":10,"date":"2013-05-27T17:48:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T21:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musikalessons.com\/?p=10"},"modified":"2023-01-25T17:38:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T22:38:01","slug":"imslp-free-sheet-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/imslp-free-sheet-music\/","title":{"rendered":"IMSLP &#8211; Free Sheet Music in the Public Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Someone once said, &#8220;Nothing in life is free&#8221;. Well, that person clearly hadn&#8217;t stumbled upon <a href=\"http:\/\/imslp.org\/\">IMSLP<\/a>, a website that provides a collection of public domain <strong>free sheet music<\/strong>. Now that you&#8217;ve picked yourself up off the floor, read on to find out how to access some of your favorite classical jams for ZERO dollars.<\/p>\n<p>IMSLP, which stands for <strong>International Music Score Library Project<\/strong> offers over 230,000 scores and over 23,000 recordings for your musical needs. The website is available in 25 different languages and also includes a forum for individuals to discuss relevant topics. Here&#8217;s how it works:<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s say you&#8217;d like a score of Bach&#8217;s Flute Sonata in E-flat Major. You can type the full title into the search and you&#8217;ll be rerouted to a page with his score, related recordings, and general information about the piece. From there you can download the score as a PDF file and print out the music. (Be aware that works on the site will not have parts separated for each instrument&#8211;these are available through purchase on the website). 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