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How To Find a Song at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Finding songs online

This guide will help you get started in your search for that famous or little-known song. Guide by Bob Kosovsky.

Songs in the public domain

New York Public Library's Digital Collections
- Popular songs (nearly 5,000 songs, most from 1890-1901)
- Sheet music from various plays, movies, etc.
Sheet Music Consortium (digitized sheet music from over 30 institutions)
Library of Congress - Digital Collections:
IMSLP (International Music Score Library/Petrucci) - leading site for public domain music, mostly classical

Songs on fee-based sites