2007-02-09 09:15:36 · 8 answers · asked by Gabs 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Ragtimes are your best bet-(no copywrites). Most of the rest you must purchase. Rumagesales and fleamarkets are the last bastion to the thrifty detective.
2007-02-09 09:29:27 · answer #1 · answered by racer123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out these two articles. They fill you in on the specifics of copyright, and also contain links to several of the better free sheet music sites.
2007-02-10 02:46:02 · answer #2 · answered by MaestroC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8notes has a lot of music for all instruments. They have it broke down by instrument, genre, and difficulty. There are several pieces that are free. However there are some pieces that require a membership. You can also listen to a piece if you are not certian to what it sounds like. I have printed a few pieces for flute off of this site. It is very easy to navigate!
2007-02-09 12:56:02 · answer #3 · answered by cala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just go to google.com click on the images part on the top and then search for the music I'm looking for. That way I see an actual image of the music and I know that its there and its not some website that just teases you and then tries to sell you the music. Take Care, Smitha
2007-02-09 09:32:05 · answer #4 · answered by Smitha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your local university library has tons. The public city library in Downtown Los Angeles has one of the best collections in the world.
Some school libraries make it difficult to make copies if you are not a student.
2007-02-09 14:57:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supplementing these answers is http://www.finalfantasymusicscores.com if you don't mind game music.
And btw as a composer, I must warn you to beware of any software which converts MIDI to scores - they usually give copious amounts of gibberish because MIDIs are often written somewhat differently from the actual scores.
2007-02-12 03:57:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a good website for piano music in the public domain. http://www.sheetmusicarchive.net/
Unfortunately, you can only download two pieces per day.
2007-02-09 12:20:34 · answer #7 · answered by Kelly G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download midi notate player (it's free)
http://www.notation.com/MidiNotatePlayer.htm
Then you can open any midi in that program. It will be shown as sheet music that you can print, all for free!
My favorite midi website(especially for showtunes) is
http://www.hamienet.com
2007-02-09 15:37:07 · answer #8 · answered by hot brdwy diva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋