Music: Sheet Music

A collection of song sheets from the turn of the century to the 1880’s.

Contains free sheet music and links.

The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University holds a significant collection of 19th and early 20th century American sheet music.

Focuses on popular American music spanning the period 1780 to 1960.

Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music contains more than 62,500 pieces of historical sheet music registered for copyright: more than 15,000 registered during the years 1820-1860 and more than 47,000 registered during the years 1870-1885. Included are popular songs, operatic arias, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra

Contains sheet music for classical music.
Note: The original Werner Icking Music Archive was merged with IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project) between 2011–2012. All PDF scores and typesetting files are now hosted within IMSLP’s “WIMA collection.”