Cambridge University members now have online access to the Classical Scores Library, complete volumes 1 through 5 on the ProQuest/Alexander Street Press Music Online platform.
HOW TO ACCESS
Access is available now via this link
Also available via the Cambridge E-resources A-Z
Records for each score are findable in iDiscover – e.g. Boulevard waltz : piano solo
RESOURCE DESCRIPTION
Classical Scores Library is a series of five volumes with a mission to provide a reliable and authoritative source for scores of the classical canon, as well as a resource for the discovery of lesser-known contemporary works. The collections encompass all major classical musical genres and time periods from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. With full, study, piano, and vocal scores, this comprehensive collection will enhance the study of music history, performance, composition and theory for a variety of scholars.
LOOK INSIDE

The scordatura used for the violin and viola in the orchestra of Ligeti’s Violin Concerto. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ligeti_scordatura.png
RELATED RESOURCES
You may also be interested in these online collections of historical music periodicals and more resources in the Cambridge Music LibGuide:
RIPM North American and European Music Periodicals (Preservation Series)
RIPM Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals with Full Text
THIS RESOURCE IS BROUGHT TO YOU WITH FUNDING FROM UKRI
This new acquisition is funded by a grant from UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) for building capacity through strategic investment in research priorities.
In Cambridge University Libraries we are proud to be recipients of the UKRI award enabling us to purchase high-priority, data rich electronic research resources to provide a step change in research capacity and research environment. The selection of resources has been informed by benchmarking with peer institutions and developing academic research priorities across multiple schools and themes, including diversification and the Global Humanities.