Welcome to the Music Library

Naxos world

U of T users can now access the audio streaming resource

Naxos Music Library World

which includes the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and world music content from 150 countries, 1500 cultural groups, 5,000 albums, and 32,000 artists.

Enjoy listening!

Welcome to the Music Library

You are the reason these resources are here. They are the platform that supports and informs your research, whether you’re a first-year student straight out of high school, a doctoral candidate, research & teaching faculty, an external scholar, or simply a member of the public interested in music. We collect and preserve knowledge in all its formats to serve people like you now and for generations to come.

Music Library

We are the largest music research collection in Canada and among the top 3 academic library systems in North America.

Browse some of our hundreds of thousands of books, and scores
Nearly 200,000 sound recordings ranging from wax cylinder to Blu-ray, (special catalogues and finding aids available for vinyl and older formats)
Extensive archival collections documenting the creative activities of composers & music clubs
Access to literally millions of electronic resources in various formats

O Canada

In All of Us Command : Story of an Anthem

traces a historical narrative of Canada's national anthem, highlighting selectins from the UofT Music Library's Canadian Sheet Music Collection.

Take a look at the online exhibit.

or spend some time with the Canadian Sheet Music Collection of which these items belong

Special collections at the Music Library

Try browsing our collection of Rare Books which hosts many early books and scores.

Our Archival Collections contain material that documents the creative activity of composers and performers associated with the University and the city.

The Sheet Music Collection contains thousands of items in sheet music format, mostly issued 1800-1950. Of particular interest is the sub-set of Canadiana

Our growing digital collections at the Internet Archive and our own Islandora site offer an online view of our terrific library.