Welcome to the Music Library

Notes From the Music Library

4 Sep, 2020

I am delighted to welcome you back to the Music Library this September! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, library services… read more

22 Oct, 2020

Did you miss all the great costumes at last year’s Halloween “Frankenstein!!” concert or Barbara Hannigan’s master class… read more

8 Oct, 2020

Do you miss browsing the new arrivals at the Music Library? Today, we bring you the first… read more

6 Oct, 2020

I am very pleased to announce University of Toronto Libraries now offers institutional access to a new digital music… read more

Streaming

Berliner Philharmoniker Digital Concert Hall
Enjoy live concerts in high definition, as well as hundreds of full-length archival recordings, chamber performances, artist interviews, and documentaries.
Faculty Events
Includes events from the 1970's - present. Featuring soloists, chamber groups and faculty ensembles.
Medici.tv
Discover medici.tv, the largest online collection of classical music, operas and ballets in the world.
Naxos Music Library
Offers streaming access to more than 88,370 CDs with more than 1,287,700 tracks, standard and rare repertoire.
Qwest TV
Qwest TV features a diverse collection of hundreds of concerts and documentaries, with a focus on Jazz, Soul, Funk, Blues, African music, Latin music, Indian music an

Special Collections

Rare Books Collection
The Olnick Rare Book Room contains over 2,600 volumes exemplifying the history of music, music editing, performing, and printing
Music Archives
Archival material documents the creative activity of composers and performers associated with the University and the city.
Sheet Music Collection
This collection includes songs, piano pieces and method books in sheet music format, mostly issued 1800-1950, plus single examples of choral octavo.
Vinyl record collections
Search the library's extensive collection of LPs and 78 rpm records.
Performance Collection
Musical scores for the major ensembles including choral octavos, band and orchestral score & parts and jazz charts.