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Notes From the Music Library

28 Sep, 2023

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves over the last two weeks. View our weekly highlights… read more

8 Sep, 2023

Welcome (back) from the Music Library! For those of you new to U of T, an especial welcome! We look forward to meeting… read more

27 Jun, 2023

Join us this Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 1:00 pm at the University of Toronto Music Library for the official launch of the… read more

26 May, 2023

When one enters the Music Library as a conducting student, it is easy to be tempted by the striking presence of "the… 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.
Ethnographic Sound Archive Online
Over 2,000 hours of previously unpublished historic field recordings from around the world, alongside their supporting field notes and ethnographers’ metadata.
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 3,000 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.
Performance Collection
Musical scores for the major ensembles including choral octavos, band and orchestral score & parts and jazz charts.
Digital Collections
Digitized collections from the Music Library. Includes digital exhibits and digitized collections from our archives, rare books collection, and Canadian sheet music.