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Notes From the Music Library

12 Oct, 2021

In 1921, the University of Toronto took over ownership and operation of the Toronto Conservatory and its library… read more

6 Oct, 2021

Browse our Virtual New Arrivals Shelf and check out the latest additions to the Music Library shelves.… read more

1 Oct, 2021

Join us at the music library in celebrating wonderful music by Canadian women composers. In our collection, we have music… read more

27 Sep, 2021

Browse our Virtual New Arrivals Shelf and check out the latest additions to the Music Library shelves.… 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Over 2,000 hours of previously unpublished historic field recordings from around the world, alongside their supporting field notes and ethnographers’ metadata.
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.

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.
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.