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.

Our growing digital collections at the Internet Archive (featuring Canadiana) and our own Islandora site offer an online view of our terrific 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

Hours & Location

Faculty of Music Building

Music Library

  80 Queen's Park Crescent, Toronto M5S 2C5

Hours

Contact us

  Email
 General enquiries 416.978.3734

 

Highlighted Library Resources

 

Journal Articles

Important Research Sources

Encyclopedias

 

Online Audio Visual

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Medici.tv

Discover medici.tv, the largest online collection of classical music, operas and ballets in the world.

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Naxos Music Library

Offers streaming access to more than 88,370 CDs with more than 1,287,700 tracks, standard and rare repertoire.

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Naxos Music Library: Jazz

Wide Selection of Jazz Music Naxos Music Library Jazz offers a wide range of jazz music, from jazz legends to contemporary jazz.

Connect to Naxos Music Library: Jazz

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Faculty Events Database

Includes events from 2001 - present.

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Special Collections

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Archives

Archival material documents the creative activity of composers and performers associated with the University and the city.

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Digital collections

Digitized collections from the Music Library. Featured here are the Archives of Kathleen Parlow and Henry Frost. 

Performance Collection

Musical scores for the major ensembles including choral octavos, band and orchestral score & parts and jazz charts.

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. 

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Vinyl collections

LP and 78 rpm recordings from the library's collection

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