Notes From the Music Library

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves since our last Recent Acquisitions post on March 28, 2024. View some highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the… read more

Earth Day is an event dedicated to environmental protection. It has been running since 1970 and is celebrated on April 22.  

In recognition of this, we are highlighting music related to ecomusicology, environmental activism, and… read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves since our last Recent Acquisitions post on March 14, 2024. View some highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the… read more

As we end the school year with final performances, as the curtain goes down and the applause fades away, it is time to return your ensemble music to the Performance Collection. If you don’t know where the Performance Collection is because you got your… read more

If you Google how to get a job, how to write a cover letter, or how to handle an interview, you’re likely going to be overwhelmed with the number of tips and suggestions from well meaning people. Many will likely have good advice. There aren’t many… read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves since our last Recent Acquisitions post on February 29, 2024. View some highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the… read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves since our last Recent Acquisitions post on February 15, 2024. View some highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the… read more

March 8th is International Women’s Day. The United Nations theme this year is "Invest in women: Accelerate progress." In honour of this, we are highlighting women-identifying composers from around the world whose work can be found in our catalogue, as… read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves since our last Recent Acquisitions post on January 25, 2024. View some highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the… read more

February is Black History Month, which is a time to honour the lives of Black people. In the Music Library, we are highlighting the achievements of Black musicians, composers, and movements in our display this month. We encourage you to come in and… read more

This is final part of a 4-part series called "Tips from a Library Science Student." If you missed some of the earlier posts, in which I take you through some of my top tips I’ve learned as a library science student in the Faculty of Information, you… read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves since our last Recent Acquisitions post on November 30, 2023. View some highlights in the… read more

Hello and welcome back to the Music Library!

This is part 3 of a 4-part series called "Tips from a Library Science Student." Check back each week in January for a new blog post, in which I take you through some of my top tips I’ve learned as a… read more

Hello and welcome back to the Music Library!

This is part 2 of a 4-part series called "Tips from a Library Science Student." Check back each week in January for a new blog post, in which I take you through some of my top tips I’ve learned as a… read more

Hello and welcome to the Music Library!

This is part 1 of a 4-part series called "Tips from a Library Science Student." Check back each week in January for a new blog post, in which I take you through some of my top tips I’ve learned as a… read more

You may have noticed that we have a new display up in the Music Library. We are so excited to feature some of the queer stories we have in our collection – including queer musicians, queer composers, and queer movements.  

Queer is a term… read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves over the last three weeks. View our weekly highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the complete list of new scores,… read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves over the last two weeks. View our weekly highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the complete list of new scores, … read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves over the last two weeks. View our weekly highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the complete list of new scores, … read more

Michael Colgrass left a big trail of creativity when he died on July 2, 2019 at the age of 87. I’m Ulla, his wife for 55 of those years. Our son Neal and I knew that his papers and recordings had to be preserved, because the range of his work was so… read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves over the last two weeks. View our weekly highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the complete list of new scores, … read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves over the last two weeks. View our weekly highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the complete list of new scores, … read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves over the last month. View our weekly highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the complete list of new scores, … read more

Welcome (back) from the Music Library! For those of you new to U of T, an especial welcome! We look forward to meeting you and helping you along in your academic journey. The Music Library is the largest music research library in Canada and part of the… read more

Check out the new books, scores, and recordings added to our shelves since the last "Recent Acquisitions" blog post on May 29. View our weekly highlights in the New Arrivals display at the library or jump to the list of new scores… read more