Explore the Music Collection

Digital Collections

Explore the Music Library's diverse digital collections, including the Black Classical Composers Collection and more.

Archival and Manuscript Collections

Explore music manuscripts, including the Glenn Branca Collection, correspondence and archival materials.

Circulating Print Materials

Find scores, journals and other circulating printed materials on the 3rd floor, South Wing.

Rare Materials

Please request rare materials through the McCormick Library.

Audio Materials

To access CDs, LPs and other audio materials, head over to the Mitchell Multimedia Center.

Fritz Reiner Score Collection

Documentation of Fritz Reiner’s style as a conductor as seen in his performance markings. Fritz Reiner (1888-1963) is remembered as one of the 20th Century’s most admired conductors.

Glenn Branca Collection

Consists of the professional and personal records of experimental guitarist and composer Glenn Branca (1948-2018). Includes scores, recordings, instruments, writing, correspondence, photographs, posters, event planning materials, promotional ephemera, legal and financial records, artwork and more.

John Cage Collection

Major research collection on one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, collecting his own personal and professional materials as well as those of his creative partners and other artistic contemporaries.

Moldenhauer Collection

Constitutes an unparalleled collection of music manuscripts and other primary sources documenting the history of western music from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century.