The days when a guy needed to walk around the music store in search of a specific piece of classical sheet music have gone the way of the dodo. It's true you can still walk around the store; and you could even find the piece of music you are looking for... however, there are now alternative ways to find that perfect piece of sheet music.
Get online and get what you are looking for. The number of sites and the variety of ways to purchase sheet music is awe inspiring. Just deciding which one to use can be pretty time consuming. Some sites offer a free first download and others offer at least the first page for free.
If by chance you need the traditional format and bindings then you may have to find a site that will ship you the manuscript. This is about the only way to get the orchestral size sheets. It takes longer but gets you exactly what you expect.
However, downloading the work in question is often less expensive. Obviously it is faster than even overnight or US mail. What may be strange is having the music on standard letter size (8.5x11) sheets of paper. But on the plus side, the download can be printed again if you lose or mess up your original copy - just don't reproduce it for anyone else.
This is your personal copy of whatever music you have purchased. You may find that your name is printed on the cover page or perhaps every page. And why deny the composer that the few cents that copyright provides?
Classical sheet music websites also offer far more variety than bricks and mortar music stores - even assuming you can find a storefront these days. If you do have a local store, they are generally limited to whatever is required in the local school district or preferred by the local private teachers. Few stores can afford to carry a wide selection of pieces that could never be requested.
So, online sites have just about anything you might want. Even if you are in search of the strange, you'll be able to find it somewhere. It's even possible to find transcriptions from one instrument to another online. Equally findable are librettos and foreign language editions.
So if you are looking for classical sheet music you might save yourself a lot of time and money by letting your browser do the searching. You can filter by composer, instrument, arrangement and key signature. Whatever style or format you're searching for, there's probably a site out there that offers them. Good hunting.
Get online and get what you are looking for. The number of sites and the variety of ways to purchase sheet music is awe inspiring. Just deciding which one to use can be pretty time consuming. Some sites offer a free first download and others offer at least the first page for free.
If by chance you need the traditional format and bindings then you may have to find a site that will ship you the manuscript. This is about the only way to get the orchestral size sheets. It takes longer but gets you exactly what you expect.
However, downloading the work in question is often less expensive. Obviously it is faster than even overnight or US mail. What may be strange is having the music on standard letter size (8.5x11) sheets of paper. But on the plus side, the download can be printed again if you lose or mess up your original copy - just don't reproduce it for anyone else.
This is your personal copy of whatever music you have purchased. You may find that your name is printed on the cover page or perhaps every page. And why deny the composer that the few cents that copyright provides?
Classical sheet music websites also offer far more variety than bricks and mortar music stores - even assuming you can find a storefront these days. If you do have a local store, they are generally limited to whatever is required in the local school district or preferred by the local private teachers. Few stores can afford to carry a wide selection of pieces that could never be requested.
So, online sites have just about anything you might want. Even if you are in search of the strange, you'll be able to find it somewhere. It's even possible to find transcriptions from one instrument to another online. Equally findable are librettos and foreign language editions.
So if you are looking for classical sheet music you might save yourself a lot of time and money by letting your browser do the searching. You can filter by composer, instrument, arrangement and key signature. Whatever style or format you're searching for, there's probably a site out there that offers them. Good hunting.
About the Author:
Learn more about classical sheet music. Stop by Andy Ward's website where you can learn all about sheet music for trombone and other instruments.
