As promised, Kerry Masteller's notes on the different types of scores that you might find in Hollis:
There are three different score types:
1.
Full scores (all the instrumental parts written out; without getting
too deep into exact page dimensions, if someone wants a "conductor's
score," "miniature score," or "study score" this is what they're looking
for)
2. Vocal scores (the instrumental parts arranged so that they can be played on the piano to accompany the singer/s)
3.
Score + parts, or just parts (what it sounds like - every instrument's
line printed and bound separately; usually chamber music)
"Vocal" and "parts" can both be used as keywords in HOLLIS to narrow down a search.
The
biggest semantic question you might run into is actually right there in
the name of the wikipedia article: many, many people use "sheet music"
interchangeably with "score," and it's not uncommon for students not to
recognize when they're first using HOLLIS that a score = printed music.
Note:
Harvard’s collection is weaker on performing editions. If Loeb doesn’t
have a parts score, Longy, Berklee, or the New England Conservatory are
good bets (but if you’ve gotten this far with a patron, you might want
to send them to Loeb to talk to Liza or Kerry just in case).
Many musicians now avail themselves of the freely downloadable scores at Petrucci Music Online: http://imslp.org/.
This website largely respects copyright but it follows Canadian (e.g.
particularly expansive) laws and users should exercise care and caution
when choosing to download material.
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