PianoArchive.org - a complete archive of public domain piano music (BETA)
www.PianoArchive.org Home --> Archive
Welcome to the Archive!
Browse Available Music by:
Browse Database of All Music Composed:
Composers
Latest Additions
Minuet Polonaise
Johann Sebastian Bach
Type: spurious
Key: F Major
La Cinquaintaine
Jean Gabriel-Marie
Type: dance
Key: C Major
May-night
Selim Palmgren
Key: E Major
Valse Triste
Jan Sibelius
Type: waltz
Key: G Major
Sabbath Chimes
Frank Henri Klickmann
Type: reverie
Key: Ab Major
Current Stats:
Available music: | ||
Number of Books/Sheet Musics: | 294 | |
Individual composition sheet musics: | 570 | |
Pages of music: | 2,399 | |
Total pages (including music, covers, art and advertising pages): | 2,995 | |
Database of Composers' Complete Works: | ||
Compositions listed in the database: | 15,138 |
How to Access Archive Files
This archive contains PDF files that are public domain (copyright expired) in the United States. For other countries, view the copyright notice below before downloading the music.
You can:
Downloading/Viewing the Music PDFs
The music scores on this Web site are stored as PDFs which can be viewed by simply clicking on the link. If you cannot view the music, you may need to download a new version of Adobe Reader.
 |
For Windows XP and 2000(SP2) or higher or Mac OS X v.10.2.8 or higher download the latest version |
|
For Windows ME/2000, Mac OS versions prior to OS X 10.2.8, download version 6.0.2 |
Saving Music PDFs
After downloading a PDF, you can save a copy of the PDF on your own computer by choosing File...Save a Copy from the menu. Retrieving music saved on your own computer is much faster than downloading it again.
Printing Music PDFs
From your browser, choose the File..Print command from menu. Where we had an individual sheet music edition or book, spacer (blank) pages have been inserted to allow the music to print correctly on a double-sided printer. For single-sided printing, you may want to omit the spacer pages. Note that we have preserved complete music books, including the graphics and advertising pages of the original. Orphaned pages of music were often inserted as advertisements for the complete work, and these have been preserved as is.
Click on Reverse Pages to print the music for printers where the paper comes out face up. This will make the last page be at the bottom of the printout pages and the first page on top.
For best results, print the music pages in black and white. Some cover pages are best printed separately in color mode. For best results, you must also turn OFF Auto Rotate & Center and set Page Scaling to Reduce to Printer Margins.
Public Domain Music and Copyright
This site publishes public domain scores of music whose copyright has expired under U.S. law. The following countries observe the same copyright expiration: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden. DOWNLOADING THESE MUSIC SCORES IN OTHER COUNTRIES MAY BE ILLEGAL. THIS SITE ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING.
For more information on copyright and public domain: