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Music Collections

Musicians and music enthusiasts will discover valuable resources at the Arts Department on the 5th floor of the Toronto Reference Library.

  • A wide selection of books on all aspects of music
  • Industry directories
  • Printed music scores; most can be borrowed
  • Canadian sheet music: songs and piano pieces from the 19th and early 20th centuries
  • A large collection of original cast recordings, scores and librettos from musical theatre productions
  • Song books of popular music
  • Clipping files on Canadian performers and organizations
  • Canadian concert programs largely from Toronto performances
  • CDs and LPs of classical, jazz, musical theatre, movie soundtracks, popular and world music (for in-library use)
  • Two electronic pianos for trying out music from the collection
  • Bulletin board and What's On information
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