The collection currently includes digital images of manuscript musical scores dating from the 17th through 19th centuries, the majority of the collection comprising 17th- and 18th- century operas, opera excerpts, and other vocal music. The original manuscripts are held in the Music Library's Rare Book Collection and are indexed in RISM A/II.
IMSLP is an online resource for accessing public domain music scores. Having started in 2006, IMSLP currently has 151,142 works, 491,489 scores, 58,514 recordings, 18,155 composers, and 527 performers.
Over 2000 [the site itself notes 5,000] recordings by British and Irish artists are online in an open JISC-funded archive at King’s College London – allowing listeners and researchers to rediscover leading musicians who were once household names.
