IMSLP:Contributing scores
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
Welcome! This guide explains the three parts of contributing a score: verifying, obtaining, and submitting.
For a quick version, see: IMSLP:Quick Guide to Score Submission.
Verifying Copyright Status
See: verifying copyright status
- Scores not in the Public Domain or without a Creative Commons license will be deleted. All scores must be public domain in at least Canada, where our main server is hosted. Since Project Petrucci, LLC - the company which owns this site - is headquartered in the USA, items still under copyright in the USA cannot be submitted for now.
Obtaining Electronic Scores
- Scanning - Find and scan public domain music scores (personal copy, library, etc).
- Importing from other websites - See our Community Projects page, or our list of public domain music websites. IMSLP aims to be a centralized site for music scores and encourages submissions from other public domain music websites.
- Re-typesetting (re-engraving) - See Typesetting Guidelines for more information.
- New Music - Publish your own works using one of the Creative Commons licenses.
Submitting Scores
- 'Add Score' and 'Add Recording' buttons can be found on every work page and walk you step-by-step through uploading.
