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{{Short description|
{{Infobox website
| name = IMSLP<br />Petrucci Music Library
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| caption = IMSLP [[homepage|main page]] in 2019
| url = {{ubl|{{URL|imslp.org}}
| commercial = Yes (subscription)
| type = [[Online library]] of [[sheet music]]
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|first=Daniel J.
|last=Wakin
|access-date=February 24, 2017
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|archive-date=March 29, 2018
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The '''International Music Score Library Project''' ('''IMSLP'''), also known as the '''Petrucci Music Library''' after publisher [[Ottaviano Petrucci]], is a subscription-based
==History==
===Overview===
The site was launched on February 16, 2006. The library consists mainly of [[image scanner|scans]] of old musical editions out of [[copyright]]. In addition, it admits scores by contemporary composers who wish to share their music with the world by releasing it under a [[Creative Commons]] license. One of the main projects of the IMSLP was the sorting and uploading of the complete works of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] in the [[Bach Gesellschaft|Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe]] (1851–99), a task that was completed on November 3, 2008. Besides J.S. Bach's complete public ___domain works, many or all available public ___domain works of [[Amy Beach]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], [[Johannes Brahms]], [[Joseph Canteloube]], [[Emmanuel Chabrier]], [[Ernest Chausson]], [[Frédéric Chopin]], [[Joseph Haydn]], [[Arcangelo Corelli]], [[Claude Debussy]], [[Vincent d'Indy]], [[Paul Dukas]], [[Gabriel Fauré]], [[Pierre-Octave Ferroud]], [[George Frideric Handel]], [[Jean Huré]], [[Albéric Magnard]], [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina]], [[Maurice Ravel]], [[Albert Roussel]], [[Erik Satie]], [[Florent Schmitt]], [[Franz Schubert]], [[Clara Schumann]], [[Robert Schumann]], [[Alexander Scriabin]] and [[Jean Sibelius]] are available, as well as a large percentage of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]
Besides providing a digital repository, the IMSLP offers possibilities as a [[musicology|musicological]] encyclopaedia, since multiple and historical editions of a single composition can be uploaded. Also, pages on publishers provide valuable information, and the work pages themselves often contain a large quantity of information, e.g. roles in an opera.
IMSLP is recommended as a research tool by [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news-libraries.mit.edu/blog/archives/354 |title=Wiki of public ___domain classical scores |access-date=2007-11-06 |author=Moore, Christie |date=2007-01-05 |work=MIT Library News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111193507/http://news-libraries.mit.edu/blog/archives/354 |archive-date=2007-11-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://libguides.mit.edu/content.php?pid=12401&sid=104163 |title=Research Guides: Music |access-date=2008-09-04 |year=2008 |work=MIT Libraries |archive-date=2008-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222045030/http://libguides.mit.edu/content.php?pid=12401&sid=104163 |url-status=live }}</ref> which also uses it extensively for providing scores for its [[MIT OpenCourseWare|OpenCourseWare]] courses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-250Fall-2006/Listening/index.htm |title=21M.250 Schubert to Debussy, Fall 2006 |access-date=2007-11-06 |author=MIT |year=2007 |work=MIT OpenCourseWare |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071013150248/http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-250Fall-2006/Listening/index.htm |archive-date = 2007-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-262Fall-2006/Listening/index.htm |title=21M.262 Modern Music:1900–1960, Fall 2006 |access-date=2007-11-06 |author=MIT |year=2007 |work=MIT OpenCourseWare |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071013150253/http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-262Fall-2006/Listening/index.htm |archive-date = 2007-10-13}}</ref> It is suggested as a resource by the [[Sibley Music Library]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/?page=request|title=Request Public Domain Scores|access-date=2009-02-01|year=2008|work=Sibley Music Library|archive-date=2020-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703075214/https://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/?page=request|url-status=dead}}</ref> and by libraries at other universities such as [[Stanford University]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/music/research_help/outsidelinks.html#sheet |title=Outside links of interest |access-date=2008-09-04 |year=2007 |work=Stanford University, Libraries and Academic Information Resources |archive-date=2008-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011202000/http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/music/research_help/outsidelinks.html#sheet |url-status=live }}</ref> [[University of California, Los Angeles]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/music/12291.cfm|title=UCLA Library / Music Library / Music Scores and Sheet Music Online|access-date=2009-01-28|year=2009|work=University of California Music Library|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725051517/http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/Music/12291.cfm|archive-date=2008-07-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Brown University]],<ref>{{cite web |url=
=== Logo ===
[[File:IMSLP logo (2007-2015).png|thumb|IMSLP logo (2007–2015)]]
[[File:IMSLP main page 2016.png|thumb
In 2016
===Awards===
In 2009, the IMSLP won the [[MERLOT]] Classics award for Music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://taste.merlot.org/MERLOTAwards/2009awards.html|title=MERLOT Awards: Exemplary Learning Materials|access-date=2009-08-25|year=2009|work=MERLOT|archive-date=2010-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715192012/http://taste.merlot.org/MERLOTAwards/2009awards.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was named one of the
===Closure and reopening===
On October 19, 2007, the IMSLP closed following legal demands from [[Universal Edition]] of Vienna, Austria.<ref name=cd>{{cite web |url = http://imslpforums.org/Second%20U-E%20Cease%20and%20Desist%20Letter.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071023090807/http://imslpforums.org/Second%20U-E%20Cease%20and%20Desist%20Letter.pdf |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2007-10-23 |title = Cease and Desist Letter from Universal Edition AG |access-date = 2007-10-20 |last = Clark |first = Ken |date =2007-10-05 |publisher = Aird & Berlis LLP }}</ref> The [[cease and desist]] letter expressed concern that some works that are in public ___domain in the server's ___location in Canada with [[copyright]] protection of 50 years following death, but are protected by
{{blockquote|text=On Saturday October 13, 2007, I received a second Cease and Desist letter from Universal Edition. At first I thought this letter would be similar in content to the first Cease and Desist letter I received in August. However, after lengthy discussions with very knowledgeable lawyers and supporters, I became painfully aware of the fact that I, a normal college student, has neither the energy nor the money necessary to deal with this issue in any other way than to agree with the cease and desist, and take down the entire site. I cannot apologize enough to all IMSLP contributors, who have done so much for IMSLP in the last two years.|sign=Feldmahler (project leader)}}
In response, director [[Michael S. Hart]] of [[Project Gutenberg]] offered support to keep the project online.<ref>{{cite mailing list|last=Hart
IMSLP went back online on June 30, 2008. Since its reopening, the site has been using a strict copyright policy wherein uploaded files are made accessible for download only after the copyright status for three most frequent copyright regimes has been reviewed by staff members. Although the server is located in Canada, files that are not public ___domain in the US were until July 2010 flagged [TB], for 'Technical Block' or 'Temporary Block', and could not be viewed. The FAQ posted in their forum stated, "Unfortunately, these 'temporary' blocks will be until further notice – possibly all the way until the expiration of term in the USA."<ref>{{cite web|url = http://198.137.202.16/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3319|title = FAQ Works in TB Status|access-date = 2010-05-22|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120331064636/http://198.137.202.16/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3319|archive-date = 2012-03-31|url-status = dead}}</ref> After an initial phase, [TB] flagged items have essentially disappeared thanks to the introduction of regional servers operated by unaffiliated organizations
On 21 April 2011, the [[Music Publishers Association (UK)]] issued a [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act|DMCA]] [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act#Abuse of takedown notice|takedown notice]] against the IMSLP. [[
===Subscription introduction===
On December 27, 2015, the IMSLP moved to a subscription-based model, where users are expected to pay to avoid a waiting period on some of the files available on the site, and to access certain newly uploaded files.<ref name="Strad2016">{{cite web|title = IMSLP music library introduces paid membership – The Strad|url = http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/imslp-music-library-introduces-paid-membership/|website = The Strad|access-date = 2016-01-14|language = en-US|date = 2016-01-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160114085206/http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/imslp-music-library-introduces-paid-membership/|archive-date = 2016-01-14}}</ref> Users who have not paid are subject to a 15-second waiting period on certain files (excluding [[Creative Commons]]-licensed files that constitute a majority of the site's files),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&p=40283#p40283 |title=Upcoming changes - Page 2 |publisher=IMSLP Forums |access-date=2016-07-10 |archive-date=2016-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214102734/http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&p=40283#p40283 |url-status=live }}</ref> and are required to wait up to two days to access newly uploaded files.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=
The project leader Edward Guo<ref>{{cite web|url=
Guo attributed the change in funding to discussions with librarians at an [[International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres|IAML]] conference in June 2015. Some contributors to the website expressed concerns that Guo had not properly attempted to raise donations, but without any prior warning, introduced the membership system to monetize their work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8187 |title=Upcoming changes |publisher=IMSLP Forums |access-date=2016-07-10 |archive-date=2016-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613134755/http://www.imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8187 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Naxos Music Library===
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===EU server===
On July 10, 2010, a forum thread<ref>{{cite web |url=http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3794 |title=Imslp-Eu |publisher=IMSLP Forums |access-date=2016-07-10 |archive-date=2016-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911140125/http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3794 |url-status=live }}</ref> announced the opening of a new server located in the Netherlands. This server allows works that are public ___domain in Canada and the EU to be downloaded legally, even if they are under copyright in the US. The server was initially run by an unaffiliated European organization, while a forum thread
===US server===
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===CA server===
On July 1, 2013, a forum thread<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7099|title=Anniversary and Canadian server announcement|website=Imslpforums.org|access-date=2013-07-07|archive-date=2013-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003014057/http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7099|url-status=live}}</ref> announced the opening of a new server located in Canada and operated by Project Leonardo, the unaffiliated company that also runs the EU server. This server is especially intended for users located in countries where copyright lasts 50 years from the death of the author, such as Canada, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, and many others. Files on the CA server are flagged (CA).
===WIMA merge===
On August 23, 2011, an announcement<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5236|title=IMSLP to merge with WIMA|website=Imslpforums.org|access-date=2011-08-28|archive-date=2011-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924071324/http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5236|url-status=live}}</ref> was made that the [[Werner Icking Music Archive]] would merge with the IMSLP. WIMA had announced the merge on its own site five days before in an open letter to contributors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icking-music-archive.org/IMSLP.php|title=WIMA merges with IMSLP, the International Music Score Library Project|website=Icking-music-archive.org|access-date=2011-08-28}}</ref> After working out some technical issues, the IMSLP decided to officially commence the merge on August 28. The merge was announced to be complete on July 21, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5236&start=150#p33434|title=IMSLP to merge with WIMA|website=Imslpforums.org|access-date=2012-07-21|archive-date=2012-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004052540/http://imslpforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5236&start=150#p33434|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Current legal structure===
IMSLP is now owned by Project Petrucci LLC, a private company created to run the website. Project Petrucci LLC was registered as a [[Delaware]] [[limited-liability company]] on June 28, 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx |title=Division of Corporations - Filing |website=Icis.corp.delaware.gov |date=2004-12-15 |access-date=2016-07-10 |archive-date=2015-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921182309/https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> when the site founder was studying at the [[New England Conservatory]].<ref>{{cite web|url=
Project Leonardo is an [[internet service provider]] that hosts free online content in the arts or sciences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leonardolibrary.org/ |title=Project Leonardo Portal |publisher=Leonardo Library |access-date=2016-07-10 |archive-date=2016-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713145957/http://leonardolibrary.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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