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The '''International Music Score Library Project''' ('''IMSLP'''), also known as the '''Petrucci Music Library''' after [[Ottaviano Petrucci]], is a project for the creation of a virtual library of [[public ___domain]] [[sheet music|music scores]], based on the [[wiki]] principle. Since its launch on February 16, 2006, over 7172,000 scores, for over 28,000 works, by over 4,000 composers have been uploaded, making it allegedly the largest public ___domain music score collection on the web.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} The project uses [[MediaWiki]] software to provide contributors with a familiar interface. Since 6 June 2010, IMSLP has also included public ___domain and licenced recordings in its scope, to allow for study by ear.

==History==