Comprehensive resource includes African American Music Reference, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Classical Scores Library, and Classical Music Reference Library.
RISM: Music Manuscripts after 1600 is an international, annotated bibliography, which aims to document the world's musical sources of manuscripts or printed music, works on music theory, and libretti.
Finding Print Musical Scores in Nicholson Library
Scores in the library are shelved according to the Library of Congress call number range. M is used for music scores. Within each section, music is organized alphabetically by composer's last name.
To find specific scores in the library catalog use the advanced search option. Select 'Author/Creator' from the filters, and 'Score" from the Material type dropdown menu.