Yesterday, we told you about a new Kickstarter campaign that intends to put 245 pieces by Frédéric Chopin into the public domain. The campaign is being spearheaded by Musopen.org, a non-profit located a few miles up the road from us, in Palo Alto, CA. Operating since 2005 (a year before we took flight), Musopen provides free public domain scores and a library of recordings by classical composers that you’ll want to check out.
The library is best accessed via this page where you can browse recordings organized by composer, performer, instrument, form, and time period As you’ll see, Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart — they’re all there. So is Debussy, Ravel and Copland, not to mention another 140+ composers.
Music can be streamed online for free. But if you become a registered user for the site, you can download 5 tracks per day in standard audio quality. Or, if you pay $55 per year, you can enjoy unlimited downloads in high quality audio. Paying members help sustain the site, and they also get to help determine what music will be made available online in the future. Have more questions? Check out Musopen’s FAQ.
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classical piece enables harmony within the listener.
Didn’t know listening to music has conditions!
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Good to hear
I want some classical music for my listening pleasure to download as well as some of the scores which are available for my critical study.
Does anyone know the music at the end of the Japanese film R100(during the credits)
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classic song
So many of my videos which I use musopen.org music with are being claimed by third parties as theirs so adds are put on when I would prefer not to have adds on my
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I enjoy classical music. Mozart is my favorite.
Music for peace, for the soul
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Just as soon as you pay us money.
Are there cookies and ads if pay the $55 annual sub?
I am a filmmaker who needs “free” classical music for my films. Can I legally use the music on this site for my films? I know that the written music is in “public domain” but in many cases the orchestras require a substantial free for their “performance” rights. Please advise. Thanks
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