OC Public Libraries

OC Public Libraries Historical Sheet Music

OC Public Libraries’ music collection, housed at the Cypress Branch Library, has grown to be the largest collection of scores in any public library in Orange County. The nearest counterparts are the Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale, Los Angeles Public Library, and the UCLA Music Library.

The music collection started in 1978 at the Chapman Branch Library, and in 1996 it was moved to its present location at the Cypress Branch Library. Currently, the music collection contains over 5,000 books and 4,000 separate individual scores, totaling over 50,000 song titles. The books focus mostly on 20th century popular music while the collection of individual sheet music dates back to the mid-1800s.

OC Public Libraries has digitized and made available for free a selection of sheet music published before 1923.

Sheet music in this collection is considered to be in the public domain.

        
 
Sheet Music Title Size
Cover of 12th Street Rag 12th Street Rag (1919)
 Go to Catalog Listing		2.52 MB
  
Cover of A bowl of roses A bowl of roses (1905)
 Go to Catalog Listing		2.61 MB
  
Cover of A perfect day A perfect day (1910)
 Go to Catalog Listing		3.06 MB
  
Cover of A perfect day A perfect day (1910)
 Go to Catalog Listing		4.22 MB
  
Cover of After a while After a while (1912)
 Go to Catalog Listing		4.64 MB
  
Cover of After vespers After vespers (1912)
 Go to Catalog Listing		3.97 MB
  
Cover of Ah! Sweet mystery of life (The dream melody) Ah! Sweet mystery of life (The dream melody) (1910)
 Go to Catalog Listing		2.25 MB
  
Cover of Ah, moon of my delight Ah, moon of my delight (1912)
 Go to Catalog Listing		3.95 MB
  
Cover of Ain't you ashamed! Ain't you ashamed! (1923)
 Go to Catalog Listing		2.64 MB
  
Cover of Alice Blue Gown Alice Blue Gown (1919)
 Go to Catalog Listing		2.35 MB
  
Cover of All over nothing at all All over nothing at all (1922)
 Go to Catalog Listing		2.64 MB
  
Cover of All that I ask of you is love All that I ask of you is love (1910)
 Go to Catalog Listing		2.75 MB
  
Cover of Aloha oe Aloha oe (1915)
 Go to Catalog Listing		1.39 MB
  
Cover of America, here's my boy America, here's my boy (1917)
 Go to Catalog Listing		2.41 MB
  
Cover of America, I love you America, I love you (1915)
 Go to Catalog Listing		3.03 MB
  

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