Scores and scores of music

[mindfulmusician]

So, yeah, to quote the Charlie Brown episode, "Christmas time is here." And what could make me more happy than the scores to an orchestral or wind ensemble work?! Well, there are some things, but a score would make me VERY happy nonetheless. I think that having a score helps a budding composer see what other composers have done, and it helps one to understand their music a LOT more. Anyway, I wanted to know if anyone here knows a good website, or a good music store chain that often has scores at reasonable prices. Getting your dollar's worth is key here, so it would help if anyone knows where to get some cheap scores (if we weren't talking about music, that line could SO be taken out of context...lol). Anyway, thanks, and happy holidays to all.

 

- mm

[mnkyman]

as for stores..

 

here in houston we have a store called THE MUSIC RACK

 

^kinda like H&H music..but with more music than instrument stuff

dont know..if its like a chain store

 

 

as for sites: there was this one site http://www.musicaviva.com/ but when i checked it today it wasnt..working..ya can try googling that

[G'townPIT]

ebay maybe?

[mindfulmusician]

  G said:

ebay maybe?

Well, I tried amazon, and I got a few scores, and the prices were ok, but there were limited options. For God's sakes - I could only find 1 score for Lincolnshire Posy, and it was scored for ORCHESTRA! It was mad, I tell you. That's why I asked to see if anyone knew of better sites or stores, because amazon (and I'm pretty sure its the same at ebay), has a pretty limited selection.

 

- mm

[aaron067]

It's going to be a little difficult to find scores unless you get them at TMEA or look on the publisher's/distributor's website (such as Boosey & Hawkes or Hal Leonard).

[Tx_state_euph_08]

this is my cheapo way to do it.

Download some midi notator of the internet ( i suggest midinotate composer) and look for the midi file on the internet..there's bound to be tons on the internet

[Fortisimo]

Lol, that's how I do it.

[Scotchmo]

www.jwpepper.com

 

You can order a conductor's score to almost anything.