The Mutopia Project is a volunteer-run effort to create a library of free content sheet music, in a way similar to

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's library of public domain books. It started in 2000.Portal page at th
Internet Archive
Retrieved January 24, 2001. The music is reproduced from old scores that are in the

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. New scores are digitally typeset with

GNU LilyPond LilyPond is a computer program and file format for music engraving. One of LilyPond's major goals is to produce scores that are engraved with traditional layout rules, reflecting the era when scores were engraved by hand. LilyPond is cross-pla ...

and distributed in the following formats: *

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in both

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and A4 paper sizes for printing, *

MIDI MIDI (; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and ...

for aural reproduction, and * LilyPond source code format. Currently, there are more than 2,000 pieces of music available, more than half of which are pieces for piano. There are also many pieces for voice, and various other musical instruments. The Mutopia Project home page has a list of links to the most recently added pieces.

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External links

Mutopia Project home pageMutopia Project mirror (Portugal)Project maintenance siteCreative Commons Content Directory listingWiki-score
an online, collaborative platform for large-scale sheet music editing Collaborative projects Online music and lyrics databases Libre culture Internet properties established in 2000 Canadian music websites {{music-website-stub

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