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Is there a way to download MIDIs of sheet music for free? or do i have to buy the pro subscription? I can never find anything im looking for in the original section, and I am getting tired of having to scour the pages for hours because i can't download PD sheet music.
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If a score labeled as PD, you don't need a pro subscription. Only for copyrighted scores you'll need it.
In reply to If a score labeled as PD,… by kuwitt
Huh, because when i try and download a PD score, it says i need a pro subscription.
In reply to Huh, because when i try and… by gotypicalgami
Which one? For example these one opens fine for me without pro subscription: https://musescore.com/sheetmusic?text=BaCh.
In reply to Huh, because when i try and… by gotypicalgami
This is actually a problem that should be reported at https://musescore.com/groups/improving-musescore-com/ but I would be willing to test one of the scores you cannot download on my non-pro account. Provide a link to a problem score.
In reply to This is actually a problem… by mike320
https://musescore.com/user/39446/scores/58332
In reply to https://musescore.com/user… by gotypicalgami
also, i can't sort by PD/original for some reason
In reply to also, i can't sort by PD… by gotypicalgami
This score is not marked as public domain and in fact has a copyright of All rights reserved. You need to find a score that says it's public domain like all of the scores at https://musescore.com/openscore-lieder-corpus which have the blue PD on the score icon.
In reply to This score is not marked as… by mike320
okay, is there a way to search by PD? the button on the sidebar isnt working fr some reason,
In reply to okay, is there a way to… by gotypicalgami
*second way
In reply to *second way by gotypicalgami
I don't know. Someone might and you're more likely to get a good answer on musescore.com
In reply to okay, is there a way to… by gotypicalgami
Btw.: it exists a filter for looking for scores with "PD":
![pd.png]( "pd.png")
In reply to Btw.: it exists a filter for… by kuwitt
when i click on it it does nothing
In reply to when i click on it it does… by gotypicalgami
@gotypicalgami, click on the text
In reply to when i click on it it does… by gotypicalgami
Probably because there's no public domain score available, you're looking for. But as mentioned, better ask for it on musescore.com.
In reply to okay, is there a way to… by gotypicalgami
"okay, is there a way to search by PD?"
This works for me:
![Musescore sheet music filter.png]( "Musescore sheet music filter.png")
1. Browse to https://musescore.com/sheetmusic
2. Scroll down the left sidebar headed "FILTERS"
3. Look for the Status section
4. Tick the box marked "Public Domain"- the selected scores on the right are now only those marked PD
But it seems that any more precise filtering in the License section just doesn't work properly. You still get loads of scores marked "License: None (All rights reserved)".
In reply to "okay, is there a way to… by DanielR
When i click it, nothing happens
In reply to When i click it, nothing… by gotypicalgami
For me it works, maybe check it with another browser. But as mentioned, keep in mind, normally you'll won't find public domain scores of living composers except/without their decision.