Copyright Free & Downloadable
Selected Song Collections in the Library
Broadway's best collection : 50 selections from favorite musicals by Call Number: M1507 .B78 2008ISBN: 0739057790Publication Date: 2009
You may be asked to prepare a song for an audition. The library has a large collection of song books and librettos.
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Anthology by Call Number: M1507.L56A57 1987ISBN: 0881889601Publication Date: 1987
The Best Broadway Songs Ever: Piano, Vocal, Guitar by Call Number: M1507 .B275 2007ISBN: 079350628XPublication Date: 2007
Other Songs & Sheet Music
Listening to Songs
If you don't read music, you may want to listen to popular and show tunes using the links below.
- Youtube
Search for songs by composer, lyricist, singer, or by the title of a musical.
- NAXOS Music Library This link opens in a new windowThis resource is only available to Pima Community College students. To find music with lyrics, you can include the term "vocal" in your search since many Broadway recordings list information like this: "last name, first name- vocals." You may also try browsing using the Genres tab to view some musicals, pop music and rock music. Searching by the name of the piece is probably most effective.
Sound Effects
Sound effects
- FreeSound
FreeSound is a database of browsable, downloadable sounds under a Creative Commons License.
- Partners in Rhyme
Royalty-free sound effects.
- Macaulay Library from the Cornell Lab of Orinthology
The world's largest archive of wildlife sounds.
http://macaulaylibrary.org/terms-of-use - BBC Sound Effects
16,000 BBC Sound Effects are made available by the BBC in WAV format to download for personal, educational or research purposes. (Commercial uses require a license.)
- Sound Bible--Royalty Free Sounds
SoundBible.com offers free sound clips for download in either wav or mp3 format. The clips on the linked page are royalty-free (please note that clips elsewhere on the site may not be royalty-free).
