If you are an avid (or even aspiring) musician, you will want to check out this site! The Mutopia Project has a collection of over 1,300 pieces of classical music available free to download, print out, perform, distribute...etc. All of the music on this site is considered to be public domain. Here are the license details.
Once you are on the site, you will have the option to browse by composer (Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Diabelli, Handel, Mozart...etc.), by instrument (Piano, Vocal, Organ, Violin, Guitar, Orchestra...etc.), by a list of all the music, or by their latest additions to the site. Once you choose a piece that you would like to see, just look for the "Letter .pdf file" link, which should be in the lower right hand corner of that piece's table. The file will come up for you to view before you print it.
These are not obscure pieces, either. Here is a piece I played for one of my high school piano recitals-Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique. Here are some other pieces that I've played-Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and Beethoven's Fur Elise. I printed Bizet's Prelude from Carmen (challenging) and Brahm's Waltz (a little more reasonable) to try. There are also some flute pieces. I tried some of them, but most of them were a little too advanced. I think I'll stick to the piano for now. =)
What instruments do you play? So far I just play the piano and flute. I started playing the penny whistle a few months back, but I'm not super proficient with that yet. My goal for the next year is to begin to learn a stringed instrument. My daughter, Larissa, has voiced an interest in learning the violin, so I thought maybe we could learn together. Wouldn't that be awesome?! We could have a whole family of musicians to praise God in song! **whispered** By the way, Jason plays the guitar...here's proof...
Let me know if you find a piece of music that you like. I'd love to hear about it!
