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First of all, even that site is weirdly sketchy for what it claims to be, with a bullshit redirection making you wait and hawking a subscription instead of just linking directly to the goddamn PDFs.
Second, what I really want to know from this thread is specifically how to take everything from MuseScore that they've dishonestly account-walled. The needless restrictions on downloading Creative Commons-licensed and Public Domain scores offend me and I want to retaliate.
Barking at people who try to help isn’t retaliation- it’s just shitty.
Imslp is a free library of public domain music. I too find their fundraising methods distasteful, but full resolution scans take up much more server space than plain text, so I understand it. Imslp remains the best source for public domain scores.
MuseScore is an open source project. Due to its license the software itself must be open source perpetually, the new owners have used it to push their proprietary network to make money by hijacking a free software project.
I have musescore 3 on my computer because version 4 is such a step backwards.
Imslp is legit, I've been using that site for years and downloading sheet music for free all through college. I finally decided to pay for a subscription a few years ago even though I don't play as much classical music now. Web hosting isn't free, and they provide a super valuable service that you can access for free with a mild inconvenience.
How would you like them to fund their providing you with this data?
Imslp is legit, I've been using that site for years and downloading sheet music for free all through college. I finally decided to pay for a subscription a few years ago even though I don't play as much classical music now. Web hosting isn't free, and they provide a super valuable service that you can access for free with a mild inconvenience.