The Library's general music collections stretch in time from the Hymn of Magnus for two voices, written on the Orkney Islands in the 13th century, to last year's "top hits". 

The Library has one of Sweden's absolute best collections of older music , both in manuscript and print. There are many jewels in the collections.  There is, for example, a unique flute sonata by Vivaldi and drafts of Allan Pettersson's second symphony.

The Swedish printed scores in the library are, like other printed materials in Sweden, a result of the law about legal deposits. Works of Swedish composers such as Stenhammar and Rosenberg were often published in Denmark and therefore not included in the legal deposits. So unfortunately we do not have a complete collection of Swedish music, but we do have a great deal. Collected editions of many of the works of our greatest composers such as Bach, Mozart and Wagner are also here.

Ever since 1986 the Library's printed scores have been catalogued in the Swedish national library catalogue LIBRIS and you can also find them in the Uppsala University Library Catalogue. Requests must however be made by hand on our loan request forms. Scores may not be borrowed for home use but copies can be ordered. Exceptions to this rule may be made in certain circumstances for music scholars.

The Section for Manuscripts and Music is happy to assist you with your searches. You can request a document and study it the same day, here in the Special Reading Room in the Library.