Music

Stream and enjoy music from a variety of free databases, offering a wide range of genres and artists.

Formerly American Song. Streaming music collection includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys, songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. Includes the African American Song collection. Part of the Music Online collection.

Available with library card

A broad collection of streaming classical music recordings for listening with headphones or speakers, accompanied by a vast reference database. Part of the Music Online collection.

Available with library card

The sounds of all regions from every continent. Genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more. Part of the Music Online collection.

Available with library card

​Freegal Music+ is an ad-free, unlimited streaming platform that gives you access to millions of songs from 200+ genres. You can listen to trending songs, build and explore playlists, or simply enjoy a classic album. Download up to 5 songs each week to listen off-line. Use Freegal with their app available for iOS, Android, or Amazon or directly from your browser on any device. 

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Streaming music collection of thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres. Part of the Music Online collection.

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A multidisciplinary collection of audiovisual content and music that touches on the curriculum needs of virtually every department.  Listening allows students and researchers alike to analyze unique and valuable content from over 500 producers and distributors around the world.

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Combined search for these streaming music databases: American Music, Classical Music, Jazz, Popular Music and World Music, which includes Contemporary World Music and Smithsonian Global Sound.

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Combined catalog of 23 Colorado libraries, including Denver Public Library. Use this when you don't find an item in the Denver Public Library Catalog. Place a hold from here.

Available to everyone

Listen online to traditional folk, blues, jazz and spoken word recordings streaming from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and other audio collections. Part of the Music Online collection.

Available with library card

An index to the sheet music collection at the Central Library in Google Sheets spreadsheet form. Search by name, song title, or keyword to find the box number for the item. Explore extensive notes and see tabs with our holdings of popular songwriters. Visit Reference Services on Floor 3 to locate the sheet music. (Not available for checkout.) Note: All users can access Songfinder, regardless of having a google account. Spreadsheets can also be exported to Excel for download.

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Not owned by DPL? Borrow books, videos, DVDs, web resources and other library materials owned by libraries worldwide.  Use the classic interface.

https://denverlibrary.on.worldcat.org/discovery

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