Sheet music
Royal Danish Library has a large collection of sheet music consisting of Danish and foreign works, some of which have been collected via legal deposit. Find out how to deposit sheet music.
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The national collection of sheet music goes far back in time, but the focus of the collection is on Western music culture from around the year 1500 up to the present. Sheet music has been subject to the Legal Deposit Act since 1902.
Legal deposit of sheet music
The person who produces the finished copy for publication is responsible for the material being handed over to Royal Danish Library. Most often, it is the printing company that takes care of the legal deposit.
If there is any doubt as to who the producer is, the publishers must ensure that the legal deposit takes place.
If the sheet music is printed abroad, it is the publisher's duty to deposit.
