Michael Carnes Scores for Free

For many composers, fees for publication help to put food on the table. I’ve been fairly lucky in life and I know many performers have to count their pennies—especially after the pandemic. So I’m providing as much as I can at no fee. You use your own printer or tablet and I don’t have to bother with inventory, shipping and all that. My goal is to share music (you probably have the same goal) and this is the best way I know.

Scores you request will be provided to you in an email. All are PDF files, which you may print or use with a tablet application such as ForScore. You’ll be asked for just a little bit of information (name, email, location) which will not be shared with anyone. There is no charge, but all music remains Copyright © Michael Carnes, with all rights reserved. If you perform a piece publicly, please let me know. With a little advance notice, I’ll try to incorporate a concert notice right here in this news feed.

There are some pieces I can’t share this way. This includes vocal music, where the poetry is owned by a publisher. You’ll still need to contact me about pieces like that. There are many other pieces which will be going into the store over time, so be sure the check the store now and then.

You can find scores right here. Hope you enjoy them!