The National Library of Scotland acquires music through the legal deposit privilege, as well as through bequests, donations and purchases.
The music collections now include extensive British holdings, especially Scottish music. There is a wide selection of foreign music editions, special collections of early editions of Handel, Berlioz and Verdi, special collections of Scottish music collectors, and music sound recordings.
Music manuscripts are administered by Manuscript Collections.
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Grove Music Online, one of the Library's eResources, includes the full text of 'The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians' (second edition) and 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'.
You can use this resource in the Special Collections Reading Room. If you have a library card and your main address is in Scotland, you can join the Library for a login to access the resource from any computer outwith the Library.