Calliope Music Store

Calliope is a great little music store, with a ton of sheet music, from classical to pop. Whether you are looking for something obscure like Busoni’s transcriptions of Bach or the sheet music for Miley Cyrus’s Wrecking Ball (yeah baby), Calliope is there for you. Their selection is quite nice, and if they don’t have it, they’ll happily order it.
Musicians — if you’ve got the funds, don’t just download your music off the internet, support your local music store. There’s nothing like a beautiful Henle or Barenreiter score to play from.

this is a great little music store. i was really missing presser, but then this shop opened and i can find wonderful sheet music again! the owner is helpful and friendly.

I had such a good experience at Calliope! Joe, who helped me while I was in the store, was patient and friendly, and gave me excellent advice in buying several pieces of guitar gear. I like to frequent local vendors but it’s also important to me to get good value for money. At Calliope, I didn’t have to choose between these two goals because their prices were very competitive.
The store itself is clean, brightly lit, and well-​organized. I’m very happy to have a place like this in the area and will certainly return for my future music needs.

What a great resource for music teachers in the Philadelphia area! Calliope Music Store is the answer to my sheet music prayers!
As a private piano teacher who has only lived in Philadelphia for 2 years, I have been frustrated. Until now, I’ve thought that JW Pepper was the only sheet music store around – not only is the commute from the city quite far but, worse yet, they keep a minimal (and unreliable) stock of books in their store front. I assume that JW Pepper relies more on their online sales than foot traffic nowadays – but as a music teacher, I find it very important to go to the store and «browse» when trying to find books specific to a student’s individual needs.
After trying a plethora of word combinations in an internet search, I finally found Calliope Music. The drive from University City is about 15 minutes – not bad! Even better, there’s a train station right across the street.
Calliope is run by a husband & wife team: George and Julia. I had the pleasure of meeting Julia while there and not only did she help me find everything I needed, she gave me suggestions and made me feel like I had found my new sheet music home. Warm, friendly and personalized service.
The store itself is quite small, but they fit a lot of music into their small space. The piano method section was quite extensive – they had everything that I needed in stock (except for one book, which they happily ordered for me). They also had a nice selection of classical piano repertoire and even some pop sheet music – something that JW Pepper doesn’t keep in their store front AT ALL. I didn’t look at the other sections very much, but it seems that they have a nice selection of guitar and vocal music, as well.
Besides sheet music, they carry accessories (metronomes, reeds, etc) & music-​related gifts and also offer instrument rentals and repairs. Once a month, they also hold free performances of local musicians in their store front!
So happy to have found Calliope Music – this is where I plan on purchasing all of my sheet music from now on! Support your local music store!