Finding Music Books
Music and books about Music are shelved on Level 6. We use the Library of Congress classification system for arrangement. The relevant sequence is M - MT.
Every item in the Library has a unique call number which can be found by using the Library Catalogue.
Books which are in high demand for particular courses are held on Restricted Loan. To see the list for your course, type the course code into the Course code search in the Library Catalogue, eg MUSI 131
Location of Music books in the Library
Guide to call numbers
Music Analysis
| MT 90 | General guides to musical works |
| MT 92 | Guides to the music of individual composers. |
| MT 95 | General guides to operas and ballets. |
| MT 100 | Guides of the operas of particular composers. |
| MT 110 | General guides to cantatas and oratorios. |
| MT 115 | Guides to the cantatas and oratorios of a particular composer. |
| MT 125 | General guides to orchestral music. |
| MT 130 | Guides to the orchestral music of a particular composer. |
| MT 140 | General guides to solo and ensemble music (e.g., music for solo piano,violin and piano, chamber music, etc.). |
| MT 145 | Guides to solo and ensemble music of a particular composer. |
| ML 390 | Books about many composers |
| ML 410 | Books about a particular composers and their music, arranged alphabetically by the composer's name. |
Chamber Music
The following titles are useful for the analysis of Chamber Music:
Cohn, Arthur. The literature of chamber music. 4 vol.
Very useful when writing programme notes for
recitals.
Cobbett, Walter Willson. Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. 3 vol.
A descriptive guide to works for 3 to 9 solo
instruments and non-piano duets, with musical and historical analysis presented
in an informal style.
Newman, William S. The Sonata in the Baroque Era.
Newman, William S The Sonata in the Classic Era.
Newman, William S The Sonata Since Beethoven.
This set, presenting a
"history of the sonata idea," offers detailed descriptions and stylistic
characteristics of piano and chamber sonatas.
Loft, Abram. Violin and Keyboard: The Duo Repertoire.2 vol.
Expansive and detailed information about the
composers and descriptions and analyses of their works in this genre. Vol.1
surveys the 17th Century to Mozart, and vol.2 covers Beethoven to the
present.
Ulrich, Homer. Chamber Music: The Growth & Practice of an intimate
Art.
Substantial analysis and
background information about the best-known chamber music works, presented in
the context of its development.
Guide to call numbers
Music Biography
Where to find books about composers and performers.
| Collected Biographies | |
| ML 385 | General |
| ML 390 | Composers |
| ML 394-402 | Performers |
| ML 394 | General instrumental |
| ML 396 | Organist |
| ML 397 | Pianists |
| ML 398 | String players |
| ML 399 | Other instrumentalists |
| ML 400 | Singers |
| ML 402 | Conductors |
| ML 404 | Instrument manufacturers |
| Individual Biographies | |
| ML 410 | Books about particular composers and thier music, arranged alphabetically by the composer's name. |
| ML 416 | Organists |
| ML 417 | Pianists |
| ML 418 | String players |
| ML 419 | Other individual performers |
| ML 420 | Singers |
| ML 421 | Vocal and instrumental performing groups |
| ML 422 | Conductors |
Guide to call numbers
Music Bibliography
ML 112 Books on music publishing and printing
ML 120 National bibliographies
ML 128 Topic bibliographies
ML 134 Composer bibliographies including thematic catalogues
ML 136 Public library catalogues
ML 138 Private library catalogues
ML 156-158 Guides to recorded music
RILM Abstracts (The Repertory of International Music Literature)
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