Reference Guides - Clarinet This guide is designed to help you find information about, and music for, the clarinet. Use this as a starting point, or browsing tool. As always, consult Voyager and the catalogs for complete holdings information, and when uncertain, ask at the reference desk!
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Suggested Call Numbers for Shelf Browsing Below are general call number ranges. For specific call numbers, consult the Library of Congress Classification Schedule in the blue book at the Reference Desk, and/or Voyager.
M72 clarinet alone; clarinet with electronic tape M244-M263 clarinet with piano accompaniment M288-M289 duets - with another wind instrument M291 duets - with a string instrument M298 clarinet with percussion M457 clarinet ensembles M562 clarinet with string quartet M1024 concertos with orchestra M1025 concertos with orchestra (arranged) M1124 concertos with string orchestra M1125 concertos with string orchestra (arranged) MT380-392 studies and methods for clarinet MT386 orchestral excerpts
For trios, quartets, and other ensembles, see the Chamber Music guide.
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Suggested Subject Headings Below are examples of some useful subject headings for use in Voyager and the Card Catalog. For complete listings of headings, consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings (red books).
Headings for Voyager Headings for Subject Catalog clarinet music Under "clarinet": clarinet and [bassoon, flute etc.] collections clarinet with [band, orchestra etc.] concertos clarinet music clarinets 2 solos with ensembles sonatas clarinet sonatas concertos clarinet studies concertos clarinet solo with piano suites woodwind trios; wind trios; trios woodwind quartets; wind quartets; quartets Under "chamber music": woodwind quintets; wind quintets; quintets duets: clarinet [follow for sextets, septets, octets, nonets] trios: clarinet, etc.
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Selected Bibliography of Literature and Repertoire Lists Brixel, Eugen. Klarinetten Bibliographie. Wilheimshaven: Heinrichshofen, 1983. Ref. ML128.C58 B862 1983 Catalog of the International Clarinet Society Score Collection. Prepared by the International Clarinet Society Research Center at the University of Maryland, College Park: University of Maryland, 1982. Ref. ML136.A1 I61 1982 Errante, Gerard F. Contemporary clarinet repertoire: clarinet and electronics, 2nd ed. Mentone, CA: Mill Creek Publications, 1993. Ref. ML128.C58 E72 1993 _____. A Selective Clarinet Bibliography. Oneonta, NY: Swift-Dorr Publications, Inc., 1973. Ref. ML128.C58 E72 1973 Gee, Harry R. Clarinet Solos de Concours, 1897-1980: An Annotated Bibliography. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1981. Ref. ML128.C59 G297 Gillespie, James E. Solos for Unaccompanied Clarinet: An Annotated Bibliography of Published Works. Detroit: Information Coordinators, Inc., 1973. Ref. ML128.C599 G478 Lawson, Colin ed. The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. ML945.C178 1995 ____. The Early Clarinet: A Practical Guide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. ML945.L425 E12 2000 Messenger, Joseph Charles. A Comprehensive Performance Project in Clarinet Literature with an Annotated Bibliography of Selected Books and Periodical Material about the History, Repertoire, and Acoustics of the Clarinet. Unpublished thesis, University of Iowa. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1971. Ref. ML128.C58 M584 Opperman, Kalman. Repertory of the Clarinet. New York: Riccordi, 1960. Ref. ML128.C590 O62r Sadie, Stanley. New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1984. Ref. ML102.I5 N532 1984 Wilkins, Wayne. Index of Clarinet Music. Magnolia, AR: The Music Register, 1975. Ref. ML128.C58 W685
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Periodicals
Current issues of periodicals are found alphabetically in the current periodicals room (third floor). For call numbers of older, bound issues, look in the Sibley Library Serials list (found on quick reference shelves).
- Clarinet
- Das Orchester
- Galpin Society Journal
- Die Klarinette (
later Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott)- Instrumentalist
- International Musician Rohrblatt
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Internet The International Clarinet Association The Japan Clarinet Society The Clarinet Pages The Jazz Clarinet Homepage ET's Clarinet Information: Articles, Resources, Links Clarinet on Yahoo!
Compiled by Phil Ponella, 7/95, Rev. 7/97; Rev. by Jim Farrington 7/99, 6/00
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