Reference Guides - Chamber Music, Strings This guide is designed to help you find music for ensembles that include string instruments. 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! Also, see the related guides for Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass, and "Chamber Music, Piano".
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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.
M310-M386 trios which may include one or more string instruments M310-M314 two strings and piano M349-M353 string trios M410-M486 quartets which may include one or more string instruments M410-M414 three strings and piano M450-M454 string quartets M510-M586 quintets which may include one or more string instruments M510-M514 four strings and piano M550-M554 string quintets M650-M654 string sextets M750-M754 string septets M850-M854 string octets M950-M954 string nonets
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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 String trios Under "chamber music": String quartets Trios String quintets Quartets Trios Quintets Quartets etc. Quintets [follow for sextets, septets, octets, nonets]
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Repertoire Lists Baron, John H. Chamber Music: A Research and Information Guide. N.Y.: Garland, 1987. Ref. ML128.C4 B265 1987 Bartels, Katrin. Das Stringquintett im 19. Jahrhundert: Mit einem Notenbeiheft. Gottengin: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1996. ML1165.B283 D22 1996 Berger, Melvin. Guide to Chamber Music. N.Y.: Dodd, Mead, 1985. Ref. ML1100.B496 G946 1985 Bryden, John R. List of string duos. Detroit: Wayne State University, 1957. Ref. ML128.C4 B916 Chamber Music Catalogue; Chamber Music, Violin and Keyboard, Cello and Keyboard, Various. London: BBC, 1965. Ref. ML128.B862c Cobbett, Walter Willson. Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music, 2nd ed. 3 vols. London, NY: Oxford University Press, 1963. Ref. ML1100.C654.2 Cohn, Arthur. The Literature of Chamber Music. 4 vols. Chapel Hill, NC: Hinshaw Music, 1997. Ref. ML1100.C678 L776 1997 Farish, Margaret. String music in print. Philadelphia: Musicdata, 1980. Ref. ML118.M988; 1998 suppl.: ML118.M988 vol. 6t 1998 Rangel-Ribeiro, Victor. Chamber Music: An International Guide to Works and their Instrumentation. N.Y.: Facts-on-File, 1993. Ref. ML128.C4 R19 1993 Scott, William. A Conductor's Repertory of Chamber Music: Compositions for Nine to Fifteen Solo Instruments. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993. Ref. ML128.C4 S43 1993
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Compiled by Phil Ponella, 7/95, Rev. 7/97; Rev. 6/99 Jim Farrington
