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Reference Guides - Flute
This guide is designed to help you find information about, and music for, the flute. 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.

M60-M64 flute alone
M240-M244 flute with piano accompaniment
M288-M289 duets - with another wind instrument
M290-M291 duets - with a string instrument
M296-M297 duets - flute with guitar, harp
M957, M1470 flute ensembles
M1020 concertos with orchestra
M1021 concertos with orchestra (arranged)
M1120 concertos with string orchestra
M1121 concertos with string orchestra (arranged)
ML128.F7 flute bibliographies
ML935-ML937 history
MT342-MT345 studies and methods for flute
MT346 orchestral excerpts

For trios, quartets, and other ensembles, see the Chamber Music guide.


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Suggested Voyager 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 Scores and Recordings
Headings for Books About the Flute
flute music Flute (history, general information)
flute and [bassoon, clarinet etc.] Flute instruction and study
flute with [band, orchestra etc.] Flute music bibliography
flute music flutes 2 Flute music interpretation
sonatas flute    (phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
concertos flute
concertos flute solo with piano
flute studies and exercises
flute methods
woodwind trios; wind trios; trios
woodwind quartets; wind quartets; quartets
[follow for quintets, sextets, septets, octets]


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Selected Bibliography of Literature and Repertoire Lists
Boenke, Heidi M. Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. N.Y.: Greenwood Press, 1988. Ref. ML128.F7 B671 1988
Cernauskas, Kathryn. Guidelist of Unaccompanied Flute Music by Canadian Composers. Toronto: Canadian Music Centre, 1995. Ref. ML128.F7 C415 1995
McGowan, Richard A. Italian Baroque Solo Sonatas for the Recorder and the Flute. Detroit: Detroit Information Coordinators, 1978. Ref. ML128.F7 M146
Noe, Carol. A Guidebook to Flute Choir Literature. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 1996. Ref. ML128.F7 N763 1996
Pellerite, James J. A Handbook of Literature for the Flute: Compilation of Graded Methods, Materials, Solos, and Ensemble Music for Flutes. Revised, 3rd edition. Bloomington: Zalo Publications, 1978. Ref. ML128.F38.3 1978
Pierreuse, Bernard. Flute Literature: General catalog of published and unpublished works by instrumental category. Paris: Editions Musicales Transatlantiques, 1982. Ref. ML128.F7 P623
Sadie, Stanley. New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1984. Ref. ML102.I5 N532 1984
Toff, Nancy. The Flute Book: a complete guide for students and performers, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. ML935.T644 F647 1996
Vester, Frans and Rien de Reede. Catalogus van de Nederlandse Fluitlieratur. Buren, The Netherlands: Frits Knuf, 1988. Ref. ML128.F7 V58 1988
_____.Flute Music of the 18th Century: An Annotated Bibliography. Nutley, NJ: Musica Rara, 1985. Ref. ML128.F7 V582 1985
_____. Flute Repertoire Catalogue. London: Musica Rara, 1967. Ref. ML128.F7 V583
Wilkins, Wayne. The Index of Flute Music Including the Index of Baroque Trio Sonatas. Magnolia, AR: The Music Register, 1974. (Supplements, 1975, 1976/77, 1978). Ref. ML128.F64 W685
Wilkins, Wayne and Paul Solem. Music for the Flute: A Complete Catalogue. New York: McGinnis & Marx Music Dealers, 1969. Ref. ML128.F7 M145 1969


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  Periodicals
  • Early Music
  • La Flute Harmonique
  • Flute Journal
  • Flute Talk
  • Flutist Quarterly
  • Instrumentalist
  • International Musician
  • Newsletter (National Flute Association)

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 the quick reference shelves).


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Internet
National Flute Association
Fluteworld
British Flute Society
Fluteclub
Email forum
Flutetrends
The Flute Network
Flute on Yahoo!


Compiled by Phil Ponella, 7/95, Revised 7/97; rev. 9/99 by Jim Farrington; rev. 6/00


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