Reference Guides - Large Ensemble Music This guide is designed to help you find music for instrumental ensembles of more than nine players. 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.
M1000-M1075 Orchestra music M1001 Symphonies M1002 Symphonic poems M1003 Suites M1004 Overtures, preludes, etc. M1010-M1041 Solo concertos with orchestra M1042 Concertos for orchestra M1045 Orchestra pieces (general) M1046-M1049 Dances M1060 Arrangements of non-orchestra music for orchestra M1100-M1160 String orchestra music M1200-M1269 Wind ensemble music M1201 Symphonies M1203 Suites M1204 Overtures M1205-M1206 Concertos M1245 Wind ensemble pieces (general) M1254-M1266 Arrangements M1366 Jazz ensembles
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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 Orchestral music Instrumental music collections Symphonies Orchestral music Concertos Chamber orchestra music Symphonic poems String orchestra music Overtures Band music Band music Ballets Wind ensembles Ballets
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Selected Bibliography of Literature and Repertoire Lists Akos, Katherine, et al. Facing the maestro: a musician's guide to orchestral audition repertoire. Washington, D.C.: American Symphony Orchestra League, c1983. Ref. ML128.O64 F141 1983 Aronowsky, Solomon. Performing times of orchestral works. London: E. Benn, 1959. Ref. ML128.O64 A76 Band music guide: alphabetical listing of titles and composers of all band music. 9th ed. Northfield, IL: Instrumentalist Co., c1989. Ref. ML128.B21 B49M 1989 Creasap, Susan D. American women composers of band music: a biographical dictionary and catalogue of works. Thesis (D.A.) Ball State University, 1996. Ref. ML106.U3 C912 1996a Daniels, David. Orchestral music: a handbook, 3rd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1996. Ref. ML128.O5 D186 1996 The Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music in the Free Library of Philadelphia: a cumulative catalog, 1929-1977. Boston: G. K. Hall, c1979. Ref. ML1936.P544 F84 Famera, Karen, et al. Catalog of the American Music Center Library. Vol. 3: music for orchestra, band and large ensemble. New York: The Center, 1982. Ref. ML128.O5 A512 Farish, Margaret. Orchestral music in print. Master index 1994. Philadelphia: Musicdata, 1994. Ref. ML118.M988 v.5x, 1994 Koshgarian, Richard. American orchestra music: a performance catalog. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992. Ref. ML128.O5 K86 1992 Kreines, Joseph. Music for concert band: a selective annotated guide to band literature. Tampa, FL: Florida Music Service, 1989. Ref. ML128.B21 K92 1989 Orchestral catalogue. London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1982. Ref. ML128.B862 O64 1982 Rasmussen, Richard Michael. Recorded concert band music, 1950-1987: a selected, annotated listing. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, c1988. Ref. ML156.4.B3 R225 1988 Rehrig, William H. and Paul E. Bierley. The heritage encyclopedia of band music: composers and their music. Westerville, OH: Integrity Press, c1991. Ref. ML128.B21 R345 1991 Renshaw, Jeffrey H. The American Wind Symphony commissioning project: a descriptive catalog of published editions, 1957-1991. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.
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Periodicals
Boombah Herald ML1.B724 Instrumentalist ML1.I59 International Musician Film 1832 (paper copy retained until film arrives) Journal of Band Research ML1.J86B Das Orchester ML5.O63 Symphony ML1.A512Sy
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).
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Compiled by Jim Farrington, 7/99
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