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

M85-M89 trumpet alone
M260-M261 trumpet with piano accompaniment
M288-M289 duets - two wind instruments
M290-M291 duets - wind and string instruments
M1030 concertos with orchestra
M1031 concertos with orchestra (arranged)
M1130 concertos with string orchestra
M1131 concertos with string orchestra (arranged)
ML960-ML961 history
MT440-MT456 studies and methods
MT446 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
trumpet music Under "trumpet":
trumpet and [trombone, horn etc.] collections
trumpet with [band, orchestra etc.] concertos
trumpet music trumpets 2 solos with ensembles
sonatas trumpet sonatas
concertos trumpet studies
concertos trumpet solo with piano suites
brass trios; wind trios; trios
brass quartets; wind quartets; quartets Under "chamber music":
brass quintets; wind quintets; quintets duets: trumpet
[follow for sextets, septets, octets, nonets] trios: trumpet, etc.


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Selected Bibliography of Literature and Repertoire Lists
Anderson, Paul G. Brass music guide: ensemble music in print. Northfield, IL: Instrumentalist Co., 1987. Ref. ML128.W5 A547 1987
Bate, Philip. The trumpet and trombone: an outline of their history, development and construction. London: Benn; New York: Norton, 1978. ML960.B328T 1978
Cansler, Philip T. Twentieth-century music for trumpet and organ: an annotated bibliography. Nashville, TN: Brass Press, 1984. Ref. ML128.T78 C228
Carnovale, Norbert. Twentieth-century music for trumpet and orchestra: an annotated bibliography, 2nd rev. ed. Nashville, TN: Brass Press, 1994. Ref. ML128.T78 C291 1994
Fasman, Mark J. Brass bibliography: sources on the history, literature, pedagogy, performance, and acoustics of brass instruments. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1990. Ref. ML128.B823 F24 1990
Hiller, Albert. Music for trumpets from three centuries, c.1600-after 1900: compositions for 1-24 (natural) trumpets with and without timpani (translated by Richard A. Lister). Koln: W. G. Haas, c1993. ML128.T78 H65 1993
Keim, Friedel. Das Trompeten-Taschenbuch: Wissenwertes rund um die Trompete. Mainz: Atlantis, c1999. ML960.K27 T85 1999
Pietzsch, Hermann. Die Trompete als Orchester-Instrument und ihre Behandlung in den verschiedenen Epochen der Musik = The trumpet, an orchestral instrument and its treatment during the different periods of musical culture (translated by John Bernhoff). Ann Arbor, MI: University Music Press, 195-? MT446.P626T.2
Sadie, Stanley. New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1984. Ref. ML102.I5 N532 1984
Smithers, Don L. The music and history of the baroque trumpet before 1721, 2nd ed. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1988. ML960.S664 M987 1988
Tarr, Edward H. The trumpet. (translated from the German by S.E. Plank and Edward Tarr). London: Batsford, 1988. ML960.T192 T85 1988


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  Periodicals
  • Brass Bulletin
  • Galpin Society Journal
  • Historic Brass Society Journal
  • Instrumentalist
  • International Musician
  • ITG Journal
  • Journal of Band Research
  • Das Orchester

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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Internet
Trumpet Player Online
International Trumpet Guild
Trumpet Players International Network
Trumpet Websites
Trumpet and Cornet Links
Trumpet on Yahoo!
Usenet: rec.music.makers.trumpet


Compiled by Phl Ponella 7/95; Revised 7/97; rev. 9/98 by Jim Farrington; rev. 6/00


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