To browse for scores by call number, choose "Call Number" from the drop down and enter the first part of your call number. Here is an example browse search for the call number range starting with M357.4 (brass trios).
Use the Library of Congress call number ranges below to browse for scores:
Call Number |
Description |
---|---|
M 90-94 |
Solo Trombone Music |
M 262-263 |
Trombone with Piano |
M 288-289 |
Duets, Two Wind Instruments |
M 289.4 |
Duets, Two Brass Instruments |
M 290-291 |
Duets, One Wind and One String Instrument |
M 296-297 |
Wind Instrument and Guitar/Harp |
M 298 |
Wind Instrument and Percussion |
M300s-900s |
Chamber Music |
M 1205-1206 |
Solo Brass Instrument with Band |
M 1032 |
Concertos, Trombone with Orchestra |
M 1033 |
Concertos, Trombone with Orchestra (piano reductions) |
M 1132 |
Concertos, Trombone with String Orchestra |
M 1133 |
Concertos, Trombone with String Orchestra (piano reductions) |
Note that M300-900s is a large range for chamber music, but the ranges follow a pattern (400s for quartets, 500s for quintets, etc.). Below is an example:
M315–M319 |
Piano and two wind instruments |
M320–M324 |
Piano, one stringed, and one wind instrument |
M335–M339 |
Piano, one wind, and one plucked instrument |
M355–M359 |
Three wind instruments |
M360–M364 |
Three stringed and wind instruments |
M375–M379 |
Three wind and plucked instruments |
Brass quartet call numbers should generally start with M457.4. Quintets would be M557.4. Brass sextets, M657.4, etc. There may be some deviations but they should all be in the same general call number area.
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