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Trombone

A research guide for Trombone

Find Scores in the MSU Music Library

Browsing for Scores

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.

Browsing by Subjects:

You can also browse the catalog using subject headings. If you find a work that you are interested in and want to find similar works, examine the subjects listed for that work in the catalog record. Subject headings follow patterns and are hyperlinked to searches for other items that include that same subject. Here are a few examples for brass and trombone music:

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