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Music: Scores and Librettos

Introduction to Music Sources

Browsing Scores by Call Number: Instrumental Music

M 2: Historical collections
M 3: Composers' collected works
M 6 - M 19: Organ
M 20 - M 39:Piano
M 180 - M 298.5:  Duets
M 217- M 239: String instrument solos with piano
M 240 - M 271: Wind instrument solos with piano
M 300 - M 386:  Trois
M 400 - M 486: Quartets
M 500 - M 586: Quintets
M 600 - M 686  Sextets
M 900 - M 986:  Nonets
M 1000 - M 1075:  Orchestra:
M 1100 - M 1160: String orchestra
M 1200 - M 1269:  Band

Finding Scores

The Marx Library has vocal scores, vocal selections and librettos of many musicals.  The general call  number for vocal scores is M 1503, and the call numbers for vocal selections are are M 1507 and M 1508.  With in these call numbers, the scores are arranged alphabetically by the composers' last names.  Search Southcat by Subject Heading "musicals -- vocal scores" to browse the Marx library's collection.  For librettos, search by the Subject Heading "musicals -- librettos."

Browsing Scores by Call Number: Vocal Music

M 1500: Full scores of operas and musicals
M 1503: Vocal scores of operas and musicals
M 1507 Anthologies from opera and musical theatre
M 1508:  Vocal selections from musicals and operas
M 1610  Choral symphonies
M 1619 - M 1621: Voice and piano
M 2000 - M 2007: Oratorios
M 2010 - M 2017: Sacred songs
M 2115 - M 2146: Hymnals
M 2147 - M 2188:  Liturgy vocal:
M 2198 - M 2199:  Gospel, revival vocal: