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Browsing for Music Materials

Quick reference guides to help users get started with finding music resources.

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Welcome to the Browsing for Music Materials Guide!

In making this guide, our intention is for music performers and researchers to quickly obtain knowledge about where to access music scores and literature related to a particular area of study. We hope this resource will guide you to quickly access call number areas of interest in the Music Library.

The UNT Libraries' Discover Catalog


The information in these guides is not all-encompassing, which means not every ensemble type or literature topic is represented — you will need to search the Discover catalog for specific title and subject inquiries or access our Overview on Library of Congress Call Numbers for Music guide.

 

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Call Numbers for Piano Music


Overview

M20-32 Solo Piano
M32.8-39 Arrangements and Transcriptions for Piano
M1010-1011 Piano and Orchestra
MT220-258 Piano Pedagogy and Technical Studies

Solo Keyboard

M20 Collections and Compilations
M21-32 Standalone Works
M32.8-39 Arrangements and Transcriptions

1 Piano, 3+ hands

M205 1 piano, 3 hands
M200-204 1 piano, 4 hands
M207-212

Arrangements and Transcriptions for 1 piano, 4 hands

M213

1 piano, 5-8+ hands

2+ pianists playing 2 separate pianos

M214-215 2 pianists playing 2 pianos
M216 3+ pianists playing 2+ pianos

Piano and Full Orchestra

M1010 Full scores
M1011 Solos with additional piano accompaniment
M1010.5 Cadenzas

Piano and String Orchestra 

M1110 Full scores
M1111 Solos with additional piano accompaniment
M1110.5 Cadenzas

 

Call Numbers for Accompanists


Piano + 1 Other Instrument

M217-239 Piano + 1 string instrument
M240-271 Piano + 1 wind instrument
M272-283 Piano + 1 plucked instrument
M284-285 Piano + 1 other instrument

* see the guide for the other instrument for specific call number ranges and specifications*

Additional Resources


We encourage you to visit the subject guide for Piano:

The Piano Research Guide

We encourage you to visit the following sources in your search for repertoire:

Music by Black Composers

Boulanger Initiative 

CIM Programming Advisory Resource Guide

If UNT does not have what you need, you can request items through Interlibrary Loan. Items in public domain can also be found on IMSLP. Even more resources are available on the Guide for Music Research.