Since the mid-nineteenth century, there have been publications purporting to be the complete works of classical composers. In the beginning, only the most famous composers such as Bach got such coverage. However, by the twentieth century there were many more sets of complete works. In some cases there were new sets for the ones already published in the nineteenth century. Our library has a vast collection of complete works. Some of them may be the only sources of scores by certain composers, especially the very early ones who lived before music printing was invented. Scores in complete works are usually prepared by renowned experts whose editions are very scholarly and reliable. They are shelved under the call number M3, and it is easy to browse to see what we have or look for a specific collection you want, because under M3, they are in alphabetical order by composer. Here are call numbers for only a few of the ones we have for early music.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)  M3 .B1131

Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788)  M3 .B103

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) M3 .C76

Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474)  M3 .D9

Josquin des Prez (c.1450-55-1521)  M3 .J665

Guillaume de Machaut (c.1300-1377)  M3 .G919

Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina (1525-26-1594)  M3 .P13

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) M3 .V65