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Guide to Robinson Music Library Resources
Strings
Where to find...
Books and printed music are arranged according to the Library of Congress' Classification System. The library has circulating (stacks) and non-circulating (reference) collections. Each collection is divided in to three sections.
| M | Printed music/scores (organized by instrument/genre) |
| ML | Books about music and musicians |
| MT | Books on music theory, pedagogy, and technique |
The best finding aid is the CIM/Case library catalog. The table below shows basic call number ranges for each instrument organized by genre.
| Genre | Violin | Viola | Violoncello | Double Bass |
| Orchestral excerpts | M 40.5 | M 45.5 | M 50.5 | M 55.5 |
| Solos and etudes | M 40-44 | M 45-49 | M 50-54 | M 55-58 |
| Solo with piano | M 217-223 | M 225-228 | M 229-236 | M 237-238 |
| Concertos | M 1012-1013 | M 1014-1015 | M 1016-1017 | M 1018 |
| String quartets | M 452 | M 452 | M 452 | M 452 |
Current issues are on the periodical shelves. Request back issues for the current year at the circulation desk. Bound Periodicals (2002-) are shelved alphabetically by title in the Glass Lounge. Bound periodicals dated before 2002 are located in storage.
- American String Teacher
- American Suzuki Journal
- Journal of the American Viola Society
- Journal of the Violin Society of America
- The Strad
- Strings
Career/Audition/Competition Resources
Several journals (listed above) provide information about auditions, competitions and job opportunities. See the library guide on Career Resources. The library also provides access to Bridge Worldwide Music Connection, an online resource describing performance opportunities, jobs, competitions, festivals and other opportunities in music. Please inquire at the library's circulation desk for login information.
The Library has several books that make finding literature and information about string instruments easy. Because of their usefulness, these resources are shelved in the reference section. The list is not comprehensive. Please take some time to browse the reference section.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Online: www.grovemusic.com) Print copy Ref. ML102.In7N42n
- Literature of chamber music (Cohn) Ref. ML1100.C661L
Finding Music (solo & chamber):
Violin
- The index of violin music (Wilkins)Ref. ML128.V81W659in
- Music for the violin and viola Ref. ML128.V81L569
Viola
- The index of viola music (Wilkins) Ref. ML128.V811W659in
- Music for viola (Williams) Ref. ML128.V811W674m
- Literatur fŸr Viola (Zeyringer) Ref. ML128.V811Z61 1985
Violoncello
- Cello music since 1960: a bibliography of solo, chamber & orchestral works for solo cellist (Homuth) Ref. ML128.V814H754c
- The solo cello: a bibliography of the unaccompanied violoncello literature (Markevitch) Ref. ML128.V814M341s
- The index of cello music: including the index of baroque trio sonatas (Wilkins) Ref. ML128.V814W569in
Double Bass
- Comprehensive catalog of available literature for the double bass Ref. ML128.D743G892 1974
Other
- Orchestral excerpts: a comprehensive index (Rabson) Ref. ML128.Or1R113or
- Chamber music: an international guide to works and their instrumentation (Rangel-Ribeiro/Markel ) Ref. ML128.C355R163c
- String music of Black composers: a bibliography (Horne) Ref. ML128.B45H783st