LibGuides: Keyboard Instruments (Non-Piano): Scores

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Find Scores and Recordings

In the Allen Library

Open the library catalog.
Search the title and composer's name.
Limit to the format you desire.
Find a result for the piece you need.
Use the location and call number to find the item.

Image: Catalog search with the format limited to Printed Music, and search result showing location and call number.

Online

Can't visit the library? Use our guides to Music Scores Online or Streaming Audio & Video to find online score & recording sites, then search for the piece you need.

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Find any piece with specific instruments

Browse the Shelves

Browsing is a great way to discover new music if you don't have a specific piece in mind!

Organ

Use these call numbers to find organ music:

Call Number	Genre
M6 – M19	Solo organ
M180 – M195	Duets with organ
M300 – M309	Trios with organ
*see note	Quartets through nonets
M1005 – M1006	Concertos with orchestra
M1108 – M1109	Concertos with string orchestra

*Quartets (400s), quintets (500s), through nonets (900s) follow a pattern similar to trios, for example:
M300–M309 = Trios with organ
M400–M409 = Quartets with organ

Other keyboard instruments

Music for harpsichord and other keyboard instruments are grouped together with piano music. See the piano music guide for call numbers.

Use a Repertoire Guide

Repertoire Guide: A list of music for a specific instrument or group. Often describes style, difficulty, or musical features.
Here are a few selected guides online and in the Allen Library:

Online Guides

Organ Works by Composers from Africa and the African Diaspora
Hundreds of works listed by composer, with work titles and biographical information.

Guides in the Library

Catalogue of Music for Organ and Instruments by James Laster
Call Number: ML128 O68 L3 [Allen reference]
Publication Date: 2005
Chamber music from Baroque to contemporary. Includes a brief description with level of difficulty, timing, mood, fingerings/pedalings, and more.
Harpsichord and Clavichord Music of the Twentieth Century by Frances Bedford
Call Number: ML128 H29 B43 [Allen reference]
Publication Date: 1993
Lists some 5,400 works for harpsichord and 174 works for clavichord, including solo, chamber, orchestra, vocal, dance, tape, and film music.
The Harpsichord Booke by Arne J. Arneson; Stacie Williams
Call Number: ML128 H29 A7 [Allen reference]
Publication Date: 1986
Index to printed collections of music for the harpsichord, spinnet, clavichord & virginal.
Organ Music in Print (series) by Thomas Nardone, et al.
Call Number: ML128 O68 N [Allen reference]
Publication Date: 1975, 1984, 1997
Thorough list of published organ music. Includes author, title, and publication information.

Find more repertoire guides

Browse the Reference shelves by call number:

Call Number	Topic
ML128 C4	Chamber music guides
ML128 H29	Harpsichord music guides
ML128 O68	Organ music guides

Browse the catalog by subject:
Chamber music > Bibliography
Clavichord music > Bibliography
Harpsichord music > Bibliography
Organ music > Bibliography

Browse the Catalog for Music

If you're not looking for a particular piece, browse the catalog using subjects, for example:
Clavichord music
Harpsichord music
Keyboard instrument music
Organ music

Concertos (Harpsichord) | Concertos (Organ)
Sonatas (Harpsichord) | Sonatas (Organ)

You can find even more subjects in individual catalog records. Find a piece of your desired ensemble/genre, then click on a subject to find more materials with that subject:

How do I choose the right format?

Here are some of the most common formats for printed music:

Score
Shows all instruments

Miniscore/study score
Small version of the full score

Vocal score
Piano and vocal line(s) only

Parts
Individual pieces for each instrument

You can determine the format by looking at the catalog record, in the Subjects or Description section: