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Brass and Percussion

Use these guides to find resources for your instrument(s)

Call Numbers

M90-M94 trombone alone

M262-M263 trombone with piano accompaniment

M288-M289 duets - two wind instruments

M290-M291 duets - wind and string instruments

M1032 concertos with orchestra

M1033 concertos (usually arranged with piano reduction)

M1132 concertos with string orchestra

M1133 concertos (usually arranged with piano reduction)

ML965-ML968 history and criticism

MT460-MT472 studies and methods

MT466 orchestral excerpts

Finding recordings and scores using Keyword

  • Use quotation marks around phrases. "French Horn"
     
  • Truncate using * This is an excellent way to improve your search results. For example, Sona* will find Sonata, Sonatas, Sonatina, Sonatinas etc.. Truncating means you don't have to search for these words separately by typing each one individually.
     
  • Use "AND" and "OR" to combine words or phrases. These are known as Boolean operators.
     
  • Use parentheses: ( ), called "nesting, to groups terms together so you can combine even more concepts or Synonyms. For example: (cello OR violincello) or (beliefs OR attitudes). Using both terms ensures you will get relevant results.

 

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