LibGuides: Woodwinds: Woodwind Ensembles

Call Numbers

M315-M386 Trios (which may include one or more brass instruments)

M315 - M319 Two winds and piano

M355 - M359 Wind trios

M415-486 quartets (which may include one or more woodwind instruments)

M455 - M459 wind quartets

M460 - M464 quartets - strings and winds

M515 - M519 four winds and piano

M55 - M559 wind quintets

M560 - M564 quintets - stings and winds

M657.2 wind sextets

M757.2 wind septets

M857.2 wind octets

M957.2 wind nonets

Finding 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.

Searching using Subject Headings

For other combinations (sextets, septets, etc.) follow the same pattern as above
Also try the subject heading Woodwind Ensembles

For woodwind ensembles with other instruments (piano, violin, etc.), after each basic subject heading (trios, quartets, quintets, etc.) the instruments are organized in the following order: Keyboard (piano, continuo, etc.), winds / brass, percussion, strings (in score order).

So, for example, if you are searching for trios for clarinet, horn and piano use the subject heading trios piano clarinet horn

Select Books

Dictionaries / Encyclopedias

The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments by Stanley Sadie
Call Number: Music Reference ML102 I5N48
ISBN: 0333378784
Publication Date: 1985-01-01

Repertoire

Wind Chamber Music by Barbera Secrist-Schmedes
Call Number: Music Reference ML128 W5S43
ISBN: 0810842467
Publication Date: 2002-08-29
Wind Chamber Music, Volume 2, lists works currently available in print for wind chamber ensembles of two to sixteen winds (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn). Written by one of the foremost authorities on woodwind chamber music, this comprehensive, annotated guide lists more than 2,500 chamber pieces. Information is provided about each composition including composer name, nationality, birth and death dates; title, arranger, composition or copyright date, publisher, instrumentation, length, difficulty level; and general information about the composition or the composer. Written by one of the foremost authorities on woodwind chamber music, every library and wind ensemble should have a copy of this comprehensive guide. Whether researching a program of music from a specific ethnic group, identifying the mainstream repertoire, searching for works appropriate for students or just looking for a fun-filled piece for a pops concert, this book will prove invaluable to music teachers, professional and amateur musicians and music students.
A Catalog of Wind Repertoire Before the Twentieth Century for One to Five Players by David Whitwell; Craig Dabelstein (Editor)
Call Number: Music Reference ML1300 W563 2012
ISBN: 1936512521
Publication Date: 2012-10-30
A Catalog of Wind Repertoire Before the Twentieth Century for One to Five Players is the eleventh volume in Dr. David Whitwell's ground breaking thirteen-volume History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble series. The History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble has had its focus on the repertoire for ensembles of six or more players. But there is much more to the story of the early professional wind player. His performance of solo repertoire and his participation in smaller wind ensembles reflect the use of such music in smaller palace rooms and in more intimate church performances in particular. It was to offer some documentation for these other categories of wind repertoire that Dr. Whitwell has included this volume. Whitwell's meticulous scholarship reveals the continuous history of the wind ensemble, from its earliest roots to the nineteenth century - an unbroken tradition of wind music that music scholars have never been fully able to appreciate until now.

Instructional Books

Teaching Woodwinds by Harold Gene Griswold
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 0131577123
Publication Date: 2007-10-08
For one semester/quarter courses in woodwind methods. Teaching Woodwinds has draws on the authors thirty-five years of experience teaching woodwinds to students. Organized by specific teach topics from the fundamentals of hand and finger position to articulation and intonation. Drawing on a classic set of teacher/student duets, the included twenty-five class lessons enable students to learn by doing and by listening as they play duets with the instructor.
The Woodwinds: performance and instructional techniques by Everett LeRoy Timm
Call Number: MT339 T55 1971
Publication Date: 1971