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Subject Guide: Strings

General Call Numbers

Call Number Instrumentation
M40 – M44 Violin solo
M45 – M49 Viola solo
M50 – M54 Violoncello solo
M55 – M58 Double bass solo
M55 Other string instruments
M217 - M223 Violin and piano
M224 - M228 Viola and piano
M229 - M236 Violoncello and piano
M237 - M238 Double bass and piano
M239 Other string instruments and piano
M286 – M287 2 string instruments
M310 - M314 2 string instruments and piano
M310 – M386 Trios with at least one string instrument
M349 - M353 String trios
M410 - M414 3 string instruments and piano
M410 – M486 Quartets with at least one string instrument
M450 – M454 String quartets
M510 – M514 Quintets with at least one string instrument
M550 - M554 String quintets
M1012 - M1013 Violin concertos (with orchestra)
M1014 - M1015 Viola concertos (with orchestra)
M1016 - M1017 Violoncello concertos (with orchestra)
M1018 Double bass concertos (with orchestra)
M1019 Concertos for other string instruments with orchestra
M1112 - M1113 Violin concertos (with orchestra)
M1114 - M1115 Viola concertos (with string orchestra)
M1116 - M1117 Violoncello concertos (with string orchestra)
M1118 Double bass concertos (with string orchestra)
M1134 - M1135 Other wind instruments with string orchestra
[Saxophone, English horn, piccolo, etc.]

 

Books in the Library

  • Fink, I. (Irving) and C. Merriell with the Guarneri String Quartet.  String Quartet Playing.  Neptune City, NJ:  Paganiniana Publications, 1985.
    [MT728.F55 1985]
  • Lester, Joel.  Bach’s Works for Solo Violin:  Style, Structure, Performance.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
    [electronic book; click title to view]
  • McCalla, James.  Twentieth-century Chamber Music.  New York:  Schirmer Books, 1996.
    [ML1106.M33 1996]
  • Stowell, Robin. The Cambridge Companion to the Violin. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1992.
    [ML800 C35]
  • Stowell, Robin.  Violin technique and performance practice in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.  Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985.
    [ML855.S89 1985]
  • Wilkins, Wayne. Index of Violin Music. Magnolia, AR: Music Register, 1973.
    [REF ML128 V4 W53]

Periodicals

These titles may be of special interest to wind players.  To locate other music titles, browse Pacificat for the subject "Music Periodicals".

Web Sites

  • American String Teachers Association – Includes publications, information on conferences, state chapters, and job listings.
  • Cello Collection at Jackson Library – The largest collection of cello music in the United States.
  • International Society of Double Bassists - Includes information about the organization and its competitions and conventions.
  • Internet Cello Society – Provides technique tips, information about professional and amateur cellists, a newsletter and library, internet links, discussion boards, etc.
  • Maestronet.com – Includes information about instruments for sale, instrument makers and dealers, and stolen instruments.  Also has discussion boards and a select library of articles from various string publications.

Subject Searching & Browsing in PacifiCat

In PacifiCat, there are two ways to find items on a particular subject:  by Searching, or by Browsing
Searching (by keyword) is useful for finding items about a specific topic when you don't have a specific author or title.

  1. To SEARCH by Subject, go to PacifiCat , and select Advanced Search.
  2. Select the Format and/or Material Type you are looking for.
  3. Under Field to Search: choose Subject
  4. Under Words adjacent? click Yes
  5. Enter search term(s) from the following list in the first blank box:
    • Chamber music
    • Double bass
    • Orchestral music
    • String -orchestra music
    • String quartet (for books)

Browsing by subject is useful when browsing for music for specific instruments, ensembles, or genres (e.g. sonatas, symphonies, operas, etc.) when the composer or title is not known.

To BROWSE by Subject, go to PacifiCat, and select “Browse” from the left-hand menu. Under Index to Browse: choose Subject.

  • Concertos violin
  • Concertos violoncello solo with piano
  • Sonatas viola
  • String -orchestra music
  • String quartets (for scores and recordings)
  • String quintets [Follow for Sextets, Septets, Octets, Nonets as well]

(For chamber music with keyboard see also the Keyboard Subject Guide)

  • String trios
  • Violin and piano music
  • Violin music
  • Violin with