Music 308: Music in Vienna 1875-1925: Scores
Sheet music database
- Music Online: Classical Scores Library This link opens in a new windowIncludes full, study, piano, and vocal scores of classical works, along with lesser-known contemporary works in from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. Part of Music & Dance Online database.
- HathiTrust This link opens in a new windowClick the link for "Advanced Full-text Search" then click the box for "Full View only." Change the drop-down from "Full-Text + All Fields" to "Author" and enter the composer's name. Put the Title in the next box, and change "this exact phrase" to "all of these words." Scroll down to "Original Format" and select "Musical Score."
E.g., Author: bach johann sebastian; Title: solo violin
Specific sheet music
- Mörike-Lieder : für Gesang und Klavier = for voice and piano byCall Number: online
Borrowing Scores from other libraries
- WorldCat (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new windowsearch a combined catalog of libraries from around the world
Finding Scores at GVSU
Call Numbers for Music scores
Call Numbers for scores beginning with the letter M will be found on the 3rd floor of the Mary Idema Pew (Allendale) Library.
- M3 Collected or Complete Works (scores)
- M134 Guides to the Complete Works by composer
- M5-1490 Instrumental Music (scores)
- M1495-5000< Vocal Music (scores)
Place requests for items to avoid having to enter the stacks and handle materials!
A more complete guide to Call Numbers is available from the Library of Congress. Yale provides a guide to the filing rules (the order of items on shelves).
To Find Scores (sheet music) at GVSU
Use the Library Search on any webpage, or or visit Find Materials > Find Books.
Click on the Printed Music option in Material Type box below the search boxes. Or you could search the type of item such as score as a keyword
Use separate boxes for your composer, piece title, type of piece, or other keywords. When you put your composer's last name in the box, change the drop-down to "author" instead of any field. When searching for a type of piece, use the plural, e.g., "sonatas" or "concertos" (not concerti). You may use keywords like "piano sonatas op. 23." You may also search for the instrument as a subject, e.g., piano.
One of the complications of searching for scores is the many ways publishers can cite the name of a piece. For example, a piano sonata could be called: "piano sonata", "sonata for piano", "sonata no. x for piano", "Klaviersonate", "Sonate fur Klavier", etc. Virtually all of these would have a "uniform title" of "Sonatas, piano ..." so using the plural of the type of piece followed by the instrument name is a good keyword phrase to use in searching.
Searching for Specific Items
In the Library search box, type names in reverse order (e.g., ellington duke). Click on Search.
Many scores are in the “Complete or Collected works” of a composer but are not listed in the Catalog. You may want to browse the shelves in the call number area of M3, and use the guides to the collected works in the call number area of ML134.
Miniature scores are at the beginning of the M's on the 3rd floor. Oversized scores are in the ASRS and must be requested through the catalog.
- Last Updated: Apr 16, 2024 1:09 PM
- URL: https://libguides.gvsu.edu/mus308