Subject Headings
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flute music | alto flute music | sonatas (flute) | concertos (flute) | variations (flute) | suites (flute) | flute and piano music | piccolo | flute -- orchestral excerpts | trios (flute) | quartets (flute) | quintets (flute)
To specify some or all instruments for multi-instrument works, include them in parentheses, e.g.: trios (piano, flute, cello); quintets (trumpet, trombone)
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Audition Excerpts
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LexcerptsOver 1,000 excerpts of sheet music from over 200 public domain works. Provides a quick and comprehensive way to reference original parts, scores, and recordings for the most prominent orchestral excerpts requested by professional audition committees.
Call Numbers
Sheet Music
One Instrument
M60 - M64: Solo flute or alto flute
M110.5: Piccolo
Two Instruments
M240 - M244: Flute or alto flute with piano accompaniment
M270.P45: Piccolo with piano accompaniment
M288 - M289: Two wind instruments
M290 - M291: One bowed instrument, one wind instrument
M296 - M297: One wind instrument, one plucked instrument
Three Instruments
M315 - M319: Piano, two wind instruments
M320 - M324: Piano, one bowed instrument, one wind instrument
M335 - M339: Piano, one wind instrument, one plucked instrument
M355 - M359: Three wind instruments (various combinations)
M360 - M364: Three bowed and wind instruments (various combinations)
M375 - M379: Three wind and plucked instruments (various combinations)
More than Three Instruments
Call numbers for instrumental music relate to instrumentation - call numbers for quartets (M400), quintets (M500), sextets (M600), septets (M700), octets (M800), and nonets (M900) will follow similar instrumentation outlined in the M300 groupings.
Example
M355 - M359 = Three wind instruments (various)
M455 - M459 = Four wind instruments (various)
M555 - M559 = Five wind instruments (various)
Orchestral Accompaniment
M1020 - M1021: Flute with orchestra (full scores, piano reductions)
M1034.P5 - M1035.P5: Piccolo with orchestra (full scores, piano reductions)
M1120 - M1121: Flute with string orchestra (full scores, piano reductions)
M1134.P5 - M1135.P5: Piccolo with string orchestra (full scores, piano reductions)
Books
ML128.F58: Flute bibliographies
ML935 - M937: General books about the flute (history, criticism, construction, music)
Studies & Methods
MT340- MT357: Technique, teaching pieces, orchestral studies, etc.
From the Catalog
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The Flute Book by Publication Date: ML935.T65 2012 -
The Flutist QuarterlyCall Number: Online AccessNational Flute Association publication, with articles written by leading teachers, scholars, and performers. -
Professional Associations
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National Flute AssociationLargest flute organization in the world, founded in 1972. Resources include a job board, masterclass announcements, teacher directories, convention handouts archive, competitions, and scholarships.