Subject Headings
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violin music | sonatas (violin) | suites (violin) | variations (violin) | concertos (violin) | violin and piano music | violin -- orchestral excerpts | violin with orchestra | trios (violin) | string trios | quartets (violin) | string quartets | quintets (violin) | string quintets | violin -- studies and exercises
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
M40 - M44: Solo violin
Two Instruments
M217 - M223: Solo violin with piano accompaniment
M286 - M287: Duets (two bowed instruments)
M290 - M291: Duets (bowed instrument, wind instrument)
M294 - M295: Duets (wind instrument, bowed instrument)
Three Instruments
M310 - M314: Piano, two bowed instruments
M320 - M324: Piano, one bowed instrument, one wind instrument
M330 - M334: Piano, one wind instrument, one bowed instrument
M349 - M353: Three bowed instruments
M360 - M364: Three bowed and wind instruments
M370 - M374: Three bowed and plucked instruments
Four Instruments
M450 - M452: String quartets
More than Four Instruments
Call numbers for instrumental music relate to instrumentation - call numbers for quintets (M500), sextets (M600), septets (M700), octets (M800), and nonets (M900) will follow similar instrumentation outlined in the M300 groupings.
Example
M360 - M364 = Three bowed and wind instruments (various)
M460 - M464 = Four bowed and wind instruments (various)
M560 - M564 = Five bowed and wind instruments (various)
Orchestral Accompaniment
M1012 - M1013: Violin with orchestra (full scores, piano reductions)
M1112 - M1113: Violin with string orchestra (full scores, piano reductions)
Books
ML128.V4: Violin bibliographies
ML802 - ML897: General books about the violin (history, criticism, construction, music)
Studies & Methods
MT260- MT279: Etudes, teaching pieces, bowing, positions, fiddling orchestral studies, etc.
From the Catalog
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The Cambridge Companion to the Violin by Call Number: ML800.C35 1992 -
The Contemporary Violin by Call Number: ML857.S77 2001 -
Professional Organizations
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American String Teachers AssociationFounded in 1946, the American String Teachers Association exists to help string and orchestra teachers and players. Services include a National Orchestra Festival, an award-winning scholarly journal, job postings, local and national events, and access to a vibrant and sharing string community.