Classification Numbers for Guitar Music
a guide for browsing the stacks in Music & Media
Most scores and books are in the stacks of Music & Media. Some materials are in the ASRS (request these materials from the catalog) and scores with parts are kept behind the desk (normal circulation policies apply).
Scores/Sound Recordings
Guitar alone
| M 125 |
Collections (more than one composer) |
| M 126 |
Original works: collections (one composer) |
| M 127 |
Original works: separate |
| M 128 |
Arrangements: collections (one composer) |
| M 129 |
Arrangements: separate works |
Duets
| M 276 |
Collections (guitar with piano) |
| M 277 |
Separate works (guitar with piano) |
| M 292 |
Collections (guitar with other plucked instrument) |
| M 293 |
Separate works (guitar with other plucked instrument) |
| M 294 - 295 |
Guitar with stringed instrument |
| M 296 - 297 |
Guitar with wind instrument |
Trios
| M 325 - 329 |
Piano and two plucked instruments |
| M 330 - 334 |
Piano, one string, and one plucked instrument |
| M 335 - 339 |
Piano, one wind, and one plucked instrument |
| M 365 - 369 |
Three plucked instruments |
| M 370 - 374 |
Three stringed and plucked instruments |
| M 375 - 379 |
Three wind and plucked instruments |
| M 380 - 384 |
Three stringed, wind, and plucked instruments |
Concertos
| M 1037.4 .G8 |
Guitar with orchestra: full scores, piano reductions, and cadenzas |
| M 1137.4 .G8 |
Guitar with string orchestra: full scores, piano reductions, and cadenzas |
Books on Guitar
Studies and Methods
| MT 580 |
General works |
| MT 582 |
Systems and methods |
| MT 583 |
Teaching pieces |
| MT 584 |
Instructive editions |
| MT 586 |
Orchestral studies (excerpts) |
| MT 587 |
Two guitars |
| MT 588 |
Self-instructors |
| MT 590 - 599 |
Other instruments of the guitar family |
Literature
| ML 128 .G8 |
Guitar bibliographies |
| ML 1015 .G9 |
Other books (history, etc) |
Adapted from a handout created by David Lasocki and Joy St. John, William & Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University.
If you have questions or need help locating any materials, please contact Lindsay Hansen, Music & Media Librarian.
