Orchestral 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
Orchestra (including chamber)
| M 1000 |
Collections |
| M 1001 |
Symphonies |
| M 1002 |
Symphonic poems |
| M 1003 |
Suites & variations |
| M 1004 |
Overtures |
| M 1005 - 1041 |
Solo instrument with orchestra (arranged by instrument) |
| 1042 |
Concertos for orchestra |
| M 1045 - 1049 |
Pieces: general, marches, dances |
| M 1060 - 1070 |
Arrangements |
| M 1075 |
Fantasies |
String orchestras
| M 1100 |
Collections |
| M 1101 |
Symphonies |
| M 1102 |
Symphonic poems |
| M 1103 |
Suites & variations |
| M 1104 |
Overtures |
| M 1005 - 1141 |
Solo instrument with orchestra |
| M 1142 |
Concertos for string orchestra |
| M 1145 - 1149 |
Pieces: general, marches, dances |
| M 1160 |
Arrangements |
Books about orchestra music
Literature
| ML 128 .O5 |
Bibliographies of orchestra music |
| ML 1200 |
General |
| ML 1202 - 1208 |
By period |
| ML 1210 - 1251 |
By region or country |
| ML 1254 - 1270 |
Forms and types (symphony, suite, overture, etc) |
Studies and methods
| MT 70 - 71 |
Instrumentation and orchestration |
| MT 85 |
Conducting, score reading, and playing |
| MT 125, 130 |
Analysis and appreciation |
| MT 730 |
Technique |
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.
