About the UW Music Library
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The Music Library contains over 70,000 books and scores, 46,000
recordings and other media including video tapes and computer software,
and current subscriptions to approximately 300 periodicals. Subjects
covered include acoustics and physics of music, ethnomusicology, jazz, music education, and the history, literature, theory and performance
of
music.
Dewey Decimal scores and Library of Congress scores and books with call
numbers through ML 399 are shelved in open stacks on the first floor.
Library of Congress numbers ML 400 through Z, oversize materials, and
periodicals are located on the ground floor. Periodicals are shelved in
alphabetical order by title.
New Music Library Items for October
New Music Library Items for September
New Music Library Items for August
New Music Library Items for July
New Music Library Items for June
New Music Library Items for May
I. RISM A/II (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales)--manuscripts from circa 1600-1850
- -A/II Online catalog; for UW owned manuscripts designated by "US-Su" location
- - Printed Catalogue of UW holdings--ML113 .I6 Ser.A/II pt. US Su (Music Reference)
II. UW online catalog--manuscripts from all time periods
- -Use Advanced Keyword screen, and designate “publication type” as “manuscript music scores.” Example below:
- -This will retrieve:
- All original music manuscripts (including composition theses completed at the UW School of Music),
- Microfilm and printed facsimiles of manuscripts for which the original is held elsewhere.
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Last modified: Tuesday November 03, 2009
