• The American History and Encyclopedia of Music  REF  ML160 .A5 1910 
• The Complete Musician  REF  ML155 .M35 1975 
• The Look of Music: Rare Musical Instruments, 1500-1900  REF  ML462 .Y68 
• Musical Instruments of the World : An illustrated encyclopedia  REF  ML102.I5 D52 1976 
• The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments  REF  ML102 .I5 .N48 1984
• The Orchestra  REF  ML1200 .H9 
• The Scribner Guide to Orchestral Instruments  REF  ML460 .S5 1983
• Thesaurus of Orchestral Devices  REF  MT70 .R37 1969 

To search for other Instrument resources in the Online Catalog, try a Subject search.  
        Example:  Subject: Musical Instruments (this will retrieve 40+ results)  see also Mechanical Musical Instruments
Or to find resources on a specific instrument try a Keyword search.  
        Example:  Keyword: Violoncello (this will retrieve 300+ results) remember to limit your search to a specific Material
        Type to help narrow this search.

Popular Music

• All Music Guide to Jazz. REF ML156.4 J3 A45
• The American Dance Band Discography 1917-1942. REF  ML156.4 P6 R87
• American Popular Music. REF ML105 S67
• Black Music Biography. REF  ML128 B3 F6
• Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul REF ML102 P66 S8
• Jazz Records, 1897-1942. REF  ML156.4 J3 R93
• Popular Music, An Annotated Guide to Recordings. REF  ML156.4 P6 T85
• Popular Song Index. REF  ML128 S3 H4
• Rap Whoz Who. REF ML400 S77
• The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. REF  ML102 R6 R64

Scores

To search for Music Scores in the Online Catalog, try a Keyword search for a type of music or instrument.  Next select MUSIC SCORE in the Material Type box.  Then click on search.

Example:  Keyword: american                       Material Type: MUSIC SCORE                        (this search will retrieve 90+ results)                                     or                       Keyword: piano                       Material Type: MUSIC SCORE                        (this search will retrieve 1,000+ results)

If you are looking for a specific score, try a Keyword search for the artist and type of score.  
        Example:  Keyword: Hindemith and sonata
                        Material Type: MUSIC SCORE

Sheet Music Bibliographies

• Choral Music in Print REF  ML128.V7 C56
• Flute repertoire catalogue: 10,000 titles REF  ML128.F7 V48 
• The Index of Flute Music Including the Index of Baroque Trio Sonatas REF  ML128.F7 W54 
• The Index of Violin Music REF  ML128.V4 W54
• Orchestral Music in Print (supplement) REF  ML128.O5 O7 Suppl
• Sacred Choral Music in Print Master Index REF  ML128.V7 S322 
• Secular Choral Music in Print Master index REF  ML128.V7 S3321 (1993,1996)
• String Music in Print (supplement) REF  ML128.S7 F4 1973 Suppl

For additional information on music-related research, see also Fast Facts Guide: Music Resources in the Online Catalog, Fast Facts Guide: Biographical Resources in Music and Music: Subject Research Guide
Last Update: December 12, 2005