Sections in this category: General Resources | Catalogs of Printed Music
General Resources
The Audition Process: Anxiety management and Coping Strategies
By Edward Stuart Dunkel. Allen Library Stacks [ML3830 D86 A] Check Status
Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra
Edited by Colin Lawson. Allen Library Stacks [ML1200 C36] Check Status
The Development of Orchestral Music from 1725-1943: from Bach to Bartok
By The London Philharmonic Orchestra. Allen Library Stacks [ML1200 L84] Check Status
Orchestra Musician's Library - Excerpts on CD-Rom for all orchestral instruments. List of represented composers is available at the circulation desk.
Allen Library Permanent Reserves [(PERM RES) M1000 O723] Check Status
Orchestra Music: A Handbook
By David Daniels. Allen Library Reference [REF ML128 N8 D1 2005] Check Status
Principles of Orchestration
By Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov. Allen Library Stacks [MT70 R577] Check Status
The Symphonic Repertoire
By Peter A. Brown. Allen Library Stacks [ML1255 B76 S95] Check Status
Treatise on Instrumentation
By Hector Berlioz and Richard Strauss. Allen Library Stacks [MT70 B51 S] Check Status
By Edward Stuart Dunkel. Allen Library Stacks [ML3830 D86 A] Check Status
Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra
Edited by Colin Lawson. Allen Library Stacks [ML1200 C36] Check Status
The Development of Orchestral Music from 1725-1943: from Bach to Bartok
By The London Philharmonic Orchestra. Allen Library Stacks [ML1200 L84] Check Status
Orchestra Musician's Library - Excerpts on CD-Rom for all orchestral instruments. List of represented composers is available at the circulation desk.
Allen Library Permanent Reserves [(PERM RES) M1000 O723] Check Status
Orchestra Music: A Handbook
By David Daniels. Allen Library Reference [REF ML128 N8 D1 2005] Check Status
Principles of Orchestration
By Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov. Allen Library Stacks [MT70 R577] Check Status
The Symphonic Repertoire
By Peter A. Brown. Allen Library Stacks [ML1255 B76 S95] Check Status
Treatise on Instrumentation
By Hector Berlioz and Richard Strauss. Allen Library Stacks [MT70 B51 S] Check Status
Catalogs of Printed Music
Orchestral Music in Print
By Margaret K. Farish. Allen Library Reference [REF ML128 N8 F 1994 IND and Suppl.] Check Status
By Margaret K. Farish. Allen Library Reference [REF ML128 N8 F 1994 IND and Suppl.] Check Status
Below are call number ranges for areas within this topic. Use these call numbers to browse the library shelves when you have a general idea of what you want, but don't have a specific item in mind.
M1000
Collections
M1001
Symphonies
M1002
Symphonic Poems
M1003
Suites/Variation Forms
M1004
Overtures/Preludes/Entr'actes
M1004.5
Collections for varying solo instruments
M1005-1041
Concertos for solo instruments with orchestra
M1042
Concertos for Orchestra
M1045-1049
General pieces and dance forms
M1050-1074
Arrangements
M1075
Fantasies, etc
M1100's
String Orchestra Music (same breakdown as for full orchestra)
ML465-471
Books on history of instruments/ensembles
ML1200-1270
Books on orchestral music (forms)
MT
Excerpts for various instruments as outlined below
MT125, 130
Analysis and appreciation
Collections
M1001
Symphonies
M1002
Symphonic Poems
M1003
Suites/Variation Forms
M1004
Overtures/Preludes/Entr'actes
M1004.5
Collections for varying solo instruments
M1005-1041
Concertos for solo instruments with orchestra
M1042
Concertos for Orchestra
M1045-1049
General pieces and dance forms
M1050-1074
Arrangements
M1075
Fantasies, etc
M1100's
String Orchestra Music (same breakdown as for full orchestra)
ML465-471
Books on history of instruments/ensembles
ML1200-1270
Books on orchestral music (forms)
MT
Excerpts for various instruments as outlined below
- 266 - violin
- 286 - viola
- 303 - violoncello
- 331 - double bass
- 346 - flute
- 366 - oboe
- 376 - english horn
- 386 - clarinet
- 406 - bassoon
- 426 - horn
- 446 - trumpet
- 466 - trombone
- 486 - tuba
- 496 - baritone
- 546 - harp
MT125, 130
Analysis and appreciation
Das Orchester: Zeitschrift für Orchesterkulter und Rundfunkchorwesen
Harmony: Forum of the Symphony Orchestra Institute
International Musician
NSOA Bulletin
Senza Sordino
Symphony - ML1 S98
Harmony: Forum of the Symphony Orchestra Institute
International Musician
NSOA Bulletin
Senza Sordino
Symphony - ML1 S98
Use these subject headings to search by general topic in our Library catalog. Copy the subject heading into the search box and use the drop down menu to search by "Subject". There are many more possible subjects than what we have listed here, but these should get you started.
Concertos
Concertos (orchestra)
Orchestra Studies
Orchestral music
Overtures
String Orchestra Music
Suites (orchestra)
Symphonic Poems
Symphonies
Symphonies -- excerpts
Concertos (orchestra)
Orchestra Studies
Orchestral music
Overtures
String Orchestra Music
Suites (orchestra)
Symphonic Poems
Symphonies
Symphonies -- excerpts
American Federation of Musicians
Official website for AFM
International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians
Official website for ICSOM
League of American Orchestras
Official Website for the League of American Orchestras (formerly the American Symphony Orchestra League)
musicalchairs
Audition listings for orchestras world wide
Polyphonic
Web forum for orchestra members
Regional Orchestra Players Association
Official website for ROPA
Official website for AFM
International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians
Official website for ICSOM
League of American Orchestras
Official Website for the League of American Orchestras (formerly the American Symphony Orchestra League)
musicalchairs
Audition listings for orchestras world wide
Polyphonic
Web forum for orchestra members
Regional Orchestra Players Association
Official website for ROPA