Guitar Guide  Tags: instruments guitar strings  

Books and printed music are arranged according to the Library of Congress' Classification System. The library has circulating (stacks) and non-circulating (reference) collections. Each collection is divided in to three sections.

• M = Printed music/scores (organized by instrument/genre)
• ML = Books about music and musicians
• MT = Books on music theory, pedagogy, and technique

The best finding aid is the CIM/Case library catalog.

Where are the Guitar sonatas?  Use the following table to identify the call number under which you would find all work for guitar and piano (M 276-277) or other compositions such as etudes or sonatas.  Scores & parts are organized first by instrumentation and then by genre. 

For ensemble music, see Guitar Ensemble Music at the Robinson Music Library (Allain). Ref. ML 128.G949 AL11c 2005.

To locate printed music for a specific instrumentation, you may use the subject search in the library catalog.   For comprehensive repertoire lists for ensembles, see the Bibliographies & Repertoire Lists tab in this guide.

Subject headings for printed music typically use the name of the instrument(s) followed by the word music (e.g. piano music, flute music)  To find duets for two distinct instruments, use the the following form:

• guitar music
  
• guitar and harp music
  

 When searching for ensemble music, begin with the plural form of the genre (Trios, Quartets, Septets).  However in some cases the catalog uses the term "Plucked stringed instruments" when referring to ensembles of solo guitars. 

• Trios Guitars (2) violin
  
• Plucked instrument trios (Guitars (3))
• Plucked instrument trios (Guitars (4))