We use the Library of Congress Classification System to gather like items together. See Bowling Green State University's excellent guide to using this System.
You can browse the shelves to discover music works that you never knew existed. If you're looking for trios, a quick search through the M300's may hold some surprises....ah, serendipity!
Music searchers are lucky, because “M” is for music!
Music scores are located under M
Books about music are located under ML
Music teaching materials (both scores and books) are located under MT
Here is a selective overview of the call numbers for music:
M Music
- M2 Collections of musical scores
- M3 Collected works of individual composers
- M5-1490 Instrumental music
- M180-298 Duets
- M300-386 Trios
- M400-486 Quartets
- M500-586 Quintets
- M600-686 Sextets
- M700-786 Septets
- M800-886 Octets
- M900-986 Nonets, large combinations of chamber music
- M 1000-1160 Orchestra
- M1495-5000 Vocal Music
- M1497-1998 Secular Vocal Music
- M1999-2199 Sacred Vocal Music
ML Literature on Music
- ML62-90 Musician’s writings
- ML100-109 Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
- ML112.8-158.8 Bibliography
- ML159-3775 History and criticism
- ML410 Biography
- ML430-455 Composition
- ML459-1380 Instruments and instrumental music
- ML1400-3275 Vocal music
- ML3400-3465 Dance music
- ML3469-3541 Popular music
- ML3544-3775 National music
- ML3800-3923 Philosophy and physics of music
MT Musical Instruction and Study
- MT1-5 History and criticism
- MT5.5-7 Music theory
- MT40-67 Composition
- MT68 Improvisation, Accompaniment, Transposition
- MT70-74 Instrumentation and orchestration
- MT90-146 Analysis and appreciation
- MT170-810 Instrumental techniques
- MT820-915 Singing and vocal technique
- MT918-948 School music
- MT955-956 Musical theater
Note: Music library sound and video recordings use a separate classification system.
Generally, books about music are located in Tutt Libary. Seay Library houses scores and sound/video recordings.