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About the UW Music Library

About the Collection | Material Locations | New Items Added to the Collection | Special Collections |
Finding Music Manuscripts | Support the Music Library


About the Collection
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.

Material Locations
Dewey Decimal scores and Library of Congress scores and books with call numbers through ML 429 are shelved in open stacks on the first floor. Library of Congress numbers ML 430 through Z, oversize materials, and periodicals are located on the ground floor. Periodicals are shelved in alphabetical order by title.

New Items Added to the Collection
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
New Music Library Items for April

Special Collections
Collection Content Access Information
Hazel G. Kinscella Collection Early American Hymnals and tune books Search the online catalog and retrieve items at the circulation desk in RM 113
Offenbacher Mozart Collection Early recordings of the vocal music of Mozart Search the online 10 inch 78 list or the 12 inch 78 list and contact John Gibbs
Melvin Harris Collection Early recordings of wind instruments performances Contact John Gibbs
Milton Katims Tapes & Scores Tape performances conducted by Milton Katims and marked conductor scores For tapes, contact John Gibbs
For scores, contact Special Collections
Vilem Sokol Scores Marked conductor scores Contact Special Collections
Soni Ventorum Marked performance parts and performance recordings Contact Special Collections for marked parts and the Music Library for recordings.
Other Music Special Collections Early printed opera scores and manuscripts Search the online catalog and retrieve items at the circulation desk in RM 113

Finding Music Manuscripts

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: Thursday October 09, 2008