Sound Recordings
CDs are shelved by Library of Congress call number. Library of Congress classification shelves items according to the type of music (i.e. sonata, symphony, opera, etc.) not alphabetically by composer or title.
Musical Scores
Musical scores are also shelved by Library of Congress call number. Scores are located in the library in the circulating collection and also in Oversize area on the 2nd floor of the library.
To locate sound recordings or musical scores start with the HAL catalog. You can search in the following ways:
Keyword
The
easiest way to find music recordings and scores.
Enter key terms, popular title, author
name.
Limit your search to find specifically what you need.
Examples: find
a recording of Haydn's Creation sung in English
creation
AND haydn
Limit
language to English and Material type to Sound Recording
find a recording of the Beatles' song Strawberry Fields Forever
beatles AND strawberry fields
Limit Material type to Sound Recording
find the score for songs by Claude Debussy
debussy AND songs
Limit Material Type to Music Score
find a vocal score of Tosca with English translation
tosca AND English AND vocal
Limit Material Type to Music Score
You can search for music by author or title also. Especially for title searching, it is important to know the exact title, not the popular title. For example, "Symphony No. 5" instead of "Fifth Symphony."
Author
(composer, performer, conductor, musical group)
Type last name, first name
Examples:
Beethoven, Ludwig
Beatles
Anderson, Marion
Title
(title of album, opera, symphony)
omit
a, an, the at the beginning of titles
Examples:
sonata for piano
hard days night
magic flute
Find too much? ...Limit your search:
1. After you search, click
2. Limit by location: Choose KING to limit to items only in the King Library
3. Limit by material type: For
CDs, choose MUSIC RECORDG
For musical scores, choose MUSIC SCORES
