Band Music
A Brief Guide to Library Resources
BROWSING--Useful class numbers.
For books:
- ML 1300 = History of band music
- MT 73 = Band arranging
- MT 733 = Band instruction and study
For music:
- 63 = Music for band or wind ensemble
FINDING INFORMATION about music therapy in the WNCLN Catalog.
AUTHOR search (composer's last name, first name):
- AUTHOR: sousa, john philip
- AUTHOR: holst, gustav
In the author search, arrangement of a composer's works is by uniform title. Uniform titles are either distinctive titles in the original language, or generic titles, which begin with form or genre and are followed by performance medium, opus or other identifying numbers, and the key:
- band music, selections [some of a composer's band music, but not all of it]
- works [the complete works of a composer in either scores or recordings]
TITLE search, for specific, known pieces with distinctive titles:
- TITLE: stars and stripes forever
- TITLE: suites, band, op. 28, no. 1
SUBJECT search, for finding information about band music, as well as printed music and recordings.
- Bands (Music)
- Band music
- Brass band music
- Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
- Marching band
- Marching drills
- Military music
- Wind ensembles
GENERAL REFERENCE TOOLS
- Band Music Guide, 8th ed. Ref. ML 128 .B23 B36 1982
- Goldman, R.F. The Band's Music. Ref. ML 128 .B23 G72
- Smith, Norman, and A. Stoutamire. Band Music Notes, rev. ed. Ref. ML 128 .B23 S6 1979
- Smith, Norman E. March Music Notes. Ref. ML 128 .B23 S65
- Kreines, Joseph. Music for Concert Band: A Selective Annotated Guide to Band Literature. Ref. ML 128 .B23 K7 1989
- Berg, C. Sidney. The Director's Guide to Festival and Contest Music. Ref. ML 132 .A2 D57 1988
- Rasmussen, R.M. Recorded Concert Band Music, 1950-1987. Ref. ML 156.4 .B3 R4 1988
- Wallace, David & E. Corporon. Wind Ensemble/Band Repertoire. Ref. ML 128 .B23 W34 1984
- Dvorak, Thomas, et al. Best Music for High School Band. Ref. ML 132 .B3 D8 1993
JOURNALS
- Journal of Band Research