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Check the Helpful Hints on our main Finding Repertoire page.  See also our Piano Ensembles handout - in PDF.

Browse the Shelves for Music

Some useful call numbers for browsing on the shelf are: 

M 312-- piano trios 

M 412 -- piano quartets

M 512 -- piano quintets 

Library of Congress/Class M, Music Classification from the George F. De Vine Music Library, Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)

Subject Headings for ensembles comprised of piano and other instruments are: 


SONATAS (VIOLIN AND PIANO)

RONDOS (FLUTE AND ORGAN)

SUITES (BASSOON AND CONTINUO)
etc.

but,

QUINTETS (PIANO, BASSOON, CLARINET,HORN,OBOE)

TRIOS (PIANO, CLARINET, VIOLA)
etc.

N.B.   accompanying keyboard instrument is almost always listed last in chamber duos
...BUT...
the keyboard instrument is listed first when there are more that two insturments in the ensemble

Piano with one other instrument - consult section on that instrument e.g. Tuba, Trombone etc

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Suggested Sources for Repertoire Lists

History of Chamber Music

 

Lisa Rae Philpott
Music Reference / Collections / Instructional Librarian
UWO Music Library
Last updated: 2012-01