Guitar Music
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Classification Numbers for Guitar Music
| M125–M129 | Guitar alone: |
| M125 | Collections (more than one composer) |
| M126 | Original works: Collections (one composer) |
| M127 | Original works: Separate |
| M128 | Arrangements: Collections (one composer) |
| M129 | Arrangements: Separate works |
| M276–M277 | Guitar with piano accompaniment: |
| M276 | Collections |
| M277 | Separate works |
| M292–M293 | Duets for two plucked instruments (of all kinds): |
| M292 | Collections |
| M293 | Separate works |
| M294–M295 | Duets—one stringed and one plucked instrument |
| M296–M297 | Duets—one wind and one plucked instrument |
| M325–M329 | Piano and two plucked instruments |
| M330–M334 | Piano, one string, and one plucked instrument |
| M335–M339 | Piano, one wind, and one plucked instrument |
| M365–M369 | Three plucked instruments |
| M370–M374 | Three stringed and plucked instruments |
| M375–M379 | Three wind and plucked instruments |
| M380–M384 | Three stringed, wind, and plucked instruments |
Quartets, quintets, sextets, septets, octets, and nonets follow similar patterns (in the M400s, 500s, 600s, 700s, 800s, and 900s, respectively).For more details, see M: Music and Books on Music, available at the reference desk or at the index table in the reference section (Z696.U5 M 1998).
Concertos and similar pieces:
| M1037.4 .G8 | Guitar with orchestra: full scores, piano reductions, and cadenzas |
| M1137.4 .G8 | Guitar with string orchestra: full scores, piano reductions, and cadenzas |
Studies and methods:
| MT580 | General works |
| MT582 | Systems and methods |
| MT583 | Teaching pieces |
| MT584 | Instructive editions |
| MT586 | Orchestral studies (excerpts) |
| MT587 | Two guitars |
| MT588 | Self-instructors |
| MT590–MT599 | Other instruments of the guitar family |
Not all guitar music in the Cook Music Library is out on the shelf. Please consult IUCAT to find information about music that is checked out or in the Frontlog.
Subject Headings
(for subject searches in IUCAT or WorldCat)
| Solo guitar music: | sonatas (guitar); suites (guitar); variations (guitar); etc.; guitar music |
| Guitar and piano music: | rondos (guitar and piano); sonatas (guitar and piano); suites (guitar and piano); variations (guitar and piano); etc.; guitar and piano music |
| Duets: | guitar music (guitars (2))
violin and guitar music; flute and guitar music; horn and guitar music; etc. |
| Trios: | Plucked instrument trios [for three plucked instruments]
trios [mixed stringed and plucked, various combinations] e.g., trios (flute, guitar, violin), trios (guitar, violin, viola) |
| Quartets: | plucked instrument quartets[various combinations];
also suites [various combinations of plucked instruments]; variations [various combinations of plucked instruments]; etc. plucked instrument quartets [mixed string and woodwind, various combinations]; also suites, variations, etc. Similar for quintets, sextets, septets, octets, and nonets. |
| Guitar and Orchestra: | concertos (guitar)
concertos (guitar) — solo with piano guitar with orchestra concertos (guitar with string orchestra) rondos (guitar) with orchestra, etc. |
Classification Numbers for Books about the Guitar
| Ref. ML128 .G8 | Guitar bibliographies |
| ML1015.G9 | Other books |
Selected Periodicals
| Classical Guitar (1982--) | ML5 .C59 |
| The Guitar Review (1946--) | ML1 .G96 |
| Soundboard (1974--) | ML1 .S643 |
Selected Internet Resources
| Classical Guitar Homepage | https://www.guitarist.com/ |
| Clay Guitars | http://clayconnerguitars.com/ |
| Cort Guitars | http://www.cortguitars.com |
| Flatpicking Guitar Magazine | http://www.flatpick.com |
| Gibson USA | http://www.gibson.com |
| Glenn Weisner’s Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Page | http://www.celticguitarmusic.com |
| Guitar Resources | https://www.harmonycentral.com/ |
| Guitar World Online | http://guitarworld.com |