Librarian for Special Collections
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This guide is designed to assist in the discovery of sources of music in European traditions held in Special Collections of the Oberlin Conservatory Library. Subjects include organology, instrument building, music history, and music theory.
Instrument
This chart shows items grouped by instrument.
| Family | Instrument | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Woodwind | Recorder | 7 |
| Woodwind | Flute | 25 |
| Woodwind | Fife | 3 |
| Woodwind | Oboe | 10 |
| Woodwind | Clarinet | 7 |
| Woodwind | Bassoon | 7 |
| Woodwind | Serpent | 2 |
| Woodwind | Saxophone | 1 |
| Brass | Horn | 4 |
| Brass | Trumpet | 2 |
| Brass | Cornet | 2 |
| Brass | Trombone | 3 |
| Brass | Euphonium | 1 |
| Percussion | Drum | 5 |
| Percussion | Triangle, cymbal, tambourine | 3 |
| Percussion | Bell | 3 |
| Percussion | Glass | 4 |
| Keyboard | Organ | 10 |
| Keyboard | Geigenwerk | 2 |
| Keyboard | Harpsichord, clavichord, clavicembalo, spinnet, virginal | 11 |
| Keyboard | Fortepiano | 1 |
| Keyboard | Piano | 14 |
| Voice | Voice | 4 |
| String | Guitar | 7 |
| String | Lute | 5 |
| String | Hurdy-gurdy | 1 |
| String | Viol | 12 |
| String | Violin | 35 |
| String | Viola | 2 |
| String | Violoncello | 9 |
| String | Double bass | 2 |
| String | Harp | 3 |