Organ Repertoire
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Catalogue of Music for Organ and Instruments by This book presents music titles in which the organ is part of a chamber ensemble. Alphabetized by composer, entries contain the bibliographical information for each title and a brief commentary or description, as well as information on the level of difficulty, timing, mood, fingerings/pedalings, and other performance aids. The selections are suitable for concerts and religious services and are written in a variety of styles, from Baroque to contemporary.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.O6 L34 2005ISBN: 0810852993Publication Date: 2005 -
Keyboard Music of Black Composers by Horne presents work for the piano and related instruments (such as accordion, harpsichord, and organ). Composers from Africa as well as the Diaspora are covered in this volume. Organized in alphabetical order by composer, each of the more than 200 entries provides information, where available, on the composer's life and career, and then details all works that include piano as well as information about commission, premiere, and composer bibliography and discography.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.B45H68 1992ISBN: 031327939XPublication Date: 1992 -
Music for Two or More Players at Clavichord, Harpsichord, Organ by The book begins with a brief introduction to clavichord, harpsichord, and organ music throughout the centuries and is followed by the representative listing of more than 325 works, arranged alphabetically by the more than 220 composers covered. This literature spans five centuries, several nationalities, many different styles, a wide range of compositional techniques, and all types of ensembles. The degree of difficulty varies widely, though most are within the grasp of even modest performers.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.K5S55 1991ISBN: 0313279101Publication Date: 1991 -
Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers by This reference work catalogs music for organ and harpsichord written by more than 700 women composers from 40 countries. She provides more detailed information about each work than can be found in any other reference book on women composers. In addition to biographies for each woman, Heinrich supplies listings of individual compositions, and includes descriptions and sources whenever possible. Publishers, library sources, and recording companies with their addresses are also provided.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.O6O73 1991ISBN: 0313268029Publication Date: 1991 -
Organ Literature by Now in paperback. Cloth edition 0-8108-2964-9 originally published in 1995.
Call Number: Con Ref ML600 .A76 1995ISBN: 0810829649Publication Date: 2003 -
Survey of Organ Literature and Editions by Call Number: Con Ref ML600 .K73ISBN: 0813810507Publication Date: 1980
Piano Repertoire
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Concert Piano Repertoire by Provides quick and accurate data for program-making, teaching and research. New ideas for performance or study will be found in the complete listing of standard composers, including both popular and less familiar titles, with brief evaluations.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.P3 F39ISBN: 0810806851Publication Date: 1974 -
A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers by This guide is an annotated catalogue of the available piano music in print composed by 144 women born before the 20th century. The work also features biographies and extensive bibliographical information for each composer. Arranged alphabetically by composer into categories including single works, collections, and anthologies, the music is also described in terms of grade level, genre, mood, style characteristics, and technical requirements, and ranges in difficulty from late elementary to virtuoso concert repertoire.Call Number: Con Ref ML102.P5 D44 2002ISBN: 0313319898Publication Date: 2002 -
Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, Fourth Edition by This incomparable resource expertly guides readers to solo piano literature. New to the fourth edition are enhanced indexes identifying black composers, women composers, and compositions for piano with live or recorded electronics; a thorough listing of anthologies and collections organized by time period and nationality, now including collections from Africa and Slovakia; and expanded entries to account for new material, works, and digital resources.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.P3 H5 2014ISBN: 9780253010223Publication Date: 2013 -
Keyboard Music of Black Composers by Horne presents work for the piano and related instruments (such as accordion, harpsichord, and organ). Composers from Africa as well as the Diaspora are covered in this volume. Organized in alphabetical order by composer, each of the more than 200 entries provides information, where available, on the composer's life and career, and then details all works that include piano as well as information about commission, premiere, and composer bibliography and discography.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.B45H68 1992ISBN: 031327939XPublication Date: 1992
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The Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature by This reference book is an invaluable resource for teachers, students and performers for evaluating and selecting piano solo literature. Concise and thoroughly researched, thousands of works, from the Baroque through the Contemporary periods, have been graded and evaluated in detail. Includes an alphabetical list of composers, explanations of works and much more.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.P3 M34 1995ISBN: 9780882846545Publication Date: 1995 -
The Pianist's Guide to Transcriptions, Arrangements, and Paraphrases by The Pianist's Guide to Transcriptions, Arrangements, and Paraphrases describes pieces for solo piano, duet, and two pianos, as well as outstanding transcriptions for one hand. Most of them are written for piano(s) alone, but a considerable number are scored for piano(s) and a small instrumental ensemble or a full orchestra.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.P3 H536 1990ISBN: 0253327458Publication Date: 2000 -
The Piano in Chamber Ensemble by The Piano in Chamber Ensemble describes more than 3,200 compositions, from duos to octets, by more than 1,600 composers. It is divided into sections according to the number of instruments involved, then subdivided according to the actual scoring. Keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players and their teachers will find a wealth of chamber works from all periods.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.C4 H5 2006ISBN: 9780253346964Publication Date: 2006 -
Piano Music by Black Women Composers by The depth of detail in this comprehensive catalog of music composed by African American women required limiting the scope to solo and ensemble piano music, but an introductory overview on the contributions of black women in music and biographical sketches on the 54 composers profiled in the catalog contain broader information. Over 300 piano works are listed, with detailed descriptive information on close to 200 works that Walker-Hill was able to obtain and study. Appendixes list available published music, ensemble instrumentation, music for teaching, and music published before 1920.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.P3 W3 1992ISBN: 0313281416Publication Date: 1992 -
Portuguese Piano Music by This book fills the gap in the historical record of Portuguese piano music from its start in the 18th century to the present. While paying close attention to female composers, Harper adds an annotated and graded bibliography that presents readers with a comprehensive inventory of compositions. Appendixes include a selected discography, list of publishers, and other types of critical source information.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.P3 H25 2013ISBN: 9780810882997Publication Date: 2013
Harpsichord Repertoire
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A Catalogue of French Harpsichord Music, 1699-1780 by This catalogue completes the bibliographic survey of French harpsichord music begun in Bruce Gustafson's French Harpsichord Music of the Seventeenth Century: A Thematic Catalogue of Sources with Commentary. It has entries for all of the printed music known to have existed,over 230 volumes, and 150 manuscripts. It offers precise transcriptions of the title pages, full contents, dating, locations, editions, facsimiles, evaluations in the contemporary press, identifications of dedicatees, and stylistic comments.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.H35G75 1990ISBN: 0193152568Publication Date: 1990 -
Harpsichord and Clavichord Music of the Twentieth Century by This bibliography gives essential information on some 5,400 works for harpsichord and 174 works for clavichord. In addition to solo compositions it cites a wide array of chamber, orchestra, vocal, dance, tape, and film music. Works are indexed by composers and titles, by performers who gave premieres, and by female composers.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.H35B39 1993ISBN: 0914913190Publication Date: 1993 -
Keyboard Music by Women Composers by An important catalog of music written for the harpsichord, organ, and piano by over 250
women composers from the 17th century to the present time. Arranged alphabetically, the
catalog lists names, dates, and brief biographical information of the composers, inventories of their keyboard works, and bibliographies of literature by and about the
composers. Includes an introductory essay on women composers in early keyboard
literature. Among the appendices are listings of composers by period and by country, and
a discographyCall Number: Con Ref ML128.H35M43ISBN: 0313228337Publication Date: 1981 -
Keyboard Music of Black Composers by Horne presents work for the piano and related instruments (such as accordion, harpsichord, and organ). Composers from Africa as well as the Diaspora are covered in this volume. Organized in alphabetical order by composer, each of the more than 200 entries provides information, where available, on the composer's life and career, and then details all works that include piano as well as information about commission, premiere, and composer bibliography and discography.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.B45H68 1992ISBN: 031327939XPublication Date: 1992
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Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers by This reference work catalogs music for organ and harpsichord written by more than 700 women composers from 40 countries. She provides more detailed information about each work than can be found in any other reference book on women composers. In addition to biographies for each woman, Heinrich supplies listings of individual compositions, and includes descriptions and sources whenever possible. Publishers, library sources, and recording companies with their addresses are also provided.Call Number: Con Ref ML128.O6O73 1991ISBN: 0313268029Publication Date: 1991
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