Diversify your Repertoire
- ...And We Were HeardThis site gives underrepresented composers a platform to have their music heard. Composers that submit works to … And We Were Heard are matched with top-notch
wind bands and engage in collaborative recording sessions. The resulting audio tracks are hosted on our site along with innovative ideas of how to support diverse voices in music. - Alliance for Women Film ComposersA community of composers and colleagues who strive to support and celebrate the work of women composers through advocacy and education.
- Chamber Music America: The Composers Equity ProjectThe Composers Equity Project
A Database of African/Black, Latinx, Asian/South Asian, Arab/Middle Eastern, and Native American, Women, and Gender Non-Conforming Composers. - Composer Diversity Project: Works Diversity DatabaseThe Institute for Composer Diversity is committed to the celebration, education, and advocacy of music created by composers from historically underrepresented genders, racial, ethnic, and cultural heritages, and sexual orientations as well as disabled composers.
- DONNE: Women in MusicLearn stories of so many neglected women composers. Contains live interviews with women composers making their mark in the music world.
- Institute for Composer DiversityThe Institute for Composer Diversity works to encourage the discovery, study, and performance of music written by composers from underrepresented groups.
- The Kapralova Society: Women in MusicAn affiliate member of the International Alliance for Women in Music, the Society's mission is to promote interest in Kapralova and other women in music through scholarly research, education, and special projects, often in partnership with schools of music, public broadcasters, publishing houses, and other organizations.
- Kassia Database: The Women's Art Song DatabaseThe Kassia Database is a resource geared toward aiding singers, instructors of voice, pianists, researchers, and music lovers to discover and celebrate art song by women composers. The database includes songs from the Baroque period through the 21st century, and have been categorized by level, voice type, language, composer, and composer dates
- Many Many Women: An Index of Over 1000 Composers, Improvisers, and Sonic ArtistsFocuses on women making various kinds of experimental/avant garde music. Some of these artists may also work within more mainstream forms, but they are included here because of their other work that is more challenging.
- Music by Black Composers (MBC)Dedicated to helping to bring greater diversity to the ranks of classical music performers, composers, and audiences by making the music of Black composers available to everyone. MBC’s Living Composers Directory is designed for those seeking to commission; for performers, conductors, and concert programmers seeking existing music; and for other researchers and scholars of contemporary classical music.
- No Broken LinksDiscover solo and chamber repertoire for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, and horn. The directories focus specifically on the work of women, transgender & gender non-conforming individuals, and/or Black, Indigenous, or persons of color.
- Women’s Philharmonic AdvocacyWe celebrate the vast range of orchestral music by women, and encourage orchestras to program it! All around us people are suddenly aware of long-ingrained sexist practices, and questioning their entrenched status. We work to reveal the centuries of music by women, much of it lost to history due to gender bias – and help provide information and resources to make that music available.
French horn
Brass Music Guide: Solo And Study Material In Print by
This book is organized in two main sections: a listing by instruments (trumpet, horn, trombone, bass trombone, euphonium and tuba) and performance categories (trumpet, etudes, excerpts, methods); and a composer index, listing each composer's works alphabetically.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.W5A6 1984Publication Date: 1984
Brass Music of Black Composers by
The main body of the book is divided into sections devoted to African, African American, Afro-European, and Afro-Latino composers. Within each section composers are arranged alphabetically; each entry provides biographical information as well as commission, duration, instrumentation, date of publication, premiere, publisher, discography for each composition. Backmatter includes a Brass Music Index which groups the music by numbers, medium, and ensembles; a title index; discography; and bibliography.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.W5 H62 1996ISBN: 0313298262Publication Date: 1996
French Music for Low Brass Instruments by
Contains annotated listings of French literature for tenor trombone, bass trombone, tuba, and bass saxhorn, as well as repertoire suitable for the modern euphonium. Intended for teachers and students, this book also provides separate listings of pedagogical materials for each of these four instruments.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.B73 T47 1994ISBN: 0253359937Publication Date: 1994
The Guide to Horn Ensemble Repertoire by
This compilation examines selected horn ensemble compositions composed for five or more horns, presenting specifications for each piece, using a chart that lists pertinent information: composer, arranger, ensemble size and instrumentation, number of movements, duration, score availability, publisher, difficulty level, and more. Also included are objective annotations limited to general style characteristics, form, and extended techniques.
Call Number: Con Re ML128.B7D496ISBN: 3851390148Publication Date: Con Ref ML128.B7D496
Guide to the Solo Horn Repertoire by
This annotated resource of solo repertoire for the horn documents in detail the rich catalogue of original solo compositions for the instrument. Intended as a guide for practical use and easy reference, it is organized into three large sections: works for unaccompanied horn, works for horn and keyboard, and works for horn and ensemble.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.H67 D46 2016ISBN: 9780253019295Publication Date: 2016
Horn Bibliographie by
Contains an alphabetical list by composer of various genres of horn music -- including chamber, orchestral, and solo repertoire
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.H67 B8Publication Date: 1983
A Horn Player's Guide to Orchestral Excerpts by
This guide provides a composer index to over 90 excerpts contained in 54 volumes of orchestral horn literature. This guide includes both orchestral and chamber horn parts found in orchestral excerpt books, whether the parts are complete or incomplete. An annotated bibliography of the 54 excerpt books is also included.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.H67 F4ISBN: 0932614000Publication Date: 1978
Trumpet
A Trumpeter's Guide to Orchestral Excerpts by
This index includes over 1700 orchestral excerpts and are indexed alphabetically by composer. These excerpts include parts found in study books and orchestral scores, both complete and incomplete. There is an annotated bibliography of 169 excerpt books that follows the index.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.T78H371986ISBN: 0938100440Publication Date: 1986
Twentieth Century Music for Trumpet and Orchestra by
This edition contains 329 entries of 20th century trumpet and orchestral music, including original annotations. Annotations are organized in three categories: solo trumpet and orchestra, multiple trumpets and orchestra, and miscellaneous combinations with solo trumpet and orchestra.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.T78C34 1994ISBN: 0914282812Publication Date: 1994
Trombone
Annotated Guide to Bass Trombone Literature by
This book is intended as a reference guide, published to inform the reader about literature for the bass trombone -- especially difficult to find manuscripts. It also hopes to serves and assist students and performers in preparing balanced and diverse recital programming. This edition contains 726 entries.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.T76E91985ISBN: 0914282808Publication Date: 1985
Handbook of Selected Literature for the Study of Trombone at the University-College Level by
This book contains a large list of trombone solo repertoire, graded by level of difficulty, with "1" being appropriate for first year college students and "5" being appropriate for graduate students
Call Number: Con Ref ML132.T76 B76 1972Publication Date: 1972Solos for the Student Trombonist by Compiled and selected by members of the International Trombone Association, this book includes a large number of trombone solos, organized in a graded list. Grades 5-6 are for college and conservatory students.
Call Number: Con Ref ML132.T76S6ISBN: 0914282263Publication Date: 1979
Trombone Chamber Music by
This bibliography is a compilation of chamber compositions involving trombone as the only brass instrument. This listing of works includes compositions written for trombone with various combinations of percussion, voice, woodwinds, strings, keyboard, and tape.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.T76A7ISBN: 0914282239Publication Date: 1978
Tuba
Guide to the Tuba Repertoire by
Guide to the Tuba Repertoire is the most comprehensive investigation ever undertaken into the literature and discography of any single musical instrument. Under the direction of R. Winston Morris and Daniel Perantoni, this publication represents more than 40 years of research by dozens of leading professionals throughout the world. The guide defines the current status of the tuba and documents its growth since its inception in 1835.
Call Number: Con Ref ML970 .T83 2006ISBN: 0253347637Publication Date: 2006
Tuba Music Guide by
This book organizes compositions under the name of the composer, and includes editor, transcriber, and publisher information, as well as the range of pieces.
Call Number: Con Ref ML128.T8 M7Publication Date: 1973
