Music Theatre

Scores are found on the 2nd floor of Stauffer Library: Floorplan

Types of Scores

• Performance scores: Performance scores searchable in Omni are classified in M6 to M9999 and often include editorial or interpretive markings.
• Miniature/Study scores are classified in the same way as the Performing scores but, because of their size, are shelved separately. These are suitable for analysis and study while listening to a piece of music.
• Historical Sets, classed in M1 to M5, include the collected works of the masters and anthologies of historically significant works (many not found in performing editions). The scores in these valuable, historical collections are for use in the Library only.

Find Music Scores in Omni

All music scores are accessible through Omni searching by Author (i.e. composer), Title, Subject or Any Field (combining keywords using Boolean operators AND/OR/NOT).

Boolean searches are most useful to allow combination of terms (see under Uniform Titles) and include or exclude formats such as sound recordings.

Examples:

wagner AND parsifal NOT (disc OR sound OR video*)

"phantom of the opera" NOT (disc OR sound)

Note that excluding the sound recording format will retrieve scores, as well as historical, critical, and analytical works about the music. The call number will indicate if it is a score (M) or a book (ML).

Truncation (*) allows the possibility of finding a call number for the single work or a published collection (anthology) of the composer's operas, operettas, musicals, etc. which contains the individual work required.

Classical Scores Library (15th-21st century)

IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library

Sheet Music Consortium (includes York University and University of Alberta collections)

Blue: an opera by composer Jeanine Tesori. Vocal score available for viewing at ISSUU. CD on order. Documentary project.

Floorplan: Stauffer 2nd floor

Items are arranged according to the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION scheme: Class M for Music and Books on music.

Generally, items are shelved alphabetically in author order within each subject class number. Class M (MUSIC) consists of 3 main sections:

• M - Scores. Scores are shelved in 3 sections, by size: miniature (study scores), regular stacks and oversize.
• ML - Books on music literature, history and criticism. The BIOGRAPHY/CRITICISM number for composers is ML410. Books are grouped in alphabetical order by the biographee/subject. e.g Bruckner ML410 .B88
• MT - Books on Music Theory, Teaching/pedagogy or Technique for instrumental/vocal study