Cello Handy Guide
Finding music for violoncello and books about it.
BROWSING.
Because printed music and books are classified--i.e., grouped with similar items on the shelves--browsing can be an effective method for finding material. Look on the SHELVES or in the FILE under the following numbers.
- 23.1 = Solo violoncello music
- 23.2 = Violoncello and piano
- 66.23 = Violoncello and orchestra
- ML910-ML915 = History
- MT300-MT318 = Instruction, methods
LOOKING FOR PRINTED MUSIC OR RECORDINGS OF A SPECIFIC PIECE OF MUSIC.
- Use AUTHOR search in WNCLN's Library Catalog , using composer's last name and first name. Arrangement of a composer's works is by UNIFORM TITLE. Uniform titles are either DISTINCTIVE titles in the original language, or GENERIC titles, which begin with form or genre, and followed by performance medium, serial or opus or thematic catalogue number, and key. Examples:
- Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel)
- Sonatas, piano, no. 14, op. 27, no. 2, C# minor (Beethoven)
- For shorter works, do a TITLE search in WNCLN's Library Catalog ; if that retrieves nothing or only a few items, enter command "W"—Same search as WORD search.
FINDING MUSIC IN A SPECIFIC CATEGORY
Do a SUBJECT search in WNCLN's Library Catalog , using terms found in Library of Congress Subject Headings.
- e.g. Sonatas (Piano)
- Harpsichord music
FINDING INFORMATION ON THE INSTRUMENT
Do a SUBJECT search in WNCLN's Library Catalog using the name of the instrument: "violoncello"
BASIC REFERENCE TOOLS
The following titles will be useful in tracking down information about the violoncello and its repertoire.
- Markevitch, Dimitry. The Solo Cello: A Bibliography of the Unaccompanied Violoncello Literature. Ref. ML 128 .V5 M28 1989
- Homuth, Donald. Cello Music Since 1960. Stacks ML 128 .V5 H66 1994
- Wilkins, Wayne. Index of Cello Music (1979). Ref. ML 128 .V5 W5
- Kenneson, Claude. Bibliography of Cello Ensemble Music (1974). Ref. ML 128 .V5 K45
- Seagrave, B.G. & J. Berman. The A.S.T.A. Dictionary of Bowing Terms for String Instruments. (1968) Ref. ML 108 .S382 A2
JOURNAL
- American String Teacher
- The Strad
- Strings