New Reference Materials

The following items are now available in the Music Library.

Reference Collection:

The College Music Society. Directory of Music Faculties in Colleges and Universities, U.S. and Canada, 2008-2009, 30th ed. Missoula, MT: College Music Society, 2008. Call no.: MUR ML13 .D57 2008-09.

Grodner, Murray. Comprehensive Catalog of Music, Books, Recordings, and Videos For the Double Bass. [Madison, Wis.] : Omnipress, 2008. CD-ROM. Call no.: MUR ComFile. ML128.D6 G7 2008.

March, Ivan, Edward Greenfield, Robert Layton, and Paul Czajkowski. The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2010. London: Penguin Books, 2009. Call no. MUR ML156.9 .P46 2009.

Stim, Richard. Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online and Off. Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2007. Call no.: MUR KF3002 .S75 2007.

Permanent Reserve:

Bach, Handel and More. The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library, vol. 10. N.p. CD Sheet Music, 2007. 13 CD-ROMs. Call no. MUR ComFile. M1000 .O734 2007.

The Real Vocal Book, vol. II. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2007. Call no.: MUR M1630.18 .R435 vol. 2 2007.

The Real Vocal Book, vol. II, Low Voice. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2008. Call no. MUR M1630.18 .R435 vol. 2 2008.

New Reference Highlights

The Music Library has received volume 9 of The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library. This collection, entitled Strauss, Sibelius and more, includes complete orchestral parts to 50 works. It is available on permanent reserve in the Music Library under call no. MUR ComFile. M1000 .O734 2007 v.9.

We also received the AAF Member Competitions directory. It lists piano competitions that are members of the Alink-Argerich Foundation in 2009, 2010, and 2011. It is available in the Music Library reference collection under call no. MUR ML75.5 .A235 2009.

Finally, we received Ronald S. Rosen's Music and Copyright. It is available in the Music Library reference collection under call no. MUR KF3035 .R67 2008.

Public Domain Orchestral Parts to be Avaliable Online

The Internet Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) has begun a new project to make orchestral parts in the public domain widely available. You can read about it here.