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RESEARCH GUIDES

Chamber Music

A guide for finding scores, recordings, reviews, research, and scholarly publications on chamber music for 2 to 18 players.

Introduction & Contents

This guide will direct you towards resources to watch, listen to, conduct research, study, find and perform chamber music. It includes sources in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library at the University of Maryland, as well as digital streaming services, academic publications, and historical documentation of the genre.

Library of Congress Call Numbers

Chamber Music - General

Chamber music M177 --> M990
Chamber music- Collections M177 --> M179
Chamber music for early instruments M990

Duets

Duets M180 --> M298.5
  Keyboard M180 --> M216
    2 organs or organ + 1 instrument M180 --> M195
    Piano, 4 hands M200 --> M212
      Piano sonatas, 4 hands M202    
    Piano, 3 hands M205    
    Piano, more than 4 hands M213    
    2 or more pianos M214 --> M216
  String & piano M217 --> M239
    Violin & piano M217 --> M223
    Viola & piano M224 --> M228
    Cello & piano M229 --> M236
    Double bass & piano M237 --> M238
    Other string & piano M239    
  Wind & piano M240 --> M271
    Flute & piano M240 --> M244
    Oboe & piano M245 --> M247
    Clarinet & paino M248 --> M252
    Bassoon & piano M253 --> M254
    Horn & piano M255 --> M259
    Trumpet & piano M260 --> M261
    Trombone & piano M262 --> M263
    Tuba & piano M264 --> M265
    Other wind & piano M266 --> M271
  Plucked instrument & piano M272 --> M281
  Other instrument & piano M282 --> M285.6
  String duets M286 --> M287
  Winds duets M288 --> M289
  String & wind duets M290 --> M291
  Other duets M292 --> M298.5

Trios

Trios M300 --> M386
  Trios with organ M300 --> M309
  Trios with piano M310 --> M344
    2 strings & piano M310 --> M314
      Piano, violin/viola, cello M312    
    2 winds & piano M315 --> M319
    String, wind & piano M320 --> M324
    Other instruments & piano M325 --> M344
  String trios M349 --> M353
  Wind trios M355 --> M359
    Woodwind trios M357.2    
    Brass trios M357.4    
  String & wind trios M360 --> M364
  Other trios M365 --> M386

Quartets

Quartets M400 --> M486
  Quartets with organ M400 --> M409
  Quartets with piano M410 --> M449
    3 strings & piano M410 --> M414
      Piano, violin, viola, cello M412    
    3 winds & piano M415 --> M419
    String, wind & piano M420 --> M424
    Other instruments & piano M425 --> M449
  String quartets M450 --> M454
    2 violins, viola & cello M452    
  Wind quartets M455 --> M459
    Woodwind quartets M457.2    
    Brass quintets M457.4    
  String & wind quartets M460 --> M464
  Other quartets M465 --> M486

Quintets

Quintets M500 --> M586
  Quintets with organ M500 --> M509
  Quintets with piano M510 --> M549
    4 strings & piano M510 --> M514
      Piano, 2 violins, viola, cello M512    
    4 winds & piano M515 --> M519
    String, wind & piano M520 --> M524
    Other instruments & piano M525 --> M549
  String quintets M550 --> M554
  Wind quintets M555 --> M459
    Woodwind quintets M457.2    
    Brass quintets M457.4    
  String & wind quintets M460 --> M464
  Other quintets M465 --> M486

Sextets

Sextets M600 --> M686
  Sextets with organ M600 --> M609
  Sextets with piano M610 --> M649
  String sextets M650 --> M654
  Wind sextets M655 --> M659
  String & wind sextets M660 --> M664
  Other sextets M665 --> M686

Septets

Septets M700 --> M786
  Septets with organ M700 --> M709
  Septets with piano M710 --> M749
  String septets M750 --> M754
  Wind septets M755 --> M759
  String & wind septets M760 --> M764
  Other septets M765 --> M786

Octets

Octets M800 --> M886
 Octets with organ M800 --> M809
  Octets with piano M810 --> M849
  String octets M850 --> M854
  Wind octets M855 --> M859
  String & wind octets M860 --> M864
  Other octets M865 --> M886

Nonets and Larger Groups

Nonets M900 --> 986
 Nonets with organ M900 --> M909
  Nonets with piano M910 --> M949
  String nonets M950 --> M954
  Wind nonets M955 --> M959
  String & wind nonets M960 --> M964
  Other nonets M965 --> M986