Scores for a specific instrument | Scores for standard ensembles
| Scores for a specific song or aria
| Scores of operas, oratarios, or other large works
| Applying limits to a search
| For more help
Scores for a specific instrument: use or combine any of the following. The catalog requires precise spelling. Consult Google as necessary.
- Instrument name
- Composer’s last name
- Genre search or genre as part of the title: use the plural form such as “sonatas”, “symphonies” and “quartets”. Or, use the asterisk (*) to perform a “wildcard search” which searches all variations of the word. For example, quartet* locates quartet, quartets, and quartettes.
- Significant words from the title
- Opus or other numbers: Use only the number; omit letters or words proceeding the number such as “opus”, “op” or “K”. If few or no results are found, remove the number.
Example: To locate the piano prelude, “Les fees sont d’exquises danseuses” by Debussy:
Scores for standard ensembles: use or combine any of the following. The catalog requires precise spelling. Consult Google as necessary.
- Composer’s last name
- Genre search or genre as part of the title: use the plural form such as “sonatas”, “symphonies” and “quartets”. Or, use the asterisk (*) to perform a “wildcard search” which searches all variations of the word. For example, quartet* locates quartet, quartets, and quartettes.
- Opus or other numbers: Use only the number; omit letters or words proceeding the number such as “opus”, “op” or “K”. If few or no results are found, remove the number.
Example: To locate Haydn’s string quartet no. 76: 
Scores for a specific song or aria: use or combine any of the following. The catalog requires precise spelling. Consult Google as necessary.
- Composer’s last name
- Significant words from the song or aria title (typically in the original language).
Example: To locate Puccini’s “O mio babbino caro”, perform this search:
Scores of operas, oratarios, or other large works: use or combine any of the following. The catalog requires precise spelling. Consult Google as necessary.
- Composer’s last name
- Title of the work (typically in the original language)
Example: To locate Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi”, perform this search:
Applying limits to a search
- At the top of the results page, click “Limit Search”
- To limit to only scores in the Music Library, LIMIT the location to “music library”. This removes online scores.
- To limit to only online scores, LIMIT the location to “internet”
