In the library catalog, the SUBJECT searches below will yield music, books, and ebooks concerning the oboe (this is not a complete list).
Remember to use the options on the left side of the results page to refine your search by format or other parameter(s): Music Score, Music Recording, Subject (oboe and piano music, oboe methods), etc.:
in Subject: English horn and piano music
in Subject: English horn music
in Subject: English horn with orchestra
in Subject: oboe (books about)
in Subject: oboe concertos
in Subject: oboe methods
in Subject: oboe music
in Subject: oboe -- orchestral excerpts
in Subject: oboe and percussion music
in Subject: oboe and piano music
in Subject: oboe and violin music
in Subject: sonatas (oboe and continuo)
in Subject: trios (piano, oboe, horn)
in Subject: trios (oboe, flute, viola)
If you find a piece you want in the catalog, click on the "Subjects" tab in the record to see similar works.
A complete list of subject headings can be found in Music Subject Headings, which is bound in red and kept on the index table in the Reference Room. Oboe subject headings begin on page 352.
Because printed music and books are classified - that is, grouped with similar items on the shelf - browsing can be an effective method for finding what you want.
If you're looking for oboe music in a particular medium, these classifications can guide you as you browse the shelves (this is not a complete list):
By Library of Congress Call Number:
M67 | Solo oboe music | ||
M246 | Oboe and piano music | ||
M1022, | Oboe concertos with orchestra or chamber orchestra | ||
M1122, M1123 | Oboe concertos with string orchestra | ||
M291 | Music for one wind & one string Instrument | ||
M288, M289
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Wind duets | ||
M356, M357 | Wind trios | ||
M457 | Wind quartets | ||
M557 | Wind quintets | ||
M110.E5 | English horn music | ||
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ML | Literature (books) on music | ||
Ref. ML128.C4 | Bibliographies of chamber music | ||
Ref. ML128.O2 | Bibliographies of oboe music | ||
Ref. ML128.W5 | Bibliographies of woodwind ensembles | ||
Ref. ML132 | Graded lists of music | ||
ML410 | Composer biographies (alphabetical by last name) | ||
ML940 | Oboe history and criticism | ||
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Oboe and English horn reed making Books about chamber music
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MT | Music instruction and study | ||
MT140 | Analytical guides for chamber music | ||
MT360, MT362 | Oboe instruction and study (method books) | ||
MT366 | Oboe orchestral excerpts |