In the library catalog, the SUBJECT searches below will yield music, books, and ebooks concerning percussion (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 (percussion and piano music, percussion ensembles), etc.:
in Subject: marimba duets
in Subject: marimba methods
in Subject: marimba music
in Subject: percussion (books about)
in Subject: percussion -- instruction and study
in Subject: percussion and piano music
in Subject: percussion concertos
in Subject: percussion ensembles
in Subject: percussion instruments -- orchestral excerpts
in Subject: percussion music
in Subject: percussion sonatas
in Subject: percussion suites
in Subject: percussion with chamber orchestra
in Subject: timpani -- orchestral excerpts
in Subject: timpani instruction and study
in Subject: timpani music
in Subject: vibraphone music
in Subject: vibraphone with jazz ensemble
If you find a piece you want in the catalog, click on the "Subjects" tab 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. Percussion subject headings begin on page 377.
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 percussion music in a particular medium, these classifications can guide you in the stacks (this is not a complete list):
By Library of Congress Call Number:
| M | Printed Music |
| M146 | Percussion music (drums) |
| M175 | Solo marimba, vibraphone and xylophone music |
| M285 | Music for 2 or more percussion instruments |
| M985 | Instrumental music incl. one or more player and two or more percussion instruments |
| M1038, M1039 | Music for percussion and orchestra |
| ML | Literature (books) on Music |
| Ref. ML102.P4 | Percussion instrument dictionaries and encyclopedias |
| Ref. ML128.P23 | Bibliographies of percussion music |
| ML1030 | Books about percussion instruments |
| ML1035 | Books about drums |
| ML1036 | Books about timpani |
| ML1038 | Books about non-western drums |
| ML1039 | Books about bells, chimes, and carillons |
| ML1041 | Books about hammered dulcimer |
| ML1048 | Books about marimbas |
| MT | Music instruction and study |
| MT655 | Percussion instruction and study |
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Percussion orchestral excerpts Timpani instruction and study |
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Timpani orchestral excerpts Drum instruction and study |
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| MT663 | Congas instruction and study |
| MT664 | Tabla instruction and study |
| MT680 | Accordion instruction and study |
| MT682.8 | Harmonica instruction and study |
| MT711 | Handbells instruction and study |
| MT717 | Hammered dulcimer instruction and study |
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Vibraphone instruction and study |