In the library catalog, the SUBJECT searches below will yield music, books, and ebooks concerning the saxophone (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 (saxophone and piano music, saxophone ensemble), etc.
in Subject: saxophone music
in Subject: saxophone music (jazz)
in Subject: saxophone music (2 saxophones)
in Subject: saxophone and guitar music
in Subject: saxophone and marimba music
in Subject: saxophone and piano music
in Subject: saxophone history (books and e-books)
in Subject: saxophone quartets
in Subject: saxophone sonatas
in Subject: saxophone with instrumental ensemble
in Subject: saxophone with jazz ensemble
in Subject: saxophone with chamber orchestra
in Subject: saxophone -- orchestral excerpts
in Subject: saxophone instruction and study
in Subject: saxophone methods jazz
in Subject: saxophone studies and exercises
in Subject: saxophonists
in Subject: saxophonists fiction
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. Saxophone subject headings begin on page 446.
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 saxophone 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 |
| M106, M107 | Solo saxophone music |
| M268, M269 | Music for saxophone and piano, saxophone sonatas |
| M456, M457, M458, M459 | Wind or brass quartets |
| M1034.S4 | Saxophone concertos |
| ML | Literature (books) on Music |
| ML128.S247 | Bibliographies of saxophone music |
| ML156.4.S3 | Discographies of saxophone music |
| ML975 | Saxophone History |
| MT | Music instruction and study |
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Saxophone instruction and study Orchestral excerpts |