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Searching for music can be tricky and our most important job is to
help you! |
(413)
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the Five College Library Catalog |
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to the Five
College Library Catalog. The default search is All Five
Colleges - choose Smith to search all
Smith libraries.
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Click
on Advanced (the second green tab).
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Limit
your search by Format:
From
the Format dropdown menu near the bottom, select
one of the following:
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Find ... |
Select... |
| printed
i.e. "sheet" music |
Music
Scores |
| ALL
recordings including CDs |
Sound
Recordings |
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your search by Location:
From
the Location dropdown menu, you may select an individual
library. |
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for Keywords anywhere:
Enter
specific, brief information about the score or recording from some
or all of the following categories, depending on the kind
of music: |
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Keyword Anywhere For... |
Examples |
| Composer,
artist, or performer name |
Verdi,
Dylan, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sting,
Mamadou Diabate |
| Name
or title of piece |
Traviata,
Blood Tracks, Hermit Thrush, Blue Hawaii, Fanfare Common Man |
Type
of composition, in PLURAL
always, even if you are looking for a single sonata, concerto,
or symphony |
symphonies,
cantatas, concertos, sonatas |
| Style
or instrument for traditional/world music |
rai,
merengue, hip-hop, shakuhachi, zheng |
Index
number
without prefixes or punctuation |
525
(not K 525 or K.525), 140 (not BWV 140 or S.140) |
Country
or geographic region
world/traditional music, combined with subject terms such as
"music" or "popular music" |
Algeria,
Puerto Rico, Japan, Africa, Akan, plus the terms "music"
or "popular music" |
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Search
Tips
Use
distinctive names and titles. More specific information
can make a better search.
Use
subject terms from the bibliographic record to
broaden or refine your search.
Once
you have located the uniform title of a
classical piece, you may wish to repeat
your search using the uniform title.
Example:
Vesna sviãshchennaiã for Stravinsky’s
Rite of Spring
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If
you don’t get any results, check your spelling,
especially on transliterated names.
You
may browse Josten Library sound recordings
online using our unique call number system. Ask a permanent staff
member for assistance in browsing by composer last name in the Western
classical tradition, or geographic area for traditional music.
Some
older scores and recordings in the Josten Library
collection still require a search of the card catalog (first floor
near the service desk) for complete results.
Ask a staff member! Finding scores and recordings
may not be straightforward. Ask at service desk for a permanent
staff member, call (413) 585-2935, or Ask
a Josten Librarian |
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