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Use the MRU LibrarySearch on the library homepage - to find music resources such as books, articles, physic music, videos, and scores.


To find items on music, search the library catalogue using Advanced Search.

On the right-hand side, you can Refine your results by Resource Type. For music, you may want to search for Audio Visual, Scores, Audio, and Videos.

Books and scores

Books on Music can be found on Level 2 of the Riddell Library and Learning Centre (RLLC).

CLASS M - MUSIC

Subclass M

M5-1480
M5
M6-175.5
M177-990
M1000-1075
M1200-1270

M1495-2199
M1495
M1497-1998
M1497
M1500-1527.8
M1528-1529.5
M1530-1609
M1611-1624.8

M1999-2199
M1999
M2000-2007
M2018-2019.5
M2020-2101.5
M2102-2114.8

Instrumental music
   Collections
   One solo instrument
   Two or more solo instruments
   Orchestra
   Band

Vocal music
   Collections
   Secular vocal music
      Collections
      Dramatic music
      Two or more solo voices
      Choruses
      One solo voice

Sacred vocal music
   Collections
   Dramatic music
   Two or more solo voices
   Choruses
   One solo voice

Subclass ML

ML1-3930
ML1-5
ML12-21
ML25-28
ML29-31

ML159-3785
ML159-161
ML162-197
ML198-360.6
ML385-429
ML459-1380
ML1400-3275

ML3795

ML3797-3799.5
ML3800-3923


ML3800
ML3919-3920

Literature on music
   Periodicals. Serials
   Directories. Almanacs
   Societies and other organizations
   Special collections

History and criticism
      General works
      By period
      By region or country
      Biography
      Instruments and instrumental music
      Vocal music

   Music as a profession. Vocational guidance

   Musical research
   Philosophical and societal aspects of music.
   Physics and acoustics of music.
   Physiological aspects of music 
      General works
      Moral influence of music.
      Therapeutic use of music

Subclass MT

MT1-960
MT955-956
MT960

Instruction and study 
   Musical theater
   Music in the theater

 

You can search for books located in other libraries.

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Book Searching Tips

Finding too much?

  • Use AND between ideas to search for BOTH terms
  • Put “Quotation Marks Around Your Search" to search for exact phrases

Finding too little?

  • Use OR between your ideas to search for EITHER term
  • Put ? after the root of a word to look for multiple endings

For better searching, think of multiple ways to describe your topic

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