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Because of our large collection of contemporary music, many call numbers exist in two sizes, "traditional" and oversized, as indicated below. The oversized items are all ranged on the bottom shelves surrounding the rear stack area.
780-780.82: REFERENCE SCORES
780: Authoritative editions of composers' complete works; facsimiles of manuscripts
780.82: Historical anthologies
782-784: VOCAL MUSIC
782: Opera, operetta, and musical theater vocal scores
Ovrsz. 782: Oversized vocal scores
783: Large sacred choral works, vocal scores
Ovrsz. 783
783.4: Small sacred choral works
783.6: Sacred songs
784: Non-sacred songs, including art songs
Ovrsz. 784
784.1: Secular choral works, unaccompanied, or with original accompaniment
784.2: Secular choral works with orchestra or chamber orchestra—vocal scores
Ovrsz. 784.2
785: CHAMBER MUSIC AND SMALL JAZZ ENSEMBLES
785.1: Wind ensembles with or without piano
785.12: Duets
Ovrsz. 785.12
785.13: Trios
Ovrsz. 785.13
785.14: Quartets
Ovrsz. 785.14
785.15 Quintets
Ovrsz. 785.15
785.16: Sextets
Ovrsz. 785.16
785.17: Septets
785.18: Octets
785.19: Nonets and larger ensembles
785.4: Small jazz ensembles; miscellaneous
785.42: Jazz compositions for families of instruments, e.g., "Bb melody instruments";
785.46: Music for unspecified instruments; chance compositions
Ovrsz. 785.46
785.5: Mixed ensembles: string/wind, piano/string/wind, string/percussion, wind/percussion
785.52: Duets
Ovrsz. 785.52
785.53: Trios
Ovrsz. 785.53
785.54: Quartets
Ovrsz. 785.54
785.55: Quintets
Ovrsz. 785.55
785.56: Sextets
Ovrsz. 785.56
785.57: Septets
Ovrsz. 785.57
785.58: Octets
Ovrsz. 785.58
785.59: Nonets and larger ensembles
Ovrsz. 785.59
785.7: String ensembles with or without piano
785.72: Duets for two diverse instruments
Ovrsz. 785.72
785.73: Trios
Ovrsz. 785.73
785.74: Quartets
Ovrsz. 785.74
785.75: Quintets
Ovrsz. 785.75
785.76: Sextets
785.77: Septets
785.78: Octets
Ovrsz. 785.78
785.79: Nonets and larger ensembles
786: KEYBOARD MUSIC
786.3: Piano or harpsichord pedagogy; exercises; piano music for beginners
786.4: Solo piano or harpsichord music
Ovrsz. 786.4
786.49: Piano or harpsichord, 4 hands
Ovrsz. 786.49
786.492: 2 or more pianos or harpsichords (excluding concertos, which have their own call number; see below)
Ovrsz. 786.492
786.493: Piano or harpsichord concertos, in reductions for two keyboards
Ovrsz. 786.493
786.8: Organ music
Ovrsz. 786.8
787: STRING MUSIC
787.1: Violin (solo or with accompaniment; violin duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 787.1
787.2: Viola (solo or with accompaniment; viola duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 787.2
787.25: Viola da gamba
787.3: Cello (solo or with accompaniment; cello duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 787.3
787.4: Double bass (solo or with accompaniment; bass duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 787.4
787.5: Harp (solo or with accompaniment; duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 787.5
787.6: Guitar or lute (solo or with accompaniment; duets)
Ovrsz. 787.6
788: WIND MUSIC
788.1: Trumpet or cornet (solo or with accompaniment; trumpet duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 788.1
788.2: Trombone (solo or with accompaniment; trombone duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 788.2
788.4: Horn (solo or with accompaniment; horn duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 788.4
788.48: Tuba (solo or with accompaniment; tuba duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 788.48
788.5: Flute, piccolo, or recorder (solo or with accompaniment; duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 788.5
788.6: Clarinet (solo or with accompaniment; clarinet duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 788.6
788.66: Saxophone (solo or with accompaniment; sax duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 788.66
788.7: Oboe or English horn (solo or with accompaniment; oboe duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 788.7
788.8: Bassoon (solo or with accompaniment; bassoon duets; methods; orchestral excerpts)
Ovrsz. 788.8
789: PERCUSSION MUSIC
789: Percussion music (solo or ensemble)
Ovrsz. 789
LG.SC. & MIN.SC.: STUDY SCORES
LG.SC.: Large full scores
Ovrsz. LG.SC.: Oversized full scores
MIN.SC.: Miniature study scores