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Vocal Music Finding Aid:
The circulating scores are arranged in open stacks on the 2nd floor. Once
you have identified a general area of interest, you can then browse the
books and scores in that section. Numbered aisles help orient and direct
you in your browsing. Please be aware that some of the same call numbers
and areas of interest categorized in this finding aid are also represented
in collections located on the 1st Floor.
Miniature Scores are located on the 1st Floor and have call numbers that
start with MMu. Miniature Scores share the same classification numbers
as the Mu Scores.
Reference Scores of Musicals, Selections from Musicals and Song Collections
are kept at the Music Reference Desk on the 2nd floor.
For Vocal Music with Orchestra see the Orchestral
Music finding Aid
For Vocal Music with Instrumental Ensemble see the Chamber
Music finding Aid
Dramatic Music – Piano Vocal Scores
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Call #
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Description
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Aisle #
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Mu 782
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Opera, Operetta, Zarzuela & Musical Theater*
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258 - 259
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Mu 782.8
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Secular Cantatas
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260
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Sacred Music – Piano Vocal Scores
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Mu 783
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Oratorios, Passions, Motets & Anthems
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260
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Mu 783.1
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Sacred Solos & Duets, Gospel
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260
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Mu 783.2
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Masses, Requiems
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260 – 261
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Mu 783.4
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Sacred Cantatas
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261
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Mu 783.5
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Chants
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261
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Mu 783.6
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Carols & Christmas Songs
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261
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Mu 783.9
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Hymn-books
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261
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Song Collections – Piano Vocal Scores
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Mu 784
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Songs by individual Composers/Groups, Classical, Pop, Jazz, Theater/Film*
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261 - 263
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Mu 784.1
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Madrigals, Chansons, etc.
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263
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Mu 784.4
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International Folk Song Collections
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263
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Mu 784.4xx
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Last two digits after .4 subdivide Folk songs by country (See
Music Librarian)
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263 – 264
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Mu 784.6
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Secular Choral works by individual composers
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264
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Mu 784.62
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Secular Choral Anthologies (Patriotic, School songs, etc.) by
more than one composer
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264
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Mu 784.7
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African American Spirituals, Blues
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264
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Mu 784.8
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Anthologies of Art Songs, Arias by more than one composer
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264 - 265
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Mu 784.81
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Anthologies of Pop, Jazz Theater/Film Songs by more than one composer
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265 - 266
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Vocal Instruction
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Mu 784.9 - .94
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Singing Methods, Vocalise, Sight Singing
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266
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If you do not find what looking for please see the Librarian at the Music
Desk. All materials, except reference items, may be borrowed with a New
York Public Library borrower's card.
