Music - Organ: Resource Guide for the Organ
Call numbers and subject headings for organ music
| Collections of organ music | M12-14+ |
| Solo organ music | M6-7 |
| Sonatas, arranged alphabetically by composer | M8 |
| Fugues w/or w/out preludes | M10 |
| Suites. Variations. | M9 |
| Piano duets (one piano, 4 hands) | M201-208 |
| Music for two organs | M180+ |
| Organ concertos, full score | M1005 |
| Organ concertos, orchestral part arranged for second organ | M1108 |
| Books about the organ | ML600 |
| Etudes, teaching pieces, treatises | MT180 |
Subject headings for organ music and books (search by subject or keyword in Webcat)
For books:
- organ music
- organ music 4 hands
- organ with orchestra
- concertos organ
- sonatas organ
- organ--studies and exercises
- organ
- organ--bibliography
- organ--construction
- organ--history
- organ--instruction and study
- organ--methods
- organ--performance
- organists
Music Periodical and Literature Indexes
Use these databases to find books and articles about music by topic.
- Music Index This link opens in a new windowThe Music Index Online contains citations from more than 640 international music journals including history, theory, performance, ethnomusicology, education, and popular music. It also includes citations for dissertations, reviews, and obituaries. (1969-)
- RILM - Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new windowIndexes books, articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, theses and other literature in the field of music, from 1969 to present.
The RILM contains over 560,000 citations on international music corresponding to the printed RILM Abstracts of Music Literature. Approximately 30,000 new records are added every year, covering all document types: articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, Festschriften, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings, conference proceedings, electronic resources, reviews, and more. - Music Periodicals Database (formerly International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP)) This link opens in a new windowThis database draws its current content from nearly 400 international music periodicals from over 30 countries, and also indexes feature music articles and obituaries appearing in The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Organ periodicals in Fondren Library
- DiapasonCall Number: ML1 .D41 v.37Currently received in print--see link to class catalog holdings. Some issues online. Oldest issues on microfilm at the LSC.
- Ars OrganiCall Number: ML5 .A681996 - present. Some volumes incomplete, see record for details.
Subject Guide
Selected Composers for the Organ
Jan Peterszoon Sweelinck
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Dieterich Buxtehude
Johann Pachelbel
Francois Couperin
Johann Sebastian Bach
Georg Frideric Handel
Franz Liszt
Cesar Franck
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
Charles-Marie Widor
Louis Vierne
Max Reger
Paul Hindemith
Jean Langlais
Olivier Messiaen
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