Brass Instruments

Call Numbers

• Use the Library of Congress call numbers given below to browse the shelves for books and music
• Or you can use the InfoKat Discovery Browse Search 
  • Set the drop-down menu in the yellow tab to Browse by Library of Congress call numbers

Subject Headings

• When searching online by subject, use the Library of Congress subject headings; examples given below.
• An InfoKat Discovery Browse Search for subject headings is currently unreliable; the Advanced Search is recommended. See instructions given below.

ML965       Trombone (general studies, history, etc.)

ML966       Trombone (construction & repair)

MT460       Trombone (general instruction & study)

MT462--MT464       Trombone (systems & methods, teaching pieces, instructive editions)

​MT465       Trombone (studies & exercises)

MT466       Trombone (orchestral excerpts)

MT468       Trombone (self-instructors)

MT472-MT472.8     Bass trombone. Contrabass trombone

If you already know the call number of the genre or medium you are looking for, try these steps to browse the shelves online:

• Go to InfoKat Discovery Browse
• Set the drop-down menu in the yellow tab to Browse by Library of Congress call numbers
• Type in a call number, for example, MT460, and you'll retrieve books about trombone instruction and study that the library owns.

InfoKat Discovery Subject Browse--Just type in the following and you'll get a listing of each genre with trombone and various instruments:

For example, browse Suites trombone and you'll also see:
   Suites (Trombone with orchestra)
   Suites (Trombones (8))
and other headings.

Or, browse Brass quintets to get the following combinations:
   Brass quintets (Horn, trombone, trumpets (2), tuba)
   Brass quintets (Horn, trombones (2), trumpets (2))
and other headings.

Additional subject headings to browse:
   Bass trombone
   Brass quintets
   Brass trios (Horn, trombone, trumpet)
   Concertos (Trombone)
   Sonatas (Trombone)
   Suites (trombone)
   Trombone music  use for solo trombone music
   Wind quintets

Type the following search terms in InfoKat Discovery Subject Browse  and you'll get listings of books about the trombone with different subheadings:

   Trombone -- Bibliography
   Trombone -- Construction
   Trombone -- History
   Trombone -- Instruction and study
   Trombone -- Methods
   Trombone -- Orchestral excerpts