Finding Music and Audio
Find all media by searching in OneSearch.
- To find recorded music in OneSearch, use Refine my Results to select Audio Visual, LPs, DVDs, or other relevant formats in the Resource Type facet.
- For a partial list of scores and sheet music in OneSearch, use Refine my Results to select Resource Type: Scores.
- To find historical recordings, scores and sheet music from Special Collections & Archives in OneSearch, use Refine my Results to select the de Bellis Collection in the Location facet.
Using Music and Audio
About the Collection
Scores, sheet music and anthologies of major composers and genres (musical monuments) are available for browsing on the third floor (call numbers starting with M) along with books about music (ML) and its teaching (MT).
Physical media, including cassettes, CDs and LPs, are housed in the Library Retrieval System (LRS) and can be requested through OneSearch for delivery to the Book Checkout & Pickup Desk on the first floor.
Additional music recordings and scores are part of the Frank de Bellis Collection at Special Collections & Archives.
In addition to physical materials, the Library provides online access to databases of musical scores, recordings, and articles as well as ebooks on music. For more information, see our Most Useful databases for Music Research.