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The spines of the sheet music are colour-coded to identify major instrument groups:
Prefix | What | Where | How | |
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TP | Classical music | Upper Level OR Short Loan |
If 'Open Shelves' on Primo, collect from the shelves or 'Request' If 'Short Loan Collection' on Primo, write down the shelf number and ask at the Loans Desk |
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TPA |
South African music |
Lower Level: L5 (closed access) | Write down the shelf number and ask at the Loans Desk, or email lib-music@uct.ac.za | |
TPB | Glass cabinets (see 'Collected Editions & Monumental Works' on the right) | |||
TPJ | Jazz |
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If 'Open Shelves' on Primo, collect from the shelves or 'Request' If 'Short Loan Collection' on Primo, write down the shelf number and ask at the Loans Desk |
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TPJS | Big band / jazz ensemble; score + parts | Lower Level: L5 (closed access) | Write down the shelf number and ask at the Loans Desk, or email lib-music@uct.ac.za | |
TPR | Scores in the Reference section |
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TPS |
Orchestra / large ensemble; score + parts |
Lower Level: L5 (closed access) | Write down the shelf number and ask at the Loans Desk, or email lib-music@uct.ac.za | |
TPW |
780 |
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.1 | Collections: National music by country, A-Z. Folksongs | |
.141 | Scotland | |
.1415 | Ireland | |
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.142 | England |
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.143 | Germany |
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.14371 | Bohemia |
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.1496 | Turkey |
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.144 | France |
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.145 | Italy |
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.147 | Russian |
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.168 | South Africa |
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.173 | America |
780 |
.2 | Collections: Special |
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.21 | Songs for children, Collections |
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.22 | Songs for children, individual composer, A-Z |
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.23 | Songs with movement |
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.24 |
Special types of songs, e.g. African American spirituals, College songs |
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.26 | Songs for special occasions, days, celebrations (non-religious) |
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.27 | Music hall and comic songs |
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.29 | Collections of solo vocal excerpts from operas, oratorio |
780 |
.3 | Songs by individual composers A-Z |
780 | .4 | Concerted vocal music |
.401 | Tonic solfa | |
.402 | Rounds and canons | |
Duets | ||
.41 | Mixed voices, individual composers A-Z | |
.419 | Collections | |
.42 | Female voices, individual composers A-Z | |
.429 | Collections | |
.43 | Male voices, individual composers A-Z | |
.439 | Collections | |
Trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, madrigals & glees | ||
.44 | Mixed voices – composers A-Z | |
.449 | Collections | |
.45 | Female voices, individual composers A-Z | |
.459 | Collections | |
.46 | Male voices, individual composers A-Z | |
.469 | Collections | |
Works for chorus | ||
.47 | Mixed voices, individual composers A-Z | |
.479 | Collections | |
.48 | Female voices, individual composers A-Z | |
.489 | Collections | |
.49 | Male voices, individual composers A-Z | |
.499 | Collections |
780 | .5 | Sacred music – collections; hymns (all denominations) psalms |
.51 | Sacred solos & duets | |
.52 | Anthems, motets | |
.53 | Services, liturgy, ritual – general, collections | |
.531 | Church of England | |
.535 | Roman Catholic | |
.536-9 | Other churches | |
.584 | Methodist | |
.55 | Psalms | |
.56 | Masses, requiems and parts thereof | |
.58 | Hymns – general, songs of praise | |
.581 | Church of England | |
.583-6 | Other churches | |
.588 | Temperance and revivalist songs and hymns | |
.589 | Carols | |
.59 | Religious music of non-Christian religions | |
.6 | Oratorios, cantatas and non-dramatic works for soloists and chorus without accompaniment, composers A-Z | |
.61 | Secular cantata, etc. + non-dramatic works | |
.62 | Religious plays | |
.63 | Collections | |
.7 | Operas, A-Z by composer | |
.79 | Collections | |
.8 | Musical comedies, light operas, revues. A-Z by composer | |
.89 | Collections | |
.9 | Other vocal music |
781 |
.1 |
WIND INSTRUMENTS A-Z by composer under each |
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.11 |
Flute & piccolo |
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.111 |
Studies and exercises |
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.112 |
Two flutes |
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.12 |
Oboe, Cor Anglais |
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.121 |
Studies and exercises |
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.122 |
Oboe duets |
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.13 |
Clarinet |
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.131 |
Studies and exercises |
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.132 |
Clarinet duets |
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.14 |
Bassoon |
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.141 |
Studies and exercises |
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.142 |
Bassoon duets |
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.15 |
Trumpet, cornet |
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.151 |
Studies and exercises |
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.16 |
Horn |
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.161 |
Studies and exercises |
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.17 |
Trombone |
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.171 |
Studies and exercises |
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.18 |
Saxophone |
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.181 |
Studies and exercises |
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.185 |
Tuba |
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.187 |
Harmonica |
781 |
.19 |
Recorder |
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.191 |
Studies and exercises |
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.192 |
Recorder duets |
781 |
.2 |
Harp and harp family |
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.23 |
Non-bowed instruments – plectral |
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.24 |
Lute |
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781 |
.25 |
Guitar |
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.251 |
Studies and exercises |
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.252 |
Duets, etc. |
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.253 |
Guitar and other instrument |
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.26 |
Mandolin |
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.27 |
Banjo |
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.271 |
Studies and exercises |
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.28 |
Zither |
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.29 |
Other |
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Bowed instruments |
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.3 |
Violin solos A-Z by composer |
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.31 |
Studies and exercises |
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.314 |
Teaching material |
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.32 |
Collections |
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.33 |
Violin duets (two violins) |
781 |
.34 |
Viola solos A-Z by composer |
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.343 |
Viola duets (two violas) |
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.349 |
Collections |
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781 |
.35 |
Violoncello solos A-Z by composer |
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.351 |
Studies and exercises |
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.352 |
Duets, trios, etc. |
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.36 |
Collections |
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781 |
.37 |
Double bass |
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.371 |
Studies and exercises |
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781 |
.38 |
Obsolete bowed instruments, for example viols, viola da gamba |
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781 |
.39 |
Miscellaneous – collections for various instruments; combinations not found elsewhere, e.g duets for 2 stringed instruments, 1 wind + 1 string, etc. |
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KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS |
781 |
.4 |
Piano solos - A-Z by composer |
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.5 |
Piano solos – Collections |
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.53 |
Studies |
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.54 |
Teaching material, e.g. ballet exercises |
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.55 |
Piano arrangements of operatic works, etc. |
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.58 |
Pieces for left hand only |
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.59 |
Harpsichord and clavichors |
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.6 |
Piano duets – one piano - A-Z by composer |
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.61 |
Collections |
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.64 |
Piano duets – two pianos |
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.66 |
Other piano music, e.g. three pianos |
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781 |
.7 |
Organ music - A-Z by composer |
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.8 |
Organ music – Collections |
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.85 |
Harmonium |
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.87 |
Cinema organ |
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.88 |
Accordion |
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.9 |
MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC |
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.91 |
Percussion studies |
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CHAMBER AND ORCHESTRAL MUSIC |
782 |
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Collections … for two or more combinations not fitting elsewhere |
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.1 |
Trios for strings |
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.2 |
Trios for piano and strings |
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.21 |
Trios – other |
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.3 |
Quartets for strings |
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.4 |
Quartets for piano and strings |
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.41 |
Quartets – other |
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.5 |
Quintets, sextets, septets for strings alone and for piano and strings |
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.6 |
Chamber music for wind, wind & strings, wind, strings & piano |
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.61 |
Music for string orchestra (more than 9 players) |
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782 |
.7 |
Orchestral music – full score + parts - A-Z by composer |
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.71 |
(Kalmus) Orchestral excerpts – shelved by instrument |
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.76 |
Collections |
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782 |
.77 |
Miniature scores |
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Orchestral music (continued) |
782 |
.78 |
Special types, e.g. incidental music |
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.783 |
Ballet music |
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.784 |
Aleatoric AE sets for scores and parts |
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782 |
.8 |
Military band music |
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.85 |
Brass band music |
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.86 |
Percussion band with other instruments |
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.89 |
Other instrumental music, e.g. dance band |
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.9 |
Miscellaneous collections of vocal and instrumental music not found elsewhere |
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.91 |
Electronic music scores |
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.92 |
Aleatoric music |
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782 |
.97 |
Collected editions of the works of individual composers (Kept in glass cabinets) |
Glass Cabinet | Contents |
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No. 1 |
TB 398.8 WHE to TPB 782.7 |
No. 2 |
TPB 782.7 BER to TPR 782.97 BEET |
No. 3 |
TPR 782.97 BERG to TPR 782.97 CHEF v.40 |
No. 4 |
TPR 782.97 CHOP to TPR 782.97 DENK (OSTE) |
No. 5 |
TPR 782.97 DENK (OSTE) to TPR 782.97 HAND |
No. 6 |
TPR 782.97 HAND to TPR 782.97 LAS |
No. 7 |
TPR 782.97 LIS to TPR 782.97 MUS |
No. 8 |
TPR 782.97 MUS to TPR 782.97 SCHO |
No. 9 |
TPR 782.97 SCHO to TPR 782.97 SCHUB |
No. 10 |
TPR 782.97 SCHUM to TPR 782.97 TRE |
No. 11 |
Van Hulsteyn ZA to TPR 782.97 WAGN |
No. 12 |
TPR 782.97 WAGN to TPR 782.97 WOLF |