M CLASS CALL NUMBERS

Scores are shelved under M, alphabetically by composer within each class number. The most important numbers to remember for finding scores of flute music are M62 (solo unaccompanied), M242 (flute solo with keyboard), and M1021 (flute concertos, piano reduction). Browse the scores shelved under these class numbers to get an idea of the library's holdings. Remember, though: many scores may be checked out or kept at the off-campus Library Service Center. Always check in Webcat, Fondren’s online catalog, to determine the library's complete holdings of flute music.

Solo unaccompanied

M60 -- Collections of original and arranged works

M61 -- Collections of original works

M62 -- Separate works, original

M63 -- Collections of arranged works

M64 -- Separate works, arranged

Solo with piano

M240 -- Collections of original and arranged works

M241 -- Collections of original works

M242 -- Separate works, original

M243 -- Collections of arranged works

M244 -- Separate works, arranged

Solo with full orchestra

M1020 -- Full scores

M1021 -- Piano reductions

Solo with string orchestra

M1120 -- Full scores

M1121 -- Piano reductions

Chamber music

M288, 289 -- Two wind instruments

M317, 417, 517 (etc.) -- Trios (quartets, quintets, etc.) for piano plus two (three, four etc.) wind instruments

M322, 422, 522 (etc.) -- Trios (quartets, quintets, etc.) for piano plus two (three, four etc.) string(s) plus wind(s)

M357, 457, 557 (etc.) -- Wind trios, quartets, quintets (etc.)

M357.2, 457.2, 557.2 (etc.) -- Woodwind trios, quartets, quintets (etc.)

Orchestral music

M1001 -- Symphonies

M1002 -- Symphonic poems

M1003 -- Variations, suites

M1004 -- Overtures

ML AND MT CLASS NUMBERS

Books are shelved under ML, and instructional materials such as methods,

studies, and orchestral excerpts under MT. Always check in Webcat to determine

the library's complete holdings.

  ML

  ML931 -- General books on woodwind instruments

  ML935 -- General books on the history of the flute

  ML936 -- History of flute construction

  ML937 -- History of flute playing

  MT

  MT340 -- General instructional works on the flute

  MT342 -- Systems and methods

  MT345 -- Studies and exercises

  MT346 -- Orchestral studies

In Webcat, use the following subject headings to find books on the history of

the flute and its construction and literature. Most (but not all) books with

these subject headings are shelved under the ML classes indicated:

      Flute – Bibliography      ML128 .F7

      Flute music – Bibliography      ML128 .F7

      Flute – History     ML935

      Flute music -- History and criticism   ML935

      Flute – Construction      ML936

      Flute players     ML399, 419 (and elsewhere)

  Bibliographies

  Boenke, Heidi M. Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. 1988.

  Music Ref ML128 .F7 B6 1988

  Gronefeld, Ingo. Die Flötekonzerte bis 1850: Ein thematisches Verzeichnis. 4

  vols. 1992-94. Music Ref. ML128 .F7 G76 1992

  Pellerite, James J. A Handbook of Literature for the Flute. 3d ed. 1978. Music Ref

  ML128 .F7 P4 1978

  Pierreuse, Bernard. Flûte littérature: Catalogue général des oeuvres. 1982.

  Music Ref ML128 .F7 P5 1982

  Vester, Frans. Flute Music of the 18th Century: An Annotated Bibliography.

  1985. Music Ref ML128 .F7 V46 1985

  History, construction, playing

  Bate, Philip. The Flute: A Study of Its History, Development, and

  Construction. 2d ed. 1979. ML935 .B25 1979

  Boehm, Theobald. The Flute and Flute Playing in Acoustical, Technical, and

  Artistic Aspects. 2d ed., 1922; reprint, 1964. ML936 .B682 1964

  Cooper, Albert. The Flute. 2d ed. 1984. ML936 .C66 1984

  de Reede, Rien, ed. Concerning the Flute. 1984. ML55 .V39 1984

  Powell, Ardal. The Flute. 2002. ML935 .P69 2002

  Solum, John. The Early Flute. 1992. ML935 .S66 1992

  Toff, Nancy. The Development of the Modern Flute. ML935 .T63

  Toff, Nancy. The Flute Book: A Complete Guide for Students and Performers. 2d

  ed. 1996. ML935 .T65 1996

  Players and makers

  De Lorenzo, Leonardo. My Complete Story of the Flute: The Instrument, the

  Performer, the Music. Rev. ed. 1992. ML935 .D47 1992

  Estevan, Pilar. Talking with Flutists. 2 vols. 1976-78. ML399 .E8 1976

Instruction and study

Search in Webcat using the subject headings below. Most (but not all)

instructional works with these headings are shelved under the MT classes

indicated:

      Flute -- Instruction and study MT340, 342

      Flute – Methods     MT342

      Flute -- Orchestra studies      MT346

PERIODICAL LITERATURE

To search for journal articles on the flute, use the three databases listed

below. Because these databases are licensed for Fondren use only, you need to configure your browser for

the library's proxy server in order to use them from off campus.

  RILM Abstracts of Music Literature 

  RILM indexes not just journal articles, but all types of music literature:

  books, dissertations, conference proceedings, reviews, etc. Coverage goes back

  to 1969.

  International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP)

  IIMP indexes approximately 370 periodicals, including Flute Talk, from 1996 to

  the present. In addition, IIMP-FT contains the full texts of several dozen

  music periodicals back to 1996.

  Music Index Online

  Indexes more than 640 music periodicals going back to 1979. Flute Talk is

  indexed back to 1988.

WEB SITES

The Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection

FluteHistory.com