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Jewish Composers: Resources in the Library of Congress Music Division

Printed Scores

This section of the guide includes search strategies to locate printed notated music scores by Jewish composers in the Music Division. The Library of Congress Music Classification Schedule determines call numbers by instrumentation and composer. Call numbers for printed music begin with M (Music). The Library of Congress Online Catalog is the primary discovery tool for finding music scores.

Search by Composer

Search for a Jewish composer's name in the Library of Congress Online Catalog or Performing Arts Reading Room card catalog (only available on site). Then, determine if that composer wrote music for the instrumentation you seek.

Examples of search results for individual composers may include:

For suggested resources available in the Music Division for you to find names of Jewish composers, go to the Reference Resources section of this guide.

Search by Call Number

If you have particular instrumentation in mind, you can search the LC Online Catalog in Browse Mode by call number class.

  • Go to our online catalog's Browse mode
  • In the left-hand dropdown menu, select "CALL NUMBERS (LC Class No.)"
  • In the right-hand text box, type a call number class

Examples of call number classes to try include:

For more information about searching by call numbers, Ask a Librarian or consult the Class M outline [PDF, 137 KB].