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Viola: A Resource and Information Guide
[M, ML, and MT]
[Pegasus and Melvyl]
[Books]
[Periodical literature]
[Web sites]
Note: This is a guide to selected resources on the viola available in the Music Library at UCSB. The Music
Library is located in the Arts Library, second floor. To
access electronic items with the  icon from off-campus, you must be
affiliated with UCSB (student, faculty, or staff), and you will need to use the library's
proxy server or VPN service.
Please feel free to ask for assistance at the Music Service Desk in the Music Library. You may also contact the
music librarian, Eunice Schroeder (schroeder@library.ucsb.edu, 893-3612, office in Music Library). See also
library hours.
M CLASS NUMBERS
Scores are shelved under M, alphabetically by composer within each class number. The most
important numbers to remember for finding scores of viola music are M47 (solo unaccompanied), M226
(viola and piano music) and M1015 (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. Always check in
Pegasus,
the UCSB library catalog, to determine the library's complete holdings of viola music.
Solo unaccompanied
| M47 |
Works for solo viola, original |
| M49 |
Works for solo viola, arranged |
Solo with piano or continuo
| M224 |
Miscellaneous collections of original and arranged works |
| M225 |
Collections of original works |
| M226 |
Seperate original works |
| M227 |
Collections of arranged works |
| M228 |
Seperate works, arranged |
Solo with full orchestra
| M1014 | Full scores |
| M1015 | Piano reductions |
Solo with string orchestra
| M1114 | Full scores |
| M1115 | Piano reductions |
Chamber music
| M286, 287 | String duets |
| M350, 351 | String trios |
| M452, 552 (etc.) | String quartets, quintets (etc.) |
| M312, 412, 512 (etc.) | Piano trios, quartets, quintets (etc.) |
| M322, 422, 522 (etc.) | Trios (quartets, quintets, etc.) for piano plus two (three, four etc.)
string(s) plus wind(s) |
| M362, 462, 562 (etc.) | Trios (quartets, quintets, etc.) for stringed and wind instruments |
| M372, 472, 572 (etc.) | Trios (quartets, quintets, etc.) for stringed and plucked instruments |
| M382, 482, 582 (etc.) | Trios (quartets, quintets, etc.) for stringed, plucked and wind instruments |
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
Pegasus to determine the library's complete holdings.
- Literature
- Biographies of string players
- ML398 - Collective (including string quartets)
- ML418 - Individual performers
- Books on construction, music, and playing
- ML750 - Bowed stringed instruments, General
- ML755 - Construction of string instruments
- ML756 - Music and playing, string instruments
- Viola specific
- ML900 - General works
- ML901 - Construction
- ML905 - Music and playing
- MT280 - Instruction and study
- MT285 - Studies and exercises
- MT286 - Orchestra Studies
To browse by M, ML, or MT Class
number in Pegasus, select the Advanced Search tab at the top.
From one of the "Field to search" pulldown menus, select Call Number (LC). In the corresponding search box, enter
the LC class number you wish to search:
Advanced Keyword Search
| Field to search: |
Enter word or phrase: |
| Call Number (LC) |
M226 |
| Field to search: |
Enter word or phrase: |
| Call Number (LC) |
ML900 |
- PEGASUS
- A general
guide to searching for music in
Pegasus is available.
- Basic keyword searching can be effective for finding viola music in
Pegasus.
To search for recordings, add and recording to your search, and to search for scores, add not recording.
Examples:
Basic Search of Full Catalog
| Keyword |
sonatas viola and hindemith not recording |
[to find scores of Hindemith's viola sonatas] |
| Keyword |
concertos viola and penderecki and recording |
[to find recordings of Penderecki's viola concerto] |
You can also search effectively in Advanced Search (select from the tab at the top). Examples:
Advanced Keyword Search
| Author |
hindemith |
| Title |
sonatas viola |
| Limit by format: |
Score |
| Author |
penderecki |
| Title |
concertos viola |
| Limit by format: |
Sound Recording |
You can also use Command Line Search to find viola music in
Pegasus. Select the Command Line Search
link from the Advanced Search screen. To find scores, always add and wtp=score to your search, and to
find recordings, add and wtp=recording. (Note: the code wtp indicates material type.)
Command Search
| ttl=sonatas viola and wtp=score |
[to find scores of viola sonatas] |
| ttl=sonatas viola and aut=hindemith and wtp=score |
[to find scores of Hindemith's viola sonatas] |
| ttl=concertos viola and wtp=recording |
[to find recordings of viola concertos] |
| ttl=concertos viola and aut=penderecki and wtp=recording |
[to find recordings of Penderecki's viola concerto] |
The following search examples all use Library of Congress subject headings (sub and wsu codes)
plus the wtp code to find string chamber music, and the wpu code to search by publisher. Scores retrieved from these searches are mostly,
though not exclusively, located on the shelves in the M classes indicated. For recordings, ask at the
Music Service Desk (MSD).
| sub=viola music violas 2 and wtp=score | [scores of viola duets] | M286, 287 |
| sub=string trios and wtp=score |
[scores of string trios] |
M351 |
| sub=string quartets and aut=schubert and wtp=score |
[scores of Schubert's string quartets] |
M452 |
| sub=string quartets and wpu=henle and wtp=score |
[G. Henle editions of string quartets] |
M451, 452 |
| sub=string quartets and aut=dvorak and wtp=recording |
[recordings of Dvorak's string quartets] |
ask at MSD |
| [etc.] |
| sub=piano trios and wtp=score |
[scores of piano trios] |
M312 |
| sub=piano quartets and wtp=score |
[scores of piano quartets] |
M412 |
| sub=piano quintets and wtp=score |
[scores of piano quintets] |
M512 |
| sub=piano quintets and wtp=recording |
[recordings of piano quintets] |
ask at MSD |
| [etc.] |
MELVYL
To access Melvyl, the library catalog of the ten combined UC campuses,
go to the home page of the UCSB Libraries.
Melvyl has records for over 23 million items, which you can search by title, journal title, author (including
composer or performer), subject, and general keywords. To combine search terms, select the Advanced option:
Advanced Search: Entire Collection
| Author (last name first) |
hindemith
|
| Title |
sonatas viola |
| Format: |
Scores (music) |
BOOKS
Ref = reference section of the music library, located beside the south windows
Non-circ = regular ML stacks, but noncirculating
In Pegasus, use the following subject headings to
find books on the history of the viola and its construction and literature. Most (but not all) books
with these subject headings are shelved under the ML classes indicated:
| Viola music -- Bibliography |
ML128 .V36 |
| Violists -- Biography |
ML418 |
| Viola -- History |
ML900 |
| Viola -- Instruction and study | MT280 |
| Viola -- Studies and exercises | MT285 |
| Viola -- Orchestra studies | MT286 |
- Bibliographies
- Jappe, Michael.Viola Bibliographie: Das Repertoire für die historische Bratsche von 1649 bis nach 1800. 1999. Ref. ML128 .V36 J35 1999.
- Jappe, Michael. Viola d'amore Bibliographie: Das Repertoire für die Historische Viola d'amore von ca. 1680 bis nach 1800.
- Ref. ML128 .V38 J37 1997
- Morey, George. A List of Selected Works for Viola. 1954. South. Regional ML128 .V36 M6
- Regazzi, Roberto. The Complete Luthier's Library. 1990. Ref. ML128 .S7 R44 1990
- Toskey, Burnett R. Concertos for Violin and Viola: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia. 1983. Ref. ML128 .V4 T68 1983
- Wilkins, Wayne. The Index of Viola Music. 1976. Ref. ML128 .V36 W5
- Williams, Michael D. Music for Viola. 1979. Ref. ML128 .V36 W53
- Zeyringer, Franz. Literatur für Viola: Verzeichnis der Werke für Viola-Solo, Duos mit Viola, Trios mit Viola, Viola-Solo mit Begleitung.
- 1976. Ref. ML128 .V36 Z5
- String Music in Print. 1973. Ref. ML128.S7
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History, construction, playing
- Dolejsi, Robert. Modern Viola Technique. 1939. MT285 .D6
- Ganassi, Silvestro B. Regola Rubertina: First and Second Part: A Manual of Playing the Viola da Gamba and of Playing the Lute, Venice
- 1542 and 1543. 1977. MT338 .G313 1977
- Perich, Guillermo. Annotated Course of Study for Viola: Emphasizing Chamber Music and Orchestral Repertoire as a Media. 1974.
- ML132 .V36 P4 1974
- Primrose, William. Walk on the North Side: Memoirs of a Violist. 1978. ML418 .P84 A3
- Riley, Maurice W. The History of the Viola. 1980. ML900 .R43
- Tourin, Peter. Viollist: A Comprehensive Catalogue of Historical Viole da Gamba in Public and Private Collections.
- 1979. Ref. ML760 .T68 1979
- Instruction, studies and exercises
- Alto, Par-dessus de Viole: Methodes et Traites--Dictionnaires. 2000. MT280 .A5
- Barrett, Henry. The Viola: Complete Guide for Teachers and Students. 1978. MT280 .B37 1978
- Chailley, Marie Therese. Forty Practical Exercises, for Viola 1966. MT285 .C45 E9
- Dalton, David Playing the Viola: Conversations with William Primrose. 1988. Art Library: MT280 .D34 1988
- Hoffmeister, Franz Anton. Études pour alto-viola, livres I et II. 1993. MT285 .H65 E8 1993
- Showell, Jeffrey. A Solo Folio for the Principal Violist. 1980. MT286 .S656 1980z
- Uhl, Alfred. Dreissig Etuden fur Viola. 1975. MT285 .U395 E9
- Vieland, Joseph. Orchestral Excerpts from the Symphonic Repertoire: For Viola, in Five Volumes. 1951. MT286 .O67 1951
- Wagner, Richard. Orchestral Excerpts from Operas and Concert Works: For Viola. MT286 .W23 O7 1969
- Wohlfahrt, Franz. Wohlfahrt Foundation Studies for the Viola. MT 285 .W6 F5
PERIODICAL LITERATURE
| Journal of the American Viola Society |
ML900 .J68 |
print: 2004- |
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| Die Viola = The Viola |
ML900 .V55 |
print: 1979- |
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| The Strad |
ML1 .S77 |
print: 1960- |
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| Strings |
ML1 .S775 |
print: 1986-1997
online fulltext: 1999- |
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| American String Teacher |
ML1 .A58 | print: 1951-1976, 1998-2005
online fulltext: 1996- |
The latest issue of the Journal of the American Viola Society and Strad is shelved on the current
periodicals display shelves, visible to your right as you enter the music library. UCSB students may check out periodicals
for one day, except for the latest issue, which does not circulate.
To search for journal articles on the viola, use the three databases listed below. All three can be accessed via the
library's home page > Research
> Article Indexes & Databases.
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
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RILM indexes not just journal articles, but all types of music literature: books, dissertations, conference proceedings,
reviews, etc. Coverage goes back to 1967. To get started, select contains phrase from the first menu and search on
viola music. Use the Publication Year box to limit your results chronologically. Note that you can
also limit by language.
- International Index to
Music Periodicals--Full Text (IIMP)
- IIMP indexes hundreds of music periodicals, including The Strad, Strings,
American String Teacher, and Journal of the American Viola Society.
The database also contains the fulltext for Strings and American String Teacher (see above for coverage).
- Music Index Online
- Indexes more than 640 music periodicals going back to 1976, including
Journal of the American Viola Society (indexed 1988-),
The Strad (indexed 1976-),
Strings (indexed 1987-), and
American String Teacher (indexed 1977-).
WEB SITES
American Viola Society
World Federation of International Music Competitions
Southern California Viola Society
Author: Sharon Seabrook.
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