Browsing the shelves by the appropriate “LC” call number can be an effective way to explore our printed music collections and our books about music and musical instruments. Here are some classification numbers you will want to know about.
Another good way to explore is to search the library catalogue by subject. Here are a few examples of useful subject headings for guitar music and works about the guitar.
| M 125 – M 129 | Music for solo guitar (unaccompanied) |
| M 292 – M 293 | Duets for two guitars |
| M 294 – M 297 |
Duets for guitar with one other instrument |
| M 372 – M 382 | Trios including guitar |
| M 1037.4 .G8 | Guitar with orchestra |
| M 1623 – M 1624 | Songs with guitar, lute, etc. |
| MT 580 – MT 585 | Instruction, Study, & Teaching Materials for Guitar |
| ML 1010 – ML 1013 | Books about the Lute and its Music |
| ML 1015 .G8 & ML 1016 .G8 | Books about the Guitar and its Music |
| ML 128 .G8 | Guitar Bibliographies (check the reference shelves first) |
| For unaccompanied solo music | Guitar Music |
| Sonatas (Guitar) | |
| Suites (Guitar) | |
| For concertos with solo guitar | Concertos (Guitar) |
| Concertos (Guitar) – Solo with piano | |
| Concertos (Guitar wtih string orchestra | |
| For ensembles including guitar | Guitar music (Guitars (2)) |
| Songs with guitar | |
| For materials on the study & teaching of the guitar | Guitar – Methods |
| Guitar – Instruction and study | |
| Guitar – Studies and exercises | |
| For books about the guitar and its music | Guitar |
| Guitar – Construction | |
| Guitar – History | |
| Guitarists |