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 bassoon music and works about the bassoon.
| M 75 – M 79 | Music for solo bassoon (unaccompanied) |
| M 253 – M 254 | Music for bassoon and keyboard instrument |
| M 288 – M 289 |
Duets for two wind instruments (e.g. 2 bassoons; oboe & bassoon) |
| M 315 – M 319 | Trios for two wind instruments with keyboard (e.g. trio sonatas) |
| M 357.2 | Trios for woodwind instruments (original compositions) |
| M 358 – M 359 | Trio arrangements for winds |
| M 457.2 | Woodwind Quartets (any combination) |
| M 458 – M 459 | Quartet arrangements for winds |
| M 557 | Wind quintets (incl. flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon) |
| M 558 – M 559 | Quintet arrangments fo rwinds |
| M 1026 | Bassoon with orchestra |
| M 1027 | Bassoon with orchestra – piano reduction |
| M 1126 | Bassoon with string orchestra |
| M 1127 | Bassoon with string orchestra – piano reduction |
| MT 339 | Instruction, Study & Teaching Materials for Woodwinds (general) |
| MT 400 – MT 415 | Instruction, Study & Teaching Materials for Bassoon |
| ML 950 – ML 953 | Books about the bassoon and bassoon music |
| ML 931 .D68 | Current journal for bassoon and oboe (The Double Reed) |
| For unaccompanied solo music | Bassoon Music |
| Sonatas (Bassoon) | |
| Suites (Bassoon) | |
| For bassoon with piano | Bassoon and piano music |
| Bassoon and piano music, arranged | |
| Concertos (Bassoon) – Solo with piano | |
| Sonatas (Bassoon and piano) | |
| For ensembles including bassoon | Bassoon music (Bassoons (2)) |
| Woodwind trios (Bassoons (3)) | |
| Woodwind trios (Bassoon, Clarinet, Oboe) | |
| Wind quintets (Bassoon, clarinet, flute, horn, oboe) | |
| For materials on the study & teaching of the bassoon | Bassoon – Methods |
| Bassoon – Orchestral excerpts | |
| Bassoon – Studies and exercises | |
| For books about the bassoon and its music: | Bassoon |
| Bassoon – Construction | |
| Bassoon – History |