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 clarinet music and works about the clarinet.
| M 70 – M 74 | Music for solo clarinet (unaccompanied) |
| M 248 – M 252 | Music for clarinet and keyboard instrument |
| M 288 – M 289 |
Duets for two wind instruments (e.g. clarinet duets) |
| M 357.2 | Trios for woodwind instruments (original compositions) |
| M 358 – M 359 | Trio arrangements for winds |
| M 457.2 | Woodwind Quartets (e.g. clarinet quartets) |
| M 458 – M 459 | Quartet arrangements for winds |
| M 557 | Wind quintets (incl. flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon) |
| M 558 – M 559 | Quintet arrangments for winds |
| M 1024 | Clarinet with orchestra |
| M 1025 | Clarinet with orchestra – piano reduction |
| M 1124 | Clarinet with string orchestra |
| M 1125 | Clarinet with string orchestra – piano reduction |
| MT 380 – MT 392 | Instruction, Study & Teaching Materials for Clarinet |
| ML 945 – ML 948 | Books about the Clarinet |
| ML 128 .C58 | Clarinet bibliographies (check the reference shelves first) |
| ML 1 .C787 | Current journal for clarinet (The Clarinet) |
| For unaccompanied solo music | Clarinet Music |
| Sonatas (Clarinet) | |
| Suites (Clarinet) | |
| For clarinet with piano | Clarinet and piano music |
| Clarinet and piano music, arranged | |
| Clarinet with band – Solo with piano | |
| Concertos (Clarinet) – Solo with piano | |
| Sonatas (Clarinet and piano) | |
| For ensembles including clarinet | Clarinet music (Clarinet (2)) |
| Woodwind trios (Clarinet (3)) | |
| Woodwind trios (Clarinet, Flute, Oboe) | |
| Wind quintets (Bassoon, clarinet, flute, horn, oboe) | |
| For materials on the study & teaching of the clarinet | Clarinet – Methods |
| Clarinet – Orchestral excerpts | |
| Clarinet – Studies and exercises | |
| For books about the clarinet and its music: | Clarinet |
| Clarinet music – Bibliography |