Sheet Music
M146 – Unaccompanied drum music (this includes timpani, drum set, side drum, and works for two or more percussion instruments to be played by one performer)
M147 – Unaccompanied glockenspiel music
M175.X6 – Unaccompanied xylophone, marimba, or vibraphone music
M284.D8 – Collections of drum and piano music
M284.P4 – Collections of works for one percussionist playing multiple instruments
M284.T4 – Collections of timpani and piano music
M284.X9 – Collections for keyboard instrument AND piano music
M285.D8 – Single piece of drum and piano music
M285.P4 – Single piece for one percussionist playing multiple instruments
M285.T5 – Single piece for timpani and piano
M285.X9 – Single piece for keyboard instrument AND piano music
M385 – Single piece for three instruments, including at least one percussionist
Call numbers between M400-999 follow the pattern established at M385.
The first digit indicates the number of performers and the last two the instrumentation.
Example: M585 – First digit is 5, so 5 musicians needed. Last two digits are 35, so instrumentation is any combination of instruments, including at least one percussionist.
M1039 – Percussion concertos with piano reduction (originally full orchestra)
M1039.4.X9 – Keyboard instruments concertos with piano reduction (originally full orchestra)
M1139 – Percussion concertos with piano reduction (originally string orchestra)
M1139.4.X9 – Keyboard instruments concertos with piano reduction (originally string orchestra)
MT655 – Percussion techniques/instruction
MT655.4 – Percussion orchestral excerpts
MT660 – Timpani techniques/instruction
MT660.4 – Timpani excerpts
MT662 – Drums (bass drum, snare drum, etc.) techniques/instruction
MT662.4 – Drum orchestral excerpts
MT719 – Keyboard instrument techniques/instruction
MT719.4 – Keyboard instrument orchestral excerpts
Books
ML102.P4 – Percussion dictionaries/encyclopedias
ML128.P23 – Percussion bibliographies
ML1030-1049 – History and criticism of percussion instruments