Recorded Music in FRANCIS

Please contact Rebecca Ohm if this brief guide does not meet your research need.

AUTHOR / COMPOSER / ARTIST search:

examples:
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
Ozawa, Seiji 1935

  • Use the AUTHOR search to look for materials by a composer or artist. Use the Limit / Sort Search button at top of page to limit to Material Type MUSIC RECORDING or by Location - Sawyer Music CD, for example.
  • Works are arranged in FRANCIS alphabetically by uniform titles (more about) Generally, uniform titles are used for all generic musical forms, genres, and chamber music combinations: concertos, nocturnes, quartets, etc. Use the "locate in results" screen in FRANCIS to jump to the desired section. For example, in AUTHOR search above, type in trios in the "locate in results" section to get to piano trios by Beethoven.

TITLE search:

example: Rite of Spring

  • Use the Limit / Sort Search button at top of page to limit to Material Type MUSIC RECORDING or by Location; Sawyer Music CD, for example.
  • Many popular works have references in FRANCIS to their uniform titles (more about)
  • For non-generic or distinctive works, the preferred uniform title is in the original language; use Grove Music Online (search the "works list") to find the original language title.

KEYWORD (advanced) search:

example: "twelve tone"

  • Always use quotes (" ") around phrases. Search the subject headings in relevant titles in your results list; for example, in the above search, you will find Twelve-tone System, Schoenberg, Arnold, Babbitt, Milton.

  • Use the Limit / Sort Search button at top of page to limit to Material Type MUSIC RECORDING or by Location: Sawyer Music CD, for example.

CALL NUMBER browse:

example: M1366 (Jazz Ensembles)

  • Use the Limit / Sort Search button at top of page to limit to Material Type MUSIC RECORDING or by Location: Sawyer Music CD, for example .
  • Williams College Library uses Library of Congress classification system to catalog holdings; if you want to browse the collection by type of music, use this Library of Congress chart as a guide.