Thematic and composer catalogues
Used to identify and verify the works of specific composers, genre or instrumentation.
They often include:
- incipits (the music of the first few bars of each movement)
- the location of the manuscript (if available)
Composer thematic catalogues
For example:
Located in the Reference collection at 016.78092 and 781.972, and are arranged by composer name.
Search the library catalogue to see if there is a thematic catalogue for your composer:
- Use a keyword search and include the keywords 'thematic catalogs' (Note spelling of 'catalogs').
- If there is a completed Collected Edition for that composer, a thematic catalogue may not be necessary.
- The following bibliography may be useful:
Thematic Catalogues in Music by Call Number: UniM Southbank Ref 016.78 BROOISBN: 091872886XPublication Date: 1997-02-28
Guides and bibliographies
Browse the Reference Collection
Use the Dewey classification system to help locate material relating to a specific genre and instrument combination.
For example:
- 016.7862.. or 786.2... Piano and respective repertoire
- 016.7825.. or 785... Choral Music and repertoire
- 016.7824.. or 782.4... Secular Vocal Music - Madrigals, popular songs, etc.
Search
Use a keyword search to combine a specific genre or period with terms such as 'bibliography', 'discography' and 'catalog*'.
For example:
