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Musical Instruments

Specialized information on musical instruments for performers and listeners alike

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Trumpet

Trumpet article in Grove Music Online (Log-in required from off-campus)

Trumpet History (Subject Search: Trumpet History)

  • The Trumpet, by John Wallace
    ML960 .W35 2011
  • Fanfares and Finesse: A Performer's Guide to
    Trumpet History and Literature, by Elisa Koehler
    ML960 .K64 2014

Trumpet Technique (Subject Search Trumpet--Studies and Exercises 
or Trumpet--Instruction and Study)

  • Buzz to Brilliance: A Beginning and Intermediate Guide toTrumpet Playing, by Adrian Griffin
    MT440 .G75 2012
  • Trumpet Technique, by Frank Campos
  • MT440 .C35 2005
  • The Art of Trumpet Playing, by Keith Johnson
    MT440 .J65
  • Basic Guide to Trumpet Playing, by Byron Autrey
    MT440 .A8

Jazz Trumpet

French Horn

Horn  article in Grove Music Online (log-in required from off-campus)

Subject Search for Library Materials:  Horn (Musical Instrument)

Books about the History and Repertoire of the Horn

Subject Search:  Horn Music--Bibliography
  • The Horn, by Kurt Janetzky
    ML955 .J313 1988
  • Horn, by Barry Tuckwell
    ML955 .T82 1983b
  • The Horn: A Comprehensive Guide  to the Modern
    Instrument & its Music, rev. ed., by Robin Gregory
    ML955 .G7 1969b
  • French Horn Music Literature with Composers' Biographical
    Sketches, by Lorenzo Sansone
    ML128 .H67 S4 (Music Collection Reference)
  • The Index of French Horn Music
    ML128 .H67 W5  (Music Collection Reference)
    1978 Update:  ML128 .H67 W5 Suppl.  (Music Collection Reference)

Technique (Subject Search: Horn (Musical Instrument) -- Studies and Exercises or
        Horn (Musical Instrument) -- Methods)

  • The Art of French Horn Playing: A Treatise on the Problems and Techniques
    of French Horn Playing, by Philip Farkas
    MT422 .F37x
  • Mastery of the French Horn: Technique and Musical Expression,
    by Michael Höltzel
    MT425 .H64 2006
  • Playing the Horn: A Practical Guide, by Barry Tuckwell​
    MT422 .T8
  • A Modern Method for the French Horn, by Lorenzo Sansone
    MT422 .S26 M6 1961 (2 vols.)

Trombone

"Trombone" in Oxford Music Online (Log-in required from off-campus)

Books about the Trombone (Subject Search:  Trombone)

The Trombone: Its History and Music, 1697-1811, by David Gulon

The Soloistic Use of the Trombone in Eighteenth Century Vienna, by Robert Wigness

The Trombonist's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Playing and
Teaching the Trombone, by Reginald Fink


Trombone Technique (Subject Search Trombone--Studies and Exercises
           or Trombone--Methods)

The Trombone Player's Survival Guide, by Allan Kaplan & Norwood Yamini

Daily Routines for the Student Trombone Player, 2nd ed., by David Vining

Daily Routines: For Tenor Trombone, 3rd ed., by David Vining

Tuba and Euphonium

Read the "Tuba" article in Grove Music Online (log-in required from off campus)
Read the "Euphonium" article in Grove Music Online (log-in required from off campus)
Read the "Ophicleide" article in Grove Music Online (log-in required from off campus)

Tuba Music  Subject Search Tuba Music -- Bibliography

Tuba Source Book, by Morris R. Winston

Tuba History

The Wagner Tuba: A History, by William Melton

Interlibrary Loan

Users are encouraged to search for items beyond University Libraries' catalog via RILM Abstracts of Music Literature and WorldCat. Materials not available in print or online may be requested through Interlibrary Loan. Please allow up to seven days for electronic delivery and up to fourteen days for delivery of physical items.