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The Literature and Pedagogy Guides are designed for use by music performance and pedagogy faculty and students.  Included in these guides are listing of call number ranges and subject headings for browsing/accessing books, journals, scores, and audio/visual recordings by specific instruments, family of instruments, and major ensembles.  Online resources such as links to notable professional organizations and commonly used web sites and blogs are also included.

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BROWSING AND CATALOG SEARCHING BY CALL NUMBER RANGES

Call Numbers

    • M105-M109 Saxophone alone
    • M268 Saxophone and piano, original
    • M269 Arrangements for saxophone and piano
    • M1034.S4 Saxophone with orchestra (full score)
    • M1035.S4 Saxophone with orchestra (piano reduction)
    • M1134.S4 Saxophone with string orchestra (full score)
    • M1135.S4 Saxophone with string orchestra (piano reduction)
    • ML128.S247 Saxophone music–Bibliography
    • ML128.W5 Wind instrument music–Bibliography
    • ML975-ML978 General: history and construction; music and playing
    • MT500-MT508 Saxophone techniques
    • MT801.S4 Instruction and study for children

    Subject Headings

    • CONCERTOS (SAXOPHONE)
    • CONCERTOS (SAXOPHONE) –SOLO WITH PIANO
    • SAXOPHONE
    • SAXOPHONE--HISTORY
    • SAXOPHONE--INSTRUCTION AND STUDY
    • SAXOPHONE--METHODS (JAZZ)
    • SAXOPHONE--PERIODICALS
    • SAXOPHONE--STUDIES AND EXERCISES
    • SAXOPHONE MUSIC
    • SAXOPHONE AND PIANO MUSIC
    • SAXOPHONE REEDS
    • SAXOPHONISTS
    • SONATAS (SAXOPHONE), SONATAS (SAXOPHONE AND PIANO), SONATAS (SAXOPHONE AND _____)
    • SUITES (SAXOPHONE) - INCLUDES ALL CASSATIONS, DIVERTIMENTI, NOCTURNES, PARTITAS, AND SERENADES

    PRINT RESOURCES (in the Reference Room)

    Reference Books

    Londeix, Jean-Marie.   A comprehensive guide to the saxophone repertoire, 1844-2003; Bruce Ronkin, editor.    -- Cherry Hill, NJ : Roncorp, c2003. – Ref ML128.S247 L63 2003
    Gee, Harry R. Saxophone soloists and their music, 1844-1985 : an annotated bibliography / Harry R. Gee. --    Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1986. – Ref ML128.S247 G4 1986
    Wilkins, Wayne edt. The index of saxophone music -- Magnolia, Ark. : Music Register, c1979. – Ref    ML128.S247 W5

    Journals

    Saxophone journal. – REF. (CURRENT PERIODICALS) ML975 .S29

    Also See:

    International Double Reed Society Journal.     – REF. (CURRENT PERIODICALS) ML1.I718
    Jazz education journal. – REF. (CURRENT PERIODICALS) ML1 .N37
    Jazz improv. – REF. (CURRENT PERIODICALS) ML3505.8 .J3995

    Directories

    Musical America: International Directory of the Performing Arts - REF. STACKS – ML13.M83 2005.

    ***Provides a comprehensive list of music schools, summer music camps, music festivals, competitions, performance venues, and scholarship and financial aid information.

    AUDIO-VISUAL RESOURCES

    The saxophone [videorecording] /a presentation of Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; [produced by] TransTel. -- Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004], 1997. - Music Library DVD. Ask at desk ML975 .S28 2004

    Song of the spirit [videorecording] :[the story of Lester Young]. -- Willerine, MN : Song of the Spirit, 1988. - Music Library Videocassette in stacks ML419.Y6 S6

    Reed royalty [videorecording] / with Branford Marsalis. -- Fort Lee, NJ : Video Artists International, c1992. - Music Library Videocassette in stacks ML399 .R44 1992

    Tenor titans [videorecording] / with Branford Marsalis. --  Fort Lee, NJ : Video Artists International, 1992. - Music Library Videocassette in stacks ML399 .T46 1992

    Gerry Mulligan [videorecording] :a master class on jazz and its legendary players /[presented by] Hal Leonard ; produced in association with Pyramid Pictures ; producer Trish Dulka. --  Milwaukee, Wis.: Hal Leonard Corp., c1995. - Music Library Videocassette in stacks ML3507 .R47 1995

    Entretien avec Marcel Mule [videorecording] / conception et entretien, Gilles Martin. --  Paris, France : Conservatoire de Paris, Cité de la Musique, c1995. - Music Library Videocassette in stacks ML419.M9 E8 1995

    The world according to John Coltrane [videorecording] /a co-production of Toby Byron / Multiprises in association with Taurus Film, Munich and Video Arts, Japan) ; directed by Robert Palmer, Toby Byron. -- [New York, NY] : BMG Video, c2002. - Music Library DVD. Ask at desk ML419.C645 W67 2002

    ONLINE RESOURCES

    Saxophone Equipment and Supplies - http://www.saxophone.com
    International Saxophone Home Page - http://www.saxophone.org
    Saxophone Lessons - http://www.saxlessons.com
    Sax On the Web Home Page - http://www.saxontheweb.net

    *Call numbers apply to UT held items only

    University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Pauline Bayne and Nathalie Hristov, Revised August 2007