Finding Music in MORRIS

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The 4 McMaster University Libraries

MILLS -- Humanities and Social Sciences INNIS -- Business THODE -- Science and Engineering HEALTH Sciences

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MORRIS: McMaster’s library catalogue

http://morris.mcmaster.ca available to anyone anywhere covers all 4 libraries lists: books, journal titles, CDs, vinyl LP records,

cassettes, music scores, videos, maps, e-resources, etc.

does not list: about 15,000 of our vinyl LP records listed in the card catalogue, Music Area

first, to search for music in MORRIS,

you need to know about…

Uniform Titles

Titles of Musical Works

…are not like titles of books they can vary in language, word order, etc. often a “Title” search won’t work for example, all these titles were found on different

scores and recordings of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony:Fifth symphony

Symphony no. 5

Symphony nr. 5

Symphony in C minor

Simfoniia no. 5

Symfoni nr. 5

Symphonies 3-5

Symphonies 5 & 9

Symphonie V

Ve symphonie

Symphonie n. 5

Symphonie no. 5

Uniform Titles

are added by our cataloguers when they put items into MORRIS

provide a predictable, uniform way to find musical works

e.g. the uniform title for Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is:

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 5, op. 67, C minor

What do Uniform Titles Look Like?

…for non-distinctive, or generic titles, like symphonies, sonatas, or quartets?

…for distinctive titles like Daphnis et Chloé or Appalachian Spring?

Uniform Titlesfor Non-Distinctive,

Generic Titles

…consist of 4 major parts

1. Form of composition

name of a type or form of composition, usually in the plural

examples:– symphonies– sonatas– quartets– suites– concertos

2. Medium of performance

what instruments, groups of instruments or voices are involved

examples:– piano– violin– orchestra– instrumental ensemble– chorus

3. Numeric identifying elements

serial numbers, opus numbers or thematic catalogue numbers

examples:– no. 5– op. 23– K. 550– BWV 1044

4. Key & other info

examples:– B ♭ major– arr. (an arrangment for

other instruments than the original ones)

– piano vocal score– English & German

A Typical Uniform Title

Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 18, C minor, arr.

form

medium of performance

numeric elements

key

other info

Uniform titles for distinctive titles

…like Turandot, Messiah, Appalachian Spring

Only 2 things to remember:

they’ll be in the original language they’ll have no initial articles (the, a, an, le, la, etc.)

Examples of uniform titles for distinctive titles

Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker Suite”

Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”

Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain”

Shchelkunchik Suite

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Noch’ na Lysoĭ gore (1867)

Important -- don’t panic! There’s a trick for finding this stuff out. All will be revealed…

…so now how do I find music in MORRIS?

Tips, Tricks & Little-Known Strategies

Author/Title Keyword Searching

usually the easiest way to find a specific work by a composer

Keyword Search Tip: Choosing keywords

use just a few key words and phrases from your musical work, e.g.

Canon in D for 3 violins and continuo,

by Johannes Pachelbel

Author/Title Keyword = pachelbel and canon

Keyword Search Tip

use “quotation marks” to indicate a phrase– keeps words together, e.g.

“magic flute”

Finding a uniform title you don’t know

1. do an Author/Title Keyword search: mozart and “magic flute”

2. look for the uniform title; it might be here:

Finding a uniform title you don’t know

…or it might be here:

Finding a uniform title you don’t know

3. now you can do a new Author/Title Keyword search:

mozart and zauberflote

…and you’ll get most, or all of them instead of just the ones that happened to have the title in English

MORRIS search tools: Limiting

to narrow your searchMORRIS limits:

– format, e.g. CD, record, cassette, score– location, e.g. Mills, Thode, Innis– language, e.g. English, French, German

How to limit before you search: go to theAdvanced Search screen

Put in some search terms & choose limits

How to limit after you’ve searched: choose a limit from the drop-down menu

Keyword Search Tip

use the truncation symbol * – also called “wild card”

retrieves your search word with different endings, e.g.

symphon* retrieves symphonysymphoniesymphoniessymphonien, etc.

Truncation search example

Author/Title Keyword search:

beethoven and symphon* and 5

Combining Terms: OR

broadens your search use for synonyms, alternate spellings,

abbreviations, etc. always enclose your “or” words in parentheses:

mozart and (“magic flute” or zauberflote)

Author Searching

to see a list of everything by a composer, performer, or author, for example:

Author = purcell henry scroll down to see titles of works listed in

alphabetical order

names of the musical works

number of items for each one

Advanced Searching lets you…

search within specific fields apply limits in advance

Advanced Search example 1

…to get all the Dover editions of Beethoven symphonies

Advanced Search example 2

…to get all the CDs of Wynton Marsalis playing jazz

What if you don’t have a title, just a topic?

1. try a Title Keyword search:

music* and german* and renaissance

2. look for 1 good book, like:

What if you don’t have a title, just a topic?

3. look at the book details & check the subjects

4. click on the subject hotlinks to find more, or do a new Subject Keyword search using the subject words

…now I’ve found it,

how do I get it?

Locating a Book

if necessary, click

Current Location and Status

Locating a Book: 4 essentials to know

Which Location?

MillsInnisThodeHealth

Which Collection within the library?

Mills Bookstacks Mills Reference Mills 2 hour Reserve Mills Periodicals, etc.

What Call Number?

items are arranged on the shelf by call number

if it’s in the Bookstacks, the call number also tells you what floor to go to…

MillsBook Locator

for Bookstacks:– left column– first 1 or 2

letters of call number = floor

for other locations, right column

What’s the Status?

Check shelf: in Checked out: out Non-circulating …?

– doesn’t go out; should be on the shelf

In Storage, On Order, In Process, etc.

To recall a Checked Out book…

...or request a book that’s In Storage, In Process, On Order, etc.

at top of MORRIS screen, click the “Forms: Recall, Storage, etc.” tab, scroll down to Borrowing/Circulation and follow the prompts

Other MORRIS options

sorting emailing My List

Photocopying in The Libraries

Photocopy machines– self-service; all libraries; no cash

Library Debit cards: dispensers or Bookstore– $3 - $20– $2 for card; then 10¢ or less a page

Printing in the Library

printers in Mills, Thode, Innis, Health Sciences send from any library computer uses library Debit card same card, same cost as photocopying (10¢ a page)

Review of MORRIS Search Techniques for Music

search by:– Author/Title Keyword– Author– Subject or Subject Keyword

search techniques– do an Author/Title Keyword

search; find the uniform title; do a new search

– find one good item and use subject hotlinks or a subject keyword search to find more like it

keyword searching tips– choose a few key words or phrases– use truncation*– use “quotation marks” for phrases– combine synonyms with “or” and

brackets

MORRIS search tools– limit by format– use advanced searching to search

within fields

Questions? …and don’t forget –

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