Violin Resources: Getting Started

Listen to and watch violin performances online!

Links to more Online Listening

To find CDs in the library catalog:

• Search from the Music Library homepage. Click on the radio button for "Recordings Only"

To find DVDs in the library catalog:

• Go to Advanced Search. 
• Choose Video under Resource Type.

Check out this portable Zoom Recorder from the Music Library Circulation Desk to make high quality recordings on the go!

To find scores in the library catalog:

• Search from the Music Library homepage. Click on the radio button for "Scores Only" 
• Keep your searches simple and specific to find the scores you need.  For example, Beethoven violin concerto 61 (do not include "number" "no." "op." "opus" etc. as these terms can vary)

Browsing violin music in the Music Library:

• M3 -- scholarly editions with critical commentary, shelved alphabetically by composer​​
• M40--M44-- Solo violin
• M217--M223-- Violin and piano music
• M286--M287 -- Duets for 2 stringed instruments
• M290--M291 -- Duets for wind and stringed instruments
• M350--M351 -- String trios​
• M452 / M552 -- String quartets and quintets
• M1012--M1013 -- Violin with orchestra
• M1112--M1113 -- Violin with string orchestra
• ML410 -- Composer biographies
• ML418 -- Performer biographies
• ML800--ML803 -- Books about the violin
• MT260--MT267 -- Violin studies and exercises