Music Citation Guide: Music Scores
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Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title of score. Series Title,
volume information. Publication location: Publisher, Date of Publication.
Handel, G. F. Trio Sonata No. 1. Arranged for 2 alto saxophones by Himie Voxman
and Richard Hervig. San Antonio, TX: Southern Music, 1989.
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1. Author First Name Author Last Name, Title of Book, Series Titles, volume information
(Publication location: Publisher, Date of Publication), page nos.
1. G. F. Handel, Trio Sonata No. 1, Arranged for 2 alto saxophones by Himie Voxman
and Richard Hervig (San Antonio, TX: Southern Music, 1989), 3.
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Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title of score. Publication location: Publisher,
Date of Publication.
Smith, Joseph, ed. Four early 20th century piano suites by black composers.
New York: G. Schirmer, 1997.
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1. Composer First Name Composer Last Name, "Title of song or section," Title of Book, Series Titles, volume information (Publication location: Publisher, Date of Publication), page nos.
1. R. Nathaniel Dett, "Prelude - Night," In the bottoms. In Four early 20th century piano suites by black composers, ed. by Joseph Smith (New York: G. Schirmer, 1997), 38.
Turabian Unpublished Music Score
Bibliography -----
Follow citation recommendations of the archive or special collection in question.
Arthur and Miriam Canter Rare Book Room, Rita Benton Music Library,
University of Iowa.
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1. Composer First Name Composer Last Name, "Title of song or section," Title of Book, Series Titles, volume information (Publication location: Publisher, Date of Publication), page nos.
1. Anthony Burgess, "Symphony," score, 1976, Arthur and Miriam Canter Rare Book Room, Rita Benton Music Library, University of Iowa.
Turabian/Chicago doesn't provide a model for online score citation, so this template is largely based on the ebook citation template and best practices.
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Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title of score or "Title of score"
(as appropriate to title of the work) Publication location: Publisher,
Date of Publication. Stable URL or Resource Title.
Chaminade, Cecile. Chaminade Pianoforte Album. Boston: White-Smith Music, 1898.
International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP).
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1. Author First Name, Author Last Name, Title of score or "Title of score" (as appropriate to title of the work) (Publication location: Publisher, Date of Publication), page or movement/section, URL or Resource Title.
1. Cecile Chaminade, "Arabesque," Chaminade Pianoforte Album (Boston: White-Smith Music, 1898), 43, https://imslp.org/wiki/Chaminade_Pianoforte_Album_(Chaminade%2C_C%C3%A9cile).