Violin Resources
- Violin Society of AmericaThe Violin Society of America is an organization of people interested in the Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass and their Bows, and the making, restoring, playing, history, acoustics, buying/selling and collecting of these instruments.
A student membership in the VSA costs $45.00 (updated Spring 2014).
Violin Scores and Methods Books in the Library
| Solos | |
| M 40-44.3 | Collections and separate works |
| Duets, violin and piano | |
| M 217 | Collections (original compositions and arrangements) |
| M 218 | Separate works (original and arrangements) |
| M 219 | Sonatas |
| M 220 | Suites and cyclical works |
| M 221 | Pieces |
| M 222 | Collections of arrangements |
| M 223 | Arrangements of separate works |
| Solo violin with orchestra | |
| M 1012 | Scores, full and reduced and arrangements for reduced orchestra |
| M 1012.5 | Cadenzas |
| M 1013 | Solo(s) with piano reduction |
| Chamber Music for Strings (two or more string instruments)* | |
| M 286-287 | Duets |
| M 349-353 | Trios |
| M 450-454 | Quartets |
| M 550-554 | Quintets |
| M 650-654 | Sextets |
| M 750-754 | Septets |
| M 850-854 | Octets |
| Chamber Music for Strings and Piano* | |
| M 310-314 | Trios, two strings and piano |
| M 410-414 | Quartets, three strings and piano |
| M 510-514 | Quintets, four strings and piano |
| M 610-614 | Sextets, five strings and piano |
| M 710-714 | Septets, six strings and piano |
| M 810-814 | Octets, seven strings and piano |
| Chamber Music for Strings and Winds* | |
| M 290-291 | Duets, one string and one wind |
| M 360-364 | Trios |
| M 460-464 | Quartets |
| M 560-564 | Quintets |
| M 660-664 | Sextets |
| M 760-764 | Septets |
| M 860-864 | Octets |
| Chamber Music for Strings and Plectrals* | |
| M 294-295 | Duets, one string and one plectral |
| M 370-374 | Trios |
| M 470-474 | Quartets |
| M 570-574 | Quintets |
| M 670-674 | Sextets |
| M 770-774 | Septets |
| M 870-874 | Octets |
| Methods Books and Orchestral Excerpts | |
| MT 259 | Combined Strings |
| MT 260 | General |
| MT 261 | Physiology of the hand |
| MT 262 | Systems and methods |
| MT 265 | General studies and exercises |
| MT 266 | Orchestral studies |
| MT 267 | Bowing techniques |
| MT 268 | Positions |
| MT 269 | Chording techniques |
| MT 270 | Harmonics |
| MT 271 | Other special techniques |
| MT 272 | Two violins, studies and exercises |
| MT 274 | Teaching pieces |
| MT 275 | Instructive editions by several composers |
| MT 276 | Instructive editions by one composer |
| MT 278 | Self-instructors |
| MT 279 | Instructive course, anthologies, etc. |
Books about the Violin
You'll find books about the violin in the ML 800s.
Here are some of the more recent books we've added to that part of the collection.
Before the Chinrest by Call Number: ML850 .R57 2012
The Violin by Call Number: ML800 .S326 2012
The Amadeus Book of the Violin by Call Number: ML800 .K6413 1998
