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Searching Tips
Searching for People
Search by composer, conductor, soloist, arranger, and/or text author. Enter the person's name (last name first) into the appropriate search box. The search engine truncates your search after the last letter. It will search for all variations of the name entered. All prefixes are removed from names (Sir, Dr. Mr. etc.) See Example
| Search Example | Will retrieve the following: |
| Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Mozart, Leopold |
| Boulez P | Boulez Pierre |
| Ber | Berg, Alban : Berio, Luciano : Berlin, Irving |
Searching by Title
All performances of a composition are listed under one title. These titles are based upon the uniform titles commonly used in U.S. library catalogs. Compositions with distinctive unique titles are, for the most part, listed under the English version of their titles. A few exceptions have been made when a title is more commonly known in another Western language (e.g. Sacre du Printemps). See the table of transliterated titles for detailed (though not exhaustive) coverage of these exceptions. Articles such as The, Le, Die, A, and An are omitted.
| Examples: | Tosca |
| Sheherazade |
| Daphnis et Chloe |
| Sacre du Printemps |
Compositions defined by genre/form (symphony, concerto etc.) are listed under the singular form of the genre followed by instrumentation, unique numbers (opus etc.) and tonality. When searching for a composition defined by form, it is best to limit the search by composer. See Searching for specific compositions.
| Examples: |
| Symphony, no. 1, op. 13, G minor |
| Concerto, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 102 |
| Concerto, violoncello orchestra |
Searching for specific compositions
When searching for specific compositions, search by the composer's last name (if known) and a KEYWORD from the title. The database searches the title field by keyword (it will find the word anywhere in the field). It is better to be general than specific in your search. Once you have identified the correct title, you may initiate a new search to find all performances of that title.
| Examples: Composer/Title Searches | |
| Composer | Title word(s) |
| Brahms | Concerto piano |
| Mozart | Symphony |
| Stravinsky | Petrushka |
Limiting by Date/Season
The database can retrieve all concerts performed during a specific season, month, or within a range of years. Any search (composer, conductor, title, etc.) may be limited by date/season. Limiting by date is optional. If no limits are set, the entire database will be searched.
Search Results
After a search, the initial results list will describe the performance date (month/year), composer, and title of the composition performed. Click on "view" to see the complete descriptions of a particular entry
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