LSC-University Park Music Library
The Lone Star College-University Park Music Department owns a growing library of music books and sheet music. This site contains a partial list, excluding our collection of ensemble music. To inquire about referencing or borrowing one of these books, please contact the department chair, Dr. Aaron Alon. Additional resources can be ordered to our SLRC (located on 12.8) through Interlibrary Loan.
Click on each item below to see relevant books and scores in our campus music library.
- Composition
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- Behind Bars: the Definitive Guide to Music Notation (2011) by Elaine Gould
- Composing Music: a New Approach (1988) by William Russon with Jeffrey Ainis and David Stevenson
- Musical Composition: Craft and Art (2018) by Alan Belkin
- The Study of Orchestration, 4th edition (2016) by Samuel Adler
- General Music
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- The Harvard Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2003), edited by Don Michael Randel
- The Norton Anthology of Western Music, 7th Edition
- Guitar
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- Advanced Reading Studies for Guitar, by William Leavitt
- The Complete Works of Agustín Barrios Mangoré, vol. 1 & 2
- Complete Sor Studies, Mel Bay, Compiled and Edited by David Grimes
- The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method, volumes 1 and 2, by Christopher Parkening, Jack Marshall, and David Brandon
- Contemporary Class Guitar, Book 1, by Will Schmid
- The Essential Elements for Guitar: Comprehensive Guitar Method, Book 1 by Will Schmid and Bob Morris
- JS Bach: 15 Pieces Arranged for Three or More Guitarists (2014) by Mark Phillips
- The Library of Guitar Classics
- A Modern Method for Guitar, volumes 1-3 by William Leavitt
- Reading Studies for Guitar by William Leavitt
- Rhythm Reading
- Jazz & Fake Book
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- Beatles Fake Book
- The Best Fake Book Ever
- Disney Fake Book
- The Easy Fake Book
- The New Broadway Fake Book
- Real Books:
- Volumes 1-6 in C
- Bass Clef, vol. 1-2
- In B-Flat, vol. 1-2
- In E-Flat, vol. 1-2
- The Ultimate Christmas Fake Book
- The Ultimate Fake Book
- The Ultimate Jazz Fake Book
- The Ultimate Pop/Rock Fake Book
- Your First Fake Book
- Percussion
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- 14 Modern Concest Solos for Snare Drum (1985) by John S. Pratt
- Anthology of Lute and Guitar Music for Marimba by Rebecca Kite
- Fundamental Solos for Mallets by Mitchell Peters
- Initium IV (2005) by Jacques Delécluse
- Marimba: Technique through Music by Mark Ford
- Masterpieces for Marimba: a Collection from the Finest Musical Literature to Meet the Needs of the Percussion Keyboard (1985), arranged by Thomas McMillan
- Masterworks for Mallets: 50 Classical Masterpieces for Mallet Keyboard Percussion, transcribed and arranged by Beth Gottlieb
- Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone (2002) by Morris Goldenberg
- Musical Etudes for the Advanced Timpanist by Ron Fink
- Portraits in Rhythm: 50 Studies for Snare Drum (1985) by Anthony J. Cirone
- Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer (1996) by Ted Reed
- The Solo Snare Drummer: Advanced Etudes and Duets by Vic Firth
- The Solo Timpanist: 26 Etudes by Vic Firth
- Southern Special Drum Solos (1956) by William J. Schinstine
- Stick Control for the Snare Drummer (2009) by George Lawrence Stone
- Piano
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In addition to the volumes below, LSC-UP also owns a substantial sight-reading library for piano students. Students enrolled in any level of Class Piano or MUAP private piano lessons may check out books from our Sight-Reading Piano Library, available in the SLRC (12.8) to practice their sight-reading. For a list of volumes in that collection, click here and scroll down to "Sight-Reading Piano Library."
- Bach, Johann Sebastian. The Well-Tempered Klavier, volumes 1-2 (Urtext).
- Bach, Johann Sebastian. Inventions and Sinfonias (Urtext).
- Bastien, Jane Smisor. Piano Literature. Volumes 1-4.
- Beethoven, Ludwig van. Piano Sonatas. Volumes 1-3 (complete).
- Brahms, Johannes. Drei Intermezzi, op. 117 (Urtext).
- Brahms, Johannes. Klavierstücke, op. 76 (Urtext).
- Brahms, Johannes. Klavierstücke, op. 118 and 119 (Urtext).
- Burgmüller, J. Friedrich. Twenty-Five Easy and Progressive Studies for the Piano, op. 100 (1986), edited by Louis Oesterle.
- Chopin, Frédéric. Complete Works.
- Vol. I - Preludes
- Vol. III - Ballades
- Vol. V - Scherzos
- Vol. VII - Nocturnes
- Vol. IX - Waltzes
- Vol. X - Mazurkas
- Czerny, Carl. Selected Piano Studies, vol. 1 (1986), arranged in systemic order by Heinrich Germer and edited by William A. Palmer.
- Debussy, Claude. Préludes, books 1 & 2 (Urtext).
- Faber, Nancy and Randall. Accelerated Piano Adventures for the Older Beginner: Lesson Books 1 and 2.
- Grieg, Edvard. Complete Lyric Pieces (Urtext).
- Hanon, C.L. The Virtoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises for the Piano, vol. 925 (1986).
- Haydn, Franz Joseph. Sonatas for Piano, vol. 3.
- Heller, Stephen. Fifty Selected Studies for the Piano (1986), edited by Louis Oesterle
- Kabalevsky, Dmitri. Easy Variations on Folk Themes, op. 51.
- Kabalevsky, Dmitri. Pieces for Children, op. 27 & 39.
- Mendelssohn, Felix. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) (Urtext).
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Piano Sonatas, vols. 1 & 2 (Urtext).
- Prokofiev, Sergei. Piano Sonatas, vol. 1 and 2.
- Prokofiev, Sergei. Visions Fugitives, op. 22, edited by Isidor Philipp.
- Rachmaninoff, Serge. 24 Préludes for Piano Solo (Urtext).
- Reinhold, Hugo. Miniatures op. 39: 24 Short and Easy Piano Pieces (1987), edited by Louis Oesterle.
- Scales, Chords & Arpeggios (1988) by James Basien.
- Scarlatti, Domenico. Selected Piano Sonatas, vol. 1 and 2.
- Schmitt, Aloys. Preparatory Exercises for the Piano, op. 16 (1978), edited by Willard A. Palmer.
- Schubert, Franz. Improvtus (D899 and 935) & Moments Musicaux (D780) (Urtext).
- Schumann, Robert. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), op. 15 (Urtext).
- Schumann, Robert. Album für die Jugend, op. 68 (Urtext).
- Sonatina Album for the Piano, compiled by Louis Köhler, edited by Allan Small (2004).
- Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich. Album for the Young, op. 39, edited by Ylda Novik.
- Strings
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- JS Bach, 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, S. 1001-1006
- Carl Flesch Scale System by Max Rostal
- Introducing the Positions for violin, vol. I (third and fifth positions) & vol. 2 (second, fourth, six, and seventh positions), by Harvey S. Whistler
- Kreutzer, 42 Studies for Violin
- Solos for Young Violinists with Violin Part and Score, vols. 2-6
- Suzuki Violin Books, complete (10 books) and accompaniment books (10 books)
- Wohlfahrt, Sixty Studies for the Violin, op. 45, Complete (books 1 & 2)
- Voice
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- 24 Italian Art Songs, Medium High and Medium Low
- 26 Italian Songs: Medium High and Medium Low
- Actions: the Actors' Thesaurus (2004) by Marina Caldarone and Maggie Lloyd-Williams.
- Alfred's Singer's Library of Musical Theatre: vol. 1 and 2, Soprano, Mezzo/Alto, Tenor, Baritone/Bass
- Alfred's Singer's Library of Song: High, Medium, and Low Voice
- American Folk Songs for Solo Singers, vol. 1 Medium High
- Anthology of Spanish Song: High and Low Voice
- Arias:
- For Soprano: vol. 1 and 2
- For Mezzos
- For Tenors
- For Baritone
- For Bass
- Art Song in English: High and Low
- Art Song: Linking Poetry and Music (2013) by Carol Kimball
- Audition by Michael Shurtleff
- Dear Evan Hansen: Music Minus One edition
- Folk Songs for Solo Singers, vol. 1 and 2: High, Medium High, and Medium Low
- The French Song Anthology: Complete, High and Low Voice
- International Folk Songs for Solo Singers, Medium Low
- The Interpretation of French Song (1978) by Pierre Bernac
- Lieder Anthology: High and Low Voice
- Oratorio ANthology: Soprano, Mezzo/Alto, Tenor, and Baritone/Bass
- The Ring of Words: An Anthology of Song Texts (2018), selected and translated by Philip Lieson Miller
- The Singer's Audition & Career Handbook, by Claudia Friedlander
- The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology:
- Soprano: vol. 3
- Mezzo: vol. 3 & 4
- Tenor: vol. 3 & 4
- Baritone/Bass: Vol. 2 & 3
- Song: a Guide to Art Song, Style, and Literature (2006) by Carol Kimball
- Teens' Musical Theatre Anthology, male and female editions.