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Use Austin Library Catalog (Advanced Search) to locate scores by composer (Bach, Beethoven), title (Symphony No.5 in C minor, In the Hall of the Mountain King), composition type (symphony, aria), ensemble type (solo, quartet), music genre (jazz, children's music) or instrument type (vocal, guitar).
If searching for musical forms the subject field, use the plural version (concertos, duets, sonatas, songs, symphonies).
If you use an asterisk (*) with the keywords you can get all variants of a word. For example, searching symphon* will provide results of symphony, symphonies and symphonic (every word that starts with the letters before the asterisk). View the truncation guide if you need more assistance with this feature.
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