Publishers have been included in the Books section. However, this information is available in the NLS online catalog at, or can be found by calling the Music Section at 1-80. Publisher information has been omitted from the Scores section. An alphabetical index to authors, composers, and titles is provided.

Collections of music by several composers are listed under collection titles. Within the subsections for individual instruments and voice, pieces by a single composer are listed under the composer’s name. The listings under voice include music as well as librettos and song and hymn texts.

Music for individual instruments is listed under the appropriate instrument family heading, e.g., piano music under keyboard and trumpet music under brass. Books are arranged into five groups-autobiographies and biographies, braille music notation, college-level texts, popular subjects, and reference tools. Scores are further divided into seven categories-brass, keyboard, percussion, strings, voice, woodwinds, and ensembles. This catalog is divided into two general sections, one for scores and the other for books. Large-Print Scores and Books Catalog, a guide to the large-print collection in the Music Section, The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress, includes large-print music and books on music and musicians available as of January 2010. Please order materials in this catalog by LPM number. The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled Materials may be ordered by calling the Music Section toll-free at 1-80, e-mailing, or by writing to: Scores and books in this catalog are available on three-month, renewable loan to individuals eligible for The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled free library program. Vaughns NLS Aspiring Leaders Internship Program Directory of Producers of Reading Materials.Braille and Large Print Calendars – 2023.Bibles and Other Sacred Writings in Special Media.

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