Music Cataloging at Yale ♪ Orbis and OCLC
Note: this page was created with music cataloging in mind.
See also Searching music plate and publisher's numbers in Voyager
Comma, colon, semi-colon, period, apostrophe | Ellipses | Hyphen | Ampersand | Plus sign | Parentheses | Brackets
Musical flat sign | Musical sharp sign | Diacritics | Special alphabetic characters
See also Searching music plate and publisher's numbers in Voyager
Searching titles in both the cataloging module and the OPAC:
- Titles containing words with internal commas cannot be retrieved unless the comma is included in the search string.
- Commas that occur between words are not affected and may be omitted when searching.
| Comma, colon, semi-colon, period, apostrophe: | |
| In the Voyager title search, omit or, if copying and pasting, include the punctuation. | |
| Title: | Beethoven's grand mass in D, op. 123 |
| Search: | beethovens grand mass in d op 123 or beethoven's grand mass in D, op. 123 |
| Title: | Trio : no X, for alto flute, viola, and harp, 1977 |
| Search: | trio : no X, for alto flute, viola, and harp, 1977 or trio no X for alto flute viola and harp 1977 |
| This title includes several different types of punctuation. If omitting the apostrophe, do not leave a space. If omitting the hyphen in "F-Dur" and the colon in "XV:39" you must include spaces in their place. |
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| Title: | Trio : no. 4, F-Dur (Hob. XV:39) |
| Search: | trio : no. 4, F-Dur (Hob. XV:39) or trio no 4 F Dur Hob XV 39 |
| Ellipses: | |
| In a Voyager title search, include or omit the ellipses with or without a space after them. | |
| Title: | ... huésped de las nieblas ... |
| Search: | ... huésped de las nieblas ... or huésped de las nieblas Either search may be done with or without the diacritic |
| Hyphen: | |
| In a Voyager title search, either include the hyphen in the search or delete it and replace it with a space | |
| Title: | Konzert f-Moll für Cembalo und Streichorchester BWV 1056 |
| Search: | konzert f-Moll für Cembalo und Streichorchester BWV 1056 or konzert f Moll für Cembalo und Streichorchester BWV 1056 |
| versus a similar title without a hyphen: | |
| In both, include the space in "f Moll" | |
| Title: | Konzert f Moll für Klavier und Orchester |
| Search: | konzert f Moll für Klavier und Orchester |
| A hyphen in the name: | |
| In a Voyager staff name headings search, either include the hyphens or omit the hyphens, in the name and date portions of the heading, and replace with spaces. | |
| Name: | Eckhardt-Gramatté, S. C. (Sophie-Carmen), 1899-1974 |
| Search: | eckhardt-gramatté, s. c. (sophie-carmen), 1899-1974 or eckhardt gramatté, s. c. (sophie carmen), 1899-1974 or eckhardt gramatté s c sophie carmen 1899 1974 Note: search with or without the comma. |
| Ampersand: | |
| In a Voyager title search, you must include the ampersand. It cannot be omitted or spelled out. | |
| Title: | Sonata for violin & piano |
| Search: | sonata for violin & piano |
| Plus sign: | |
| In a Voyager title search, you must include the plus sign. It cannot be omitted or spelled out. | |
| Title: | Paduana + 2 galliards for 5 instruments |
| Search: | paduana + 2 galliards for 5 instruments |
| Parentheses: | |
| In a Voyager title search, either omit or, if copying and pasting, include the parentheses. | |
| Title: | 2e sonate (en mi majeur) pour violin et piano |
| Search: | 2e sonate (en mi majeur) pour violin et piano or 2e sonate en mi majeur pour violin et piano |
| Brackets: | |
| In a Voyager title search, either include the brackets or omit them and do not add spaces. | |
| Title: | Horn sonat[a]s |
| Search: | horn sonat[a]s or horn sonatas |
| Musical flat sign: | |
| a Voyager title search, truncate the search to "sonata in b" and scroll down to the end of titles retrieved, which are in alphabetical order. | |
| Title: | Sonata in B♭ for clarinet and piano |
| Search: | sonata in b Note: The results are in alphabetical order; the musical flat sign is alphabetized at the end of the list of titles. or include the flat sign; do not substitute with a lower case "b": Sonata in B♭ for clarinet and piano |
| Musical sharp sign: | |
| In a Voyager title search, include the sharp sign. | |
| Title: | Trio, F# minor, op. 1, no. 1 for pianoforte, violin and violoncello ♯ |
| Search: | Search using the pound sign (#), with or without commas or periods: trio, f# minor, op. 1, no. 1 for pianoforte, violin and violoncello or trio f# minor op 1 no 1 for pianoforte violin and violoncello If the search retrieves no results, try the search again using the UNICODE sharp sign (♯), with or without commas or periods: trio, f♯ minor, op. 1, no. 1 for pianoforte, violin and violoncello or trio f♯ minor op 1 no 1 for pianoforte violin and violoncello |
| Diacritics: | |
| In a Voyager title search, either omit or, if copying and pasting, include the diacritics. | |
| Title: | Sonate für Flöte (Altflöte) und Klavier, op. 25 |
| Search: | sonate für flöte (altflöte) und klavier, op. 25 or sonate fur flote (altflote) und klavier, op. 25 |
| Special alphabetic characters: | |
| Special one-letter characters such as Polish L, d with bar, slash o, etc. | |
| In a Voyager title search, substitute the character with the letter without the slash, bar, etc. or, if copying and pasting, search with the character. | |
| Name: | Aksdal, Bjørn |
| Search: | aksdal, bjørn or aksdal, bjorn Note: search with or without the comma. |
| Special two-letter characters such as Æ, æ: | |
| In a Voyager title search, search either as individual letters or, if copying and pasting, with the character. | |
| Title: | Mediæval musical relics of Denmark |
| Search: | mediæval musical relics of denmark or mediaeval musical relics of denmark |
| Superscript o | |
| This character may also be input as a regular lower-case o, so it would make sense to search this title with and without the o. In a Voyager title search, omit the superscript ° and replace it with a lower case letter o. |
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| Title: | Symphonie n° 5 en ut dièse mineur |
| Search: | symphonie no 5 en ut diese mineur |
| The German Eszett: ß | |
| The ß should be input and searched as "ss" | |
| Title: | Baßschlüssel, das ist, Anleitung für Anfänger und Liebhaber der Setzkunst |
| Search: | bassschlussel das ist anleitung fur anfanger und liebhaber der setzkunst |