This exercise is to assist you in becoming familiar with typical reference materials and other resources available for answering reference questions.  Please answer the questions on each topic as completely as possible on your own.  Then bring the completed Pathfinder to the Music Librarian for further discussion.

Contents:

 Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
 Shofar
 One Fine Day
 Irving Berlin

What is the uniform title of this piece?
 

List the call numbers of all recordings in the MMC:
 
 
 

List the call numbers of all scores in the MMC:
 
 
 
 
 

List 4 sources of information about the composer (include print and internet resources):
 
 
 
 
 

What genre is this piece of music?
 
 
 
 

List 2 sources of information about this genre (print and internet):
 
 
 

What is a shofar?  In your answer, include the source of your information.
 
 

List the call numbers of all recordings available in the MMC related to shofars:
 
 

List some general sources of information on the shofar (print and internet sources that contain a broad overview of information, such as general encyclopedias or reference works):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

List some specialized sources of information on the shofar (print and internet sources that contain more detailed information on a specific topic, such as instruments or particular types of ethnic music):
 
 
 
 
 

What is the first name of this composer?
 
 

One fine day is part of a larger work.  What is the larger work called?
 

What is the uniform title for the piece One fine day?
 
 

List at least two ways you could search for this piece in the online catalog.
 
 
 

List all recordings of this piece available in the MMC (use at least 2 search methods listed above):
 
 
 
 

List all scores of this piece available in the MMC (use at least 2 search methods listed above):
 
 
 
 

List several sources of information on the composer (print and internet):
 
 
 

List several sources of information on the larger work (print and internet):
 
 

List several sources of information on the aria (print and internet):
 
 
 

IV Irving Berlin

 List at least four sources of information on this composer (print and internet):
 
 
 
 

When was this composer born?  Is he still alive?  If so, where is he living?  If not, when did he die?  List the source(s) of your information.
 
 
 

List two sound recordings in the MMC by this composer:
 
 
 
 

List JWL materials in two formats other than sound recordings by or about this composer: