Below, you will see examples of music scores cited in the MLA style. For more information on how to read these examples, see the Getting Started page of this LibGuide (see the tabs to the left.)
Music scores are cited in the same way as books.
TEMPLATE:
Composer Last Name, Composer First Name. Title of score. Edition, arranged for <instruments> by Name of Arranger, edited by Name of Editor, Publisher, Date of Publication, location.
EXAMPLE:
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix. Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64. Bärenreiter Urtext edition, edited by R. Larry Todd, Kassel, 2005.
TEMPLATE:
(Last Name of Author, Pages)
EXAMPLE:
(Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, 2-3)
Unpublished music scores are cited in the same way as unpublished books.
Seven cantatas by Bach, once owned by Mendelssohn : copyist's manuscript, [1700-1750] by J.S. Bach
Online Resource
TEMPLATE:
Author. Title of Manuscript/Document. date of composition (at least year), along with the name and location of the library, research institution, or personal collection housing the material. If possible, include a URL.
EXAMPLE:
Bach, Johann Sebastion. Cantatas. Selections. Seven Cantatas by Bach, once owned by Mendelssohn. Copyist's manuscript. [1700-1750]. Department of Music Manuscripts and Books, Pierpont Morgan Library. https://ww.themorgan.org/music/manuscript/114166.
TEMPLATE:
(Last Name of Author, Pages)
EXAMPLE:
(Bach 10)
