Help:Advanced search

 

The CPDL advanced search is easy to use. You can search by any of the following criteria:

• title of work (or fragment of title, or title of movement within a work)
• composer's name (first name, surname, or fragment)
• arranger's name (first name, surname, or fragment)
• musical period
• musical type (anthem, motet, etc.)
• musical genre (opera, musical, etc.)
• voicing
• number of choral parts
• number of soloist parts
• specific words from the text
• language
• nationality of composer

You can also combine several search terms in one search. Simply separate them with a space. The search will return only pages which contain all the search terms you type.

Searching by title

All CPDL works are listed by their title and composer. If you know the title of the work you're looking for, type it in the box and click Go (or Search).

For instance, try typing:

• ave verum corpus (takes you directly to the page)
• ave verum (lists pages with 'Ave verum' in the title - works by Fauré, Liszt, etc.)
• ave (also finds 'Ave Maria', 'Ave maris stella', 'Ave regina coelorum', etc.)