We’re delighted that you’ve found useful material in the Archive. Here is a quick guide on how to cite these items, using the Chicago Manual of Style notes and bibliography format.

For a single piece of music
Notes
M. L. Lake, “Among the Roses (a Summer Idyll)” (New York: Carl Fischer, 1916).

Bibliography
Lake, M. L. “Among the Roses (a Summer Idyll).” New York: Carl Fischer, 1916.

For a piece from an album
Notes
Maurice Baron, “Little Girl of Long Ago,” in Belwin Folio of Concert Songs (New York: Belwin, Inc., 1922), 16-17.

Bibliography
Baron, Maurice. “Little Girl of Long Ago.” In Belwin Folio of Concert Songs, 16-17. New York: Belwin, Inc., 1922.

For an album
Notes
Sam Fox Library Orchestra Folio No. 5 (Cleveland: Sam Fox Pub. Co., 1921), [page number if applicable].

Bibliography
Sam Fox Library Orchestra Folio No. 5. Cleveland: Sam Fox Pub. Co., 1921.

For a cue sheet
Notes
James C. Bradford, Wolf Song [cue sheet], (Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1929).

Bibliography
Bradford, James C. Wolf Song [cue sheet]. Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1929.

For a score
Notes
Mortimer Wilson, The Black Pirate (New York: Elton Corp., 1926), [page number if applicable].

Bibliography
Wilson, Mortimer. The Black Pirate. New York: Elton Corp., 1926.

Book
Notes
Edith Lang, and George West, Musical Accompaniment of Moving Pictures (Boston: The Boston Music Company, 1920) [page number if applicable].

Bibliography
Lang, Edith, and George West. Musical Accompaniment of Moving Pictures. Boston: The Boston Music Company, 1920.