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How to find classical music for specific combinations of instruments?

Is there a website that allows you to search for pieces of classical chamber music which use specific combinations of instruments?

Note that all I need is the name of the piece and the composer. For example, you might type in "oboe, violin, viola, cello" and get "Mozart: Oboe Quartet In F Major, K. 370" as a response.

Thanks!


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Try this website, it's a bunch of chamber music databases. I haven't tried it myself, but you may have some luck. www.acmp.net/fcm.shtml

Other than that, try to access the library search engines online of performing arts schools. Some may allow you to search their databases. The Hartt School of Music's Allen Library has a pretty good search engine, you start there.
http://library.hartford.edu/allen/allenh...

Also give the Library of Congress a try:
http://www.loc.gov/index.html