Searching and filtering
Find a piece with a plain-English search, filters, sortable columns, and a saved Columns picker.
The Library list combines a natural-language search with dropdown filters, so you can narrow a large library quickly. You can also sort by a column heading, choose which fields appear with Columns, and page through results (25, 50, or 100 pieces at a time). Column choices and page size are remembered for your account.
Natural-language search
Type how you would ask a colleague — for example Advent anthems for SATB, Psalm 23 for funeral, or easy unison for children. Church Music Locker parses season, occasion, scripture, and genre when those are clear, then ranks the rest by meaning (not only title or composer). Results stay inside your active workspace; it does not search other churches or the public internet.
Leave the box empty to browse the full list. Dropdown filters still apply on top of search results.
Filters
Use the dropdown filters to narrow by:
- Composer
- Voicing
- Difficulty
- Liturgical season
- Genre
Filters combine with each other and with search — for example, searching Advent anthems while filtering voicing to SATB shows only SATB pieces that matched the search.
Columns, sorting, and paging
Use Columns to show or hide fields such as arranger, publisher, voicing, duration, or storage location. Title is always shown. Click a column heading to sort (click again to reverse, a third time to clear). Changing a filter, search, or sort returns you to the first page.
Multi-movement works in results
A multi-movement work appears as a single expandable row — expand it to see its individual movements, each of which carries its own metadata for filtering purposes. If a search hits a movement, that work expands so the matching movement is visible.