Order of music in iTunes Library folder

i have entered many albums, some of which have many tracks, some numbered and some named. when i go to the library these are listed alphabetically according to the first column, the name column. but i would like to see the library listed alphabetically using the composer name (such as verdi, following wagner,) or album name. how can i organize my library to do this? when i burn a cd with track 1, track 2, etc. and there are other cd's that were burned with tracks 1, 2, etc., the library shows all track 1's for all, followed by track 2's, etc. it makes it difficult to move the correct tracks to the respective playlist.

thank you. since i placed this request i was able to resolve my problem. but thank you for your additional help.
but i have another question that you might be able to answer. i have 2 macs and i would like to transfer my iTunes playlists (and/or the library) from one mac to the other. i have a firewire cable and have done this with pictures. i want to transfer the music, not just the names of the playlists.
thank you

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