Music Cataloging at Yale ♪ Subject cataloging
Coding for form and topic subdivisions in subject headings for musical works and expressions and books about music
See also Subject subdivisions and qualifiers for music subject headings
See Guide to the usage of LCSH free-floating form subdivisions for a more complete list of subdivisions and their coding
Consult instruction sheet H 1160, Musical compositions: Pattern headings for musical compositions; includes guidelines for arranged works and subdivisions and list of free-floating subdivisions and form/topical subdivisions, in the Library of Congress' Subject Headings Manual.
The free-floating subdivisions listed here may be used as appropriate under headings for collections of music, individual musical works, and literature and other materials about music.
Use ‡v when the subdivision indicates what the item is, or the form of the item
Use ‡x when the subdivision indicates what the item is about, or the topic of the item
Subdivisions for musical compositions | Subdivisions for books about music
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List of subdivisions arranged by ‡v and ‡x coding |
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subdivisions for musical compositions |
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| Code as ‡v | Code as ‡x |
| 2-harpsichord scores 2-organ scores 2-piano scores 3-piano scores Cadenzas Chorus scores with piano Chorus scores without accompaniment Drama Excerpts Excerpts, Arranged Facsimiles Fake books Hymns Hymns ‡v Texts Instructive editions Instrumental settings Juvenile Juvenile ‡x Instruction and study ‡v Lead sheets ‡v Librettos Manuscripts ‡v Facsimiles Methods Methods ‡v Group instruction Methods ‡v Juvenile Methods ‡v Self-instruction Methods (Jazz [(Rock, Bluegrass, etc.]) Musical settings Orchestral excerpts Organ scores Parts Parts (solo) Piano scores Piano scores (4 hands) Scores Scores and parts Scores and parts (solo) Simplified editions Solo(s) with Songs and music Stories, plots, etc Studies and exercises Studies and exercises ‡x Juvenile Studies and exercises ‡x (Jazz, [Rock, Bluegrass, etc.]) Teaching pieces Texts Vocal scores with Vocal scores without accompaniment |
Instruction and study |
| Code as ‡v | Code as ‡x |
| Bibliography Bibliography ‡v Graded lists Discography Early works to 1800 Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) Music Stories, plots, etc. Thematic catalogs |
Analysis, appreciation Characters Discography ‡x Methodology First performances History and criticism Literary themes, motives Manuscripts ‡x Facsimiles Performances Production and direction |
| H1161 Subdivisions for specific musical instruments or groups of musical instruments. This does not cover the subject heading "Musical instruments" |
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| Code as ‡v | Code as ‡x |
| Catalogs, Manufacturers' Catalogs and collections Chord diagrams Methods Methods ‡v Group instruction Methods ‡v Juvenile Methods ‡v Self-instruction Orchestra studies Studies and exercises Studies and exercises ‡v Juvenile |
Acoustics Construction Customizing Embouchure Fingering Fingering ‡v Charts, diagrams, etc. Instruction and study Instruction and study ‡v Juvenile Multiphonics Pedaling Performance Religious aspects Tuning |
Early works to 1800:
This free-floating form subdivision is used for early texts on a subject, as the last element in the subject heading. It is tagged in ‡v (not ‡y), as it is a form/topical subdivision, not a chronological subdivision.
Assign the subdivision to all editions of a work, including editions issued after 1800, as long as the original text has not been altered or reworked. Also assign the subdivision for literal translations of such texts, regardless of the date of the translation.
Do not use this subdivision under headings for musical compositions. Also, do not confuse this subdivision with the obsolete "To 1800," which once was added to subject headings for musical compositions.