Call Numbers

From LC: Outlines of the LC Classification schedules [2]: Class M [3] (PDF) | Class M glossary and general guidelines [4] (PDF)
Class numbers for:
- instrumental music: Solo music: M6-M175 [5] | Duets: M180-M298.5 [6] | Trios-nonets: M300-M990 [7] | Orchestra/string orchestra/band: M1000/M1100/M1200, etc. [8]
  Solo instrument(s) with orchestra/string orchestra: M1005/M1105, etc. [9] | Instrumental instruction and study [10]
- vocal music: Choral music and dramatic music: M1500/M2000, etc. [11] | Vocal ensembles: M1528/M2018, etc. [12] | Solo vocal music: M1611/M2102, etc. [13]
Shelflisting and cuttering in Class M [14] by Renee McBride
Cutter numbers: Using the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table [15]
Cutter numbers for:
- Composers: A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
- Titles [39]
- Publisher [40]
- Cutter numbers for M class numbers that are subarranged by cutter number: ML 102, etc. [41]
Yale Music Library practices in Class M [42] ° Size [43] | Local practice in cutter numbers [44] | MARC holdings and local practice [45]
- Call numbers for: scores [46] | books [47]
Sound recordings classification
- Classifying music CDs: unearthing the collection [48] by Angela Kroeger & Jan Boyer
- The ANSCR [alpha-numeric system for classification of recordings] classification system for sound recordings [49]

Cutter numbers for composers: S

Music Cataloging at Yale [1] ♪ Call numbers [50]

A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
S152	Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921
S165	Salieri, Antonio, 1750-1825
S168	Sallinen, Aulis
S189	Sammartini, Giovanni Battista, 1700 or 1701-1775
S1895	Sammartini, Giuseppe, 1695-1750	S189 in M219.5, M289, M312.4, M317, M1123
S274	Say, Fazil, 1970-	S2735 in M25
S253	Satie, Erik, 1866-1925
S255	Sauguet, Henri, 1901-1989
S286	Scarlatti, Alessandro, 1660-1725
S2862	Scarlatti, Domenico, 1685-1757
S289	Scelsi, Giacinto, 1905-1988
S294	Schäffer, Boguslaw (ä cuttered as "ae")	S293 in M221; S2935 in ML410; S296 in M62, M287, M1473, M1613.3; S297 in ML390; S294 and S296 in M289
S296	Schafer, R. Murray
S318	Scheidt, Samuel, 1587-1654
S319	Schein, Johann Hermann, 1586-1630
S331	Schickele, Peter
S334	Schilling, Hans Ludwig
S347	Schmelzer, Johann Heinrich, approximately 1623-1680
S355	Schmitt, Florent, 1870-1958
S358	Schneider, Georg Abraham, 1770-1839	S3578 in M287; S358 and S359 in M289; S3585 in ML410
	Schneider, Enjott, 1950-	S358 in M246, M342, M1560, M2013; S358 and S359 in M11; S3585 in M2092; S359 in M8.5, M184, M317, M1621, ML2075, ML3545
S361	Schnittke, Alfred, 1934-1998	S558 in M220, M231.5, M286, M385, M447, M512, M1140, M2010 (incorrectly cuttered as Shnittke); S558 and S361 in M452
S364	Schoeck, Othmar, 1886-1957
S365	Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951
S3657	Schoenfield, Paul	S366 in M322, M342
S378	Schreker, Franz, 1878-1934	S377 in M1001, M1003, ML49, ML410, MT100
S381	Schroeder, Hermann, 1904-1984	S795 in M1621
S384	Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
S386	Schuller, Gunther
	Schulhoff, Erv'in, 1894-1942	S3855 in M362, M452, M1380; S3855 and S386 in ML410; S387 in M1613.3
S385	Schütz, Heinrich, 1585-1672
S3915	Schumann, Camillo, 1872-1946	S3917 in M8, S3919 in M8
S3916	Schumann, Georg, 1866-1952
S3918	Schuman, William, 1910-1992
S3919	Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896
S392	Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856
S399	Schwartz, Elliott, 1936-
S3995	Schwartz, Stephen	S399 in M1503, M1508; S411 in M1507
S629	Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915; cutter as Skriabin
S437	Sculthorpe, Peter, 1929-
S451	Seeger, Ruth Crawford, 1901-1953
S486	Serocki, Kazimierz
S493	Sessions, Roger, 1896-1985
S529	Shapey, Ralph, 1921-2002	S528 in M233
S538	Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich, 1932-	S5385 in M1003, M1530, M1531, ML134; S561 in M261; S548 in M1523
S559	Shostakovich, Dmitrii Dmitrievich, 1906-1975
S563	Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957
S5715	Siegmeister, Elie, 1909-1991
S572	Sierra, Roberto
S623	Sitsky, Larry	M6225 in M221, M312
	Sitt, Hans, 1850-1922
S626	Skalkottas, Nikos, 1904-1949
S628	Skolnik, Walter
S629	Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915
S634	Slonimskii, Sergei Mikhailovich	S633 in M25, M1500; S6335 in M221, M250, M1621, ML410; S634 in M117, M219.5, M226, M246, M312, M1001, M1010, M1011, M1016, M1105, M1045, M1503, M1620, M1624, M1624.7, M2021, M2103.3
	Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995
S638	Smetana, Bedrich, 1824-1884
S684	Soler, Antonio, 1729-1783
S698	Sondheim, Stephen	S6975 in M1500
S714	Sor, Fernando, 1778-1839	S713 in M125, MT582
S725	Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932
S731	Sowerby, Leo, 1895-1968
S742	Speer, Daniel, 1636-1707	S698 and S742 in M557.4
S762	Spohr, Louis, 1784-1859
S783	Stamitz, Anton, 1750-
S7835	Stamitz, Johann, 1717-1757	S783 in M1010, M1011, M1105, M1106
S7836	Stamitz, Karl, 1745-1801
S785	Stanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924	S784 in M1529.5
S788	Stanley, John, 1712-1786
S795	Starer, Robert	S7953 and S7958 in M457.2; S7953 in M452, M557.4, M957.4, M1001, M1140, M1141, M1528; S7958 in M11, M146, M1041
S816	Steffani, Agostino, 1654-1728
S827	Stepan, Josef Antonin, 1726-1797	S816 M22, M25, M1010; S8271 in ML410
	Stephan, Rudi, 1887-1915
S844	Stevens, Halsey, 1908-1989
S864	Stock, David, 1939-	S863 in M175.X9, M298, M385, M557.4, M585, S8635 in M77, M452, M485, M1613.3
	Stockhausen, Karlheinz, 1928-2007
S865	Stockmeier, Wolfgang
S872	Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich, 1690-1749 (ö cuttered as "oe")	S876 in M2010
S889	Stout, Gordon
S895	Stradella, Alessandro, 1639-1682
S911	Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954
S9111	Strauss, Christoph, approximately 1575-1631
S9113	Strauss, Eduard, 1835-1916
S9114	Strauss, Franz, 1822-1905
S9115	Strauss, Johann, 1804-1849
S9116	Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899
S9118	Strauss, Josef, 1827-1870
S912	Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
S913	Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
S9134	Stravinsky, Soulima, 1910-1994	S9131 in M312, M452; S9133 in M220, M221, M1380; S9134 in M25, M26.2, M204, M1621; S9135 in M231
S924	Stroud, Richard, 1929-1997
S9381	Styne, Jule, 1905-1994
S941	Subotnick, Morton
S948	Suk, Josef, 1874-1935
S949	Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900	S95 in M22, ML96.5; S949 and S95 in M1503, M1507, ML410
S965	Sutermeister, Heinrich, 1910-1995
S974	Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon, 1562-1621
S982	Sydeman, William, 1928-
S985	Syl'vestrov, Valentyn Vasyl'ovych, 1937-	S5875 (Silʹvestrov) in M221
S997	Szekely, Endre, 1912-1989
S999	Szymanowski, Karol, 1882-1937

Call numbers for books

Music Cataloging at Yale [1] ♪ Call numbers [50]

This document explains the practices of assigning call numbers to books in the Yale University Music Library. These practices may or may not coincide with those of other libraries.
Class numbers
Cutter numbers: Author (100) as main entry | Title (245) as main entry | Cutter by subject (6XX)
Further elements needed to make the call number unique: Additional number added to final cutter number or additional cutter number | Date of publication
Reprints | Translations | Conference reports

Class numbers

Use class ML for items about a person, place, specific type of music, or instrument. Use MT for instructional items or books about music theory.

Books that contain mostly analysis of a composer's work(s) should be classed in MT rather than ML410.

The first line of the call number includes the class letter (ML or MT) and number.

The call numbers assigned to the same book by different units within the Yale Library may look very different. Call numbers for books cataloged in the main cataloging department using LC classification include "(LC)" at the end. This is to distinguish the LC classification numbers from the old Yale class numbers, which used an initial upper case letter followed by a second lower case letter. The old Yale class number generally will not be close alphabetically to the corresponding LC class number.

Mt10 = the old Yale class for folk songs and national songs
MT10 = the LC class number for teachers' and supervisors' manuals, etc. of printed pedagogical aids for music

SML call numbers may also include an upper case X or a date. These call numbers are for the same books held by different Yale libraries:
ML3800 B786 M9 (music library)
ML3800 B785X 2007 (LC) (SML)

ML3800 B816 M9 (music library)
ML3800 B796X 2008 (LC) (SML)

Cutter numbers for main entry or subject
For local practice in using cutter numbers, see Using the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table [15].

The second line of the call number is a cutter number for

main entry, using the first letter and two to four numbers, when the topic of the book is implied by the class number,
e.g., ML390 is for collected biography of composers.
This can be either author as main entry or title as main entry.
or
subject, when the topic of the book is indicated by a cutter number added to the class number,
e.g., ML410 is for biographies of individual composers. The first cutter number should represent the composer who is the topic of the book.
Depending on the class, the cutter number for the subject of a book can be for
- person
- topic, such as a class number subdivided by a cutter for a specific instrument (guitar), a specific type of music (jazz), or other topics (notation, performance practice), etc.
- place.
See also Class numbers that are cuttered by person, instrument, place, or topic [44].

Cutter by main entry

Author as main entry:

If the main entry is the author, use the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table to find the apropriate cutter number, e.g., Adorno = A241

Note: The Yale Music Library does not use decimal points in the cutter number: A241 not .A241

When there is a conflict with a cutter number (the cutter is the same as one assigned to another author), check the class number in which the item will go to determine if another cutter for the composer has been established in that class. If there is none, search the person's name in the catalog to see if a specific cutter is being used for that person in other class numbers. If there is none, add an additional number to the cutter. When possible, adjust the number to ensure that the composers' names are in alphabetical order within that class number. That may require adding an additional number to the cutter number preceding the number already established for the first composer.

ML3800 K62 M9	= Kittler, Friedrich A.
ML3800 K622 M9	= Kivy, Peter
ML3800 M216 M9	= Mahrenholz, Simone
ML3800 M2169 B3	= Maier, Franz Michael
ML3800 M385 Q1	= Martinelli, Dario
ML3800 M3852 F4	= Martinelli, Riccardo

Title as main entry

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Cutter by subject

Person as subject:

If the subject is a composer, use the cutter number already for this composer:

A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
or the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table to find the apropriate cutter number, e.g., Mozart = M939.

Note: The Yale Music Library does not use decimal points in the cutter number: M939 not .M939

Note: Local practice is to further divide the class number for individual composer biography and criticism and interpretation with the A___ numbers below. The number is added immediately following the cutter number for the individual, followed by any further cutter numbers needed for author, etc.:

A101	= Writings, collected and selected
A102	= Correspondence
A103	= Autobiography
A104	= Single literary works
A105	= Anniversaries, festivals, congresses, etc.
A106	= Societies
A107	= Memorial volumes
A109	= Documents, interviews, etc.

Topic as subject:

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Place as subject:

Generally, when using a cutter number for place [44], a second cutter for main entry is added. This second cutter usually need be only the initial letter with one number:

class number	place cutter	main entry cutter
ML275.8	H465	M9
ML275.8	H465	P5
ML275.8	L531	L2
ML275.8	L531	P9

If a cutter number not following these guidelines has already been established, follow the established pattern. It is better to have all books about the same place sit together on the shelf. In the call numbers below, Rome was set up as R76, even though the cutter number is R763 in Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table. The last entry uses the full cutter number, not following previously established practice:

ML290.8 R76 A1
ML290.8 R76 A16
ML290.8 R76 A6
ML290.8 R76 A8
ML290.8 R76 C3
ML290.8 R76 C91
ML290.8 R76 C91 1711¹
ML290.8 R76 K16
ML290.8 R76 L4
ML290.8 R76 M9
ML290.8 R76 M98
ML290.8 R76 R4
ML290.8 R763 S7
¹For an explanation of the use of the date in this call number, see cuttering by date of publication.

In these examples, place (New York) is further divided by the institution, society, etc. (Philharmonic) that is the subject of the book. A third cutter number, when needed, is added for main entry:

class number	place cutter	institution cutter	main entry cutter
ML200.8	N532	P5	H8 = Horizons '83 (title main entry)
ML200.8	N532	P5	H9 = Huneke
ML200.8	N532	P5	K5 = King
ML200.8	N532	P5	K9 = Krehbie

Although it is LC policy to limit a call number to two cutter numbers, it is Yale policy to use a third cutter number when deemed necessary.

Further elements needed to make the call number unique

Additional number added to final cutter number or additional cutter number | Date of publication

Additional number added to the final cutter number or an additional cutter number

In this example, the additional number added to the main entry cutter indicated two different authors for whom a single number cutter number would be the same:

class number	place cutter	main entry cutter
ML270.8	P23	B8 = Brevan
ML270.8	P23	B86 = Brody

In this example, the additional number added to the main entry cutter indicated the same author, but a different title classed in the same class number as another book by that author:

class number	place cutter	main entry cutter
ML290.8	V459	S4 = Selfridge-Field, Eleanor
ML134	R832	S46 = Selfridge-Field, Eleanor; additional number "6" indicates that it is a different book

In this example, a third cutter number was added for the titles of the second and third books by the same author:

class number	place cutter	main entry cutter	title cutter
ML410	B118	S1 = Sackmann, Dominik	= Bach und Corelli; title of the first book received; no cutter number for title needed
ML410	B118	S1 = Sackmann, Dominik	B1 = Bach und der Tanz; title of another book by the same author
ML410	B118	S1 = Sackmann, Dominik	T8 = Triumph des Geistes über die Materie; title of another book by the same author

This is an example of two ways to use cutter numbers to make a call number unique:
1. Add an additional cutter number.
2. Add an additional number to the last cutter number in the call number.

ML55 H685 H3 ¹	Festschrift der Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" Weimar
ML55 H6853 ²	Festschrift zum zehnjährigen Bestand der Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Graz
ML55 H6855 ²	Kirchenmusik als Erbe und Auftrag : Festschrift zum 50 jährigen Bestehen der Hochschule für Kirchenmusik Esslingen der Evangelischen Landeskirche in W urttemberg

In some class numbers, it makes sense to add a fuller author cutter number. In areas in which a high number of books are expected, such as ML410 for Bach, Beethoven, etc., assigning a fuller author cutter number might avoid future conflicts.

The example below illustrates this point. The first book to be received was by Goertzen, and was assigned an author cutter number with only one number. The full cutter number for Goertzen would be G597, but because there were no other books on Brahms with an author cutter number beginning with G5, the final two digits were omitted. An additional number was needed in the author cutter number for the second book. The two books on Brahms will not sit alphabetically on the shelf.

Call number -------------------	Author ---------------------------------------
ML410 B813 G5	Goertzen, Valerie Woodring, 1954-
ML410 B813 G52	Giribaldi, Emilia, 1970-

Date of publication

The date of publication is added to these call numbers because they are different editions issued by the same publisher:
Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969.
Dissonanzen; Musik in der verwalteten Welt. -- 2., erweiterte Ausgabe. -- Gottingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, [1958].
ML197 A241 D6 1958

Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969.
Dissonanzen. Musik in d. verwalteten Welt.-- 5. Aufl. -- Gottingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1972.
ML197 A241 D6 1972

Reprints:

Add the original date of publication followed by a lower case letter as the last line of the call number. This is added whether or not we own the original edition. If not, when we receive it, it would be assigned the same call number as the reprint minus the lower case letter following the date:

Turk, Daniel Gottlob, 1750-1813.
Klavierschule. Kassel ; New York : Barenreiter, 1962.
MT222 T913 K6 1789a

MT222 T913 K6 1802

If we receive more than one reprint of the same publication, assign lower case letters to the original date of publication alphabetically:

Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764.

MT50 R171 T7 1722a	Madrid : Arte Tripharia, c1983.
MT50 R171 T7 1722b	Geneve : Slatkine Reprints, 1986.
MT50 R171 T7 1722c	[Paris] : Klincksieck, c1992.

Translations:

An extra number is added to the title cutter number to indicate that the item is a translation. Reserve number 1 for translations from any language into English; any other number can be used for translations from any language into any language other than English.

Add the extra number even when we do not own the item in the original language.

The item in the original language:	The translation:
Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969. Mahler : eine musikalische Physionomik. ML410 M214 A2	Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969. [Mahler. English] Mahler : a musical physiognomy ML410 M214 A21


The item in the original language (also a reprint):	The translation:
Banchieri, Adriano, 1568-1634. Conclusioni nel suono dell' organo MT180 B213 C7 1609a	Banchieri, Adriano, 1568-1634. [Conclusioni nel suono dell'organo. English] Conclusions for playing the organ MT180 B213 C71+

The item in the original language:	The translation:
Delair, Denis. Traite d'accompagnement pour le theorbe et le clavecin. MT49 D334+	Delair, Denis. [Traite d'accompagnement pour le theorbe et le clavecin. English] Accompaniment on theorbo and harpsichord MT49 D334 T71

The item in the original language:	The translation:
Terry, Charles Sanford, 1864-1936. Bach; a biography ML410 B118 T3	Terry, Charles Sanford, 1864-1936. [Bach. German] Johann Sebastian Bach : eine Lebensgeschichte ML410 B118 T3 B1 ³

³ In this case, there are several books about Bach by Terry. The cutter number for title in each call number begins with "T3":

ML410 B118 T3	Bach; a biography	If we had added an additional number to the final cutter number, the translation would not have sat next to the original version. To avoid this, an additional cutter number, for title, was added to the translation: ML410 B118 T3 B1
ML410 B118 T32	Bach's chorals
ML410 B118 T325	Bach : the historical approach
ML410 B118 T327	Bach, the Mass in B minor
ML410 B118 T329	Bach's orchestra
ML410 B118 T3291	The music of Bach : an introduction


The item in the original language:	The translation:
Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764. Demonstration du principe de l'harmonie, servant de base a tout l'art musical theorique & pratique. ML3805 R171 D38	Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764. [Demonstration du principe de l'harmonie. English] Rameau's Demonstration du principe de l'harmonie ML3805 R171 D381

In this example, we have the 1850 edition of the original and a translation of the 1851 edition. In addition to the number "1" to indicate translation into English, the date is also added to the second call number:
The item in the original language:	The translation:
Weber, Gottfried, 1779-1839. Versuch einer geordneten Theorie der Tonsetzkunst MT40 W374 V56 1830	Weber, Gottfried, 1779-1839. [Versuch einer geordneten Theorie der Tonsetzkunst. English] The theory of musical composition MT40 W374 V561 1851

Generally add an additional number for translation to the title cutter number even when we do not own the original. When we receive it, it will be assigned the same title cutter number minus the final letter indicating translation.

In the example below, the number 1 is added for the translation from German into English, even though we don't own the original German version. This anticipates a possible conflict should we get the German edition.

Bree, Malwine, 1861-1937.
[Grundlage der Methode Leschetizky. English]
The groundwork of the Leschetizky method
MT222 B832 G81

When the translation is from any language, including English, into language other than English, assign an additional number other than 1:

The original English version:	The translation into Italian:
Heller, Karl, 1935- Antonio Vivaldi ML410 V855 A65	Heller, Karl, 1935- [Antonio Vivaldi. Italian] Vivaldi ML410 V855 A652

This is an example in the incorrect way to indicate translation in the call number:

The original language:	The translation:
Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Unterweisung im Tonsatz. MT40 H662 U6	Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. [Unterweisung im tonsatz. English] The craft of musical composition MT40 H662 C8

The original was cuttered by U6 for Unterweisung. The translation was cuttered by C8 for Craft. It should have been cuttered by U6, not only because it is a translation, but also because there is a uniform title. When both a 240 and a 245 exist, the title cutter number should be based on the uniform title (240).

These call numbers give an example of several elements used to distinguish among different publication dates, reprints, and translations:
MT222 T913 K6 1789
MT222 T913 K6 1789a
MT222 T913 K6 1802
MT222 T913 K61

Turk, Daniel Gottlob, 1750-1813.
[Klavierschule]
Klavierschule, oder, Anweisung zum Klavierspielen für Lehrer und Lernende
MT222 T913 K6 1789

Turk, Daniel Gottlob, 1750-1813.
Klavierschule
MT222 T913 K6 1789a

Turk, Daniel Gottlob, 1750-1813.
[Klavierschule]
Klavierschule, oder, Anweisung zum Klavierspielen : für Lehrer und Lernende
MT222 T913 K6 1802

Turk, Daniel Gottlob, 1750-1813.
[Klavierschule. English]
School of clavier playing, or, Instructions in playing the clavier for teachers & students
MT222 T913 K61

Conferences

Call number	111/711 field
ML3805 F418 1967	Festival international du son haute fidélité stéréophonie ‡n (9th : ‡d 1967 : ‡c Paris, France)
ML3805 F418 1969	Festival international du son haute fidélité stéréophonie ‡n (11th : ‡d 1969 : ‡c Paris, France)
ML3805 F418 1970	Festival international du son haute fidélité stéréophonie ‡n (12th : ‡d 1970 : c Paris, France)
ML3805 F418 1975	Festival international du son haute fidélité stéréophonie ‡n (17th : ‡d 1975 : ‡c Paris, France)

Call numbers for scores

Music Cataloging at Yale [1] ♪ Call numbers [50]

This document explains the practices of assigning call numbers to scores in the Yale University Music Library. These practices may or may not coincide with those of other libraries.

It is the goal to have different manifestations of the same work or expression sit next to each other on the shelf. This may occasionally call for using an incorrect, but already existing class number or cutter number. If possible, when a class or cutter number is egregiously incorrect, reclass the item. If there are several items with the incorrect number, use that class or cutter number.

General guidelines for Class M

See LC classification: Class M [51]

Class numbers

Use class M for all printed music (with some exceptions for rare items and for facsimiles) and MT for instructional items that are scores (there are both books and scores classed in MT). The first line of the call number includes the class letter (M or MT) and number.

Class numbers for instrumental music: M6-M175 [5] | M180-M298.5 [6] | M300-M990 [7] | M1000/M1100, etc. [8] | M1005/M1105, etc. [9]
Class numbers for dramatic and vocal music: M1500/M2000, etc. [11] | M1528/M2018, etc. [12] | M1611/M2102, etc. [13]
Class numbers for instrumental instruction: MT179-MT735 [10]

See Local practice in Class M [52] for explanations of Yale's local practices for class numbers for scores.

Local practice for manuscripts and facsimiles

Facsimiles of scores or sketches are classed in ML96.4 (collections) and ML96.5 (individual works). Manuscripts are classed in Misc. ms. [no.]. Manuscripts are assigned sequential numbers.

Yale practice for oversize scores

A plus sign (+) or double plus sign (++) is added to the end of a call number for books and scores 27 cm. in width or height or more. The existence of a plus or double plus sign does not make the call number unique.

Plus (+) = equal to or more than 27 cm. and up to or equal to 36 cm. in any direction (height or width)
When an item is 36 cm. and will be bound commercially, the binding will add enough to the height that the item should be made a double plus (++).

Double-plus (++) = equal to or more than 37 cm. in any direction (height or width)

Cutter number for main entry

The second line of the call number is a cutter number, usually for main entry, using the first letter and two to four numbers.

Use the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table to derive cutter numbers for composers. See Using the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table [15] for instructions.

When a class number requires a specific cutter number for instrument (e.g., M110 R4), special season or occasion (e.g., M2098.M6), text (e.g., M2099.G4), etc., use the cutter number already given in Class M. When required but not specified in class M, derive the number using the LC cutter table [53]).

Composer as main entry | Uniform title as main entry | Title proper as main entry

Composer as main entry

If the main entry is a composer, use the cutter number already for this composer:
A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38] |

Or use the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table [15] to find the appropriate cutter number, e.g., Mozart = M939.

The Yale Music Library does not use decimal points in the cutter number: M939 not .M939

When there is a conflict with a cutter number (the number is the same as one assigned to another composer), check the class number in which the item will go to determine if another cutter for the composer has been established in that class. If there is none, search the composer's name in the catalog to see if a specific cutter has been used for that composer in other class numbers. If there is none, add an additional number to the cutter. When possible, adjust the number to ensure that the composers' names are in alphabetical order within that class number. That may require adding an additional number to the cutter number preceding the number already established for the first composer.

A7479 Arne, Michael, 1741?-1786
A748 Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778

C5975 Clarke, Herbert L. (Herbert Lincoln), 1867-1945
C598 Clarke, Jeremiah, 1669?-1707

K96 Kuhlau, Friedrich, 1786-1832
K965 Kuhnau, Johann, 1660-1722

B117 Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel, 1714-1788
B1171 Bach, Georg Christoph, 1642-1697
B1172 Bach, Johann Christian, 1735-1782
B1173 Bach, Johann Christoph, 1642-1703
B1174 Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich, 1732-1795
B1175 Bach, Jan
B1176 Bach, Johann Ernst, 1722-1777
B1177 Bach, Johann Ludwig, 1677-1731
B1178 Bach, Johann Michael, 1648-1694
B118 Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

S911 Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954
S9111 Strauss, Christoph, approximately 1575-1631
S9113 Strauss, Eduard, 1835-1916
S9114 Strauss, Franz, 1822-1905
S9115 Strauss, Johann, 1804-1849
S9116 Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899
S9118 Strauss, Josef, 1827-1870
S912 Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949

Uniform title as main entry

If the main entry is a uniform title (130), cutter by the first word.

Squarcialupi codex.
Il codice Squarcialupi ...
ML96.5 S773

Codex Faenza. Selections.
Three madrigals for keyboard ...
M11 C669

Title proper as main entry

If the main entry is the title proper (245), cutter by the first word, excluding any initial article [54].

Assumpta est Maria : for 4 or 5 instruments ...
M990 A851

~~The~~ Fitzwilliam virginal book ...
M21 F564 1949

Additional elements for title

Additional elements for title are added in most cases. It is best to use the same type of additional element for a composer's work in a given class number. Preferably, the choice of additional element is in this order of preference, but existing practice within a class number takes precedence:
1. Opus or work number
2. Serial number
3. Cutter number for first letter of the title
4. Key
5. Date of composition
6. The title is implied by the class number (e.g., M8, M23, M219, M231, M1001, etc.)

1. Opus or work number [55], when known. Opus or work number is the preferred means of indicating title in the call number because it is a unique identifier for the work. The number may appear on the item or you may find it in another source.
Do not add a space between the opus or work number and the number:
M1001 B415 op.91
M622 H415 H II,1
M1004 S912 AV80
M76 B118 S.1007- 1008
M246 T268 TWV41:a3

When opus or work number is available, use that element only; do not also include a cutter number for title. For example, for this piece, "op.45" is unique enough to identify this work; adding "S4" for "serenade" would be redundant, since the title is already indicated by "op.45" in the call number:

Hétu, Jacques, 1938- 2010.
Serenade, flute, string quartet, op. 45
M562 H591 op.45 not M562 H591 S4 op.45 or M562 H591 op.45 S4

When two works are included, both opus/work numbers will appear in the call number.

Sequential opus/work numbers Include a comma but no space between the two opus or work numbers so that they will appear on the same line when the label is printed.	M452 M537 op.12,13 M1620 M492 op.19,19a 1911a M221 M939 K.374a-b

Non-sequential opus/work numbers Include a comma and a space between the two opus or work numbers so that they will appear on separate lines when a label is printed.	M25 C966 op.20, op.39 M25 G789 op.3, op.61

Special procedures for individual composers

J.S. Bach: Work numbers assigned to works by J.S. Bach should be preceded by S. (Schmieder) rather than BWV Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis). When needed in the uniform title, BWV rather than S is used. The number itself would be the same in either case:

M25 B118 S.906 not M25 B118 BWV906

C.P.E. Bach: Work index numbers assigned to works by C.P.E. Bach should be the W. (Wotquenne) numbers, even though the uniform titles are assigned the H. (Helm) numbers. They are not the same:
M242 B117 W.123 not M242 B117 H.550

Beethoven: for WoO numbers, use "K." instead of "WoO" in the call number. The WoO number will be the same as the K. number.

Haydn: String quartets: use the op. number instead of the H. number. The number not be the same:
Uniform title: Quartets, strings, H. III, 45, C major
Call number: M452 H415 op.50 no.2

Haydn: Symphonies: use M. instead of H. in the call number. The H. number is used in the uniform title. The number will remain the same:
Uniform title: Symphonies, H. I, 94, G major
Call number: M1001 H415 M.94

2. Serial number, when an opus or work numbering is unknown or lacking.
Do not include a space between "no." and the number so that they will appear on the same line when the label is printed.

M452 A385 no.1
M452 S559 no.1-5

For a series of numbered works with the same title for different instruments (they would class in different class numbers), cutter by the title and do not add the serial number:

M62 B511 S4	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003	[Sequenza, no. 1]	Sequenza : per flauto solo
M117 B511 S42	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003	[Sequenza, no. 2]	Sequenza II : per arpa sola
M1621.2 B511	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003	[Sequenza, no. 3]	Sequenza III : per voce femminile
M25 B511 S4	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003	[Sequenza, no. 4]	Sequenza IV : for piano
M92 B511 S4	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003	[Sequenza, no. 5]	Sequenza V : for trombone solo
M47 B511	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003	[Sequenza, no. 6]	Sequenza VI : per viola sola
M67 B511	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003	[Sequenza, no. 7]	Sequenza VII : per oboe solo
M107 B511 S4 no.7b ¹	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003	[Sequenza, no. 7b]	Sequenza VIIb : per sassofono soprano
M42 B511 S4	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003	[Sequenza, no. 8]	Sequenza VIII : per violino solo
M107 B511 S4 no.9b ¹	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003	[Sequenza, no. 9b]	Sequenza IXb : per sassofono soprano

¹ The serial number is needed here because there are two works with this title, but with different serial numbers, for saxophone. They are classed in the same class number.

For a series of numbered works with the same title for the same instrument (they would class in the same class number), see below in the section on cuttering by first letter of the title.

3. First letter of the title.
Some class numbers include a cutter number as part of the class number, for examples, instrument (e.g., M110 R4), special season or occasion (e.g., M2098.M6), text (e.g., M2099.G4). Use the cutter number already given in Class M. When required but not already given in class M, derive the number using the LC cutter table [53]).

Most class numbers, however, do not include a specific cutter number. In those cases, use the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table to derive cutter numbers for titles. See Using the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table [15] for instructions.

In the absense of opus, work, or serial number, cutter by the first letter of the title. When there is a uniform title in the 240 field, cutter by that title. If there is no uniform title in the 240, cutter by the first word, excluding any initial article [54], of the title proper (245):

M557.4 B1175 F2	Bach, Jan.	[Fanfare and fugue, trumpets (5)]	(cuttered by uniform title (240))
M557.4 B1175 L3	Bach, Jan.	Laudes	(cuttered by title proper (245))
M557.4 B1175 R8	Bach, Jan.	[Rounds and dances, trumpets (2), horn, trombone, tuba]	(cuttered by uniform title (240))

When two different works by the same composer in the same class number would be assigned the same cutter number, add another number to the cutter number of the second work. As much as possible, adjust the number to ensure that the works appear in alphabetical order within that class number:

M261 C5975 S7	Clarke, Herbert L. ...	The southern cross
M261 C5975 S79	Clarke, Herbert L. ...	Stars in a velvety sky

For a series of numbered works with the same title for the same instrument (they would be classed in the same class number), cutter by the title and add the serial number. Do not include a space between "no." and the number so that they will appear on the same line when the label is printed.

M25 I95 S9 no.20	Ives, Charles, 1874-1954.	[Studies, piano, no. 20]
M25 I95 S9 no.21	Ives, Charles, 1874-1954.	[Studies, piano, no. 21]
M25 I95 S9 no.22	Ives, Charles, 1874-1954.	[Studies, piano, no. 22]
M25 I95 S9 no.23	Ives, Charles, 1874-1954.	[Studies, piano, no. 23]
M25 I95 S9 no.5	Ives, Charles, 1874-1954.	[Studies, piano, no. 5]

When the first letter in the first word of a series of titles are all the same, which occurs with masses, madrigals, etc., cutter by the first letter of the second word:
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da, 1525?-1594.

M2011 P157	Masses, book 1
M2011 P157 A8	Missa, Assumpta est Maria
M2011 P157 D5	Masses, book 6. Missa Dies sanctificatus
M2011 P157 I8	Masses, book 5. Missa Iste confessor
M2011 P157 L3	Missa Lauda Sion
M2011 P157 T9	Missa, Tu es Petrus

When two or more editions of the same work are being cataloged, adding an additional cutter number is one method of making the call number unique, as explained in the section about elements needed to make the call number unique.

M2011 P157 P2	Masses, book 2. Missa Papae Marcelli
M2011 P157 P2 L8	Masses, book 2. Missa Papae Marcelli
M2011 P157 P2 S6	Masses, book 2. Missa Papae Marcelli

Specific works are assigned a cutter for title even when the opus, work, or serial number is known. After the cutter, a capital letter makes the call number unique as explained in the section about elements needed to make the call number unique:
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
[Inventions, harpsichord, BWV 772-786]
M25 B118 I6
M25 B118 I6 A
M25 B118 I6 B
M25 B118 I6 C
M25 B118 I6 D
M25 B118 I6 E
M25 B118 I6 F
M25 B118 I6 G
M25 B118 I6 H
M25 B118 I6 I

4. Key. Use the key to distinguish among works when cuttering by title would not make sense (such as when the title is implied by the class number) and there is no other way to distinguish among them (opus, work, or serial number). For example, it would not make sense to cutter all of Telemann's sonatas for recorder by S6, S61, S62, etc. or Wagenseil's symphonies as S9, S91, S92, etc., so key is used to distinguish among them:

M242 T268 Cmaj.
M242 T268 Fmaj.

M1001 W131 Dmaj.
M1001 W131 Emaj.
M1001 W131 Fmaj.

When the key includes a flat sign, it is spelled out (e.g., flat) in the call number.

M129 P116 S9 Aflatmaj.

5. Date of composition

When there is no other means of assigning unique call numbers, the date of composition may be used. The date may appear in the uniform title, in the title proper, or in a reference source. To distinguish the piano sonata of 1949 from that of 1956:
Lilburn, Douglas, 1915-2001.
[Sonatas, piano (1949)]
M23.5 L728 1949

[Sonatas, piano (1956)]
M23.5 L728 1956

To distinguish the two violin, piano sonatas, the date is used. Since the mode of the keys were not used in the uniform title, using the letters E and C in the call numbers would imply different editions of the same work, as described in Section 6. Other below.
Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963.
[Sonatas, violin, piano, E]
Sonate in E fur Geige und Klavier (1935)
M219.5 H662 1935

Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963.
[Sonatas, violin, piano, C]
Sonate fur Violine und Klavier, 1939
M219.5 H662 1939

6. The title is implied by the class number (e.g., M8, M23, M219, M231, M1001, etc.)

Some class numbers imply a title, e.g.,

M8 = organ sonatas
M23 = piano sonatas (Yale practice in M23 [56])
M219 = violin sonatas (Yale practice in M219 [56])
M231 = cello sonatas (Yale practice in M231 [56])
M1001 = symphonies

In these classes, it does not make sense to cutter by title because everything in that class number would be cuttered by the same cutter number, e.g., S6 for sonata or S9 for symphony

If the composer has written only one work of that type that would be classed in that class number, do not include a cutter number for title:
Benson, Warren, 1924-2005.
[Sonatina, cello, piano]
M231.5 B474 not M231.5 B474 S6

Boatwright, Howard.
[Symphony]
M1001 B662 not M1001 B662 S9

However, do include a cutter number for title if the work has a distinctive title, such as:
Becker, John J.
[Soundpiece, no. 3]
Soundpiece, no. 3 : a sonata : for violin and piano
M219.5 B395 S7

Constant, Marius, 1925-2004.
Nana symphonie
M1001 C757 N1

If the composer has written more than one sonata/sonatina or symphony in that class number, use either opus or work number, serial number, key, year, etc. to distinguish among them. For example:

Serial number	Year of composition	Key
M23.5 B136 no.1	M219.5 H662 1935	M219.5 T338 Amaj.
M23.5 B163 no.2	M219.5 H662 1939	M219.5 T338 Dmaj.
		M219.5 T338 Gmaj.
M1001 C784 no.1
M1001 C784 no.2	M1001 H662 S9 1940	M1001 C573 B♭maj.
M1001 C784 no.3	M1001 H662 S9 1946	M1001 C573 Dmaj.

These violin sonatas by Bach are cuttered by work number only, since S6 (sonata) is implied by the class number and is redundant. (Elements to make the call number unique are added as explained in the section about elements needed to make the call number unique).

M219.5 [57] B118 S.1021 [publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel
M219.5 B118 S.1021 B14 [publisher: Bärenreiter]
M219.5 B118 S.1021 W6 [publisher: Wiener Urtext Edition]

Parts of a larger work

Add an additional element to the call number when cataloging a part of a larger work.

Parts of a larger work with a number designation | title

Number designation
For parts of a larger work with a number designation, add it on a separate line.
Do not include a space between "no." and the number so that they will appear on the same line when the label is printed.
M242 A139 op.6 no.1
M242 A139 op.6 no.3
M242 A139 op.6 no.6
M252 M939 K.439b no.1

Veracini, Francesco Maria, 1690-1768.
Sonatas, violin, continuo (1716). No. 8; arranged.
M261 V474 1716 no.8

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.

Sonatas, clarinet, piano, op. 120	M250 B813 op.120	There are two sonatas in op. 120; both are included in this edition. The call number reflects the entire opus number.
Sonatas, clarinet, piano, op. 120. No. 1	M250 B813 op.120 no.1	Only no. 1 is in this edition
Sonatas, clarinet, piano, op. 120. No. 2	M250 B813 op.120 no.2	Only no. 2 is in this edition

When a part of a larger work has a serial number, but the work itself has no work or serial number, use a cutter number for the title of the work followed by the serial number for the part of the work:

Haussmann, Valentin, active 1588-1611.
Neue Paduane und Galliarde. Paduan, no. 29
M990 H377 N4 no.29

When a part of a larger work has both a serial number and a title, generally use the serial number rather than a cutter number for the part in the call number:
Braña, Hernán.
Pieces for young brass quintet. No. 6, Basso ostinato
6 pieces for young brass quintet. No. 6, Basso ostinato
M557.4 B816 P6 no.6 not M557.4 B816 P6 B3

When the work itself has a work, opus, or serial number, but the individual parts have titles, but no numbers, use the work, opus, or serial number for the larger work with a cutter number for title of the part.

Mozart's incidental music Thamos, König in Ägypten is K. 345; the individual parts are titled but not numbered:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
[Thamos, König in Ägypten. Gottheit, Gottheit über Alle mächtig]
Gottheit! Dir sey Preiss und Ehre!
M2020 M939 K.345 G6

Two or more (but not all) numbered parts are included:

Sequentially numbered parts:

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.
In nomines, voices (4), no. 1-2 [these are not complete; otherwise the indication of no. would be unnecessary]
M990 B995 I3 no.1-2

Satie, Erik, 1866-1925.
Nocturnes, piano, no. 1-3
M25 S253 N7 no.1-3

Bach, Johann Christian, 1735-1782.
Sonatas and duetts, op. 15. No. 3-4
M219.3 B1172 op.15 no.3-4
Bach, Johann Christian, 1735-1782.

Sonatas, keyboard instrument, op. 5. No. 2-4
M23.3 B1172 op.5 no.2-4

Corelli, Arcangelo, 1653-1713.
Sonatas, violin, continuo, op. 5, no. 7-12
M242 C797 op.5 no.7-12

Kozeluch, Leopold, 1747-1818.
Pieces, piano, P. XIII:6-17
M25 K88 P XIII no.6-17

Rheinberger, Josef, 1839-1901.
Stücke, violin, organ, op. 150. Abendlied
Abendlied und Gigue : fur Violine und Orgel : op. 150 Nr. 2 und 3
Rheinberger, Josef, 839-1901. Stücke, violin, organ, op. 150. Gigue.
M221 R469 op.150 Nr.2,3

Non-sequentially numbered parts:

Include a comma and a space between the two serials numbers so that they will appear on separate lines when a label is printed.

Dering, Richard, approximately 1580-1630.
Pavans, voices (5), no. 1
Dering, Richard, approximately 1580-1630. Pavans, voices (5), no. 7.
M990 D433 P3 no.1, no.7

When a composer has written several "books" with the same title, include the book number in the call number when only the item in hand does not contain all the books:

Godard, Benjamin, 1849-1895.
Etudes, piano, op. 149. Book 1
M25 G577 op.149 bk.1

Buus, Giacques, -1565.
Ricercars, book 1
M990 B989 R2 bk.1
Ricercars, book 2
M990 B989 R2 bk.2

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Preludes, piano, book 1
M25 D289 P9 B bk.1
When both books of preludes are published together, the call number will not include designation of books:
M25 D289 P9

Two books of madrigals are included in this edition:
Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643.
Madrigals, book 4
Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Madrigals, book 5.
M1549 M782 M1 bks.4-5 D7

Loeillet, Jean Baptiste, 1688-
Sonatas, flute, continuo, op. 5, livre 1. No. 4
M246 L8252 op.5/1 no.4

Even when an equivalent word for "book" is used in the uniform title, but the English abbreviation "bk." in the call number:

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.
Gradualia, liber 2. Selections
M2086 B995 G7 bk.2

In these examples, however, the abbreviation for the word "series" or "part" is the word used in the uniform title. Use that in the call number:
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Images, piano, 2nd ser.
M25 D289 I3 Ser.2

Wolpe, Stefan.
Studies, piano. Part 2
M25 W866 S9 pt.2

For parts of a larger work with a title, add a cutter number for it on a separate line:
(Note: this is local practice; LC policy is to includes no more than two cutter numbers)

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
Rodeo. Hoe-down
M1045 C784 R6 H6

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Ring des Nibelungen. Gotterdammerung. Trauermarsch
M1045 W134 R5 G5 T7

Strozzi, Barbara, 1619-1677.
Madrigals, book 1. Con le belle non ci vuol fretta
M1552 S926 C7
Madrigals, book 1. Consiglio amoroso
M1552 S926 C75

Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643.
Madrigals, book 8. Hor ch'el ciel e la terra
M1531 M782 H8

Gussago, Cesario.
Sonate con alcuni concerti. Onofria
M990 G982 O5

Frescobaldi, Girolamo, 1583-1643.
Canzoni, 1o libro. Bernardina
M293 F884 B5

Banchieri, Adriano, 1568-1634.
Canzoni alla francese. Feliciana
M990 B213 C2 F3

Franck, Melchior, -1639.
Recreationes musicae. Canzon
M990 F8227 R3 C2

Guami, Gioseffo, 1542-1611.
Canzonette alla francese. Lucchesina
M990 G912 C2 L9

Cavaccio, Giovanni, approximately 1556-1626.
Musica. Pavana
M990 C376 M9 P3

Further elements needed to make the call number unique

A capital letter, date of publication when a publisher reissues a work, cutter number by vocal range, publisher, editor, or some other aspect can be used.

Capital letter

Some works are assigned a letter rather than an opus or work number or cutter. When the end of the alphabet is reached, begin with AA, BB, etc. When to use this practice can be determined only by consulting the shelflist.

When a work is in many editions, frequently a capital letter is added to the call number:
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
[Sonatas, viola da gamba, harpsichord]
M231 B118 S.1027-1029
M231 B118 S.1027-1029 A
M231 B118 S.1027-1029 B
M231 B118 S.1027-1029 C
M231 B118 S.1027-1029 D

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
[Wohltemperierte Klavier, 1. T.]
M24 B118 W8
M24 B118 W8 A [Henle edition from 1950]
M24 B118 W8 A 1959 [Henle edition from 1959]
M24 B118 W8 A 1995 [Henle edition from 1995]
M24 B118 W8 B
M24 B118 W8 C
M24 B118 W8 CC
M24 B118 W8 D
M24 B118 W8 DD
M24 B118 W8 EE
M24 B118 W8 F
M24 B118 W8 FF
M24 B118 W8 H
M24 B118 W8 HH
M24 B118 W8 I
M24 B118 W8 II
M24 B118 W8 J
M24 B118 W8 JJ
M24 B118 W8 K
M24 B118 W8 KK
M24 B118 W8 L
M24 B118 W8 LL
M24 B118 W8 M
M24 B118 W8 MM
continuing to
M24 B118 W8 X
M24 B118 W8 Y
M24 B118 W8 Z

Other works are assigned capital letters rather than other available elements because the call number assigned to the first cataloged edition did not include any of those elements. For example, Bach's cello suites might normally be assigned the call number M51 B118 S.1007-1012. However, it was originally assigned the call number M51 B118 and we must follow that practice. To distinguish among the various editions, a capital letter is added to the call number for each new edition that is cataloged:

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
[Suites, cello, BWV 1007-1012]
M51 B118 A
M51 B118 AA
M51 B118 B
M51 B118 C [edited by Paul Tortelier; published in 1966 by Galliard]
M51 B118 C 1983 [edited by Paul Tortelier; published in 1983 by Stainer & Bell]
M51 B118 D
M51 B118 E
M51 B118 F
M51 B118 G
M51 B118 H
M51 B118 I
M51 B118 J
M51 B118 K
M51 B118 L
continuing to
M51 B118 X
M51 B118 Y
M51 B118 Z

Score and parts:
When parts are published separately from the score, the parts are usually assigned the same call number with the letter A [or B, C, etc. as needed].
score: M557.4 B1175 L3
parts: M557.4 B1175 L3 A

Date of publication when a publisher reissues the piece: Add the date of publication when a publisher reissues the same work at a later date:

Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012.
Night fantasies : for piano
M22 C323 N6: New York : Associated Music Publishers, 1982.
M22 C323 N6 1995: New York, N.Y. : Associated Music Publishers, 1995.
Both are published by Associated Music Publishers.

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
[Signor Bruschino. Vocal score]
M1503 R835 S57 R5
M1503 R835 S57 R5 1983
Both are published by Ricordi. The second is a reissue of the first.
R5 = Ricordi (see cutter number by publisher)

Vocal range

Arias for bass	M1507 A696 L3
Arias for soprano	M1507 A696 L32
Arias for mezzo-soprano	M1507 A696 L33
Arias for tenor	M1507 A696 L342
Arias for baritone	M1507 A696 L35

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.	45 arias from operas and oratorios	M1507 H135 K11H
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.	45 arias from operas and oratorios	M1507 H135 K11L

Title: Italian arias of the Baroque and Classical eras

M1507 I88 H	[high voice]
M1507 I88 L	[low voice]
M1507 I88 M	[medium voice]

Publisher

Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.
Auf dem Strom
M1621.3 S384 op.119 P4

Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809.
[Sonatas, piano]

M23 H415¹	Universal Edition
M23 H415 B83	Breitkopf & Härtel
M23 H415 D7	Dover
M23 H415 H5	G. Henle Verlag
M23 H415 P4	C.F. Peters

¹This call has number for this edition has no cutter for publisher because it was the first edition added to the collection.

This chart lists the cutter numbers already established for the major music publishers. Use the the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table for any not listed here.

Cutter	Publisher	Cutter	Publisher
A4	Amadeus	K1	Kalmus
B2	Bärenreiter	L4	Leeds
B7	Boosey & Hawkes	M1	MCA
B83	Breitkopf & Härtel	P4	Peters
D7	Dover	R5	Ricordi
E88	Eulenburg	S3	Schirmer
H5	Henle	S37	Schott
I6	International	U5	Universal

Editor

Use the Cutter-Sanborn Three-Figure Author Table for the editor. Generally use only one number following the letter (e.g., B4 rather than B47 or B475 for the editor Rita Benton) unless a longer cutter number is needed to break a conflict.

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
[Songs. Selections]

M1620 D289 B4	edited, with translations of the texts, by Rita Benton
M1620 D289 B8	critical edition by James R. Briscoe
M1620 D289 K1H	edited by Sergius Kagen

Here, the cutter number for editor for the second item needs an additional number to break the conflict with the call number for the first item.:
Scarlatti, Domenico, 1685-1757.
[Sonatas, harpsichord. Selections]

M23.3 S2862 L8	edited by Arthur Loesser
M23.3 S2862 L85	a cura di Longo

Translations

An extra number is added to the title cutter number to indicate that the item is a translation. Reserve number 1 for translations from any language into English; any other number can be used for translations from any language into any language other than English. This is generally the case with books; however, practice varies with scores due to the high number of translations for vocal scores. Usually, another means of indicating the item is a translation is used, one of the elements needed to make the call number unique.

In this example, an extra number is added to the title cutter number (although "1" is used for an Italian translation):
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
[Roi de Lahore. Vocal score]
Le roi de Lahore : opera en 5 actes
M1503 M415 R7

Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
[Roi de Lahore. Vocal score. Italian]
Il re di Lahore; opera in 5 atti de Luigi Gallet.
M1503 M415 R74

Reprints

Senaille, Jean Baptiste, approximately 1688-1730.
[Sonatas, violin, continuo, 2e livre]
Deuxieme livre de sonates a violon seul : avec la basse-continue
Basel : M. Meadow, [198-]
M219.5 S474 1712a
We do not own the original edition of this item. If we receive it, it will be assigned this call number: M219.5 S474 1712

If we receive more than one reprint of the same publication, assign lower case letters to the original date of publication alphabetically:

Scarlatti, Domenico, 1685-1757.
[Sonatas, harpsichord. Selections]
Essercizi per gravicembalo / Domenico Scarlatti. -- Farnborough Hants., England : Gregg International Publishers, 1967.
M23.3 S2862 K59 C1 1738a

Scarlatti, Domenico, 1685-1757.
[Sonatas, harpsichord. Selections]
Essercizi per gravicembalo / Domenico Scarlatti. -- Firenze : Studio per edizioni scelte, 1985.
M23.3 S2862 K59 C1 1738b

An incorrect way of doing this is adding an additional cutter number, as was done below:

Original edition:
Geminiani, Francesco, 1687-1762.
[Sonatas, violin, continuo, op. 1]
Le prime sonate a violino, e basso, di F. Geminiani. Nuovemento ristampate, e con diligenza corrette, aggiuntovi ancora per maggior facilita le grazie agli adagj, ed i numeri per la trasposizione della mano ... -- Londra [s.n.] 1739.
M219.5 G322 op.1 1739

Reprint received first:
Geminiani, Francesco, 1687-1762.
[Sonatas, violin, continuo, op. 1]
Le prime sonate a violino, e basso / di F. Geminiani. -- Karslbad-Dittersbach : Zimmermann, 1988.
M219 G322 op.1 1739a

Reprint received second:
Geminiani, Francesco, 1687-1762.
[Sonatas, violin, continuo, op. 1]
Le prime sonate a violino, e basso / di F. Geminiani. -- Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambs. : King's Music, [198-]
Incorrect: M219 G322 op.1 1739a K5
Correct: M219 G322 op.1 1739b

Class M

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Library of Congress Classification: Class M: M1-M5000

Outline of Library of Congress Classification: Class M and detailed charts [5] (these do not include the entire Class M schedule)
Sources: Class M; Mark McKnight. Music classification systems, 2002.

Class numbers in the Library of Congress Classification system are alpha-numeric. The letter portion includes one or more capital letters to indicate the general subject area. The number portion includes one or more arabic numbers to subdivide the subject area.

Class M, for music, is subdivided into three main sections:
M notated music (scores)
ML literature of music (books about music, such as biographies, histories, discographies, thematic indexes, etc.)
MT musical instruction and study (method books, studies and exercises intended for pedagogical use (as opposed for concert use), treatises, books on music theory, music-appreciation textbooks (even those with extensive musical examples), etc.; includes scores and books)

General guidelines for Class M (taken from http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/LCC_M_GL.pdf [4])

Definitions of collection:
1. an item containing compositions by two or more composers,
2. an item containing works by one composer and selected from two or more of the composer's works,
or
3. an item containing one composer's works in more different forms or for a greater variety of performers than are provided for by any more specific class.

A collection is not to be confused with a set, which is a group of compositions published as a single work. This can be determined by an identifying number, such as an opus number or book number, etc., or a qualifying number that indicates the individuals parts are part of a larger work.

Further subclasses of collections are:
Miscellaneous collection: contains both original and arranged works
General collection: contains a greater variety of forms or types of works than may be provided for by any more specific neighboring class.
Special collection: contains two or more works by one or more composers that are of the type indicated for separate works, e.g., class collections of string quartets as well as individual string quartets in M452-M452.4 [58].

Class numbers for instrumental music

Class numbers for instrumental music focus on number of instruments and are easy to remember. Music for two instruments is generally classed in M2XX; three instruments in M3XX, etc., until M9XX, where music for nine instruments is classed as well as for chamber music for ten or more instruments, one to a part.

Many class numbers are subarranged according to whether it is a collection (a miscellaneous collection of original and arranged works; a collection of original works; or a collection of arranged works) or a separate work that is original or a separate work that is arranged. When this subarrangement is used, a span of 5 class numbers are given, to be subarranged according to Table 2, Table of original works and arrangements.

Each number in the first row is the last digit in the first number of a span of numbers (i.e., M60-M64, M224-M228).

type of collection or work	assign the five numbers in the span as follows:
Miscellaneous collections	0	1	2	3	4	5
Original compositions
Collections	1	2	3	4	5	6
Separate works	2	3	4	5	6	7
Arrangements
Collections	3	4	5	6	7	8
Separate works	4	5	6	7	8	9

The table has been expanded to include the first digit 0

For example, the span of numbers for viola and piano music is M224-M228 [59]. Take the last letter (4) of the first number in the range (224) and go to Table 2. Find "4" in the top row and following the numbers down from there:

M224 for a collection (2 or more works) of original and arranged works for viola and piano
M225 for a collection (2 or more works) of original works for viola and piano by one or more composers
M226 for a single original work for viola and piano by one composer
M227 for a collection (2 or more works) of arranged works for viola and piano by one or more composers
M228 for a single arranged work for viola and piano by one composer (including excerpts from a single work by one composer)

The span of numbers for five wind instruments is M555-M559 [60], which is also subarranged using Table 2.

M555 for a collection (2 or more works) of original and arranged works for five wind instruments (woodwind and/or brass)
M556 for a collection (2 or more works) of original works for five wind instruments (woodwind and/or brass)
M557 for a single original work for 5 woodwind and brass instruments
M557.2 for a single original work for viola and piano by one composer for 5 woodwind instruments
M557.4 for a single original work for viola and piano by one composer for 5 brass instruments
M558 for a collection (2 or more works) of arranged works for five wind instruments (woodwind and/or brass)
M559 for a single arranged work for five wind instruments (woodwind and/or brass) (including excerpts from a single work by one composer)

The complication is that there are two subfamilies of wind instruments:
woodwinds [61]: flute, oboe, clarinet, recorder, saxophone, bassoon, etc.
and
brasses [62]: horn, cornet, trumpet, trombone, baritone, euphonium, tuba, etc.

Note that the class number M557 is further subdivided: M557 is for quintets for a combination of both woodwind and brass instruments; M557.2 for only woodwind quintets, and M557.4 for only brass quintets. (Adding to the confusion is the terminology "woodwind quintet," which is used for quintets with flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon. These qualify as "wind" quintets for cataloging purposes because they include a non-woodwind instrument; the horn is a brass instrument.) The rest of the span of numbers is not similarly subdivided. For example, M556 is used for collections of original works for either wind quintets, woodwind quintets, or brass quintets, not M556, M556.2, and M556.4. M559 is used for a single work arranged for either wind quintet, woodwind quintet, or brass quintet; M559.2 and M559.4 are not used.

Class numbers for orchestra, string orchestra, and band music
The class numbers for orchestra, string orchestra, and band music (not including works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra, string orchestra, or band) vary from those for chamber music. Many individual forms within these ranges are assigned separate numbers. The same class number is applied to both individual works and collections of works.

M1000-M1075 for orchestra
M1100-M1175 for string orchestra
M1200-M1268 for band (the numbers in this range vary some from the individual numbers in M1000-M1075 and M1100-M1175)

M1001 = an individual symphony or a collection of symphonies for orchestra
M1101 = an individual symphony or a collection of symphonies for string orchestra
M1201 = an individual symphony or a collection of symphonies for band

M1002 = an individual symphonic poem or a collection of symphonic poems for orchestra
M1102 = an individual symphonic poem or a collection of symphonic poems for string orchestra
M1202 = an individual symphonic poem or a collection of symphonic poems for band

M1003 = an individual suite, variations or a collection of suites, variations for orchestra
M1103 = an individual suite, variations or a collection of suites, variations for string orchestra
M1203 = an individual suite, variations or a collection of suites, variations for band

M1004 = an individual overture of a collection of overtures for orchestra
M1104 = an individual overture of a collection of overtures for string orchestra
M1204 = an individual overture of a collection of overtures for band

M1042 = an individual concerto or a collection of concertos for orchestra
M1142 = an individual concerto or a collection of concertos for string orchestra
M1242 = an individual concerto or a collection of concertos for band

Works not in one of these forms fall under the catch-all term "pieces," although even these have numbers for individual forms:

M1045 = an individual piece or a collection of pieces for orchestra
M1145 = an individual piece or a collection of pieces for string orchestra
M1245 = an individual piece or a collection of pieces for band

M1046 = an individual march or a collection of marches for orchestra
M1146 = an individual march or a collection of marches for string orchestra
M1247 = an individual march or a collection of marches for band

M1047 = a collection of dances for orchestra
M1147 = a collection of dances for string orchestra
M1247.9 = a collection of dances for band

The class numbers for dances are further subdivided according to two-rhythm (polka, etc.) and three-rhythm (waltz, etc.):

M1048 = an individual two-rhythm dance or a collection of two-rhythm dances for orchestra
M1148 = an individual two-rhythm dance or a collection of two-rhythm dances for string orchestra
M1248 = an individual two-rhythm dance or a collection of two-rhythm dances for band

M1049 = an individual three-rhythm dance or a collection of three-rhythm dances for orchestra
M1149 = an individual three-rhythm dance or a collection of three-rhythm dances for string orchestra
M1249 = an individual three-rhythm dance or a collection of three-rhythm dances for band

Classifying works with keyboard:
Piano, etc.: "Unless specific classes are otherwise available, the term is meant to include harpsichord, clavichord, virginal, and similar keyboard instruments whose strings are plucked or struck."
Continuo: "Class works with continuo parts as if the continuo were played by one, not two, performers, and, in general, as if the chordal portion of the continuo part were for piano (harpsichord, etc.)"

Studies and exercises:
Pedagogical works (with or without accompaniment): class in MT studies and exercises
Concert works: class concert works titled "studies" by medium of performance in class M.

Class numbers for vocal music

Class numbers for vocal music tend to emphasis the accompaniment and are less easy to remember.

Secular and sacred works of the same type and for the same medium of performance are classed in different class numbers. For example, a secular song for voice and orchestra is classed in M1613 and a sacred song for voice and orchestra in M2103. There is no pattern like M1613/M2113 or M1619/M2119 in the class schedule, making it difficult to memorize the class numbers.

Some limitations of Class M are:

The schedule is inconsistent in the level of detail.

» Many classes are subdivided in detail. For example, the class numbers for music organ (M6-M14 [63]), piano (M20-M39 [64]), violin and piano (M217-M223 [65]), violoncello and piano (M229-M236 [66]), and orchestra (M1000/M1075 [8]) are further subdivided by type of composition (suite, sonata, symphony, etc.)

» Other class numbers are so general that a wide variety of works are classed in it. For example, see the class numbers M298 [67] and 298.5 [68] and M385, M485, M685, etc. [69] and M386, M486, M586, etc. [70] Most works that include percussion are classed in one of these class numbers, because percussion is not covered elsewhere in the schedule.

» Still other class numbers are in-between highly detailed and not detailed enough. For example, all music for two wind instruments, original or arranged, are classed in just two class numbers: M288 [71] (collections) and M289 [71] (separate works).

The entire schedule is oriented toward western art music.

It is difficult to use Class M to classify sound recordings. (Some libraries use a variation of LC Class M; other libraries shelve recordings by accession number or manufacturer number. One system used by many public libraries is the ANSCR classification system for sound recordings [72], which includes over fifty major categories into which sound recordings may be organized.)

Outline of Library of Congress Classification: Class M

M1.A1-1.A15	Music printed or copied in manuscript in the United States or the colonies before 1860
M1.A5-2.3	Collections
M2-2.3	Collections of musical sources
M3-3.3	Collected works of individual composers
M3.3	First editions
M5-1490	Instrumental music
M6-175.5 [5]	Solo instruments
M176	Instrumental music for motion pictures
M176.5	Instrumental music for radio and television
M177-990	Music for two or more solo instruments
M180-298.5 [6]	Duets
M300-386 [7]	Trios
M400-486 [7]	Quartets
M500-586 [7]	Quintets
M600-686 [7]	Sextets
M700-786 [7]	Septets
M800-886 [7]	Octets
M900-986 [7]	Nonets and larger combinations of purely chamber music
M990 [73]	Chamber music for instruments of the 18th century and earlier
M 1000-1356.2	Instrumental music for large ensembles
M1000-1075 [8]	Orchestra
M1100-1160 [8]	String orchestra
M1200-1269 [8]	Band
M1270	Fife (bugle) and drum music, field music, etc.
M1350-1353	Reduced orchestra
M1356-1356.2	Dance orchestra and instrumental ensembles
M 1360-1490	Miscellaneous instrumental music
M1360	Mandolin and similar orchestras of plucked instruments
M1362	Accordion band
M1363	Steel band
M1365	Minstrel music
M1366	Jazz ensembles
M1375-1420	Instrumental music for children
M1450	Dance music
M1470	Chance compositions
M1473	Electronic music
M1480	Music with color or light apparatus
M1490	Music printed before 1700 or copied in manuscript before 1700
M1495-2199	Vocal music
M1497-1998	Secular vocal music
M1500-1527.8	Dramatic music
M1528-1529.5 [12]	Duets, trios, etc., for solo voices
M1530-1546.5 [74]	Choruses with orchestra or other ensemble
M1547 [75]	Collections of both accompanied and unaccompanied works
M1548-1600 [76]	Choruses, part-songs, etc., with accompaniment of keyboard or other solo instrument, or unaccompanied
M1608	Choruses, etc., in tonic sol-fa notation
M1609 [77]	Unison choruses
M1610	Cantatas, choral symphonies, etc., for unaccompanied chorus (secular and sacred) with or without solo voices
M1611-1624.8 [13]	Songs
M1625-1626 [78]	Recitations with music
M1627-1853	National music
M1900-1978	Songs (part and solo) of special character
M1985	Musical games
M1990-1998	Secular music for children
M1999-2199	Sacred vocal music
M1999	Collections
M2000-2007 [79]	Oratorios
M2010-2017.6 [80]	Services
M2018-2019.5 [12]	Duets, trios, etc. for solo voices
M2020-2036 [81]	Choruses, cantatas, etc.
M2060 [75]	Collections of both accompanied and unaccompanied works
M2061-M2099 [76]	Choruses, part-songs, etc., with accompaniment of keyboard or other solo instrument, or unaccompanied
M2102-2114.8 [13]	Songs
M2115-2146	Hymnals. Hymn collections
M2147-2188	Liturgy and ritual
M2147-2155.6	Roman Catholic Church
M2156-2160.87	Orthodox churches
M2161-2183	Protestant churches
M2184	Other Christian churches
M2186-2187	Jewish
M2188	Other non-Christian religions
M2190-2196	Sacred vocal music for children
M2198-2199	Gospel, revival, temperance, etc. songs
M5000	Unidentified compositions

Class numbers for choral music and dramatic music

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M1500-M1609/M2000-M2014.6/M2020-M2101.5

Choral music encompasses secular and sacred choruses and cantatas, with or without solo voices, with or without accompaniment.

Operas
M1500	Complete works
M1501	Concert arrangements
M1502	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
M1503	Vocal and chorus scores with accompaniment
M1503.5	Concert arrangements
M1504	College operas
	Excerpts
M1505	Original accompaniment
	Arranged accompaniment or unaccompanied
M1506	Orchestra or other ensemble
	Keyboard instrument and unaccompanied; including sheet music with only the melody or lead sheets
M1507	Collections
M1508	Separate works. By title
	canceled; Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
M1508.1	canceled; see M1507
M1508.2	canceled; see M1508
M1509	Operatic scenes (independent works)
Incidental music
M1510	Full scores
M1512	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
M1513	Vocal and chorus scores with accompaniment
	Excerpts
M1515	Original accompaniment
	Arranged accompaniment
M1516	Orchestra or other ensemble
	Piano or organ
M1517	Collections
M1518	Separate works. By title
Ballets
M1520	Full scores
M1522	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
M1523	Piano scores. Vocal scores with piano
	Excerpts
M1524	Original accompaniment
	Arranged accompaniment
M1525	Orchestra or other ensemble
M1525	Piano
Oratorios
Secular	Sacred
M1530	M2000	Full scores
M1532	M2002	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
M1533	M2003	Vocal and chorus scores with accompaniment
		Excerpts
M1534	M2004	Original accompaniment
		Arranged accompaniment
M1535	M2005	Orchestra or other ensemble
		Piano or organ
M1536	M2006	Collections
M1537	M2007	Separate works
Masses (See also Parts of the Mass [82]) Use for cyclical choral works set to liturgical or other texts, whether or not for use in a church
	Settings of the Ordinary and Requiems
	Complete works
M2010	Accompaniment of orchestra or other ensemble
M2011	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment and unaccompanied
M2013	Accompaniment of organ, piano, or other instrument; vocal scores
M2013.5	Unison voices
M2014	Excerpts
M2014.5	Settings of Propers
M2014.6	Offices and other services
For Anglican, Jewish, etc. services, see Class M, M2015-M2017.6; Use M2020-M2102.5 for individual parts of liturgical (e.g., Credo) or nonliturgical services set as separate compositions
Choruses For sacred choral music, follow the instructions preceding M2060 in Class M, music and books on music: Class works in the following priority unless otherwise noted: 1) by type or absence of accompaniment, 2) by text, 3) by season or occasion, 4) by type of chorus Accompaniment of 2 or more instruments: Mixed voices \| Men's voices \| Women's (treble) voices Collections of both accompanied and unaccompanied works Accompaniment of 1 instrument or unaccompanied: keyboard instrument \| 1 instrument other than keyboard \| unaccompanied Unison choruses
Accompaniment of 2 or more instruments
Mixed voices
Secular	Sacred	Full scores
		Orchestral accompaniment
M1530	M2020	General
M1530.3	M2020.3	With recitation
M1531	M2021	Other accompaniment (string orchestra, band, other ensemble of 2 or more instrument, electronic accompaniment)
Secular	Sacred	Vocal scores
M1532	M2022	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
		Vocal scores with piano (or organ for sacred choruses) accompaniment
M1533	M2023	General
M1533.3	M2023.3	With recitation
Secular	Sacred	Excerpts
M1534	M2025	Original accompaniment
		Arranged accompaniment
M1535	M2026	Orchestra or other ensemble
		One or two keyboard instruments
M1536	M2027	Collections
M1537	M2028	Separate works
M1537.5	M2025.5	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
Choruses
Accompaniment of 2 or more instruments
Men's voices
Secular	Sacred	Full scores
	M2029	Orchestral accompaniment
M1538	M2029	General
M1538.3	----	With recitation
	M2029	Other accompaniment (string orchestra, band, other ensemble of 2 or more instrument, electronic accompaniment)
M1539		General
M1539.3		With recitation
	M2029.5	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
Secular	Sacred	Vocal scores
	M2030	Vocal scores with piano (or organ for sacred choruses) accompaniment
M1540	----	General
M1540.3	----	With recitation
M1540.5	M2029.5	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
Secular	Sacred	Excerpts
M1541	M2031	Orchestral accompaniment
M1542	M2032	Piano (or organ for sacred choruses) accompaniment
M1542.5	---	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
Choruses
Accompaniment of 2 or more instruments
Women's (treble) voices
Secular	Sacred	Full scores
	M2033	Orchestral accompaniment
M1543	M2033	General
M1543.3	---	With recitation
M1543.5	M2033	Other accompaniment (string orchestra, band, other ensemble of 2 or more instrument, electronic accompaniment)
Secular	Sacred	Vocal scores
	M2034	Vocal scores with piano (or organ for sacred choruses) accompaniment
M1544	----	General
M1544.3	----	With recitation
M1544.5	M2033.5	Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment
Secular	Sacred	Excerpts
M1545	M2035	Accompaniment other than solo keyboard
M1546	M2036	Vocal scores with keyboard instrument
Choruses
Collections of both accompanied and unaccompanied works
Secular	Sacred
M1547	M2060	Collections of both accompanied and unaccompanied works
Choruses
Accompaniment of 1 instrument or unaccompanied
Secular	Sacred	Accompaniment of keyboard instrument Note: LC class numbers in subject authority records for choruses with accompaniment of piano (4 hands) indicate that "piano (4 hands)" is considered to be 1 keyboard instrument. LC class numbers for in subject authority records for choruses with accompaniment of pianos (2) also fall within this range (M1548-1570 and M2061-M2080). However, in some LC bibliographic records, choruses with accompaniment of 2 pianos are sometimes classed in M1543.5
		Collections (including collections with accompaniment of other solo instrument)
M1548	M2061	2 or more types of chorus
M1549	M2062	mixed voices
M1550	M2063	men's voices
M1551	M2064	women's (treble) voices
		Special seasons and occasions
	M2065	Christmas
	M2066	Easter
	M2067	Thanksgiving
	M2068.A-Z	Other, A-Z (for a complete list, see Class M)
		Separate works
M1552	M2072	mixed voices
M1560	M2073	men's voices
M1570	M2074	women's (treble) voices
		Special seasons and occasions
	M2075	Christmas
	M2076	Easter
	M2077	Thanksgiving
	M2078.A-Z	Other, A-Z (for a complete list, see Class M)
	M2079.A-Z	works with liturgical text (for a complete list of texts, see Table M6)
Choruses
Accompaniment of 1 instrument other than keyboard
Secular	Sacred
M1574	M2080.4	2 or more types of chorus (collections only)
M1575	M2080.5	mixed voices (collections and separate works)
M1576	M2080.6	men's voices (collections and separate works)
M1577	M2080.7	women's (treble) voices (collections and separate works)
Choruses
Unaccompanied
Secular	Sacred
		Collections
M1578	M2081	2 or more types of chorus
M1579	M2082	mixed voices
M1580	M2083	men's voices
M1581	M2084	women's (treble) voices
		Special seasons and occasions
	M2085	Christmas
	M2086	Easter
	M2087	Thanksgiving
	M2088.A-Z	Other, A-Z (for a complete list, see Class M)
		Separate works
M1582	M2092	mixed voices
M1590	M2093	men's voices
M1600	M2094	women's (treble) voices
		Special seasons and occasions
	M2095	Christmas
	M2096	Easter
	M2097	Thanksgiving
	M2098.A-Z	Other, A-Z (for a complete list, see Class M)
	M2099.A-Z	works with liturgical text (for a complete list of texts, see Table M6)
Choruses
Unison
Secular	Sacred
M1609	2101.5	Unison choruses, with and without accompaniment

Cutter numbers for special texts (for a complete list of texts, see Table M6)
If more than one language is present and one of those is Latin, use "L" in the cutter number.
  __11 Agnus Dei
  __14 Alma Redemptoris Mater
  __16 Ave Maria
  __161 Ave Maria Stella
  __165 Ave Verum corpus
  __169 Beatus vir
  __25 Cantate Domino
  __34 De profundis
  __373 Dixit Dominus
  __4 Gloria in excelsis Deo
  __5 Kyrie eleison
  __6 Magnificat
  __62 Miserere mei
  __7 Nunc dimittis
  __77 Regina Caeli
  __8 Salve Regina
  __82 Stabat Mater
  __9 Te Deum
  __94 Veni Creator Spiritus
For special texts not listed in Table M6, class works by medium of performance.

The M schedule doesn't offer a solution to special texts in languages other than those listed in the Table M6, but begin with the letter of one the languages listed there (e.g., "L" is used for Latin, and cannot be used with Latvian, Lithuanian, etc., special texts). The cuttering directions use up all the available numbers under a given letter, so unless a different lettering system were introduced for letters already occupied, there's no class legitimately available.

Several workarounds are possible:

Add a cutter number between "L" and the number for the text (e.g., La, Li),
Class with medium of performance instead of special texts,
Interfile all languages beginning with a specific alpha character without regard for their differences

Source: dialog on MLA-L, Geraldine Ostrove (LC), Joe Bartl (LC), and Chuck Herrold (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)

Class numbers for instrumental music: M6-M175

Class numbers for music for 3 to 9 instruments

Music Cataloging at Yale [1] ♪ Call numbers [50]

Note: M900-M990 applies to nonets and larger combinations of purely chamber music.

MX00-MX04	Organ and 2-8 or more instruments
MX05-MX09	Harmonium and 2-8 or more instruments
MX10-MX14	Piano and string instruments
MX15-MX19	Piano and wind instruments
MX20-MX24	Piano, string, and wind instruments
MX25-MX29	Piano and plucked instruments
MX30-MX34	Piano, string, and plucked instruments
MX35-MX39	Piano, wind, and plucked instruments
M340-M344	Piano and 2 other instruments Trios only
MX40-MX44	Piano, and 3 or more string, wind, and plucked instruments
MX45-MX49	Piano and 3 or more other instruments
MX49-MX53	String instruments
MX55-MX59	Wind instruments
MX60-MX64	String and wind instruments
MX65-MX69	Plucked instruments
MX70-MX74	String and plucked instruments
MX75-MX79	Wind and plucked instruments
MX80-MX84	String, wind, and plucked instruments
MX85	Other combinations of 3 or more specified instruments (including works with non-musical objects used as instruments)
MX86	Other combinations of 3 or more unspecified instruments
M990	Chamber music for instruments of the 18th century and earlier that are generally not used in the modern symphony orchestra

Class

Instruments

MX00-MX04

Organ and 2-8 instruments

MX00

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX01

General collections

MX02

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX03

Collections

MX04

Separate works

MX05-MX09

Harmonium and 2-8 instruments

MX05

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX06

General collections

MX07

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX08

Collections

MX09

Separate works

MX10-MX14

Piano and X string instruments

MX10

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX11

General collections

MX12

Special collections and separate works

M312=piano, violin or viola, cello

M312.4=piano and 2 other string instruments

M412=piano, violin, viola, cello

M412.2=piano, 3 violins

M412.4=piano and 3 other string instruments

M512=piano, 2 violins, viola, cello

M512.2=piano, 4 violins

M512.4=piano and 4 other string instruments

Arrangements

MX13

Collections

MX14

Separate works

MX15-MX19

Piano and 2-8 wind instruments

MX15

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX16

General collections

MX17

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX18

Collections

MX19

Separate works

MX20-MX24

Piano and 2-8 string and wind instruments

MX20

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX21

General collections

MX22

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX23

Collections

MX24

Separate works

MX25-MX29

Piano and X plucked instruments

MX25

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX26

General collections

MX27

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX28

Collections

MX29

Separate works

MX30-MX34

Piano and 2-8 string and plucked instruments

MX30

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX31

General collections

MX32

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX33

Collections

MX34

Separate works

MX35-MX39

Piano and 2-8 wind and plucked instruments

MX35

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX36

General collections

MX37

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX38

Collections

MX39

Separate works

M340-M344

Piano and 2 other instruments (Trios only; for quartets, quintets, etc., see MX40-MX44)

M340

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

M341

General collections

M342

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

M343

Collections

M344

Separate works

MX40-MX44

Piano and 3 or more string, wind, and plucked instruments (Quartets, quintets, etc. only; for trios, see M340-M344)

MX40

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX41

General collections

MX42

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX43

Collections

MX44

Separate works

MX45-MX49

piano and 3 or more other instruments

MX45

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX46

General collections

MX47

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX48

Collections

MX49

Separate works

string instruments

M349-M353

3 string instruments (Trios only; for quartets, quintets, etc., see MX50-MX54)

M349

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

M350

General collections

M351

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

M352

Collections

M353

Separate works

MX50-MX54

4 or more string instruments (Quartets, quintets, etc., only; for trios, see M349-M353)

MX50

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

X51

General collections

X52

Special collections and separate works

Quartets only:

M452

Two violins, viola, cello

M452.2

Four violins

M452.4

Other combinations of four string instruments (separate works only)

Arrangements

X53

Collections

X54

Separate works

MX55-MX59

3 or more wind instruments

MX55

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX56

General collections

MX57

Special collections and separate works

MX57

Both woodwinds and brasses

MX57.2

Woodwinds only

MX57.4

Brasses only

Arrangements

MX58

Collections

MX59

Separate works

MX60-MX64

3 or more string and wind instruments

MX60

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX61

General collections

MX62

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX63

Collections

MX64

Separate works

MX65-MX69

3 or more plucked instruments

MX65

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX66

General collections

MX67

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX68

Collections

MX69

Separate works

MX70-MX74

3 or more string and plucked instruments

MX70

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX71

General collections

MX72

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX73

Collections

MX74

Separate works

MX75-MX79

3 or more wind and plucked instruments

MX75

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX76

General collections

MX77

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX78

Collections

MX79

Separate works

MX80-MX84

3 or more string, wind, and plucked instruments

MX80

Miscellaneous collections

Original compositions

MX81

General collections

MX82

Special collections and separate works

Arrangements

MX83

Collections

MX84

Separate works

MX85

Other combinations of 3 or more specified instruments

MX86

Other combinations of 3 or more unspecified instruments

M990

Chamber music for instruments of the 18th century and earlier that are generally not used in the modern symphony orchestra; use:

M182+ [83]

1 instrument of the 18th century and earlier and organ

M239 [84],
M270-M271 [85],
M282-M283 [86],
M284-M285 [87]

1 instrument of the 18th century and earlier and piano

M177-M986

ensembles with both instrument(s) of the 18th century and earlier and modern instrument(s)

Class numbers for music for full orchestra, string orchestra, band, and other large ensembles

Music Cataloging at Yale [1] ♪ Call numbers [50]

M1000-M1004, M1042-M1075, M1100-M1104, M1142-M1175, M1200-M1204, M1242-M1268, M1360-M1366

Orchestra: This includes full and chamber orchestra
¹ For solo instrument(s) with orchestra or string orchestra, see M1005-M1041 / M1105-M1141 [9]

Orchestra	String orchestra	Band	Original compositions
M1000	M1100	M1200	Miscellaneous and general collections
			Original compositions, including special collections
M1001	M1101	M1201	Symphonies
M1002	M1102	M1202	Symphonic poems
M1003	M1103	M1203	Suites. Variations (including separately published suites from operas, ballets, etc.)
M1004	M1104	M1204	Overtures (including separately published opera preludes, entr'actes, and overtures)
Orchestra	String orchestra	Band	Solo instrument(s) with accompanying large ensemble
----¹	----¹	M1205	Full score (for arranged works for solo instrument(s) with band, see M1257)
----¹	----¹	M1206	Solo(s) with piano
M1042	M1142	M1242	Concertos for full orchestra/string orchestra/band
			Pieces
M1045	M1145	M1245	General
M1046	M1146	M1247	Marches
			Dances
M1047	M1147	M1247.9	General
M1048	M1148	M1248	Two-rhythm (polka, etc.)
M1049	M1149	M1249	Three-rhythm (waltz, etc.)
Orchestra	String orchestra	Band	Arrangements
----	----	M1254	Symphonies, symphonic poems, suites, etc.
----	----	M1255	Overtures (includes separately published opera preludes, entr'actes, overtures)
----	----	M1257	Solo instrument(s) with band (for original works for solo instrument(s) with band, see M1205)
			Pieces
M1060	M1160	M1258	General
----	----	M1260	Marches
			Dances
----	----	M1262	General
----	----	M1264	Two-rhythm (polka, etc.)
----	----	M1266	Three-rhythm (waltz, etc.)
M1070	M1170	----	Excerpts
Orchestra	String orchestra	Band	More original compositions
M1075	M1175	M1268	Potpourris, fantaisies, etc.
	Other large instrumental ensembles see Class M for a complete list
M1356	Dance orchestra and instrumental ensembles
M1356.2	Lead sheets
M1360	Mandolin and similar orchestras of plucked instruments
M1362	Accordion band (including music for 2 or more accordions)
M1363	Steel band
M1366	Jazz ensembles, including instrumental duets, trios, etc.

Class numbers for music for two instruments

Music Cataloging at Yale [88] ♪ Call numbers [50]

M180-M198	Organ or Harmonium and 1 other instrument (including piano)
M200-M216	Piano (piano, 4 or more hands \| 2 or more pianos, 2 or more performers)
M217-M239	Piano and 1 string instrument
M240-M271	Piano and 1 wind instrument
M272-M283	Piano and 1 plucked instrument
M284-M285	Piano and 1 other instrument
M284.5-M284.6	Piano and 1 unspecified instrument
M286-M287	2 string instruments
M288-M289	2 wind instruments
M290-M291	1 string and 1 wind instrument
M292-M293	2 plucked instruments
M294-M295	1 string and 1 plucked instrument
M296-M297	1 wind and 1 plucked instrument
M298	Other combinations of 2 specified instruments
M298.5	Other combinations of 2 unspecified instruments

Class	Instruments
M180-M181	1 or more organs, 2 or more players
M180	Collections
M181	Original compositions
M182-M186	Organ and 1 other instrument (including piano)
M182	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M183	General collections
M184	Special collections and separate works
	Arrangements
M185	Collections
M186	Separate works
M190	1 harmonium, four hands OR 2 harmoniums, four hands
M191-M195	Harmonium and 1 other instrument (including piano)
M191	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M192	General collections
M193	Special collections and separate works
	Arrangements
M194	Collections
M195	Separate works
M200-M216	Music for piano: piano, 4 or more hands \| 2 or more pianos, 2 or more performers
M200-M204	Piano, 4 hands
M200	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M201	General collections
	Special collections and separate works
M202	Sonatas
M203	Suites and kindred cyclical works
M204	Pieces (separate works only)
M205	Piano, 3 hands, original and arranged works
M207-M212	Piano, 4 hands, arranged works
M207	Miscellaneous collections
	Separate works
	Operas, ballets, oratorios, cantatas, etc.
M208	General
M208.5	Excerpts
M209	Orchestra and band music, including detached overtures
M210	Concertos, etc.
M211	Chamber music, songs, part-songs
M212	Potpourris, etc. and single transcriptions for piano, 4 hands
M213	Piano, 5, 6, 8, etc., hands
M214-M215	2 pianos, 2 performers
M214	Original compositions
M215	Arrangements
M216	2 or more pianos, 3 or more performers
M217-M239	Piano and 1 string instrument: violin \| viola \| cello \| double bass \| other
M217-M223	Piano and violin
M217	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M218	General collections
	Special collections and separate works
M219 [56]	Sonatas (See Local Yale practice in Class M [56])
M220	Suites. Variations
M221	Pieces (separate works only)
	Arrangements
M222	Collections
M223	Separate works
M224-M228	Piano and viola
M224	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M225	General collections
M226	Special collections and separate works
	Arrangements
M227	Collections
M228	Separate works
M229-M236	Piano and cello
M229	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M230	General collections
	Special collections and separate works
M231 [57]	Sonatas (See Local Yale practice in Class M [56])
M232	Suites. Variations
M233	Pieces (separate works only)
	Arrangements
M235	Collections
M236	Separate works
M237-M238	Piano and double bass
M237	Collections
M238	Separate works (original and arrangements)
M239	Piano and 1 other string instrument¹ (cutter by name of instrument [41])
	[Collections & separate works, original works & arrangements]
.V54	Viola da gamba
.V56	Viola d'amore
.V58	Viola pomposa
.V62	Violone
M240-M271	Piano and 1 wind instrument: flute \| oboe \| clarinet \| bassoon \| horn \| trumpet/cornet \| trombone \| tuba \| saxophone \| other
M240-M244	Piano and flute
M240	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M241	General collections
M242	Special collections and separate works
	Arrangements
M243	Collections
M244	Separate works
M245-M247	Piano and oboe
M245	Collections
	Separate works
M246	Original
M247	Arrangements
M248-M252	Piano and clarinet
M248	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M249	General collections
M250	Special collections and separate works
	Arrangements
M251	Collections
M252	Separate works
M253-M254	Piano and bassoon (original and arranged works)
M253	Collections
M254	Separate works
M255-M259	Piano and horn
M255	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M256	General collections
M257	Special collections and separate works
	Arrangements
M258	Collections
M259	Separate works
M260-M261	Piano and trumpet (original and arranged works)
M260	Collections
M261	Separate works
M262-M263	Piano and trombone (original and arranged works)
M262	Collections
M263	Separate works
M264-M265	Piano and tuba (original and arranged works)
M264	Collections
M265	Separate works
M268-M269	Piano and saxophone (original and arranged works)
M268	Collections
M269	Separate works
M270-M271	Piano and 1 other wind instrument ¹ (cutter by name of instrument [41])
	[Original works & arrangements]
M270	Collections
M271	Separate works
.B37	Baritone
.E5	English horn
.B37	Euphonium
.P45	Piccolo
.R4	Recorder
M272-M283	Piano and 1 plucked instrument¹: harp \| guitar \| mandolin \| other
M272-M273	Piano and harp (original and arranged works)
M272	Collections
M273	Separate works
M276-M277	Piano and guitar (original and arranged works)
M276	Collections
M277	Separate works
M278-M279	Piano and mandolin (original and arranged works)
M278	Collections
M279	Separate works
M282-M283	Piano and 1 other plucked instrument ¹ (cutter by name of instrument [41])
	[Original works & arrangements]
M282	Collections
M283	Separate works
.L88	Lute
M284-M285	Piano and 1 other¹ instrument (cutter by name of instrument [41])
	[Original works & arrangements]
M284	Collections
.A3	Accordion
M285	Separate works
.A3	Accordion
	Piano and 1 unspecified instrument (original and arranged works)
M285.5	Collections
M285.6	Separate works
M286-M287	2 string instruments
M286	Collections
M287	Separate works
M288-M289	2 wind instruments
M288	Collections
M289	Separate works
M290-M291	1 string and 1 wind instrument
M290	Collections
M291	Separate works
M292-M293	2 plucked instruments
M292	Collections
M293	Separate works
M294-M295	1 string and 1 plucked instrument
M294	Collections
M295	Separate works
M296-M297	1 wind and 1 plucked instrument
M296	Collections
M297	Separate works
M298	Other combinations of specified instruments (Original and arranged works)
M298.5	Other combinations of unspecified instruments (Original and arranged works)

¹ For a complete list of instruments, consult Class M, music and books on music.

Class numbers for musical instruction and study: Instrumental

Music Cataloging at Yale [1] ♪ Call numbers [50]

MT179-MT735

MT179-MT258	Keyboard instruments
MT259-MT338	Bowed stringed instruments
MT339-MT533	Wind instruments: woodwind instruments \| brass instruments
MT539-MT654	Plucked stringed instrument
MT655-MT725	Percussion instruments
	Other instruments
MT728-MT735	Instrumental ensembles

Definitions:
Teaching pieces: works composed principally for pedagogical purposes
Instructive editions: works heavily annotated with textual instructions for practice and interpretation
Rudiments of music: rudiments of music combined with instruction for the instrument

Class	Keyboard instruments: organ \| electronic \| harmonium \| piano \| harpsichord \| Other keyboard
MT179	General works
MT180-MT198	Organ
MT180	General
MT182	Systems and methods
MT185	Studies and exercises
	Special technical
MT189	Pedal techniques
MT190	Registration techniques
MT191	Accompaniment techniques for Gregorian chant and other liturgical music
MT191	Other A-Z
.A3	Accompaniment
.A8	Arranging
.C5	Chorales
.H4	Harmony
.I5	Improvisation
.M6	Modulation
.T7	Trio playing
MT192/MT198	Electronic keyboard instruments (including synthesizers with keyboards)
MT192	General works
MT192.2	Systems and methods
MT192.3	Studies and exercises
MT192.4	Orchestral studies
MT192.5	Teaching pieces
MT192.6	Instructive editions
MT192.7	Two instruments
MT192.8	Self-instructors
MT193	Teaching pieces
	Instructive editions
MT195	Two or more composers
MT197	One composer
MT198	Self-instructors
MT200-MT208	Reed organ (harmonium)
MT200	General works
MT202	Systems and methods
MT205	Studies and exercises
MT208	Self-instructors
MT220-MT255	Piano
MT220	General works
MT221	Physiology of the hand; including hand exercises
MT222	Systems and methods
MT224	Rudiments of music
	Studies and exercises
MT225	General works
	Special techniques
MT226	Left hand
MT227	Pedal
MT228	Touch (class here works about legato, staccato, melody, etc., playing)
MT229	Wrist (class here works about octave, chord, etc., playing)
MT230	Thirds, sixths, etc.
MT231	Scales and arpeggios
MT232	Fingering
MT233	Rhythm
MT235	Phrasing
MT236	Sight reading, transposition, accompaniment, etc.
MT238	Polyphonic playing
MT239	Performance of popular music (vamping, ragtime, vaudeville piano playing, jazz, boogie-woogie, improvisation, playing by ear, etc.; including accompaniment
MT240.A-Z	Other, A-Z
MT242	Four-hand, two-piano, etc., playing
MT243	Teaching pieces
	Instructive editions
MT245	Two or more composers
MT247	One composer
MT248	Self-instructors
	Special kinds of piano, including early instruments
MT250	General works
MT252	Harpsichord, etc
MT255	Janko keyboard
MT257.A-Z	Other keyboard instruments, A-Z
MT258	Virgil clavier, technicon, and similar instruments for practicing
Class	Bowed stringed instruments: violin \| viola \| cello \| double bass \| other \| early instruments
MT259	General works
violin	viola	cello	double bass
MT260	MT280	MT300	MT320	General works
MT261	----	----	----	Physiology of the hand (for hand exercises, see MT221)
MT262	MT282	MT302	MT322	Systems and methods
			MT330	Studies and exercises
MT265	MT285	MT305	----	General works
MT266	MT286	MT306	MT331	Orchestral studies
				Special techniques
MT267	MT287	MT307	----	Bowing
MT268	MT288	MT308	----	Positions
MT269	MT289	MT309	----	Chords
MT270	MT290	----	----	Harmonics
MT271	MT291	MT310	----	Other (not A-Z)
MT272	MT292	MT312	MT333.6	Two instruments
MT274	MT294	MT314	MT333	Teaching pieces
			MT333.4	Instructive editions
MT275	MT295	MT315	----	Two or more composers
MT276	MT296	MT317	----	One composer
MT278	MT298	MT318	MT334	Self-instructors
				Special styles
MT279.5	----	----	----	Fiddling, Folk-style violin playing
MT279.7	----	----	----	Jazz
Class	Other bowed stringed instruments (for a complete list see MT335.A-Z)
MT336-MT338	Early bowed stringed instruments
MT336	viola d'amore
MT337	viola da gamba
MT338	other
Class	Wind instruments:
MT339	General works
MT339.5	Woodwind instruments (general)
	Woodwind instruments:
flute	piccolo	recorder	oboe	clarinet	saxophone	bassoon
MT340	MT357	MT350	MT360	MT380	MT500	MT400	General works
MT342	MT357.2	MT351	MT362	MT382	MT502	MT402	Systems and methods
MT343	MT357.5	MT352.5	MT363	MT383	MT503	MT403	Teaching pieces
MT344	MT357.6	MT352.6	MT364	MT384	MT504	MT404	Instructive editions
MT345	MT357.3	MT352	MT365	MT385	MT505	MT405	Studies and exercises
MT346	MT357.4	----	MT366	MT386	MT506	MT406	Orchestral studies
MT347	MT357.7	MT352.7	MT367	MT387	MT507	MT407	Two instruments
MT348	MT357.8	MT353	MT368	MT388	MT508	MT408	Self-instructors
Class	Other woodwind instruments (for a complete list, see MT358-MT415, MT510-MT533)
MT356	fife
MT358.P45	penny whistle
MT376	English horn
MT392	bass clarinet
MT412	contrabassoon
Class	Brass instruments: horn \| trumpet/cornet \| trombone \| bass trombone, contrabass trombone \| tuba \| other
MT418	General works
horn	trumpet cornet	trombone	bass, contrabass trombone	baritone euphonium	tuba
MT420	MT440	MT460	MT472	MT496	MT480	General works
MT422	MT442	MT462	MT472.2	MT496.2	MT482	Systems and methods
MT423	MT443	MT463	MT472.5	MT496.5	MT483	Teaching pieces
MT424	MT444	MT464	MT472.6	MT496.6	MT484	Instructive editions
MT425	MT445	MT465	MT472.3	MT496.3	MT485	Studies and exercises
MT426	MT446	MT466	MT472.4	MT496.4	MT486	Orchestral studies
MT427	MT447	MT467	MT472.7	MT496.7	MT487	Two instruments
MT428	MT448	MT468	MT472.8	MT496.8	MT488	Self-instructors
Class	Other brass instruments (for a complete list, see MT456-MT497)
MT452	bugle
MT493	flügelhorn
MT497	contrabass tuba, heloicon, etc.
Class	Plucked stringed instruments: harp \| banjo \| guitar \| mandolin \| zither \| other
MT539	General works
harp	banjo	guitar	lute	mandolin	zither
MT540	MT560	MT580	MT640	MT600	MT620	General works
MT542	MT562	MT582	MT640.2	MT602	MT622	Systems and methods
MT543	MT563	MT583	MT640.5	MT603	MT623	Teaching pieces
MT544	MT569	MT589	MT640.6	MT608.5	MT628.5	Instructive editions
----	MT564	MT584	----	MT604	MT624	Rudiments of music
MT545	MT565	MT585	MT640.3	MT605	MT625	Studies and exercises
MT546	----	MT586	MT640.4	MT606	----	Orchestral studies
MT547	MT567	MT587	MT640.7	MT607	MT627	Two instruments
MT548	MT568	MT588	MT640.8	MT608	MT628	Self-instructors
Class	Other plucked stringed instruments (for a complete list, see MT557-MT654)
MT552	Celtic harp
MT599.B4	(electric) bass guitar
MT599.D6	dobro
MT632	autoharp
MT654.A7	Appalachian dulcimer
Class	Percussion instruments: timpani \| drums \| bongo/conga \| xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, etc. \| other percussion \| other
MT655	General works
MT655.2	Systems and methods
MT655.3	Studies and exercises
MT655.4	Orchestral studies
MT655.5	Teaching pieces
MT655.6	Instructive editions
MT655.7	Two instruments
MT655.8	Self-instructors
timpani	snare drum bass drum drum set, etc.	bongo conga	xylophone marimba vibraphone
MT660	MT662	MT663	MT719	General works
MT660.2	MT662.2	MT663.2	MT719.2	Systems and methods
MT660.3	MT662.3	MT663.3	MT719.3	Studies and exercises
MT660.4	MT662.4	MT663.4	MT719.4	Orchestral studies
MT660.5	MT662.5	MT663.5	MT719.5	Teaching pieces
MT660.6	MT662.6	MT663.6	MT719.6	Instructive editions
MT660.7	MT662.7	MT663.7	MT719.7	Two instruments
MT660.8	MT662.8	MT663.8	MT719.8	Self-instructors
Class	Other percussion instruments (for a complete list, see MT664-MT725)
MT710	carillon, bell ringing, etc.
MT711	hand bell ringing
MT720	tubular bells, chimes
MT725.B55	bodhrán
MT725.S7	steel drum
	Other instruments (for a complete list, see MT670-MT725)
accordion	concertina
MT680	MT681	General works
MT680.2	MT681.2	Systems and methods
MT680.3	MT681.3	Studies and exercises
MT680.4	MT681.4	Orchestral studies
MT680.5	MT681.5	Teaching pieces
MT680.6	MT681.6	Instructive editions
MT680.7	MT681.7	Two instruments
MT680.8	MT681.8	Self-instructors
Class	Additional other instruments
MT682	harmonica
MT700	player-piano
MT722	implements pout to musical use
MT723	computer sound processing
MT724	electronic instruments (not A-Z)
MT725.H37	hurdy-gurdy
MT728-MT735	Ensembles (for a complete list, see MT733)
	Chamber music
MT728	General works
	Instructive editions
MT728.2	Two or more composers
MT728.3	One composer
MT730	Orchestra
Class	Band
MT733	General works
MT733.4	Marching bands and maneuvers
MT733.7	Big band, dance band, jazz band
MT734	Mandolin, etc., orchestra

Class numbers for one or more solo instruments accompanied by orchestra or string orchestra

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M1005-M1041/M1105-M1141

Orchestra: This includes full and chamber orchestra
For solo instrument(s) with band, see M1205-M1206 [89]

Keyboard instruments
Instrument	With orchestra			With string orchestra
Instrument	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas
1 or more organs	M1005	M1006	M1005.5	M1108	M1109	M1108.5
1 or more pianos	M1010	M1011	M1010.5	M1110	M1111	M1110.5
Bowed stringed instruments
Instrument	With orchestra			With string orchestra
Instrument	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas
1 or more violins	M1012	M1013	M1012.5	M1112	M1113	M1112.5
1 or more violas	M1014	M1015	M1014.5	M1114	M1115	M1114.5
1 or more cellos	M1016	M1017	M1016.5	M1116	M1117	M1116.5
1 or more double basses	M1018 (both full scores and solo(s) with piano)		M1018.5	M1118 (both full scores and solo(s) with piano)		M1118.5
Wind instruments
Instrument	With orchestra			With string orchestra
Instrument	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas
1 or more flutes	M1020	M1021	M1020.5	M1120	M1121	M1120.5
1 or more oboes	M1022	M1023	M1022.5	M1122	M1123	M1122.5
1 or more clarinets	M1024	M1025	M1024.5	M1124	M1125	M1124.5
1 or more bassoons	M1026	M1027	M1026.5	M1126	M1127	M1126.5
1 or more horns	M1028	M1029	M1028.5	M1128	M1129	M1128.5
1 or more trumpets/cornets	M1030	M1031	M1030.5	M1130	M1131	M1130.5
1 or more trombones	M1032	M1033	M1032.5	M1132	M1133	M1132.5
1 or more other wind instrument see Class M for more	With orchestra			With string orchestra
1 or more other wind instrument see Class M for more	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas
Baritone, euphonium	M1034.B37	M1035.B37	M1034.5.B37	M1134.B37	M1135.B37	M1134.5.B37
Basset horn	M1034.B38	M1035.B38	M1034.5.B38	M1134.B38	M1135.B38	M1134.5.B38
English horn	M1034.E5	M1035.E5	M1034.5.E5	M1134.E5	M1135.E5	M1134.5.E5
Oboe d'amore	M1034.O26	M1035.O26	M1034.5.O26	M1134.O26	M1135.O26	M1134.5.O26
Piccolo	M1034.P5	M1035.P5	M1034.5.P5	M1134.P5	M1135.P5	M1134.5.P5
Recorder	M1034.R4	M1035.R4	M1034.5.R4	M1134.R4	M1135.R4	M1134.5.R4
Saxophone	M1034.S4	M1035.S4	M1034.5.S4	M1134.S4	M1135.S4	M1134.5.S4
Tuba	M1034.T8	M1035.T8	M1034.5.T8	M1134.T8	M1135.T8	M1134.5.T8
Plucked instruments
Instrument	With orchestra			With string orchestra
Instrument	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas
1 or more harps	M1036	M1037	M1036.5	M1136	M1137	M1136.5
1 or more other plucked instrument see Class M for more	Full scores, solo(s) with piano, and cadenzas			Full scores, solo(s) with piano, and cadenzas
Guitar	M1037.4.G8	M1037.4.G8	M1037.4.G8	M1137.4.G8	M1137.4.G8	M1137.4.G8
Lute	M1037.4.L9	M1037.4.L9	M1037.4.L9	M1137.4.L9	M1137.4.L9	M1137.4.L9
Mandolin	M1037.4.M3	M1037.4.M3	M1037.4.M3	M1137.4.M3	M1137.4.M3	M1137.4.M3
Percussion instruments
Instrument	With orchestra			With string orchestra
Instrument	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas
one or more soloists playing two or more different percussion instruments	M1038	M1039	M1038.5	M1138	M1139	M1138.5
see other instruments for one or more soloists, each playing one of the same percussion instrument
Other instruments, including one or more percussion soloists, each playing one of the same percussion instrument
Instrument	With orchestra			With string orchestra
Instrument	Full scores, solo(s) with piano, and cadenzas			Full scores, solo(s) with piano, and cadenzas
Accordion	M1039.4.A3	M1039.4.A3	M1039.4.A3	M1139.4.A3	M1139.4.A3	M1139.4.A3
Electronics	M1039.4.E35	M1039.4.E35	M1039.4.E35	M1139.4.E35	M1139.4.E35	M1139.4.E35
Ondes Martenot	M1039.4.O5	M1039.4.O5	M1039.4.O5	M1139.4.O5	M1139.4.O5	M1139.4.O5
Tape	M1039.4.T3	M1039.4.T3	M1039.4.T3	M1139.4.T3	M1139.4.T3	M1139.4.T3
Xylophone, vibraphone, marimba	M1039.4.X9	M1039.4.X9	M1039.4.X9	M1139.4.X9	M1139.4.X9	M1139.4.X9
2 or more different instruments
Instrument	With orchestra			With string orchestra
Instrument	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas	Full scores	Solo(s) with piano	Cadenzas
2 or more different instruments	M1040	M1041	M1040.5	M1140	M1141	M1140.5

Class numbers for solo instrumental music: M6-M175

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Class	Instrument
M6-M14	Organ
M6	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M7	General collections
	Special collections and separate works
M8	Sonatas
M8.5	Symphonies
M9	Suites and kindred cyclical works; variations
M10	Fugues with or without preludes; Canons (see sh 85019705 [90])
M11	Pieces (separate works only)
M11.2	Pedal pieces
	Arrangements
M12	Collections
M13	Separate works
M14	Organ books (includes organ acc. to collections of psalms, hymns, etc.)
M14.3	Liturgical music (works composed for liturgical purposes)
	Special seasons and occasions (original and arranged works)
M14.4	Collections, cuttered by season two seasons or occasions, cutter for the first A1 three or more seasons A4 Advent C5 Christmas E2 Easter E6 Epiphany F8 Funeral music H2 Harvest, Thanksgiving H5 Holy communion H6 Holy week L5 Lent. Passiontide P4 Palm Sunday W3 Wedding music W4 Whitsuntide, Pentecost Festival
M14.5	Separate works two seasons or occasions, cutter for the first A1 three or more seasons A4 Advent C5 Christmas E2 Easter F8 Funeral music H2 Harvest, Thanksgiving H5 Holy communion H6 Holy week L5 Lent. Passiontide P4 Palm Sunday W3 Wedding music W4 Whitsuntide, Pentecost Festival
M20-M39	Piano
M20	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
	General compositions
M21	Two or more composers
M22	One composer
	Special collections and separate works
M23	Sonatas (See Local practice in Class M [56])
M24	Suites and kindred cyclical works
	Pieces
M25	General
M25.3	2 pianos, 1 performer
	Piano, 1 hand, original and arranged works
M26	Left hand
M26.2	Right hand
M27	Theme and variations
M28	Marches
	Dances
M30	General
M31	Two-rhythm (polka, etc.)
M32	Three-rhythm (waltz, etc.)
	Arrangements, including transcriptions
M32.8	Miscellaneous collections
	Piano scores of operas, oratorios, cantatas, etc. (Class vocal scores in the class for the original work)
M33	General
M33.5	Excerpts
M34	Transcriptions, paraphrases (generally for concert purposes) of an opera, oratorio, cantata, etc.
	Arrangements of orchestra and band music of every kind
M35	General
M35.5	Excerpts
	Concertos, etc. (concertos arranged for 1 piano; not concertos in which the accompaniment is arranged for piano)
M37	Complete works
M37.5	Excerpts
M38	Chamber music, part songs, music for 1 instrument
M38.3	Simplified edition of piano music for 2 hands
M38.5	Songs
M39	Potpourries. Medleys; including orchestra potpourries, etc. arranged for piano 2 hands
M39.5	Works for 2 pianos, 1 performer
M39.6	Works for piano, 1 hand
M40-M59	String instruments: violin \| viola \| cello \| double bass \| other
M40-M44	violin
M40	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M41	Collections
M42	Separate works
	Arrangements
M43	Collections
M44	Separate works
M45-M49	viola
M45	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M46	Collections
M47	Separate works
	Arrangements
M48	Collections
M49	Separate works
M50-M54	cello
M50	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M51	Collections
M52	Separate works
	Arrangements
M53	Collections
M54	Separate works
M55-M58	double bass
M55	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M56	Collections
M57	Separate works
	Arrangements
M58	Collections and separate works
M59	Other string instrument
.B4	baryton
.V54	viola da gamba
.V56	viola d'amore
M59.5	unspecified string instrument
M60-M111	Wind instruments: flute \| oboe \| clarinet \| bassoon \| horn \| trumpet, cornet \| trombone \| tuba \| saxophone \| other
M60-M64	flute
M60	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M61	Collections
M62	Separate works
	Arrangements
M63	Collections
M64	Separate works
M65-M69	oboe
M65	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M66	Collections
M67	Separate works
	Arrangements
M68	Collections
M69	Separate works
M70-M74	clarinet
M70	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M71	Collections
M72	Separate works
	Arrangements
M73	Collections
M74	Separate works
M75-M79	bassoon
M75	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M76	Collections
M77	Separate works
	Arrangements
M78	Collections
M79	Separate works
M80-M84	horn
M80	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M81	Collections
M82	Separate works
	Arrangements
M83	Collections
M84	Separate works
M85-M89	trumpet, cornet
M85	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M86	Collections
M87	Separate works
	Arrangements
M88	Collections
M89	Separate works
M90-M94	trombone
M90	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M91	Collections
M92	Separate works
	Arrangements
M93	Collections
M94	Separate works
M95-M99	tuba
M95	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M96	Collections
M97	Separate works
	Arrangements
M98	Collections
M99	Separate works
M105-M109	saxophone
M105	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M106	Collections
M107	Separate works
	Arrangements
M108	Collections
M109	Separate works
M110	other wind instrument
.B33	baritone, euphonium
.B35	basset horn
.E5	English horn
.F53	Flügelhorn
.R4	recorder
M111.5	unspecified wind instrument
M115-M142	Plucked instruments: harp \| banjo \| guitar \| mandolin \| zither \| lute \| other
M115-M119	harp
M115	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M116	Collections
M117	Separate works
	Arrangements
M118	Collections
M119	Separate works
M120-M124	banjo
M120	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M121	Collections
M122	Separate works
	Arrangements
M123	Collections
M124	Separate works
M125-M129	guitar
M125	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M126	Collections
M127	Separate works
	Arrangements
M128	Collections
M129	Separate works
M130-M134	mandolin
M130	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M131	Collections
M132	Separate works
	Arrangements
M133	Collections
M134	Separate works
M135-M139	zither
M135	Miscellaneous collections
	Original compositions
M136	Collections
M137	Separate works
	Arrangements
M138	Collections
M139	Separate works
M140-M141	lute
M140	Collections
141	Separate works
M142	other plucked instrument
.A8	archlute
.C5	chitarrone
.C58	cittern
.E4	electric guitar
.V53	vihuela (local practice is to cutter as .V69)
M145-M175	Percussion and other instruments
	Percussion instruments:
M146	drum(s) [timpani, drum set, side drum, etc.; works for 1 performer on 2 or more different percussion instruments]
M147	bells, glockenspiel, etc.
M172	carillons, chimes
M175.X6	xylophone, vibraharp, vibraphone
M175.X9 [91]	marimba (this is local practice; LC practice is to cutter as M175.X6)
	Other instruments:
M175.A4	accordion
M175.C44	celesta
M165	glass harmonica
M175.O5	ondes Martenot
M175.5	unspecified solo instrument

Class numbers for solo vocal music

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M1611-1626/M2102-2114

Solo vocal music encompasses secular and sacred arias, solo cantatas, solo songs, and song cycles with or without accompaniment.

Songs: Orchestral, etc. accompaniment | Piano accompaniment and unaccompanied | Accompaniment of one instrument other than piano or unaccompanied
Recitations (solo vocalizations not sung)

Orchestral, etc. accompaniment
Secular	Sacred	Original compositions
		Collections (including miscellaneous collections)
M1611	M2102	Full scores
M1612	M2102	Vocal scores
		Separate works
		Full scores
M1613	M2103	Orchestral accompaniment
M1613.3	M2103.3	Other accompaniment (string orchestra, band, other ensemble of 2 or more instruments, electronic)
M1614	M2104	Vocal scores with piano
M1621.2	M2113.2	Unaccompanied
M1621.3	M2113.3	Accompaniment of piano and 1 other instrument
M1621.4	M2113.4	Song cycles
Secular	Sacred	Arrangements
		Collections (including miscellaneous collections)
M1615	M2105	Full scores
M1616	M2106	Vocal scores
		Separate works
		Full scores
M1617	M2107	Orchestral accompaniment
M1621.3	M2113.3	Accompaniment of piano and 1 other instrument, see M1621.3 (secular); M2113.3 (sacred)
M1618	M2108	Vocal scores with piano
Piano accompaniment and unaccompanied
Secular	Sacred
		Collections
		Two or more composers
M1619	M2110	General
M1619.5.A-Z	----	Individual poets, A-Z
M1620	M2112	One composer
		Separate works
M1621	M2113	Piano accompaniment
M1621.2	M2113.2	Unaccompanied
M1621.3	M2113.3	Accompaniment of piano and one other instrument
M1621.4	M2113.4	Song cycles
----	M2114	Works with liturgical text, by language A-Z
		Special seasons and occasions
	M2114.5	Christmas
	M2114.6	Easter
	M2114.7	Thanksgiving. Harvest
----	M2114.8.A-Z	Other season
Accompaniment of one instrument other than piano or unaccompanied
Secular	Sacred
		Collections
		Plucked instrument
M1623	M2113	General
M1623.4	M2113	Harp
M1623.5	M2113	Lute
M1623.8	M2113	Other instrument
		Separate works
		Plucked instrument
M1624	M2113	General
M1624.4	M2113	Harp
M1624.5	M2113	Lute
M1624.7	M2113	Wind instrument
M1624.8	M2113	Other instrument
Recitations with music, both secular and sacred
Secular	Sacred
M1625	M1625	Accompaniment of orchestra or other instrumental ensemble
M1626	M1626	Accompaniment of piano or other instrument, including piano scores

Cutter numbers for special texts taken from Table M6 (for a complete list of texts, see Table M6)
Use the initial letter of the name of the language in English, followed by the number for the text:

Cutter numbers under M2114.8 for other special seasons and occasions (other than Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving) (for a complete list, see Class M under M2114.8)

  __11 Agnus Dei
  __14 Alma Redemptoris Mater
  __16 Ave Maria
  __161 Ave Maria Stella
  __165 Ave Verum corpus
  __169 Beatus vir
  __25 Cantate Domino
  __34 De profundis
  __373 Dixit Dominus
  __4 Gloria in excelsis Deo
  __5 Kyrie eleison
  __6 Magnificat
  __62 Miserere mei
  __7 Nunc dimittis
  __77 Regina Caeli
  __8 Salve Regina
  __82 Stabat Mater
  __9 Te Deum
  __94 Veni Creator Spiritus

  .A4 Advent
  .A5 All Saints Day
  .A6 Ascension Day
  .C2 Candlemas
  .E5 Epiphany
  .G5 Good Friday
  .H56 Holy Saturday
  .H58 Holy Week
  .H6 Holy Year
  .L5 Lent. Passiontide
  .M35 Maundy Thursday
  .N5 New Year
  .P4 Palm Sunday

Class numbers for vocal ensembles

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M1528-1529.5/M2018-2019.5

Vocal ensembles include secular and sacred duets, trios, quartets, etc., (one voice to a part), with or without accompaniment.
For class numbers for choral ensembles (two or more voices to a part), see Class numbers for choral music [11].

Secular	Sacred	Orchestra, other ensemble, or electric accompaniment
M1528	M2018	Full scores
M1528.5	----	Vocal scores without accompaniment
M1529	M2019	Vocal scores
Secular	Sacred	Accompaniment of keyboard or other instrument or unaccompanied
		Duets
M1529.2	M2019.2	Collections
M1529.3	M2019.3	Separate works
		Trios, quartets, etc.
M1529.4	M2019.4	Collections
M1529.5	M2019.5	Separate works

Class numbers for vocal music

Cutter numbers for composers: A

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A | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
A116	Dall'Abaco, Evaristo Felice, 1675-1742	D144 in M1105
A139	Abel, Karl Friedrich, 1723-1787
A164	Absil, Jean, 1893-1974
A193	Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856
A214	Adams, John, 1947-
	Adams, John Luther, 1953-	A2145 in M146, M284, M585, M985, M1045, ML410; A214 and M2145 in M1140
A237	Adler, Samuel, 1928-
A317	Alain, Jehan, 1911-1940
A328	Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909
A336	Albinoni, Tomaso, 1671-1750
A341	Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg, 1736-1809
A342	Albright, William
A527	Amram, David.
A531	Amy, Gilbert
A538	Ancelin, Pierre, 1934-2001
A555	André, Johann Anton, 1775-1842
A573	Andriessen, Jurriaan
	Andriessen, Louis, 1939-
A587	Angerer, Paul, 1927-
A627	Antheil, George, 1900-1959
A645	Apostel, Hans Erich, 1901-1972
A672	Archer, Violet
A679	Arel, Bülent, 1919-1990
A681	Arensky, Anton Stepanovich, 1861-1906
A691	Argento, Dominick
A727	Arma, Paul, 1905-1987
A748	Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778
A757	Arnold, Malcolm
A794	Harut'yunyan, Alek'sandr Grigori, 1920-2012 cutter as old form of the name: Arutyunyan	H338 in M1206
A832	Asia, Daniel
A888	Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel Francois Esprit), 1782-1871
A928	Auric, Georges, 1899-1983

Cutter numbers for composers: B

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A [16] | B | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
B112	Babbitt, Milton, 1916-2011
B116	Bacewicz, Grazyna	B117 in M1001, M1015, M1045, M1140; B116 and B117 in M287; B122 in M1014, M1016
B1169	Bach, August Wilhelm, 1796-1869
B117	Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel, 1714-1788	For use of work numbers in call numbers for C.P.E. Bach, see Special procedures for C.P.E. Bach [92]
B1171	Bach, Georg Christoph, 1642-1697
B1172	Bach, Johann Christian, 1735-1782
B1173	Bach, Johann Christoph, 1642-1703
B1174	Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich, 1732-1795
B1175	Bach, Jan
B1176	Bach, Johann Ernst, 1722-1777
B1177	Bach, Johann Ludwig, 1677-1731
B1178	Bach, Johann Michael, 1648-1694
B118	Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750	For use of work numbers in call numbers for J.S. Bach, see Special procedures for J.S. Bach [93]
S331	Bach, P. D. Q., 1807-1742?; cutter as Schickele, Peter [94]
B1185	Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann, 1710-1784
B1187	Bach, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst, 1759-1845
B1189	Bach, Maria, 1896-1978.
B136	Badings, Henk, 1907-1987
B171	Balakirev, Milii Alekseevich, 1837-1910
	Balay, Guillaume, 1871-1943	B171 and in B1715 in M261
B213	Banchieri, Adriano, 1568-1634
B223	Barab, Seymour	B232 in M1626
B234	Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981
B269	Barraud, Henry, 1900-1997
B292	Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945
B2922	Bartolozzi, Bruno	B292 in M585, M1026
B293	Bartos, Frantisek, 1905-1973
B319	Bassett, Leslie, 1923-
B351	Baur, Jürg	B327 in M1001
B354	Bavicchi, John, 1922-2012
B355	Bax, Arnold, 1883-1953
B362	Bazelon, Irwin
B365	Beach, H. H. A., Mrs., 1867-1944
B387	Beber, Ambrosius, active 1610-1620
B397	Beckwith, John
B415	Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827	For use of WoO numbers in call numbers for Beethoven, see Special procedures for Beethoven [95]
B444	Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835
B458	Benda, Franz, 1709-1786	B4575 in M242
	Benda, Georg, 1722-1795
B468	Benjamin, Arthur, 1893-1960
B472	Bennett, Richard Rodney
B478	Bentzon, Niels Viggo, 1919-2000
B493	Berg, Alban, 1885-1935
B496	Berger, Arthur, 1912-2003
B511	Berio, Luciano, 1925-2003
B512	Berkeley, Lennox, 1903-1989
	Berkeley, Michael	also B5125 or B513 in many classes
B527	Bernhard, Christoph, 1627-1692
B514	Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989	B515 in M1630.18; B5155 in M1503
B515	Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869
B5295	Bernstein, Elmer	B530 in Rec call numbers
B531	Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
B553	Berwald, Franz, 1796-1868
B554	Besard, Jean Baptiste, approximately 1567-
B581	Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz, 1644-1704
B5815	Biber, Carl, 1681-1749
B598	Billings, William, 1746-1800
B612	Binder, Christlieb Siegmund, 1723-1789
B613	Binkerd, Gordon, 1916-2003
B619	Birtwistle, Harrison
B625	Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875
B642	Blank, Allan, 1925-
B649	Bliss, Arthur, 1891-1975
B651	Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959
B6515	Blockx, Jan, 1851-1912	B651 in M1047
B653	Blomdahl, Karl Birger, 1916-1968
B657	Blow, John, -1708
B662	Boatwright, Howard
B664	Boccherini, Luigi, 1743-1805
	Bochsa, Robert Nicolas Charles, 1789-1856	B6642 in ML410; B645 in M462, MT542
B6641	Bochsa, Charles, -1821
B669	Boëllmann, Léon, 1862-1897 (cutter as boeellmann)	B671 in M9, M11, M17
B683	Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de, 1689-1755	B682 in M24, M62, M231.5, M289, M291, M412.2, M557, M557.2, M1117, M1127; B682 and M683 in M242; B679 in M322
B685	Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918
B687	Bolcom, William
B716	Bonneau, Paul
B736	Bornefeld, Helmut, 1906-1990	B7355 in M25, ML410
	Borodin, Aleksandr Profir'evich, 1833-1887	Borodin, Aleksandr Profir'evich, 1833-1887
B737	Borris, Siegfried, 1906-1987	B738 in M242, ML55
B745	Bossi, Marco Enrico, 1861-1925	B7445 in M11
B751	Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889
B7625	Boulanger, Lili, 1893-1918	B763 in M22, M221, M1533, M1552, M2020, M2021, M2023
B763	Boulanger, Nadia
	Boulez, Pierre, 1925-
B789	Boyce, William, 1711-1779
B793	Bozza, Eugène, 1905-1991
B813	Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897
B842	Bresgan, Cesar, 1913-1988
	Bresnick, Martin	B8422 in M25, M312, M1045; B8425 in M385, M452, M557, M654, M962
B846	Bréval, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), 1753-1823	B8465 in M238; B845 in M231.5 (but B846 in M231)
B851	Bridge, Frank, 1879-1941
B858	Brindle, Reginald Smith, 1917-2003	cuttered as Smith (S664) in M294
B862	Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
B876	Brouwer, Leo, 1939-
B877	Brown, Earle, 1926-2002
B887	Bruch, Max, 1838-1920
B888	Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
B915	Bryars, Gavin
B922	Buck, Dudley, 1839-1909
B931	Buhr, Glenn, 1954-
H141	Bull, Edvard Hagerup, 1922-2012 cutter as Hagerup Bull [96], Edvard, 1922-2012	B935 in M357.4
B959	Burkhard, Willy, 1900-1955
B979	Busnois, Antoine, -1492
	Busoni, Ferruccio, 1866-1924	B978 in ML410 and other classes
B981	Busser, Henri, 1872-1973	B928 in some classes
B988	Butterworth, George, 1885-1916
B991	Buxtehude, Dietrich, 1637-1707
B995	Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623

Cutter numbers for composers: C

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A [16] | B [17] | C | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
C118	Caccini, Giulio,1551-1618
C131	Cage, John
C145	Caldara, Antonio, 1670-1736
C156	Call, Leonhard von, 1767-1815
C175	Cambini, Giuseppe Maria, 1746-1825
C199	Campra, André, 1660-1744
C243	Capirola, Vincenzo, 1474-
C277	Carissimi, Giacomo, 1605-1674
C323	Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012
C329	Carulli, Ferdinando, 1770-1841	M328 in M382; C328 and M329 in M297; C328 and M331 in M127
C3435	Casadesus, Henri Gustave, 1870-1947
C334	Casadesus, Robert, 1899-1972
C3345	Casadesus, Marius
C337	Casella, Alfredo, 1883-1947
C349	Castelvuovo-Tedesco, Mario, 1895-1968
	Castérède, Jacques, 1926-	C3495 in M250, M1037.4 G8
C355	Castro, Jean de, approximately 1540-approximately 1600	C354 and C3555 in M1579; M355 in M3
	Castro, Juan Jose, 1895-1968
C3557	Castro, Washington, 1909-2004
C376	Cavalieri, Emilio de, approximately 1550-1602
C422	Cesti, Antonio, 1623-1669
C429	Chabrier, Emmanuel, 1841-1894
C434	Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
C448	Chaminade, Cecile, 1857-1944
C4839	Charpentier, Gustave, 1860-1956
C484	Charpentier, Jacques, 1933-	C4839 in M25
	Charpentier, Marc-Antoine, 1643-1704
C499	Chausson, Ernest, 1855-1899
C512	Chávez, Carlos, 1899-1978
	Chaynes, Charles	C5125 in M25, M127, M1010, M1011
C521	Tcherepnin, Alexander, 1899-1977	T251 in M37.5, M117, M203, M239 V54, M250, M357.4, M557, ML134; T252 in M1045
	Tcherepnine, Nicolas, 1873-1945	C5215 in M25, M357.2, M457.4, M1004, M1620, M2000; C251 and T251 in ML134, ML410; T251 in M2003; T2516 in M1620.3
C523	Cherubini, Luigi, 1760-1842
C537	Childs, Barney
C549	Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849
C573	Cimarosa, Domenico, 1749-1801
C5975	Clarke, Herbert L. (Herbert Lincoln), 1867-1945
C598	Clarke, Jeremiah, 1669?-1707
C626	Clementi, Muzio, 1752-1832
	Clementi, Aldo	C625 in ML410; C6255 in M242, M322; C6257 in M25
C693	Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, 1875-1912	C691 in M25
C757	Constant, Marius, 1925-2004
C772	Cooke, Arnold
C782	Coperario, John, approximately 1570-1626	C782 in most classes; C785 (cuttered as Coprario) in some classes
C784	Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
C794	Cordero, Roque, 1917-2008
C797	Corelli, Arcangelo, 1653-1713
C798	Corigliano, John, 1938-	C7983 in M1045
C824	Corrette, Michel, 1709-1795
C855	Coulthard, Jean, 1908-2000
C856	Couperin, François, 1668-1733
C8565	Couperin, Louis, approximately 1626-1661
C874	Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965
C922	Creston, Paul, 1906-1985
C941	Croft, William, 1678-1727
C955	Cruft, Adrian
C956	Crumb, George
C966	Cui, César, 1835-1918
C998	Czerny, Carl, 1791-1857

Cutter numbers for composers: D

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
D131	Dahl, Ingolf, 1912-1970
A116	Dall'Abaco, Evaristo Felice, 1675-1742 cutter as Abaco [97], Evaristo Felice Dall', 1675-1742	D144 in M1105
D144	Dallapiccola, Luigi, 1904-1975
D155	Damase, Jean Michel, 1928-2013
D199	Danzi, Franz, 1763-1826
D249	David, Ferdinand, 1810-1873
	David, Johann Nepomuk, 1895-1977	D683 in M902; D2495 in M1013;
	Davidovsky, Mario, 1934-	D2499 in M62
D257	Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-	M2565 in M412
D289	Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918
D312	Defaye, Jean Michel	also D313 in many classes
D313	De Filippi, Amedeo, 1900-1990
D353	Delibes, Leo, 1836-1891
D355	Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934
D358	Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008
D366	Del Tredici, David
D396	Denisov, Edison Vasil'evich, 1929-1996
J83	Des Prez, Josquin, -1521 cutter as Josquin [98], des Prez, -1521	D424 in M3, M1495, M2092.4, M2092.6; D473 in M2011; J835 in ML410
D536	Diabelli, Anton, 1781-1858
D537	Diamond, David, 1915-2005
D561	Diemer, Emma Lou	D5612 in M11
D5615	Diémer, Louis, 1843-1919
I39	D'India, Sigismondo, approximately 1580-1629; cutter as India [99] Sigismondo d', approximately 1580-1629
D614	Distler, Hugo, 1908-1942
D617	Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von, 1739-1799
D645	Dodgson, Stephen, 1924-2013
D656	Dohnányi, Erno, 1877-1960
D683	Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
D687	Donovan, Richard, 1891-1970
D692	Doppler, Franz, 1821-1883
D747	Dowland, John, 1563?-1626
D7475	Dowland, Robert, approximately 1586-1641
D759	Dragonetti, Domenico, 1763-1846
D784	Druckman, Jacob, 1928-1996
D816	Dubois, Pierre Max, 1930-1995
D854	Dufay, Guillaume, 1397-1474
D877	Dukas, Paul, 1865-1935
D957	Durey, Louis, 1888-1979
D967	Duruflé, Maurice, 1902-1986
D974	Dussek, Johann Ladislaus, 1760-1812
D976	Dutilleux, Henri, 1916-2013
D988	Dvorak, Antonín, 1841-1904
D995	Dyens, Roland, 1955-

Cutter numbers for composers: E

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
E15	Eben, Petr
E15	Ebenhöh, Horst, 1930-	E155 in M246
E16	Eberl, Anton, 1765-1801
E19	Eckhardt-Gramatté, S. C. (Sophie-Carmen), 1899-1974.
E22	Eder, Helmut, 1916-2005	E225 in ML410
E284	Egge, Klaus, 1906-1979
E29	Egk, Werner, 1901-1983
E35	Einem, Gottfried von, 1918-1996
E36	Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962	E355 in M1003, E49 in M1584, M1597, M1610; E365 in ML134
E41	Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934
E42	Eliasson, Anders, 1947-	E427 in M1001
E46	Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
E56	Enesco, Georges, 1881-1955	E561 in many classes
E65	Erb, Donald, 1927-2008
E651	Erbach, Christian, -1635
E652	Erbse, Heimo
E69	Erlebach, Philipp Heinrich, 1657-1714
E74	Escher, Peter
E75	Eshpai, Andrei IAkovlevich	E74 in M62
E84	Etler, Alvin, 1913-1973	E83 in M11, M146; E83 and E84 in M457.2

Cutter numbers for composers: F

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
F194	Falla, Manuel de, 1876-1946
F248	Fasch, Johann Friedrich, 1688-1758
F265	Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924
F312	Feld, Jindrich	M3115 in most classes
	Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987
F3675	Ferrabosco, Alfonso, 1543-1588	also assigned M368, same cutter used for Alfonso Jr.
F368	Ferrabosco, Alfonso, approximately 1575-1628
F413	Fesch, Willem de, 1687-1757
F438	Fiala, Joseph, 1748-1816
F454	Field, John, 1782-1837
F495	Fine, Irving, 1914-1962
	Fine, Vivian, 1913-2000
F497	Finger, Godfrey, approximately 1660-1730
F514	Finney, Ross Lee, 1906-1997
F516	Finzi, Gerald, 1901-1956
F5285	Fischer, Johann Christian, 1733-1800	F529 in M289, M1010
F529	Fischer, Johann, 1646-1716 or 1717	F534 in M241
	Fischer, Johann Kaspar Ferdinand, 1656-1746	F528 in M7
	Fischer, Michael Gotthard, 1773-1829
F688	Foote, Arthur, 1853-1937
F743	Fortner, Wolfgang, 1907-1987
F751	Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009
F757	Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
F767	Foulds, John, 1880-1939
F798	Frackenpohl, Arthur, 1924-	F799 in M289
F814	Françaix, Jean, 1912-1997
F822	Franck, César, 1822-1890
F911	Frederick, II, King of Denmark and Norway, 1534-1588
F884	Frescobaldi, Girolamo, 1583-1643
F897	Fricker, Peter Racine, 1920-1990.
F922	Froberger, Johann Jacob, 1616-1667
F962	Fuleihan, Anis, 1900-1970
F996	Fux, Johann Joseph, 1660-1741

Cutter numbers for composers: G

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
G1178	Gabrieli, Andrea, approximately 1533-1585
G1179	Gabrielli, Domenico, 1659-1690
G118	Gabrieli, Giovanni, 1557-1612
G124	Gade, Niels W. (Niels Wilhelm), 1817-1890
G146	Gal, Hans, 1890-1987
G168	Galliard, John Ernest, -1749
G181	Galuppi, Baldassare, 1706-1785	G175 in M8
G253	Gassmann, Florian Leopold, 1729-1774
G269	Gaultier, Denis, -1672
G322	Geminiani, Francesco, 1687-1762
G341	Genzmer, Harald, 1909-2007
G368	Gerhard, Roberto, 1896-1970
G381	Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
G411	Ghedini, Giorgio Federico, 1892-1965
G425	Ghirlandaio, Domenico, 1449-1494
G492	Ginastera, Alberto, 1916-1983
G537	Giuliani, Mauro, 1781-1829
G553	Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich, 1865-1936
G559	Glière, Reinhold Moritsevich, 1875-1956
G561	Glinka, M. I. (Mikhail Ivanovich), 1804-1857
G562	Globokar, Vinko, 1934-
G567	Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787
G577	Godard, Benjamin, 1849-1895
G594	Goehr, Alexander, 1932-	G549 in M1528; G595 in M11, M357.2, M1582
G619	Goldmark, Carl, 1830-1915.
G666	Górecki, Henryk Mikołaj, 1933-2010
G687	Gottschalk, Louis Moreau, 1829-1869
G697	Gould, Morton, 1913-1996
G711	Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893
G743	Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961
G748	Granados, Enrique, 1867-1916
G774	Graun, Johann Gottlieb, 1702 or 1703-1771	G7733 in M1114, M1115
	Graupner, Christoph, 1683-1760
G789	Grechaninov, Aleksandr Tikhonovich, 1864-1956
G834	Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741-1813
G848	Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907
G849	Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920
G921	Gubaidulina, Sofia, 1931-
G957	Guillaume, de Machaut, approximately 1300-1377
G961	Guillou, Jean, 1930 April 18-	G962 in M9, M184, M1108, ML550; G961 and G962 in M1005
G962	Guilmant, Alexandre, 1837-1911	G962 and G972 in M7, M8

Cutter numbers for composers: H

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [100] | T [101] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
H113	Hába, Alois, 1893-1973
H141	Hagerup Bull, Edvard, 1922-2012	B935 in M357.4
H148	Hahn, Reynaldo, 1875-1947
H135	Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1749; cutter as Händel, or as Haendel
H155	Hakim, Naji, 1955-
H169	Halffter, Cristóbal, 1930-
H218	Hamilton, Iain, 1922-2000
H135	Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1749 (cutter as Händel)
H255	Harbison, John
H315	Harris, Roy, 1898-1979
H319	Harrison, Lou, 1917-2003
H332	Hartley, Walter S. (Walter Sinclair), 1927-	H325 in M317
H333	Hartmann, Karl Amadeus, 1905-1963	H333 and H3331 in ML410
H338	Hartzell, Eugene
A749	Harut'yunyan, Alek'sandr Grigori, 1920-2012 cutter as Arutyunyan [102]	H338 in M1206
H354	Hasse, Johann Adolf, 1699-1783
H368	Haubenstock-Ramati, Roman	H366 in ML410
	Hauer, Josef Matthias, 1883-1959	H3685 in M1045
H369	Haufrecht, Herbert, 1909-1998
H415	Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809	For use of work numbers in call numbers for Haydn's string quartets or symphonies, see Special procedures for Haydn [103]
H4155	Haydn, Michael, 1737-1806
H434	Healey, Derek, 1936-
H465	Heiden, Bernhard
	Heider, Werner, 1930-	H464 in M25; H4645 in M11; H466 in M557
H466	Heiller, Anton, 1923-1979	H465 in M11, M25; H465 and H466 in M9; H477 in M1005
H468	Heinichen, Johann David, 1683-1729
H526	Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn, 1805-1847	H5262 in ML134, ML410; H5257 in M25
H528	Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-2012
H537	Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924
H584	Warlock, Peter, 1894-1930 cuttered as Heseltine, Philip, 1894-1930	use W277 in M3.1, M1102, M1620 (but H584 in M1620.3), ML410, ML2831
H591	Hétu, Jacques, 1938-2010
H632	Hidas, Frigyes
H652	Hiller, Lejaren, 1924-1994	H5621 in ML410
H662	Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963
H687	Hoddinott, Alun
H711	Hoffmeister, Franz Anton, 1754-1812	H7115 in M1001, M1015; H699 and H711 in M1021, H71 in M1014
	Hoffstetter, Roman, 1742-1815	For works attributed to Haydn, cutter as H415
H713	Hofmann, Josef, 1876-1957 Hofmann, Leopold, 1738-1793
	Hofmann, Richard, 1844-1918	M7135 in M287, M351
H723	Holborne, Anthony, -1602
V7471	Holm, Peder
H747	Holmboe, Vagn, 1909-1996
H756	Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934
H772	Honegger, Arthur, 1892-1955
H781	Hook, Mr. (James), 1746-1827
H846	Hovhaness, Alan, 1911-2000	H845 in M1039.4 X9; H845 and H846 in M1001, M1045; H8455 in M557.4
H859	Howells, Herbert, 1892-1983
H925	Hummel, Bertold	H924 in M25 H9248 in M226, M385, M552, M1613.3; H9255 in M322
	Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, 1778-1837
H926	Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921
H968	Husa, Karel, 1921-

Cutter numbers for composers: I

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
I12	Ibert, Jacques, 1890-1962
I32	Imbrie, Andrew, 1921-2007
I39	India, Sigismondo d', approximately 1580-1629
I42	Indy, Vincent d', 1851-1931
I64	Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhailovich, 1859-1935.
I73	Isaac, Heinrich, approximately 1450-1517
I95	Ives, Charles, 1874-1954

Cutter numbers for composers: J

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
J15,J16	Jacob, Gordon, 1895-1984	use J15 or J16 depending on class
J331	Janacek, Leos, 1854-1928
J332	Janequin, Clément, approximately 1495-approximately 1560
J330	Janitsch, Johann Gottlieb, 1708-approximately 1763	J33 in M8, M424, M1101
J36	Jaques-Dalcroze, Émile	D144 in ML410
J52	Jenkins, John, 1592-1678
J62	Joachim, Joseph, 1831-1907
J69	Johnson, Tom, 1939-
J75	Jolas, Betsy	J74 in some classes
J751	Jolivet, André, 1905-1974	J75 in some classes
J755	Jommelli, Nicolò, 1714-1774
J79	Jongen, Joseph, 1873-1953
J81	Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917
J83	Josquin, des Prez, -1521	J835 in ML410; D424 in M3, M1495, M2092.4, M2092.6; D473 in M2011
J86	Joubert, John, 1927-
J86	Joubert, Claude-Henry	J855 in M261
J95	Junge, Helge, 1943-

Cutter numbers for composers: K

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
K11	Kabalevsky, Dmitry Borisovich, 1904-1987	K105 in M1001
K11	Kadosa, Pal, 1903-1983	K113 in M220, M557
K115	Kagel, Mauricio	K11 or K12 in some classes
K12	Kahn, Erich Itor, 1905-1956
K146	Kalinnikov, Vasilii, 1866-1901	K14 in M3 and M1620.3
K17	Kapsperger, Giovanni Girolamo, 1580-1651
K17	Kapustin, Nikolaĭ, 1937-	K175 in M25
K18	Karg-Elert, Sigfrid, 1877-1933	K17 in M7, M8, M11, M2021, K18 in M23, M25, M231, M250, M502, ML134, ML410, MT145, MT345, K185 in M72
K23	Kay, Ulysses, 1917-1995
K29	Kelterborn, Rudolf, 1931-	K293 in ML410
K34	Kennan, Kent, 1913-2003
K45	Khachaturian, Aram, 1903-1978
K454	Khachaturian, Karen, 1920-2011	K45 in M351, M452; K451 in M219.5, M1017
K48	Kilar, Wojciech	K472 in M1621; K475 in ML410
K48	Killmayer, Wilhelm	K475 in M1621
K58	Kirchner, Leon	K58 and K61 in M25
K58	Kirchner, Theodor, 1823-1903	K585 in M25, M221, M412; K59 in M452
K595	Kirnberger, Johann Philipp, 1721-1783	K59 in M322
K62	Kittel, Johann Christian, 1732-1809
K68	Knecht, Justin Heinrich, 1752-1817
K74	Knussen, Oliver
K76	Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967
K77	Koechlin, Charles, 1867-1950
K78	Koetsier, Jan, 1911-2006	K7 in M452.4; K77 in M265; K786 in M1014
K79	Kohn, Karl, 1926-	K785 in M127
K81	Kolb, Barbara
K84	Korn, Peter Jona	K835 in M1004, M1129
K84	Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957	K83 in M1017; K835 and K85 in M452
K88	Kozeluch, Leopold, 1747-1818	K855 in M1010, M1025
K89	Kraft, Leo	K885 in M452; K888 in M1001; K885 and K888 in M25
K89	Kraft, William	K895 in M385
K91	Kraus, Joseph Martin, 1756-1792	K899 in M452
K918	Krieger, Johann, 1651-1735	K92 in M517, M2020, ML410, MT92; K16 in M312.4
K92	Krebs, Johann Ludwig, 1713-1780	K913 in M11; K914 in M25; K921 in M8
	Krenek, Ernst, 1900-1991	K922 in 184
	Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962	K916 in M452
	Kreutzer, Conradin, 1780-1849	K921 in M242; K921 and K927 M322; K82 in M522; K925 in M27, M317
	Kreutzer, Rodolphe, 1766-1831	K925 in M362
K93	Krommer, Franz, 1759-1831
K93	Krol, Bernhard	K925 in ML134; K931 in M357.4, M557.4; K932 in M287
K94	Kropfreiter, Augustinus Franz	K93 in M127, M250
K935	Krouse, Ian, 1956-
K95	Kubik, Gail, 1914-1984
K95	Kuffner, Joseph, 1776-1856	K951 in ML410; K955 in M289
K96	Kuhlau,Friedrich, 1786-1832	K951 in ML410; K955 in M289
	Kummer, Friedrich August, 1797-1879	K968 in M1116
	Kupferman, Meyer, 1926-2003	K955 in M1001, M1034; K965 in M242, M289, M457.4
K965	Kuhnau, Johann, 1660-1722	K96 and K965 in ML410
K966	Kummer, Kaspar, 1795-1870	K968 in M289, M297
K967	Kurtág, György	K96 in M47, M2113; K965 in M452, M557; K967 in ML410

Cutter numbers for composers: L

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
L137	Lachenmann, Helmut
L138	Lachner, Franz, 1803-1890	L138 and L139 in M552; L139 in M452.4
L154	Ladermann, Ezra
L212	Lalo, Edouard, 1823-1892
L226	Lambro, Phillip	L226 and L266 in M25
L234	La Montaine, John
L282	Langlais, Jean, 1907-1991
L334	Larsson, Lars-Erik, 1908-1986
L348	Lasso, Orlando di, 1532-1594	L346 in M2072; L347 in M1529.4, M2011, ML 134; L347 and L348 in M1582, M2082, ML410
L431	Lazarof, Henri	L4315 in M1042
L459	Lechner, Leonhard, -1606
L487	Lees, Benjamin, 1924-2010
L529	Leighton, Kenneth
L534	Le Jeune, Claude, -1600	L433 in M2082; L535 in M3.1, M454, M1588, M2072.4
L548	Lemare, Edwin H. (Edwin Henry), 1865-1934
L582	Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919
L644	Lesur, Daniel, 1908-2002
L668	Levy, Frank, 1930-	L6675 in M242; L6685 in M25, M322
L675	Lewis, Robert Hall, 1926-1996
	Lewis, Peter Scott, 1953-	L6755 in M25 and M233
L693	Liapunov, S. M. (Sergei Mikhailovich), 1859-1924.	L6931 in M22
L981	Liadow, Anatole, 1855-1914 cutter as Lyadov	L693 and L981 in M22; L693 in M1000, M1002, M1045, ML410; L9795 in M885
L716	Liebermann, Lowell
	Liebermann, Rolf, 1910-1999	L71 in ML1700.1
	Lieberson, Goddard, 1911-1977
L7168	Lieberson, Peter, 1946-2011	L716 in M62
L723	Ligeti, György, 1923-2006
L764	Lipatti, Dinu, 1917-1950
L774	Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886
L775	Litaize, Gaston
L793	Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948-
	Lloyd Webber, William, 1914-1982
L811	Locatelli, Pietro Antonio, 1695-1764
L814	Locke, Matthew, 1621 or 1622-1677
L817	Lockwood, Normand, 1906-2002
L825	Loeffler, Charles Martin, 1861-1935
L8251	Loeillet, Jacques, 1685-1748
L8252	Loeillet, Jean Baptiste, 1688-
L8253	Loeillet, John, 1680-1730
L826	Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969
L827	Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988
L863	Loos, Armin
L878	Lortzing, Albert, 1801-1851
L948	Luening, Otto, 1900-1996	L949 in M1122
L956	Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687
L974	Lutoslawski, Witold, 1913-1994
	Lutyens, Elisabeth, 1906-1983	L9741 in M982, M1613.3; L9745 in M452, M1621, ML410
L981	Lyadov, Anatoly Konstantinovich, 1855-1914	L693 and L981 in M22, M1000, M1002, M1045, ML410

Cutter numbers for composers: M

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NOTE: Cutter a name beginning with "Mc" as "Mac". [104]

A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
M121	McCabe, John, 1939- use this form of the name; cutter as MacCabe	M121 and M113 in M452 (incorrectly cuttered as "macabe")
M138	MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908
M171	Maconchy, Elizabeth, 1907-1994
M181	Maderna, Bruno
M214	Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911
M245	Maleingreau, Paul de, 1887-1956
M251	Malipiero, Gian Francesco, 1882-1973
M251	Malipiero, Riccardo, 1914-2003	M251 and M2515 in M1045
M265	Mamlok, Ursula
M284	Mannino, Franco, 1924-2005
M324	Marenzio, Luca, 1553-1599	M314 in M1586
M379	Martin, Frank, 1890-1974
M386	Martini, Giovanni Battista, 1706-1784	M385 or M3855 in some classes
	Martino, Donald, 1931-2005	M3855 in M25; M3857 in M1010, M1011; M3858 in M250; M3863 in M462
	Martinon, Jean, 1910-1976	M3855 in M557, M1001; M3864 in M219.5, M357.2
	Martinu, Bohuslav, 1890-1959	M3865 in M214, M226, M242, M312.4, M322, M412, M962, M1012, M1016, M1112, M1145, M1524, M1621, M2092; M386 and M3865 in M1013, ML134, ML410; M387 in M22
M41	Mason, Lowell, 1792-1872
M415	Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912
M431	Mathias, William	M438 in M23.5 (incorrectly cuttered as Matthais); M426 and M421 in M557.4
M438	Matthews, Colin	M419 in M462 (incorrectly cuttered as Mathews)
M438	Matthews, David, 1943-	M4385 in M452
M462	Maw, Nicholas
M474	Mayr, Giovanni Simone, 1763-1845
M121	McCabe, John, 1939- cuttered as MacCabe	M121 and M113 in M452 (incorrectly cuttered as "macabe")
M492	Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951
M5365	Mendelssohn, Arnold, 1855-1933	M5367 in M2095; M5375 in M11; M5381 in M23.5, M1203
M537	Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847
M5475	Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007
M585	Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992
M613	Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
M636	Migot, Georges, 1891-1976	M63 in M7; M6365 in M1621
M6365	Mihalovici, Marcel, 1898-1985	M634 in M269; M636 in M26, M47, M67, M219.5, M226, M242, M1004, M1012
M637	Milán, Luis, active 16th century
M6445	Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974
M729	Molter, Johann Melchior, 1696-1765
M782	Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643
M821	Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969
M831	Moravec, Paul, 1957-	M8295 in M25
M831	Morawetz, Oskar, 1917-2007
M916	Moszkowski, Moritz, 1854-1925	M917 in M25, M201; M971 in Rare M25
M931	Mouret, Jean-Joseph, 1682-1738	M929 in M1613.3
M939	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
M9395	Mozart, Leopold, 1719-1787
M942	Muczynski, Robert, 1929-2010.	M941 in M351
M947	Müller-Zürich, Paul (ü cuttered as ue)	M9472 in M11, M25
M961	Mulsant, Florentine, 1962-
M986	Musgrave, Thea
M987	Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881

Cutter numbers for composers: N

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
N176	Nancarrow, Conlon, 1912-1997
N224	Nardini, Pietro, 1722-1793
N311	Naumann, Johann Gottlieb, 1741-1801	N299 in M289; incorrectly cuttered as N331 in M1500, M1530, M1621,
N419	Nelhybel, Vaclav
N486	Neukomm, Sigismund, Ritter von, 1778-1858
N636	Nicolai, Otto, 1810-1849	N649 in M33.5
N669	Nielsen, Carl, 1865-1931
N7128	Nilsson, Bo
N754	Nobre, Marlos, 1939-
N814	Nono, Luigi	N813 in M935
N769	Nørgard, Per, 1932- (ø cuttered as "oe")	also N838 (cuttered as "nor")
N996	Nyman, Michael
N998	Nystedt, Knut, 1915-	N996 in M1600

Cutter numbers for composers: O

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
O16	Ockeghem, Johannes, approximately 1410-1497
O32	Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880
O36	Ohana, Maurice, 1914-1992
O67	Orff, Carl, 1895-1982
O75	Orrego Salas, Juan, 1919-
O935	Ourkouzounov, Atanas	O93 in M295 and M467

Cutter numbers for composers: P

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
P116	Pachelbel, Johan, 1653-1706
P123	Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941
P126	Pärt, Arvo (ä cuttered as ae)
P129	Paganini, Nicolò, 1782-1840
P149	Paisiello, Giovanni, 1740-1816
P157	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da, 1525?-1594
P239	Parker, Horatio, 1862-1919
P277	Pasatieri, Thomas
P2845	Pasquini, Bernardo, 1637-1710	P284 in M7
P375	Peeters, Flor, 1903-1996	P373 in ML582; P481 in M25
P397	Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1933-
P419	Pentland, Barbara, 1912-2000
P424	Pepping, Ernst, 1901-1981
	Pepusch, John Christopher, 1667-1752	P421 in M1131; P4242 in M242, M271; P4245 in M11
P439	Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, 1710-1736
P451	Perle, George, 1915-2009
P466	Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987
P493	Petrassi, Goffredo, 1904-2003
P521	Pezel, Johann, 1639-1694
P529	Pfitzner, Hans Erich, 1869-1949	P5295 in ML410
P558	Phillips, Burrill
P619	Pierné, Gabriel, 1863-1937
P655	Pinkham, Daniel
P679	Piston, Walter, 1894-1976
P719	Platti, Giovanni Benedetto, 1697-1763
P727	Pleyel, Ignaz, 1757-1831
P729	Plog, Anthony	P7285 in M2897
P824	Poot, Marcel, 1901-1988
P848	Porter, Quincy, 1897-1966
P874	Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963
P878	Pousseur, Henri
P888	Powers, Anthony
P898	Praetorius, Jacob, 1586-1651	P898 in M7
	Praetorius, Johannes, 1630-1680	P8981 in M7
	Praetorius, Michael, 1571-1621	P8982 in M7
P935	Presser, William, 1916-2004
P944	Previn, André, 1929-
	Prévost, André, 1934-2001
P964	Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953
P977	Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
	Pütz, Eduard	P9773 in M127; P979 in M24; P993 in M25, M752
P978	Pugnani, Gaetano, 1731-1798
P9785	Pujol, Emilio, 1886-1980	P979 in MT582
P979	Pujol, Máximo Diego, 1957-
P9845	Purcell, Daniel, 1660?-1717	P985 in most classes, P984 in some classes
P985	Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695

Cutter numbers for composers: Q

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
Q15	Quantz, Johann Joachim, 1697-1773

Cutter numbers for composers: R

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
R119	Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
R136	Raff, Joachim, 1822-1882
R171	Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764
R185	Ran, Shulamit, 1949-
R195	Rands, Bernard
R217	Raphael, Gunter, 1903-1960
	Raphling, Sam	R2175 in M23.5, M27, M289
R252	Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937
R262	Rawsthorne, Alan, 1905-1971	R26 in M1003
R282	Read, Gardner, 1913-2005
R312	Reda, Siegfried
R333	Reger, Max, 1873-1916
R347	Reich, Steve, 1936-
R348	Reicha, Anton, 1770-1836	R347 and R348 in M351; R3479 and R3482 in ML410, R351 and M384 in M362; R348 in M22, M25, M221, M242, M254, M257, M351, M356, M357.4, M359, M422, M457.2, M462, M556, M557, M562, M862, M1001, M1035, M1126, M2020, M2079, MT40, MT47, MT50; R351 in M289; R361 in M22
	Reicha, Joseph, 1752-1795	R347 in M351, R348 in M857, M957, M1015, M1020, M1029, M1116, R348 and R381 in M1017, R3482 in M1021, R381 in M287, M1012, M1013, M1022, M1023, M1028
R3485	Reichardt, Johann Friedrich, 1752-1814	R348 in ML410; R348, R3487, R3489 in some classes; R348, R351 in rare
R363	Reimann, Aribert
R366	Reinecke, Carl, 1824-1910
R434	Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936
R447	Reutter, Hermann, 1900-1985
R454	Revueltas, Silvestre, 1899-1940
R464	Reynolds, Roger, 1934-
R465	Reynolds, Verne
R469	Rheinberger, Josef, 1839-1901	R465 in M962
R535	Richter, Franz Xaver, 1709-1789	R534 in M317, M322, M1001, M1021, M1101; R447 in ML410
R547	Ridout, Alan, 1934-1996
R554	Riegger, Wallingford, 1885-1961
R559	Ries, Ferdinand, 1784-1838	R559 and R562 in M25
R572	Rihm, Wolfgang
	Riisager, Knudage, 1897-1974
R573	Riley, Terry, 1935-
R576	Rimmer, John, 1939-
R577	Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908
R579	Rinck, Christian H. (Christian Heinrich), 1770-1846
R625	Rivier, Jean, 1896-1987
R672	Rochberg, George
R687	Rode, P. (Pierre), 1774-1830
R696	Rodrigo, Joaquíin
R6965	Rodríguez Picó, Jesús
R722	Roger-Ducasse, 1873-1954
R733	Rogg, Lionel
R738	Rohlig, Harald, 1926-
R749	Rolla, Alessandro, 1757-1841
R758	Roman, Johan Helmich, 1694-1758
R761	Romberg, Andreas, 1767-1821	M762 in M452, M852, M1583, M1999, M1662; R761 and R762 in M562, M2020; R733 and R761 in M1533
R762	Romberg, Bernhard, 1767-1841	M7625 in M412, M452
R784	Ropartz, Joseph Guy Marie, 1864-1955
R786	Rore, Cipriano de, 1515 or 1516-1565	M787 in M1549, M1582; M786 and M787 in ML410
R787	Rorem, Ned, 1923-
R813	Rosenberg, Hilding, 1892-1985
R8135	Rosenblatt, Alexander, 1956-	R813 in M25, M27, M231.5
R817	Rosetti, Antonio, approximately 1750-1792
R821	Roslavets, Nikolai, 1881-1944
R835	Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868
R863	Rouse, Christopher, 1949-
R865	Roussel, Albert, 1869-1937
R893	Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995	R841 in M1142
R894	Rubbra, Edmund, 1901-1986
R896	Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894
R915	Ruders, Poul, 1949-
R932	Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971
R971	Rust, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1739-1796
R977	Rutini, Giovanni Marco, 1723-1797

Cutter numbers for composers: T

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
T132	Tailleferre, Germaine, 1892-1983
T136	Takács, Jeno, 1902-2005	T135 in M1380, ML410; T1363 in M25
	Takemitsu, Toru
T149	Tallis, Thomas, approximately 1505-1585
T151	Talma, Louise, 1906-1996
T1635	Taneev, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1850-1918
T164	Taneev, Sergei Ivanovich, 1856-1915
T168	Tansman, Alexandre, 1897-1986
T195	Tartini, Giuseppe, 1692-1770
T217	Tate, Phyllis, 1911-1987	T271 in M1531
T232	Tavener, John
T233	Taverner, John, approximately 1490-1545
C434	Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893; cutter as Chaikovsky [105]
C521	Tcherepnin, Alexander, 1899-1977; cutter as Cherepnin [106]	T251 in M37.5, M117, M203, M239 V54, M250, M357.4, M557, ML134; T252 in M1045
	Tcherepnine, Nicolas, 1873-1945; cutter as Cherepnine [107]	C5215 in M25, M357.2, M1004, M2000; C251 and T251 in ML410; T251 in M2003; T2516 in M1620.3
T251	Tcherepnin, Ivan
T268	Telemann, Georg Philipp, 1681-1767	For use of work numbers in call numbers for Telemann, see Special procedures for Telemann [108]
T485	Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989
T595	Tippett, Michael, 1905-1998
T655	Tomasi, Henri, 1901-1971
T678	Torelli, Giuseppe, 1658-1709
T683	Torke, Michael
T728	Tournemire, Charles, 1870-1939
T737	Tower, Joan, 1938-	T738 in M295
T831	Trimble, Lester, 1923-1986
T918	Tull, Fisher
T938	Turina, Joaquín, 1882-1949

Cutter numbers for composers: V

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V | W [37] | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
V131	Vaĭnberg, M. (Moiseĭ)	W4227 in M1001
V152	Valen, Fartein, 1887-1952
V159	Valentine, Robert, 1674-approximately 1735
W247	Vanhal, Johann Baptist, 1739-1813; cutter as Wanhal [109]
V334	Vasks, Peteris, 1946-
V296	Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965
V3715	Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
V474	Veracini, Francesco Maria, 1690-1768
V484	Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
V645	Victoria, Tomás Luis de, approximately 1548-1611
V665	Vierne, Louis, 1870-1937	V6655 in M25
V671	Vieuxtemps, Henri, 1820-1881	V668 in M47
V714	Villa-Lobos, Heitor
V799	Viotti, Giovanni Battista, 1755-1824
V855	Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741
V883	Vogler, Georg Joseph, 1749-1814
W941	Vranicky, Anton, 1761-1820 (old form previously used for cutters); cutter as Wranitzky, Anton, 1761-1820 [110]

Cutter numbers for composers: W

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W | XYZ [38]
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
W131	Wagenseil, Georg Christoph, 1715-1777
W134	Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
W135	Wagner, Siegfried, 1869-1930
	Wagner, Wolfram, 1962-	W134 in M2011
W179	Walker, George, 1922-
W237	Walther, Johann Gottfried, 1684-1748
W241	Walton, William, 1902-1983
W247	Wanhal, Johann Baptist, 1739-1813 see Vanhal [111] for correct form of name	V254 in M23.3, M24, M219.3, M312.4, M451, M452 M562, M1011, M1017, M1040; V254 and W247 in M226, M242, M250, M351, M362, M1001, M2021
W262	Ward, Robert, 1917-2013
W271	Ware, Peter, 1951-
H584	Warlock, Peter, 1894-1930 cutter as Heseltine [112], Philip, 1894-1930	Except use W277 in M3.1, M1102, M1620 (but H584 in M1620.3), ML410, ML2831
W375	Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826
W3755	Weber, Reinhold, 1927-2013
W377	Webern, Anton, 1883-1945	W375 and W377 in M1045
W422	Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950
W423	Weinberger, Jaromir, 1896-1967	W4225 in M1003
	Weiner, Leó, 1885-1960
	Weiner, Stanley	W4225 in ML410; W4322 in M1027 (incorrectly cuttered as Wiener)
	Weingartner, Felix, 1863-1942	W4235 in M1103
W424	Weinzweig, John, 1913-2006
W432	Weiss, Silvius Leopold, 1686-1750	W431 in MT145
W451	Wellesz, Egon, 1885-1974
W514	Wesley, Samuel, 1766-1837
W5145	Wesley, Samuel Sebastian, 1810-1876	W514 in M2016.2, M2072, M1999, ML3131
W641	Widor, Charles Marie, 1844-1937
	Widmann, Jörg	M6395 in M1621
W647	Wieniawski, Henri, 1835-1880	W6475 in M226
W673	Wilder, Alec
W689	Willan, Healey, 1880-1968	W732 in M2092.6
W731	Williamson, Malcolm, 1931-2003
W855	Wolf, Hugo, 1860-1903
W855	Wolff, Christian, 1934-
	Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno, 1876-1948	W853 in M231.5, W8552 in M452, W855 in M219.5, M1035, M1503, ML410, W856 in M312, W858 in M25, M1017, M1127
W866	Wolpe, Stefan
W941	Wranitzky, Anton, 1761-1820	previously cuttered for Vranicky: V978 M1247; V987 in in M357.2, M359, M1015; V978 and W941 in M552
	Wranitzky, Paul, 1756-1808	V978 and W941 in M289
W966	Wuorinen, Charles

Cutter numbers for composers: XYZ

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A [16] | B [17] | C [18] | D [19] | E [20] | F [21] | G [22] | H [23] | I [24] | J [25] | K [26] | L [27] | M [28] | N [29] | O [30] | P [31] | Q [32] | R [33] | S [34] | T [35] | V [36] | W [37] | XYZ
See Using the Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table [15] for more information.
NOTE: The names may or may not be in RDA form; diacritics may be omitted
NOTE: Cutter a vowel with an umlaut as that vowel followed by an "e".

Cutter	Name	Comments
X5	Xenakis, Iannis, 1922-2001
Y91	Ysaye, Eugene, 1858-1931
Y95	Yun, Isang
Z21	Zaimont, Judith Lang, 1945-
Z42	Zechlin, Ruth, 1926-2007
Z49	Zelenka, Johann Dismas, 1679-1745
Z53	Zelter, Carl Friedrich, 1758-1832
	Zemlinsky, Alexander, 1871-1942	Z535 in ML410
Z73	Zimmermann, Anton, 1741-1781.
	Zimmermann, Bernd Alois, 1918-1970.	Z735 in M452
Z98	Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939-

Shelflisting and cuttering in Class M

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Filing 'M' (Music) Shelflist Cards
prepared by Renee McBride
Used by permission of Renee McBride, September 21, 2000

As music cataloger at the University of Oklahoma in 1992, I prepared the following guide to filing M shelflist cards at the request of a staff member who supervised the student filers. Some of the information may be peculiar to the University of Oklahoma shelflist, but provides a model for other libraries. I would like to thank the late Virginia Gifford for providing me with the Library of Congress' filing order in M, and Donna Arnold and Judy Weidow for reading the document and offering suggestions.

I. Definitions of terms | II. Thematic index numbering conflicts | III. Filing order | IV. Correspondence on MLA-L concerning shelflisting/cuttering

I. Definitions of terms

1) Cutter number: An alphanumeric symbol that represents a name, title, etc.

M
23
.B414

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
[Sonatas, piano]
(represents "Beethoven")

The purpose of cutter numbers is to alphabetize by composer, author, etc.

2) Double cutter numbers: 2 alphanumeric symbols that represent names, titles, etc.

M
25
.F53
P5

Fiocco, Joseph Hector, 1703-1741.
[Pieces de clavecin. Selections]
(represents "Fiocco")
(represents "Pieces de clavecin")

3) Opus number: A number assigned to a musical composition, indicating the order of composition.

M
23
.B414
op.13

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
[Sonatas, piano, no. 8, op. 13, C minor]
(represents "Beethoven")
(opus number)

4) Serial number: Enumeration of a musical composition, indicating the order of composition and/or publication.

M
23
.A88
no.4

Asturias, Rodrigo.
[Sonatas, piano, no. 4]
(represents "Asturias")
(serial number)

5) Thematic index: A list of a composer's works with the theme given for each composition, or for each section of large compositions. Thematic index number: A unique number assigned by the compiler of a thematic index to each composition in the index.

M
111
.B3
BWV1053

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
[Concertos, harpsichord, string orchestra, BWV 1053, E major; arranged]
(represents "Bach")
(thematic index number)

II. Thematic index numbering conflicts

For a list of work numbers (other than or in addition to opus numbers) for composers, see Work numbers for composers [55]

Bach, Carl Phillip Emanuel
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Handel, George Frideric
Haydn, Joseph
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Vivaldi, Antonio

H and W
BWV and S
K and WoO
B and HWV
H and M
K and K. Anh.
F, RV and R

III. Filing order

1. Single cutter no.	M 23 .B414
2. Single cutter no. + date of composition(1982) The date of composition is always enclosed in parentheses, in order to avoid confusion with the publication date.	M 322 .L63 (1982)
3. Cutter no. + opus no.	M 23 .B414 op.27
4. Cutter no. + opus no. + serial no.	M 23 .B414 op.27 no.1
5. Cutter no. + opus no. + 2nd cutter no.	M 23 .B414 op.27 B7
6. Cutter no. + opus no. + serial no. + 2nd cutter no.	M 23 .B414 op.27 no.1 B7
7. Cutter no. + thematic index no.	M 1111 .B3 BWV1053
8. Cutter no. + thematic index no. + 2nd cutter no.	M 1111 .B3 BWV1053 K4
9. Cutter no. + serial no.	M 23 .A88 no.4
10. Cutter no. + key of composition	M 1010 .R22 Gmaj.
11. Double cutter no.	M 25 .F53 P5
12. Triple cutter no.	M 1520 .S915 H4 K3

Most call numbers will contain the date of publication as the last element of the call number. When call numbers are identical except for the date of publication, file as follows:

1.Call no. without date	M 23 .B414 B95
2. Call no. + date	M 23 .B414 B95 1894	M 23 .B414 B95 1923

Continue filing in chronological order.

IV. Correspondence on MLA-L concerning shelflisting/cuttering

Question:

What do my fellow music catalogers prefer to use in a call number: no. or op. (catalog) number? Is there a rule anywhere or is the choice purely opinion? For example: Beethoven's Concerto for piano and orchestra in C minor. Would you use no. 3 or op. 37? In a 'perfect' Music Library, the same piece (just different publisher) would be classed together on the shelf by whatever means possible. Alas, it is not a perfect world and I have the above title classed under both no. 3 AND op. 37.

Response:

° The LC Subject cataloging manual, Shelflisting (2nd ed.), G 800 (Music materials) states that instrumental music should be shelflisted by adding the opus or thematic index number whenever they appear in the uniform title. If these numbers are not given, THEN a serial number is used. Hence, for the Beethoven Piano concerto no. 3, op. 37 is used. Of course no one is (theoretically) obligated to use LC's procedure here, but for practical purposes most (?) libraries do. I would strongly urge the use of the opus number.

° I want to share with the list a response I received from June Gifford to my inquiry about filing M shelflist cards. She asked one of LC's shelflisters what their order was, and the response was as follows:

Filing order in M The order in which cards would be filed in a card catalog	Order of cuttering in M The order of preference for adding elements for composer and work to a class number to form a call number See also Cutter Numbers for Main Entry [113] and Additional Elements for Title [114]
Single cutter number Single cutter number plus date composed Cutter number plus opus number Cutter number plus thematic catalog number Cutter number plus serial number Cutter number plus key Double cutter	Opus number Thematic catalog number Serial number Key Date composed in parentheses Double cutter by title Single cutter

° I generally follow LC in this regard. A source for LC's practice -- the SCM: Shelflisting text, part G800 -- describes the classification and shelflisting of music materials. A line which refers to the topic you bring up reads: "Add the opus number or thematic index number [BWV, etc.] whenever they appear in the uniform title" (G800, page 1). A later section has the following: "If the opus number or thematic index number is not given, and the class number is specifically for the individual title or uniform title of the work, add one of the following elements, in the following order of preference: serial number, key..." (G800, page 2).

Following this, I use an explicit serial number (i.e. no. 2, not one of those instances where you hide it in a cutter, such as H34*2*) only if it appears in the uniform title without an opus or thematic index number. In cases when the uniform title has both, I choose the opus; using both would be redundant I feel.

° According to the MLA Technical Report No. 9, Shelflisting Music, by Richard Smiraglia, the order of preference is:

1. Opus or thematic index number (with LC preferring thematic index no. when there's a conflict)
2. Serial number, when the uniform title = class number.
3. Key.
4. Date of composition.
5. Work no. for title (for works without 1-4, works whose titles don't class, and all dramatic works)

Call Numbers

Cutter numbers for composers: S

Call numbers for books

Call numbers for scores

Class M

Library of Congress Classification: Class M: M1-M5000

Class numbers for choral music and dramatic music

M1500-M1609/M2000-M2014.6/M2020-M2101.5

Operas

Incidental music

Ballets

Oratorios

Masses

Choruses

Class numbers for instrumental music: M6-M175

Class numbers for music for 3 to 9 instruments

Class numbers for music for full orchestra, string orchestra, band, and other large ensembles

M1000-M1004, M1042-M1075, M1100-M1104, M1142-M1175, M1200-M1204, M1242-M1268, M1360-M1366

Class numbers for music for two instruments

Class numbers for musical instruction and study: Instrumental

MT179-MT735

Class numbers for one or more solo instruments accompanied by orchestra or string orchestra

M1005-M1041/M1105-M1141

Class numbers for solo instrumental music: M6-M175

Class numbers for solo vocal music

M1611-1626/M2102-2114

Class numbers for vocal ensembles

M1528-1529.5/M2018-2019.5

Class numbers for vocal music

Cutter numbers for composers: A

Cutter numbers for composers: B

Cutter numbers for composers: C

Cutter numbers for composers: D

Cutter numbers for composers: E

Cutter numbers for composers: F

Cutter numbers for composers: G

Cutter numbers for composers: H

Cutter numbers for composers: I

Cutter numbers for composers: J

Cutter numbers for composers: K

Cutter numbers for composers: L

Cutter numbers for composers: M

Cutter numbers for composers: N

Cutter numbers for composers: O

Cutter numbers for composers: P

Cutter numbers for composers: Q

Cutter numbers for composers: R

Cutter numbers for composers: T

Cutter numbers for composers: V

Cutter numbers for composers: W

Cutter numbers for composers: XYZ

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