Music Cataloging at Yale ♪ MARC tagging
Note: this page was created with music cataloging in mind.
See also 381 : Other distinguishing characteristics of a work or expression | 382 : Medium of performance | 383 : Numeric designation of musical work | 384 : Key
The 380 field is used in authority records for LCGFT indicating the class, form, genre, and/or other characteristics of the work being described.
For the use of LCGFT in bibliographic records in the 655 field, see Genre/form index term (MARC 655)
Use in conjunction with Recording form of work (RDA 6.3), MLA's Best practices for using LCGFT for music resources , and Commonly used music terms in the Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT)
Indicators and subfields for 655 field
General instructions:
- Prefer a controlled vocabulary, such as LCGFT (Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms), LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings), etc.
- Capitalize the first term in each subfield ‡a.
- When terms are not from a controlled vocabulary, use the singular form.
- Do not record in a 380 field types of composition terms that are:
- medium of performance terms (e.g., Duet)
- tempo markings (e.g., Allegro)
- other generic terms that do not convey formal characteristics (e.g., Piece, Music)
Generally use the most specific appropriate term available. For example:
- "Chamber music" is a narrower term under "Art music," so both terms would not be for a chamber work.
- "Sonatas" is a narrower term under "Art music," so both terms would not be used for a sonata for a solo instrument.
- "Waltzes (Music)" is a narrower term under "Dance music," so only "Waltzes (Music)" would be used when the work is a waltz and no other dance form is present.
However, use as many terms as are needed to adequately describe the work:
- "Sonatas" and "Chamber music" for a sonata for a chamber group.
- "Waltzes (Music)" and "Chamber music" for a waltz for a chamber group.
- "Songs," "Cantatas," and "Sacred music" for a sacred cantata for solo voice.
Indicators and subfields for 380 field
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Form of work: a term expressing the class or genre of the work.
- Multiple forms of work from the same source vocabulary may be recorded in the same field in separate occurrences of subfield ‡a.
- Capitalize the first term in each ‡a
- Terms from different source vocabularies are recorded in separate 380 fields
- When terms do not come from a controlled vocabulary, use a singular form
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Source of term: MARC code that identifies the source of the term in subfield ‡a when it is from a controlled list.
- use ‡2 lcgft for LCGFT
- use ‡2 lcsh for LCSH
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From a controlled vocabulary:
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
380 __ Art music ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Dance music ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Masses ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Mazurkas (Music) ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Motets ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Operas ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Part songs ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Pastoral music ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Preludes (Music) ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Suites ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Variations (Music) ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Studies (Music) ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Requiems ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Requiems ‡a Excerpts ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Preludes (Music) ‡a Canons (Music) ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Tangos (Music) ‡a Art music ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Cantatas ‡a Sacred music ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Songs ‡a Art music ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Songs ‡a Gospel music ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Dramatic music ‡a Art music ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Ballets (Music) ‡a Art music ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Sonatas ‡a Excerpts ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Sonatas ‡a Excerpts ‡a Variations (Music) ‡2 lcgft
Library of Congress Subject Headings
380 __ Solo cantatas ‡2 lcsh
380 __ Magnificat (Music) ‡2 lcsh
380 __ Mixed media (Music) ‡2 lcsh
From more than one controlled vocabulary
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380 __ Sacred music ‡a Litanies (Music) ‡2 lcgft
380 __ Kyrie eleison (Music) ‡2 lcsh
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sources: LC MARC 21 format for authority data and DCM Z1