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Music Research Guide: LC Call Number

How to Use This Tab

Ever just want to browse a topic? Need to know the location of a specific instrumentation or genre? The link above leads to the Library Congress listing of music call numbers broken down by type. The other boxes are quick reference for specific genres/instruments.

LC Call # - Keyboard Music

M7-15 - Organ

M22-25 - Keyboard (Piano, harpsichord)

LC Call # - Vocal Music

M1503 - Opera/Theater full orchestra

M1508 - Opera/Theater vocal reduction (piano)

M1619 - Art Song (Anthologies, Geographic)

M1620 - Art Song/Lieder alphabetically by composer

LC Call # - Basic Historical Research

Journals - ML1      Dictionaries and Encyclopedias - ML100

History, Criticism, Biography:

   By Chronological Period - starts ML162      

   By region/country - starts ML198

   Composer Biography - starts ML410         

   Composition/Performance - starts ML430

   Vocal - starts ML1400               Dance - starts ML3400 

Philosophical and Societal Aspects of Music:  

   Physics/Acoustics - starts ML3805           Social/Political - starts ML3916

   Religious Aspects - starts ML3921

Instrumental Call Number Classification

LC Call # - Symphonic Works

M1000-M1075 - orchestra
M1100-M1175 - str. orchestra

M1001 = symphonies for orchestra
M1101 = symphonies for str. orchestra
M1201 = symphonies for band

M1002 = symphonic poems for orchestra
M1102 = symphonic poems(str. orchestra)
M1202 = symphonic poems for band
M1003 = suites,variations for orchestra
M1103 = suites,variations(str. orchestra)
M1203 = suites,variations for band
M1004 = overtures for orchestra
M1104 = overtures for str. orchestra
M1204 = overtures for band
M1046 = marches for orchestra
M1146 = marches for str. orchestra
M124
7 = marches for band
M1047 = dances for orchestra
M1147 = dances for str. orchestra
M1247.9 = dances for band

 

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