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Browse LC Classifications for Music

M1-5000

Music

M1-1.A15

Music printed or copied in manuscript in the United States or the colonies before 1860

M1.A5-3.3

Collections

M1.A5-Z

Miscellaneous

M2-2.3

Musical sources

M3-3.3

Collected works of individual composers

M5-1480

Instrumental music

M5

Collections

M6-175.5

One solo instrument

M176

Motion picture music

M176.5

Radio and television music

M177-990

Two or more solo instruments

M1000-1075

Orchestra

M1100-1160

String orchestra

M1200-1270

Band

M1350-1366

Other ensembles

M1375-1420

Instrumental music for children

M1470-1480

Aleatory music. Electronic music. Mixed media

M1490

Music printed or copied in manuscript before 1700

M1495-2199

Vocal music

M1495

Collections

M1497-1998

Secular vocal music

M1497

Collections

M1500-1527.8

Dramatic music

M1528-1529.5

Two or more solo voices

M1530-1609

Choruses

M1611-1624.8

One solo voice

M1625-1626

Recitations with music

M1627-1853

Folk, national, and ethnic music

M1900-1985

Songs of specific groups or on specific topics

M1990-1998

Secular vocal music for children

M1999-2199

Sacred vocal music

M1999

Collections

M2000-2007

Dramatic music

M2010-2017.6

Choral services, etc.

M2018-2019.5

Two or more solo voices

M2020-2101.5

Choruses

M2102-2114.8

One solo voice

M2115-2146

Hymnals. Hymn collections

M2147-2188

Liturgy and ritual

M2190-2196

Sacred vocal music for children

M2198-2199

Popular religious and devotional music

M5000

Unidentified compositions

 ML:

ML1-3930

Literature on music

ML1-5

Periodicals. Serials

ML12-21

Directories. Almanacs

ML25-28

Societies and other organizations

ML29-31

Special collections

ML32-33

Institutions

ML35-38

Festivals. Congresses

ML40-44

Programs

ML45

Circulars and advertisements

ML46

Scrapbooks

ML47-54.8

Librettos. Texts. Scenarios

ML55-89

Aspects of the field of music as a whole

ML93-96.5

Manuscript studies and manuscripts

ML100-109

Dictionaries. Encyclopedias

ML110-111.5

Music librarianship

ML112-112.5

Music printing and publishing

ML112.8-158.8

Bibliography

ML159-3785

History and criticism

ML159-161

General works

ML162-197

By period

ML198-360.6

By region or country

ML385-429

Biography

ML430-458

Composition and performance

ML459-1380

Instruments and instrumental music

ML1400-3275

Vocal music

ML3300-3351

Program music

ML3400-3465

Dance music

ML3469-3541

Popular music

ML3544-3776

Folk, national, and ethnic music

ML3780

Music on particular topics

ML3785

Musical journalism

ML3790-3792

Music trade

ML3795

Music as a profession. Vocational guidance

ML3797-3799.5

Musical research

ML3800-3923

Philosophical and societal aspects of music. Physics and acoustics of music. Physiological aspects of music

ML3800

General works

ML3805-3817

Physics and acoustics

ML3820

Physiological aspects of music

ML3830-3840

Psychology

ML3845-3877

Aesthetics

ML3880-3915

Criticism

ML3916-3918

Social and political aspects of music

ML3919-3920

Moral influence of music. Therapeutic use of music

ML3921-3921.8

Religious aspects of music

ML3922

Music in the workplace

ML3928-3930

Literature for children

PPMLP8952.3688952.3

MT1-960

Instruction and study

MT1

General works

MT2.5

Music study abroad

MT3-5

History

MT5.5-7

Music theory

MT9-15

Printed pedagogical aids

MT9

Examinations, exercises, etc.

MT10

Teachers' and supervisors' manuals, etc.

MT15

Charts, diagrams, etc.

MT17

Music in special education

MT18

Music in colleges and universities

MT20-34

Systems and methods

MT35-39

Notation

MT40-67

Composition. Elements and techniques of music

MT68

Improvisation. Accompaniment. Transposition

MT70-74

Instrumentation and orchestration

MT75

Interpretation

MT80

Embellishment

MT82

Memorizing

MT85

Conducting. Score reading and playing

MT87

Community music

MT88

Administration and instruction of vocal groups

MT90-146

Analysis and appreciation of musical works

MT150

Audio-visual aids

MT155

Music theory for children

MT165

Tuning

MT170-810

Instrumental techniques

MT179-258

Keyboard instruments

MT259-338

Stringed instruments. Bowed stringed instruments

MT339-533

Wind instruments

MT539-654

Plucked instruments

MT655-725

Percussion and other instruments

MT728-735

Ensembles

MT737

Motion picture accompanying

MT740-810

Instrumental techniques for children

MT820-915

Singing and vocal technique

MT898-915

Vocal techniques for children

MT918-948

School music

MT920-925

Kindergarten

MT930-948

Elementary schools. Junior high schools. High schools

MT949.5

Whistling

MT950

Music to accompany instruction in ballet, folk dancing, gymnastics, etc.

MT955-956

Musical theater

MT960

Music in the theater