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M-780 Collected Sets

  • .7 School Song Books
  • .8 Anthologies

M-781 Music Theory, Modes

M-782 Stage Works: Piano/Vocal Scores

  •  - Operas
  • .2 Musicals
  • .3 Movies/TV
  • .8 Secular Cantatas
  • .9 Ballets, masques, etc.

M-783 Sacred Music

  • -Solos and duets
  • .1 Orchestra Scores
  • Piano/vocal scores of sacred choral music:
  • .2 Liturgical music
  • .3 Oratorios
  • .4 Cantatas and anthems
  • .42 Easter cantatas and anthems
  • .46 Christmas cantatas and pageants
  • .5 Chant
  • .6 Christmas Carols and Songs
  • .9 Hymn books

M-784 Vocal Music

  • -Secular songs by one composer
  • .2 Songs and arias from stage, movies, TV
  • .3 Children's songs
  • .4 Folk Songs (arranged geographically)
  • .5 Popular and jazz song collections
  • .52 Country and bluegrass
  • .53 Blues and soul
  • .54 Rock (including reggae)
  • .55 Rap
  • .56 Contemporary Christian and gospel
  • .56 Contemporary Christian and gospel
  • .6 Student and college songs

Vocal music, M-784 cont.

  • .7 Spirituals
  • .71 Patriotic Songs
  • .8 Song collections, art songs
  • .85 Secular choral music: duets, trios, madrigals
  • .9 Vocal Studies
  • .94 Sight reading

M-785 Instrumental Ensembles

Miniature scores shelved separately from music with parts for ensembles.

  • .1 Symphonies
  • .2 Operas and Program Music
  • .5 Overtures
  • .6 Concertos
  • .7 String Chamber Music
  • .72 Two strings (duets)
  • .73 Three strings
  • .731 Three strings, one a piano
  • .74 Four strings (string quartets)
  • .741 Fours strings, one a piano
  • .79 Nine or more strings
  • .791 Nine or more strings, one a piano
  • .8 Wind Chamber Music
    (breakdown like strings)
  • .9 Mixed Chamber Music
    (breakdown like strings)
  • .99 Nine or more instruments

M-786 Keyboard Music

Categories shelved separately by composer.

  • .3 Piano methods
  • .4 Piano/harpsichord music, divided:
    -One composer
    C Collections
    CH Teaching Pieces
    4h I 1 piano, 4 hands (duets)
    4h II 2 pianos, 4 hands
    (includes piano concertos)
    6h 1 piano, 6 hands
    8h-12h 2 pianos, 8-12 hands

Keyboard music, M-786 cont.

  • .7 Organ methods
  • .8 Organ music
  • .88 Organ and piano/harmonium

M-787 Stringed Instruments

  • .1 Violin
  • .13 Violin methods
  • .2 Viola
  • .3 Cello
  • .33 Cello methods
  • .4 Double Bass
  • .5 Harp
  • .6 Plucked ensembles
  • .61 Guitar
  • .65 Mandolin
  • .67 Lute
  • .7 Banjo
  • .8 Autoharp, dulcimer, zither
  • .9 Ukelele, balalaika, hurdy-gurdy
  • .95 Sitar

M-788 Wind, Brass Instruments

  • .1 Trumpet
  • .2 Trombone
  • .3 Cornet
  • .4 Horn
  • .5 Flute
  • .57 Recorder
  • .6 Clarinet
  • .7 Oboe
  • .8 Bassoon
  • .9 Accordion, bagpipes, harmonica

M-789 Percussion and Mechanical

  •  - Drums
  • .4 Castanets
  • .5 Bells (including handbells)
  • .6 Marimba, mbira, vibes
  • .9 Electronic Music