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Guides for finding instrumental and vocal music

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Classification Numbers for Voice (Solo) Music and Books

Secular Vocal Music

Operas   
     M1500  Scores (full)
     M1503  Piano-vocal scores
     M1505–1508  Excerpts (with original or arranged accompaniment)
 Other Dramatic Music   
     M1510–1518  Incidental music
     M1520–1526  Ballets
     M1527  Motion picture, radio, and television music
     M1528–1529.5  Duets, trios, etc., for solo voices
 Songs (including arias and solo cantatas):

Orchestral Accompaniment

 
     M1611  Collections: full scores
     M1612  Collections: piano-vocal scores
     M1613  Separate works: full scores
     M1613.3  Separate works: other accompaniment
     M1614  Separate works: piano accompaniment
     M1615  Arrangements: Collections: full scores
     M1616  Arrangements: Collections: piano-vocal scores
     M1617  Arrangements: Separate works: full scores
     M1618  Arrangements: Separate works: piano accompaniment
 Songs:

Other accompaniment or no accompaniment

 
     M1619  Collections (more than one composer)
     M1620  Collections: one composer
     M1621  Separate works: piano accompaniment
     M1621.2  Separate works: unaccompanied
     M1621.3  Separate works: accompanied by piano and one other instrument
     M1621.4  Song cycles
     M1622  Vaudeville, music-hall songs, etc.
     M1623  Accompaniment of one other instrument: Collections
     M1624  Accompaniment of one other instrument: Separate works
     M1625–1626  Recitations with music
     M1627–1853  National songs (solo songs and part-songs)
     M1900–1978  Songs (solo songs and part-songs) of groups and schools or about special subjects
     M1990–1998  Secular music for children

 

Sacred Vocal Music

     M2018–2019.5  Duets, trios, etc., for solo voices
 Songs with orchestra, etc. accompaniment  
     M2102  Collections
     M2103  Separate songs: Full scores
     M2103.3  Separate songs: Other accompaniment
     M2104  Separate songs: piano-vocal scores
     M2105–2108  Arrangements
 Songs with piano accompaniment  
     M2110  Collections (more than one composer)
     M2112  Collections (one composer)
     M2113  Separate songs: accompaniment of one instrument
     M2113.2  Separate songs: unaccompanied
     M2113.3  Song cycles
     M2114  Special texts: By religion or denomination
     M2115–2146  Hymnals: By religion or denomination
     M2190–2196  Sacred vocal music for children

 

Singing and Vocal Techniques

     MT820   General works
     MT821  Physiology and care of the voice
     MT823  History of vocal instruction and study
 Systems and methods  
     MT825  American
     MT830  English
     MT835  French
     MT840  German
     MT845  Italian
     MT850  Other
     MT853  Systems using audio-visual aids
 Special techniques  
     MT855  General works
     MT860  Chanting
     MT870  Sight-singing
     MT875  Chorus and part-singing
     MT878  Breathing
     MT882  Tone production
     MT883  Pronunciation; diction
     MT885  Studies and exercises
     MT890  Instructive editions; teaching pieces
     MT892  Interpretation, phrasing, expression
     MT893  Self-instructors
     MT898–916  Vocal techniques for children

 

Classification Numbers for Books about Vocal Music

     ML128 .S2  Sacred vocal music bibliographies
     ML128.V7  Vocal music bibliographies
 Vocal music  
     ML1400  General works
     ML1402–1451  Vocal music (arranged by period then region or country)
     ML1460  Vocal technique
 Secular vocal music  
     ML1600  General works
     ML1602–1651  By period then region or country
     ML1700–1751  Forms and types (general works; by period then region or country)
     ML2400–2551  Cantatas and songs: works about both solo songs and part-songs (arranged by period then region or country)
     ML2600–2670  Part-songs (arranged by period then region or country)
     ML2800–2854  Solo songs (arranged by period then region or country)
     ML2880–2881  Christmas songs
 Sacred vocal music  
     ML2900  General works
     ML2902–2951  By period then region or country
     ML2999–3197  Individual religions and denominations
     ML3201–3275  Forms and types(oratorio, cantata, chorale)