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Music Books

Theory; jazz; performance practice; conducting; folk music; bibliographies; miscellaneous categories

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Comprehensive methods, general theory works
.09

History of theory

.1

Acoustics, physics

.15

Psychology of music. Includes books on stress

.2

Rudiments

.22

Tonality, intonation, tuning

.24

Notation

.3

Harmony, melody (modulation, 12-tone system, etc.)

.32

Basso continuo

.4

Counterpoint

.5

Musical forms, general

.51

Dance forms

.52

Sonata form

.57

Jazz, general, histories, encyclopedias
.571 Specific types of jazz (swing, bop, blues, etc.). Arranged by type:
  B65  Blues
  B72  Bebop
  R14  Ragtime
 

S97  Swing

.572

Collective biographies of jazz musicians

.573

Analyses and histories of specific jazz works

.575

Jazz theory, composition, improvisation, arranging, instrumentation, orchestration

.578

Essays on jazz related topic

.58

Rock

.582

Collective biographies of rock musicians

.59

Popular music

.592

Collective popular music biographies

.61

Composition

.62

Rhythm; time in music

.63

Performance practice / interpretation, general
.631 Performance practice / interpretation, period specific. Arranged by period:
  B266   Baroque
  C614   Classical
  M489   Medieval
  R759   Romantic
 

T971   20th century

.632

Orchestration and instrumentation

.633

Score reading

.634

Memorization

.635

Conducting (see also 784.963 for choral conducting)

.64

Transcription, arrangment (for orchestral arr., see 781.632; for jazz, see 781.575; for choral, see 784.028)

.642

Transposition

.65

Improvisation (for jazz, see 781.575)

.66

Accompanying

.67

Embellishment

.7

Nationalism in music, general

.71

Ethnomusicology

.72

Jewish music

.74

"National" characteristics of European music = indigenous music (For histories of national music, see 780.9)

.91

Musical instruments

.96

Texts of vocal works (for librettos, see 782.12)
.97

Bibliographies, general

.971

Repertoire bibliographies. Arranged by subject

.9734

Publishers' catalogs (Mostly in reference)

.9735 Thematic catalogs, bio-bibliographies of individual composers (Mostly in reference)

Opera; musical theater; theater music; ballet music; dance music

.1

Opera—general works

 

.103         Dictionaries, encyclopedias

 

.104        Addresses, essays, lectures

 

.107        Production, study, teaching, auditions

 

.10714    Performance (interpretation, etc.)

 

.108        Stories, plots, etc.

 

.109        History, general

 

.1093-9  Geographical subdivisions (e.g. 782.10942 for English opera)

 

.11          Opera companies

 

.112        Collective biography of people connected with opera

 

.12         Librettos. Arranged by composer (for texts of vocal works in general, see 781.96)

 

.1209     Books about librettos in general

 

.13        Analyses of individual composers' secular dramatic works (except Wagner's)

 

.2          Wagner operas

.81

Musical theater--general works

 

.8107   Production, study, teaching, auditions

 

.8109   History

 

.8112   Collective biography of people associated with musical theatre

 

.812     Librettos. Arranged by composer

 

.813     Analysis of individual musicals. Arranged by composer

.83

Incidental music

 

(Follow pattern above for subdivisions)

.85

Film music

 

(Follow pattern above for subdivisions)

.86

Music for radio and television

 

(Follow pattern above for subdivisions)

.95

Ballet music (for ballet dancing and choreography, see 792)

  (Follow pattern above for subdivisions)

Sacred vocal music, choral and solo—history, criticism

.01

Philosophy and aesthetics
.015

Appreciation, analysis, program notes (for specific composers, see 783.3)

.028

Composition, arranging

.03

Dictionaries, encyclopedias

.07

Performance

.08

Essays

.09

History, general

.094-099

History, geographical subdivision (e.g. 783.094 for English sacred choral music)
.1 History / analysis of specific musical form. Arranged by form:
  C2   Cantatas
  C4   Chants
  H9   Hymns/Psalms
  M9   Motets
  O-6  Oratorios
  P3   Passions
 

R4   Requiems

.3

Analysis of individual composers' works, solo and choral. Arranged by composer.

.8

Church choirs (for choirs in general, use 784.963, 784.964; for choral groups, use 784.2092)

Secular vocal music, choral and solo—history, criticism, pedagogy

Winds--instruments, repertoire, pedagogy

.01 Winds in general
.017 Instruction and study
.018 Performance practice; analyses of music
.019 Histories, construction, general treatments
.0192

Collective biographies

.03 Brass in general
.037 Instruction and study
.038 Performance practice; analyses of music
.039 Histories, construction, general treatments
.0392

Collective biographies

.05 Woodwinds in general
.057 Instruction and study
.058 Performance practice; analyses of music
.059 Histories, construction, general treatments
.0592

Collective biographies

.1xx Trumpet
.107 Instruction and study
.108 Essays
.109 The instrument—histories, construction
.1092 Collective biographies
.11

Trumpet music—history, repertoire, interpretation, analyses

.2xx Trombone
.207 Instruction and study
.208 Essays
.209 The instrument—histories, construction
.2092 Collective biographies
.21

Trombone music—history, repertoire, interpretation, analyses

.4xx Horn
.407 Instruction and study
.408 Essays
.409 The instrument—histories, construction
.4092 Collective biographies
.41

Horn music—history, repertoire, interpretation, analyses

.5xx Flute
.507 Instruction and study
.508 Essays
.509 The instrument—histories, construction
.5092 Collective biographies
.51

Flute music—history, repertoire, interpretation, analyses

.6xx Clarinet
.607 Instruction and study
.608 Essays
.609 The instrument—histories, construction
.6092 Collective biographies
.61

Clarinet music—history, repertoire, interpretation, analyses

.66xx Saxophone
.6607 Instruction and study
.6608 Essays
.6609 The instrument—histories, construction
.66092 Collective biographies
.661

Saxophone music—history, repertoire, interpretation, analyses

.7xx Oboe
.707 Instruction and study
.708 Essays
.709 The instrument—histories, construction
.7092 Collective biographies
.71

Oboe music—history, repertoire, interpretation, analyses

.8xx Bassoon
.807 Instruction and study
.808 Essays
.809 The instrument—histories, construction
.8092 Collective biographies
.81

Bassoon music—history, repertoire, interpretation, analyses

.9xx Bagpipe
.907 Instruction and study
.908 Essays
.909 The instrument—histories, construction
.9092 Collective biographies
.91 Bagpipe music—history, repertoire, interpretation, analyses

Percussion and electronic music—instruments, equipment, repertoire