Library of Congress Classification/Class M
Subclass ML
Subclass MT
CLASS M - MUSIC
(Click each subclass for details)
| Subclass M | Music |
|---|---|
| Subclass ML | Literature on music |
| Subclass MT | Instruction and study |
Subclass M
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| MT1-960 | Instruction and study | ||
| MT1 | General works | ||
| M2.5 | 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 | ||