Guide to Locating Music
Materials Audio-Visual Reference Audio-Visual Department (617) 796-1380
MUSICAL GENRE LIST
Using the catalog is important for many reasons. Please consult a librarian,
or use keyword
search terms below with composer, title, genre, opus number or musical key.
DEWEY DECIMAL NUMBERS SUBJECT HEADINGS
Dramatic Music 782
Ballets
782.95 Ballets
Cantatas
(Secular) 782.82 Cantatas, Secular
Cantatas
(Sacred) 782.4 Cantatas, Sacred
Film
Music 782.85
Motion picture music
Musical
Shows (Broadway) 782.81 Musicals
Musical
Shows (Film version) 782.85 Motion picture music
Operas
782.1 Operas
Oratorios
(Secular & Sacred) 782.82 Oratorios
Oratorios
(Sacred) 783.3 Oratorios
Television
Music 782.85 Television music
Sacred Music 783
Chants 783.5 Chants
Christmas
Carols 783.65 Carols
Christmas
Music 783.65 Christmas music
Choruses 783.4 Choruses [types of voices]
Gospel
Music 783.7 Gospel music
Hymns 783.7 Hymns
Masses 783.22 Masses
Oratorios
(Sacred) 783.3 Oratorios
Requiems 783.2 Requiems
Spirituals 783.67 Spirituals (Songs)
Synagogue
Music 783.2 Synagogue music
Voice and Vocal Music 784
Ballads
Barbershop
Singing 784.5 Barbershop quartets
Bluegrass
Music 784.52 Bluegrass music
Choral
Works 784.2 Choruses [by groups of voices]
Country
Music 784.52 Country music
Folk
Music 784.7+ Folk music -- [by country]
Folk
Music USA 784.4 Folk music --
Folk
Songs 784.7+ Folk songs, [by language or
country]
Folk
Songs USA 784.4 Folk songs, English -- United
States
Madrigals 784.3 Madrigals, [by culture]
New
Age Music 784.54
or.769 New Age music
Popular
Songs 784.5 Popular music
Rock
Music 784.54 Rock music
Soul
Music 784.53+ Soul music
INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES 785
Symphonies
for Orchestra 785.11 Symphonies
Marching
Bands 785.12
Orchestra
w/ Incidental Vocal Parts 785.2 e.g. Songs [range] with orchestra
Miscellaneous
Music for Orchestra 785.3 e.g. Suites (Orchestra)
Dance
Music 785.41 Dance orchestra music
Jazz
Music 785.42 Jazz [dates]
Overtures
for Orchestra 785.5 Overtures
CONCERTOS 785.6
Piano 785.664 Concertos (Piano)
Violin 785.671 Concertos (Violin)
Violoncello 785.673 Concertos (Violoncello)
Trumpet 785.681 Concertos (Trumpet)
Flute 785.685 Concertos (Flute)
CHAMBER MUSIC 785.7
Duets 785.72+ e.g.
Sonatas (Violin and piano)
Trios 785.73+ e.g.
Piano trios; Trios [instr.]
Quartets 785.74+ e.g.
String quartets; Quartets [instr.]
Quintets 785.75+ e.g.
String quintets [instr.]
SUITES FOR ORCHESTRA 785.8
MUSIC APPRECIATION &
LISTENING WEB SITES
Classical Live Online Radio
http://classicalwebcast.com/index.html
Europe,
Discover Classics
http://www.discoverclassics.com/
MUSIC BY SUBJECT WEB SITES
Duke University
Libraries. Music Library. Browse Resources.
http://www.lib.duke.edu/dw3/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=178
Classical Music - Composer Homepages in 7 classifications in alphabetical order:
Baroque Period, Classic Period, Early Twentieth Century Period, Late Twentieth
Century
Period, Medieval Period, Renaissance Period, Romantic Period.
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subjects/music/music.html
Links
to a broad spectrum of music and musicians.
SOLO MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS LIST
Browse for
music of these instruments, in Dewey Decimal order of priority.
Keyboard Instrumental Music 786
Piano 786.4
Harpsichord 786.4
Organ 786.6
and 786.8
String
Instrumental Music 787
Violin 787.1
Viola 787.2
Violoncello 787.3
Double bass 787.4
Harp 787.5
Guitar 787.6
Banjo 787.7
Zither 787.8
Other plectral instruments 787.9
Wind
Instrumental Music 788
Trumpet, cornet, bugle 788.1
Trombone 788.2
Horns and brass wind instruments 788.4
French
horn 788.41
Tuba and
other bass horns 788.48
Flute Group 788.5
Flute,
piccolo, fife 788.51
Recorder 788.53
Single-reed instruments 788.6
Clarinet 788.62
Saxophone 788.66
Double-reed instruments 788.7
Oboe,
English horn 788.7
Bassoon 788.8
Percussion,
Mechanical, Electrical 789
Timpani, drums, tambourine, tom-tom 789.1
Cymbals 789.2
Triangle 789.3
Castanets, maracas, gong, rattle, anvil 789.4
Bells, carillons, chimes 789.5
Harmonica, glockenspiel, marimba 789.6
Xylophone, vibraphone, celesta 789.6
Mechanical: hand organ, street organ 789.7
Music box 789.8
Electronic 789.9
DECIPHERING
CONCERTO & CHAMBER MUSIC CALL NUMBERS
For Concertos, or concerti, take the basic number from the Genre List (785.6); select the
Dewey number from the Musical Instrument List (785); drop the first two numbers (78);
add the next two numbers. This will give you the first line. The second line generally
represents the composer's name, so once in a genre section you
can browse by composer.
Examples :
Concertos
§
Musical Genre List: Concertos:
785.6
Musical Instrument List:
Piano: 786.4
Drop 78
Add 64
Piano Concertos: 785.664
Musical Genre List:
Concertos: 785.6
Musical Instrument List:
Violin: 787.1
Drop 78
Add 71
Violin Concertos: 785.671
For Chamber Music take the basic number from the Genre List. Look at the final number.
The final number will be 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9. This last number indicates the size of the
ensemble, e.g. duets, trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, septets, octets, nonets. The final two
numbers indicate the most important instrument in the ensemble according to a Dewey table
of precedence: strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion. If there is a violin in the ensemble
the Dewey number designating the violin takes precedence, even though the work may
be known as a piano trio. The subject heading, however, places the piano first if there is
one in the
ensemble, and then the remaining instruments are listed in alphabetical order.
Examples : Piano Trios, String Trios
and String Quartets
FORMULA SUBJECT
HEADING
Piano Trio has a violin Piano trios
Trio: 785.7 3 Trios (Piano, horn, violin)
Violin: 787.1 Trios
(Piano, clarinet, violoncello)
Drop: 78
Add: 71
Piano Trio: 785.7371
String Trio: 785.7371 String Trios
String Quartet has two violins String quartets
Trio: 785.74
Violin: 787.1
Drop: 78
Add: 71
String Quartet: 785.7471
ALPHABETICAL
LISTING OF MUSIC BY CATEGORY
Ballads 784.4
Ballets 782.95
Barbershop Singing 784.5
Broadway Songs 784.5
Cantatas (Secular) 782.82
Cantatas (Sacred) 782.4
Cantorial Music 783.2
Carols 783.65
Cello Concertos 785.673
Celtic Music 784.7475
Chamber Music 785.7
Chants 783.5
Chanukah Music 783.2096
Chinese Folk Songs 784.751
Choral Works (Groups of voices) 784.2
Choruses (Types of voices) 783.4
Christmas Carols 783.65
Christmas Music 783.65
Concertos 785.6
Country Music 784.52
Cuban Music 784.7789
Dance Orchestra Music 785.41
Dramatic Music 782
Duets 785.72+
Film Music 782.85
Flute Concertos 785.685
Folk Music (By country) 784.7+
Folk Music (
Folk Songs (By language or country) 784.7+
Folk Songs (
Gospel Music 783.7
Hanukkah Music 783.2096
Hymns 783.7
Incidental Music (for plays & masques) 782.1
Incidental Music (with vocal parts) 785.2
Irish Folk Songs 784.7475
Israeli Folk Songs 784.7656
or .7692
Jazz Music 785.42
Jewish Chants 783.2
Jewish Music 783.2096,
784.7
Klezmer Music 784.7656
Latin American Music 784.7698
Madrigals 784.3
Marching Bands 785.12
Masses 783.22
Motion Picture Music 782.85
Musicals (Broadway) 782.81
Musicals (Film version) 782.85
Nature Sounds 784.769
New Age Music 784.54,
785.42
Operas 782.1
Oratorios (Secular & Sacred) 782.82
Overtures 785.5
Piano Sonatas 786.4
Piano Concertos 785.664
Piano Trios 785.7371
Popular Music 784.5
Quartets 785.74+
Quintets 785.75+
Requiems 783.2
Rock Music 784.54
Sacred Music 783
Sonatas for Violin and Piano 785.7271
Soul Music 784.53+
Spirituals 783.67
String Quartets 785.7471
Suites for Orchestra 785.3
Symphonies 785.11
Synagogue Music 783.2
Television Music 782.85
Trios 785.73+
Trumpet Concertos 785.681
Viola Concertos 785.672
Violin Concertos 785.671
Violoncello Concertos 785.673
World Music 784.7+
Yiddish Songs 784.7
or .7656 or .7692
+ Additional numbers may or may not be applied to the final number representing language,
country, or type of instrument.
Using a keyword search will find items not found by browsing.
Newton
Free Library Reference Department April 2006 cbb
Ballroom
Dancing: 793.33 Dancetime!
793.3
Latin Dancing 793.3 Line Dancing 793.36
Swing-n-Bop
793.33
New
Age Music 785.42