LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE

CLASS M - MUSIC

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

Subclass ML

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

Subclass MT

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