Below are three different classification lists for music. The first one is very simple. The next 2 are library of congress listings. My vote would be to go for the expanded version. With computers we only have to type things in once and then we have them. Then everything is there even if we don't need it this minute. Comments? We can talk about implementation after we decide which list we want. Joan
Simple List
cantatas
concertos
etudes
fugues
mazurkas
motets
nocturnes
preludes
quartets
quintets
selections
sonatas
suites
songs
symphonies
trios
waltzes
cantatas
concertos
etudes
fugues
mazurkas
motets
nocturnes
preludes
quartets
quintets
selections
sonatas
suites
songs
symphonies
trios
waltzes
Library of Congress - Subclass M
M1-5000 Music
M1.A1-1.A15 Music printed or copied in manuscript in the United States or the colonies before1860
M1.A5-2.3 Collections
M2-2.3 Collections of musical sources
M3-3.3 Collected works of individual composers
M3.3 First editions
M5-1490 Instrumental music
M6-175.5 Solo instruments
M176 Instrumental music for motion pictures
M176.5 Instrumental music for radio and television
M177-990 Music for two or more solo instruments
M180-298.5 Duets
M300-386 Trios
M400-486 Quartets
M500-586 Quintets
M600-686 Sextets
M700-786 Septets
M800-886 Octets
M900-986 Nonets and larger combinations of purely chamber music
M990 Chamber music for instruments of the 18th century and earlier
M1000-1075 Orchestra
M1100-1160 String orchestra
M1200-1269 Band
M1270 Fife (bugle) and drum music, field music, etc.
M1350-1353 Reduced orchestra
M1356-1356.2 Dance orchestra and instrumental ensembles
M1360 Mandolin and similar orchestras of plucked instruments
M1362 Accordion band
M1363 Steel band
M1365 Minstrel music
M1366 Jazz ensembles
M1375-1420 Instrumental music for children
M1450 Dance music
M1470 Chance compositions
M1473 Electronic music
M1480 Music with color or light apparatus
M1490 Music printed before 1700 or copied in manuscript before 1700
M1495-5000 Vocal music
M1497-1998 Secular vocal music
M1500-1527.8 Dramatic music
M1528-1529.5 Duets, trios, etc., for solo voices
M1530-1546.5 Choruses with orchestra or other ensemble
M1547-1600 Choruses, part-songs, etc., with accompaniment of keyboard or other solo instrument, or unaccompanied
M1608 Choruses, etc., in tonic sol-fa notation
M1609 Unison choruses
M1610 Cantatas, choral symphonies, etc., for unaccompanied
Library of Congress – Sub Class M Expanded classification
ACCOMPANIMENT
• M14 Organ accompaniments to hymns, etc. (collections)
BALLETS
• M1520 Full scores
• M1523 Piano reductions
BAND
•M1200--M1249 Band music, original
* M1203 Suites
* M1204 Overtures
* M1205--M1206 Solo instrument & band
* M1245--M1249 Pieces
•M1254--M1266 Arrangements for band
•M1269 Marching routines
•M1270 Fife and drum, field music
•M1420 Band music for children
BASSOON
•M75--M79 Bassoon alone
•M253--M254 Bassoon and piano
•M1026 Bassoon with orchestra (full score)
•M1027 Bassoon with orchestra (piano reduction)
•M1126 Bassoon with string orchestra (full score)
•M1127 Bassoon with string orchestra (piano reduction)
CANTATA
•M1530--M1610 Secular cantatas (included in Choruses, secular)
•M1611--M1614 Solo cantatas
•M1629.5 National
•M2020--M2094.7 Sacred cantatas (included in Choruses, sacred)
CHAMBER MUSIC
•M180--M299 Duets
•M300--M399 Trios
•M400--M499 Quartets
•M500--M599 Quintets
•M600--M699 Sextets
•M700--M799 Septets
•M800--M899 Octets
•M900--M986 Nonets (or larger ensemble of strictly chamber music)
•M990 With instruments of 18th century or earlier
•M1413--M1417 Chamber music for children
CHANT
•M2150.2; M2153.2 Scores/recordings
•M2011 Masses
•M2148 Propers
•M2149 Antiphonaries
Other examples of chant can be found in these collected editions:
•Masterpieces of music before 1750 (M2.P25M4 - scores; M2.P25M41 - recordings)
•Treasury of early music (M2.P25T7 - scores; M2.P25T721 1988 - recordings)
•Paleographie musicale (M2.P15 - scores)
•Anthology of music, vol.18 "Gregorian chant" (M2.A588 v.18)
CHILDREN AND MUSIC / SCHOOL MUSIC
•M1375--M1420 Instrumental music for children (including music with words)
•M1375--M1385 Solo instrumental music
•M1389--M1417 Duets, trios, etc.
•M1420 Orchestra or band
•M1546.5 Choruses (secular) for children's voices with orchestra
•M1990--M1998 Vocal music (secular) for children (including school music texts)
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CHORAL MUSIC (SACRED)
•M2000--M2007 Oratorios
•M2010--M2017.7 Services
•M2020--M2094.7 Cantatas
•M2060--M2101.5 Choruses or part-songs with keyboard, with solo instrument, or unaccompanied
CHORAL MUSIC (SECULAR)
•M1530--M1546.5 Choruses with orchestra or ensemble
•M1547--M1600 Choruses or part-songs with piano, with solo instrument, or unaccompanied
•M1610 Cantatas, choral symphonies
CLARINET
•M70--M74 Clarinet alone
•M248--M250 Clarinet and piano, original
•M251--M252 Arrangements for clarinet and piano
•M1024 Clarinet with orchestra (full score)
•M1025 Clarinet with orchestra (piano reduction)
•M1124 Clarinet with string orchestra (full score)
M1125 Clarinet with string orchestra (piano reduction)
COMPOSERS
•M3 Collected works (A-Z by last initial of composer)
CONCERTOS
•M1040--M1041 2 or more different instruments with orchestra
•M1042 Orchestra (no soloist)
•M1140--M1141 2 or more different instruments with string orchestra
•M1142 String orchestra (no soloist)
•M1205 Concertos with band
For single instrument concertos, see heading for that instrument.
DANCE MUSIC
•M1047--M1049 Dances, orchestra
•M1147--M1149 Dances, string orchestra
•M1247.9--M1249 Dances, band
•M1450--M1459 Music for dance classes
•M1356 Dance orchestra [big band]
•M1520--M1526 Ballets
DOUBLE BASS
•M55--M57 Double bass alone
•M58 Arrangements for double bass
•M237--M238 Double bass and piano
•M1018 Double bass with orchestra (full score or piano reduction)
ELECTRONIC MUSIC
•M1473 Electronic music
•QC220--QC246 Sound
•TK5000--TK8500 Electronics/Audio recording and producing
FLUTE
•M60--M64 Flute alone
•M240--M242 Flute and piano, original
•M243--M244 Arrangements for flute and piano
•M1020 Flute with orchestra (full score)
•M1021 Flute with orchestra (piano reduction)
•M1120 Flute with string orchestra (full score)
•M1121 Flute with string orchestra (piano reduction)
GUITAR
•M125--M129 Guitar alone
•M276--M277 Guitar and piano
•M1037.4.G8 Guitar with orchestra
•M1137.4.G8 Guitar with string orchestra
•M1623 Songs with guitar accompaniment
See also M1627--M1844 for piano-vocal scores of songs (folk, popular, etc.), many of which include chord symbols or tablature for guitar.
HARP
•M115--M119 Harp alone
•M272--M273 Harp and piano
•M1036--M1037 Harp with orchestra
•M1136--M1137 Harp with string orchestra
•M1623.4; M1624.4 Songs with harp accompaniment
HORN
•M80--M84 Horn alone
•M255--M257 Horn and piano, original
•M258--M259 Arrangements for horn and piano
•M1028 Horn with orchestra (full score)
•M1029 Horn with orchestra (piano reduction)
•M1128 Horn with string orchestra (full score)
•M1129 Horn with string orchestra (piano reduction)
JAZZ
•M1356 Big band music; Dance orchestra music
•M1366 Jazz; blues; ragtime
•M1630 American popular music
JEWISH MUSIC
•M1850--M1853 Secular vocal music
•Sacred vocal music
- o M2017.6--M2017.7 Music for worship services
- o M2079.5; M2099.5 Choral music
- o M2186--M2187 Liturgy and ritual
LITURGY AND RELIGIOUS MUSIC
•M14 Organ accompaniments to hymns
•M14.3 Liturgical music for organ
•M2000--M2007 Oratorios & excerpts
•Religious services
- o M2010--M2014 Roman Catholic (masses & excerpts)
- o M2016--M2017.2 Protestant
- o M2017.6--M2017.7 Jewish
- o M2102--M2114 Solo songs (sacred)
•Liturgy and ritual
- o M2161--M2184 Protestant & other Christian churches
- o M2188 Other non-Christian religions
• M2190--M2196 Sacred music for children
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JoanGuralnick - 14 Jul 2005
Adam's Retort
The LC list is really the way to go. I think we can trim it down in some places (like the listings by instrument can be shorter) and expand it in others (like Jazz, being that this school is supposed to specialize in "popular music"). The break between Religous and Secular vocal music is going to be very helpful. I really want to talk with the new prof. before we do anything drastic, I'll call Karen and see whats up with that. As for Keller, he won't be in the state until next month.
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AdamBates - 17 Jul 2005
Category List (Under Construction)
Vocal Music
Arias
Art Songs
Chorus with Orchestra or other Ensemble
Choral Works
Duets, Trios & Quartets
Gregorian Chant
Madrigals
Masses
Musicals
Music for Children
Operas
- Italian
- German
- French
- Russian
- Atonal
Oratorios
Secular Vocal
Spiritual Vocal
Virtuoso Vocalists
Vocal Jazz
Woman’s Music
Instrumental Music
Avant-garde
- Chance Music (Aleatoric)
- Atonal
- Serialism
- Microtonal
- Improvised
- Free Jazz
Ballet
Band
Bugle & Drum Music (field music)
Brass
- Solo Trumpet
- Solo Trombone
- Solo Horn
- Solo Tuba
- Brass Ensemble
Bowed Strings
- Solo Violin
- Solo Viola
- Solo Cello
- Solo Bass
- String Quartets
Cantatas
Chamber Music
Concertos
- Piano Concertos
- Violin Concertos
Impressionism
Jazz
- Be Bop
- Big Band
- Blues
- Classic Jazz
- Cool
- Dixieland
- Free Jazz
- Hard Bop
- Jazz Fusion
- Latin Jazz
- Soul
- Swing
- Vocal Jazz
Keyboard
Minimalism
Military Ensemble
Music for Children
Music for Film & T.V.
Neoclassism
Orchestra
- Orchestral Suites
- Plectrum Orchestra
- String Orchestra
Percussion
- Solo Mallet Percussion
- Solo Timpani
- Percussion Ensemble
Plucked String
- Solo Guitar
- Solo Banjo
- Solo Mandolin
- Solo Harp
- Solo Electric Bass
- Guitar Ensemble
Program Music
Small Ensembles
- Duets
- Trios
- Quartets
- Quintets
- Sextets
- Septets
- Octets
- Nonets & Larger
Symphonies
Sonatas
Woman’s Music
Woodwinds
- Solo Flute
- Solo Saxophone
- Solo Clarinet
- Solo Oboe
- Solo Bassoon
- Woodwind Ensemble
Popular Music
Country
Disco/ Dance Music/ Electronica
Funk
Gospel
Hip Hop/ Rap
Rock
R&B
World Music
African
Afro-American Spirituals
Asia
Australian/ Oceania
Bali/ Java (Gamalon)
Brazilian
Bluegrass
Cajun/ Zydeco
Celtic
Early American Folk
Eastern European Folk Music
Gypsy
Hawaiian
Indian Classical
Japan
Jewish/ Klezmer
Middle Eastern
Native American
Polka
Raggae
Electronic Music
Electronic Instruments
Musique Concrete
Spoken Word
Audio Books
Poetry
Radio Shows
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AdamBates - 26 Jul 2005