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

• • M1201 Symphonies

* 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) ldren

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 M2114.3 Solo songs

• o M2144 Hymnals

• 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 M2015 Orthodox

• o M2016--M2017.2 Protestant

• o M2017.6--M2017.7 Jewish

• o M2102--M2114 Solo songs (sacred)

• o M2115--M2146 Hymnals

•Liturgy and ritual

• o M2147--M2155 Catholic

• o M2156--M2160 Orthodox

• o M2161--M2184 Protestant & other Christian churches

• o M2186--M2187 Jewish

• o M2188 Other non-Christian religions

• M2190--M2196 Sacred music for children

-- 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.

-- 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

• Harpsichord
• Organ
• Piano

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

-- AdamBates - 26 Jul 2005
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