To browse our music Reference (Gault Library Reference Area) and general music (WOO Main) collections, students might find the Library of Congress Classification Outline for the call numbers beginning with M - Music of some assistance. This gives a thorough outline of the call number system in the area of music.
Following is a brief outline of music call numbers, but the link above gives much more detail if a more specific browsing area is being sought:
M
|
Music (scores)
|
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ML
|
Literature on Music (music history, biography, etc.)
|
ML100-109
|
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias |
ML159-3785
|
History and Criticism |
ML3790-3792
|
Music Trade |
ML3797-3799.5
|
Musical Research |
ML3800-3923
|
Philosophical, societal, physics, acoustics and physiological aspects of music. |
ML3928-3930
|
Literature for Children |
MT
|
Musical Instruction and Study |
MT5.5-7
|
Music Theory
|
MT20-34
|
Systems and Methods
|
MT35-39
|
Notation
|
MT40-67 |
Composition. Elements and techniques of music
|
MT90-146
|
Analysis and appreciation of musical works
|
MT170-810
|
Instrumental techniques
|
MT820-915
|
Singing and vocal techniques
|
MT918-948
|
School music
|