Library of Congress Music Classification
Note: Within each class number, arrangement is alphabetical, mainly by the composer's or author's last name.
M Printed Music
M 2-3 Collections
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M2 |
General Collections |
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M3 |
Collected works of individual composers |
M 6-1494 Instrumental Music
| M 6 - 175 |
Solo instruments such as: |
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M 6-14 |
Organ |
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M 20-39 |
Piano |
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M 21 |
Collections: several composers in one volume |
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M 22 |
Collections: each by one composer |
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M 23 |
Piano Sonatas |
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M 24 |
Piano Suites |
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M 25 |
Individual Pieces |
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M 27 |
Themes and variations |
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M 28-32 |
Marches and Dances |
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M 40-44 |
Violin |
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Type of piece .. |
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The M's continue through other solo instruments... |
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| M 200's |
Duets: |
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M 217-223 |
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Violin & Piano |
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| M 300's |
Trios |
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M 312 |
Piano trios |
Violin, cello & piano |
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| M 400's |
Quartets |
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M 412 |
Piano Quartets |
Violin, viola, cello, piano |
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M 452 |
String Quartets |
2 violins, viola, cello |
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| M 500's |
Quintets |
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M 552 |
String Quintets |
2 violins, 2 violas, cello |
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M 557 |
Wind Quintets |
flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon |
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M 557.4 |
Brass Quintets |
2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba |
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| M 600's |
Sextets |
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| M 700's |
Septets |
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| M 800's |
Octets |
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| M 900's |
Nonets and larger combinations of chamber music |
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| M 1000-1075 |
Orchestra music including concertos |
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M 1001 |
Symphonies |
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M1002 |
Symphonic (tone) poems |
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M 1003 |
Suites for Orchestra |
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M1004 |
Overtures |
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M1005-1041 |
Concertos (pairs of numbers as following examples.) |
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M 1005 |
Organ & orchestra |
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M1006 |
Organ with orchestra part arranged for piano |
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M1100-1160 |
String Orchestra Music (Arranged like orchestra music). |
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M1200-1269 |
Band Music |
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M 1366 |
Jazz ensembles |
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M 1470 |
Aleatory Music |
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M 1473 |
Electronic Music |
M 1497-1998 Secular Vocal Music
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M 1500-1527 |
Dramatic Muscic (Operas, etc) |
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M 1500 |
Opera/ Musical full score |
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M 1503 |
Opera/Musical vocal score |
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M 1507 |
Excerpts from operas and musicals, vocal scores. |
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M1528-1626 |
Secular Songs and Choruses, with orchestra, piano and other acc. |
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M1628-1677 |
Narional Music, United States |
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M1630.18 |
Popular music including fakebooks |
M 2000-2199 Sacred Vocal Music
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M2000 |
Oratorios (full scores) |
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M2003 |
Oratorios (vocal scores) |
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M2010 |
Masses (full scores) |
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M2013 |
Masses (vocal scores) |
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M2020 |
Other chorus and orchestra (e.g., cantatas, full scores) |
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M2023 |
Other chorus and orchestra (e.g., cantatas, vocal scores) |
ML Music Literature (Books About Music)
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ML 1 |
Periodicals published in the U.S. |
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ML 5 |
Periodicals published outside the U.S. |
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ML 160 |
General music history |
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ML 198-200 |
History of American music (general) |
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ML 410 |
Biographies |
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ML 3549+ |
History of American music (popular styles) |
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ML 3506+ |
Jazz |
MT Music Theory and Instruction
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MT 6 |
Music appreciation |
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MT 50 |
Harmony and composition |
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MT 170-949 |
Instrumental and vocal techniques and method books |
