Use this guide to navigate through music resources available at the FIU Libraries and beyond. Browse the stacks more effectively with the Library of Congress classification outline for music provided below:
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
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