Music Cataloging at Yale MARC Tagging

MARC	Definition
380	Form of work In bibliographic and authority records: a class or genre to which a work belongs.      ° May be used to differentiate a work from another work with the same title.
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	‡a	Form of work: a term expressing the class or genre of the work.      ° Multiple forms of work from the same source vocabulary may be recorded in the same field in separate occurrences of subfield ‡a.      ° Terms from different source vocabularies are recorded in separate occurrences of the field.      ° For consistency, capitalize the first term in ‡a.      ° When terms do not come from a controlled vocabulary, use a singular form
	‡2	Source of term: MARC code that identifies the source of the term in subfield ‡a when it is from a controlled list.
	Examples 380 Songs ‡2 lcsh 380 Libretto 380 Cantatas ‡2 lcsh 380 Concertos ‡2 lcsh
381	Other distinguishing characteristics of work or expression (See also Recording other distinguishing characteristic of the expression of musicals work (RDA 6.18)) In bibliographic and authority records: Any characteristic that is not accommodated in a special field that serves to characterize a work or expression.      ° Examples for music are: arranged statement of music or version.      ° May be used to differentiate a work from another work with the same title.
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	‡a	Form of work: a term expressing the class or genre of the work.      ° Multiple characteristics from the same source vocabulary may be recorded in the same field in separate occurrences of subfield ‡a.      ° Terms from different source vocabularies are recorded in separate occurrences of the field.
	‡v	Source of information
	Examples: both are examples of attributes of expression: 381 arranged 381 Hermann [last name of arranger] 381 Selections
382	Medium of performance See also (Recording medium of performance for musical works (RDA 6.15)) In authority records: the instrumental, vocal, and/or other medium of performance for which a musical work was originally conceived or for which a musical expression is written or performed.      ° May be used to differentiate a musical work or expression from another with the same title.      Library of Congress best practice for recording medium of performance in field 382 in authority records:      When recording the medium of performance for standard combinations, please create two 382 fields: The first: apply the instruction at 6.15.1.5 (Standard combinations of instruments), e.g., the medium recorded for a string quartet would be "strings." The second 382 should apply the instruction at 6.15.1.4 (Instrumental music intended for one performer to a part) ignoring the 3rd exception relating to standard combinations, e.g., the medium recorded for a string quartet would be "violins (2), viola, cello." In bibliographic records: For manifestations: the instrumental, vocal, and/or other medium of performance embodied in the manifestation. For works and expressions: the instrumental, vocal, and/or other medium of performance for which a musical work was originally conceived or for which a musical expression is written or performed.      ° May be used to differentiate a musical work or expression from another with the same title.
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	1st	= no information provided* 0 = medium of performance 1 = partial medium of performance      *Currently the only value implemented in OCLC.
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	Subfields: Multiple mediums from the same source vocabulary may also be recorded in separate occurrences of the field if each medium is controlled by an Authority record control number or standard number in subfield ‡0 Currently, only ‡a has been implemented in OCLC.
	‡a	Medium of performance: a term that indicates the instrumental, vocal, and/or other medium of performance.      ° Multiple mediums from the same source vocabulary may be recorded in the same field in separate occurrences of subfield ‡a.      ° Terms from different source vocabularies are recorded in separate occurrences of the field.      ° For consistency, capitalize the first term in ‡a.
	‡b	Soloist: term for a soloist (a featured instrument or voice accompanied by an ensemble).
	‡d	Doubling instrument: term for the instrument(s)/voice(s) a performer in a musical work/expression plays in addition to the primary instrument/voice      ° May be recorded in separate occurrences of subfield ‡d      ° May also be recorded in separate occurrences of the field if each medium is controlled by an Authority record control number or standard number in subfield ‡0.
	‡n	Number of performers of the same medium named in the preceding subfield.      ° Use after subfield ‡a, ‡b, ‡d, or ‡p.      ° May be omitted if the number equals 1.      ° According to LC documentation, the number is not enclosed in parentheses: violins ‡n 2 ‡a viola ‡a cello      ° Current LC practice is to enclose the number in parentheses following the name of the instrument in ‡a: violins (2) ‡a viola ‡a cello
	‡p	Alternative medium of performance: term for an alternative instrument, vocal, and/or other medium of performance, given as an alternative to its primary medium of performance in preceding subfield ‡a, ‡b, or ‡d.
	‡s	Total number of performers needed to perform in the musical work/expression.
	‡v	Note for information that is not kept otherwise in the subfields of the field.      ° May contain a description of the relationship between an alternative medium of performance and its primary medium of performance, or other textual information
	Examples 382 0 mixed voices ‡a violins ‡n 2 ‡ viols ‡n 3 ‡a continuo 382 0 ‡a piano ‡a chimes ‡a violin ‡a cello 382 0 medium voice ‡a piano 382 0 flutes ‡n 3 ‡a oboes ‡n 3 ‡a bassoons ‡n 3 ‡a trumpets ‡n 3 ‡a trombones ‡n 3 ‡a tuba
383	Numeric designation of musical work (See also Recording numeric designation for musical works (RDA 6.16)) In bibliographic and authority records: a serial number, opus number, or thematic index number assigned to a musical work by the composer, publisher, or a musicologist.      ° May be used to differentiate a musical work from another with the same title.
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	‡a	Serial number: a number used if works with the same title and the same medium of performance are consecutively numbered in music reference sources.
	‡b	Opus number: an identifying number of a musical composition sometimes followed by a number within the opus.
	‡c	Thematic index number: a number assigned to a work in a recognized thematic index in the case of certain composers.
	‡d	Thematic index code: code identifying thematic index represented by the number recorded in subfield ‡c.      ° For codes, see The Thematic Indexes Used in the Library of Congress/NACO Authority File
	‡e	Publisher associated with opus number: brief identification of publisher associated with number recorded in ‡b.      ° Use only when different publishers assign           » different opus numbers to the same work           or           » the same opus number to different works.
	‡2	Source of term: MARC code that identifies the source of the term in subfield ‡a when it is from a controlled list.      ° The Thematic Indexes Used in the Library of Congress/NACO Authority File has been assigned the code mlati by the Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office.
	Examples Serial number:      383 ‡a no. 4 Serial number within an opus number:      383 ‡a no. 1 ‡b op. 38 Serial number within an opus number with consecutively numbered works:      383 ‡a no. 1 ‡b op. 8, no. 1 Opus number:      383 ‡b op. 31 Opus number with serial number:      383 ‡b op. 11, no. 1 Opus number with consecutive range of serial numbers:      383 ‡b op. 8, no. 1-4      383 ‡c H. 431 Thematic index numbers:      383 ‡c WoO 32      383 ‡c T. 6      383 ‡c WV 5.22 Thematic index number with serial number of part:      383 ‡c P. 249. No. 3 Publisher associated with opus number:      383 ‡b op. 3 ‡e André      383 ‡b op. 5 ‡e Hummel Multiple kinds of numbers, with thematic index code and source of information code:      383 ‡b op. 8, no. 1-4      383 ‡c RV 269 ‡c RV 315 ‡c RV 293 ‡c RV 297 ‡d Ryom ‡2 mlati      383 ‡c F. I, 22-25 ‡d Fanna ‡2 mlati
384	Key (See also Recording key for musical works (RDA 6.17)) In bibliographic and authority records: the set of pitch relationships that establishes a single pitch class as a tonal center, or principal tonal center, for a musical work or expression. May be used to differentiate a musical work or expression from another with the same title
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	1st	0 = original key 1 = transposed key
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	‡a	Key: The pitch name and the mode (e.g., major or minor).
	Examples 384 0 ‡a G major 384 0 ‡a B [no mode indicated] 384 0 ‡a C [no mode indicated]