AACR2
AACR2
Abbreviations used in the bibliographic record as per AACR2 appendix B.2-B.8 |
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| word | abbreviation | word | abbreviation | |
| accompaniment | acc. | opus | op. | |
| alto | A | phonogram | p | |
| arranged | arr. | plate number(s) | pl. no. | |
| arranger | arr. | quadraphonic | quad. | |
| baritone | Bar | revolutions per minute | rpm | |
| bass | B | second(s) | sec. | |
| mezzo-soprano | Mz | Soprano | S | |
| minute(s) | min. | stereophonic | stereo. | |
| monophonic | mono. | tenor | T | |
| number, numbers 1 | no. | unaccompanied | unacc. | |
These valid AACR2 abbreviations are not used in the following situations: |
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| abbreviation | not used for: | |||
| pt. or pts. | "part(s)" when recording the number of musical parts in the 300 field | |||
| sd. | "sound" for general or specific material designations | |||
| 1See AACR2 abbreviations (roman alphabet): N for foreign language equivalents of the word "number" and their abbreviations | ||||
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