Those Darn Choruse Subject headings

Music Cataloging at Yale

Music Subject Cataloging

Those darn chorus subject headings!

When to add the number of parts and the subdivision v Scores to chorus subject headings

NOTE: It is practice in the Yale Music Library to not add the number of voices to any chorus subject heading.
For more information, see Local practice in 6XX fields.

Number of voices:	Accompaniment of:	Indicate number of parts?	Add subdivision v Scores?
8 or fewer	° one instrument, or ° two keyboard instruments, or ° continuo OR ° unaccompanied	YES (see Local practice in 6XX fields for Yale Music Library practice)	NO
8 or fewer	° two or more instruments (other than two keyboard instruments or continuo)	NO	YES
9 or more	° one instrument, or ° two keyboard instruments, or ° continuo OR ° unaccompanied	NO	NO
9 or more	° two or more instruments (other than two keyboard instruments or continuo)	NO	YES

Please note: the red arrows () indicate recent corrections. Thanks to Beth Flood at Harvard for bringing the errors to my attention.

Examples

Incorrect
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano v Scores.
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with instrumental ensemble.
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 16 parts), Unaccompanied.
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano, Arranged. Correct
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano.
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble.
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied.
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano.

Examples
Incorrect Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano v Scores. Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with instrumental ensemble. Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 16 parts), Unaccompanied. Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano, Arranged.	Correct Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano. Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble. Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied. Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano.