Music Cataloging at Yale MARC Tagging

Use of the 047 field is optional. The 047 field applies to form of composition. This field corresponds to Composition in the fixed field and is used only when there is more than one form of composition.

When there are multiple forms, code composition as mu (multiple forms) and use the 047 field to code for the specific forms. The codes for specific forms used in the 047 field are listed below.

The codes for "other" forms (i.e. those forms not found in the list below) or "unknown" forms are zz and uu. LC uses "uu" when the form or genre is not known or readily determined and "zz" when the form is known, but is not on the list. For example, LC uses "uu" for choruses, trios, quartets, etc., which are not really forms, but "zz" for arabesques, quodlibets, fanfares, incidental music, and voluntaries. There are several forms, such as intrada and capriccio, which are tagged inconsistently in LC records.

Neither zz nor uu are used in the 047 field.

When there are multiple forms, but only one appears on the list, put the code for that form in composition in the fixed field and do not make an 047.

Examples:

Contains a fugue, pavan, and waltz: composition: mu 047    fg a pv a wz

Contains choruses and vocal trios and quartets; there is no code for any of these: composition: uu no 047 field

Contains a chorus, incidental music, and a sonata. Since uu and zz are not used in 047, that leaves the code for sonata (sn). Code the fixed field for sonata; do not include an 047 field: composition: sn no 047 field

an anthems bd ballads bt ballets bg bluegrass music bl blues cn canons, rounds ct cantatas cz canzonas cr carols ca chaconnes cs chance compositions cp chansons, polyphonic cc chant, Christian cb chant, other religions cl chorale preludes ch chorales cg concerti grossi co concertos cy country music df dance forms   See also mazurkas, minuets,   pavans, polonaises, waltzes dv divertimentos, serenades, cassations,     divertissements, notturnes (but not nocturnes) fg fugues

fl flamenco fm folk music ft fantasias gm gospel music hy hymns jz jazz md madrigals mr marches ms masses mz mazurkas mi minuets mo motets mp motion picture music mu multiple forms mc musical revues and comedies nc nocturnes op operas or oratorios ov overtures pt part-songs ps passacaglias pm passion music pv pavans po polonaises pp popular music

pr preludes pg program music rg ragtime music rq requiems rp rhapsodies ri ricercars rc rock music rd rondos sn sonatas sg songs sd square dance music st studies and exercises su suites sp symphonic poems sy symphonies tc toccatas tl theatro lirico ts trio sonatas uu unknown vi villancicos vr variations wz waltzes za zarzuelas zz other