Music Cataloging at Yale
Music Cataloging at Yale
exercise I:
instrumental | vocal
| exercise II:
instrumental | vocal
| exercise III
(popular music subject headings)
Read (or merely peruse):
Headings and subdivisions
for musical works by Geraldine Ostrove, CPSO (pdf)
Have ready to consult:
Subject
headings for instrumental music
Subject
headings for vocal music
The order
of instruments in subject headings
Subject
subdivisions and qualifiers for music subject headings
Coding
for form and topic subdivisions
Subject headings exercise I:
Subject headings for instrumental music
Determine what, if anything, is incorrect in the following subject headings.
1. Flute and piano music.
2. Piano and organ music.
3. Suites (Flute and piano) 
v
Score and part.
4. Sonatas (Piano, bassoon, clarinet)
v Scores.
5. Trio sonatas (Violins (2), continuo)
x Parts.
6. Trios (Piano, violin, violoncello)
7. Sextets (Flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello)
8. Quintets (Horns (2), trombone, trumpets (2))
9. Quintets (Percussion, violin, viola)
10. String quartets (Violins (2), viola, violoncello)
11. String quartets (Violins (2), viola, double bass)
12. Flute, oboe, and violin music
v Scores and parts.
13. Concertos (Bassoon with orchestra)
v Scores.
14. Concertos (Flute and violin with string orchestra)
v Solo with piano.
15. Septets (Piano, bassoons (2), horn, trumpets (2))
v Scores and parts.
16. Nonets (Clarinet, bassoon, flute, oboe, horn, violin, viola, violoncello,
double bass), Arranged v
Scores.
17. Concertos (Flute and violin) v
Scores.
18. Wind trios (Bassoon, clarinet, flute)
v Scores and parts.
19. Symphonies (String orchestra)
20. Overtures (Orchestra) v
Scores.
21. String quartets v Excerpts,
Arranged.
22. Marches (Band), Arranged v
Parts.
23. Piano music, pianos (2) v
Scores.
24. Trios (Guitars (3)) v
Scores.
25. Suites (Piano) v Scores.
26. Clarinet music.
27. Flute and clarinet music v
Parts
28. Guitar music (Guitars (2)) v
Scores.
Subject headings exercise I: Subject
headings for instrumental music
1. Sacred vocal quartets with instrumental ensemble
v Scores.
2. Songs, Sacred (Low voice) with organ.
3. Sacred choruses (Mixed voices (4)) with piano.
4. Vocal duets, Sacred, with piano.
5. Songs (Medium voice), Unaccompanied
v Scores.
6. Choruses, Secular (Women's voices, 4 parts), unaccompanied.
7. Vocal trios with flute and violin
v Scores.
8. Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 10 parts) with piano.
9. Cantatas, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
v Scores.
10. Vocal quartets with percussion ensemble.
11. Choruses, Sacred (Men's voices, 4 parts) with piano
v Scores.
12. Songs (High voice), with harpsichord.
13. Choruses, Secular (Children's voices) with orchestra, Arranged
v Scores.
14. Songs, Secular (Medium voice) with piano.
15. Cantatas, Sacred (Women's voices, 4 parts)
16. Songs (Soprano) with piano.
17. Nocturnes (Medium voice) with piano.
18. Songs (Low voice) with 2 pianos.
19. Sacred songs (Low voice) with orchestra
v Scores.
20. Vocal quartets (Medium voices), Unaccompanied.
Subject headings exercise II:
Subject headings for instrumental music
Assign subject headings for the following. When the work is of a specific
type of composition, that is indicated in the question. Some questions may
require two subject headings.
1. suite, snare drum
2. rondo, 2 pianos, 2 performers on each
3. sonata requiring 1 performer on 4 kettle drums
4. violin, viola, cello, string orchestra
5. clarinet, horn, and bassoon
6. fandango, clarinet choir
7. fugue, cembalo
8. prelude, two prepared pianos
9. violin, cello, piano
10. sonata, flute, oboe, clarinet
11. nocturne, flute, bassoon, percussion (2 performers), violin, viola, string
bass
12. concerto, violin, chamber orchestra
13. bassoon, trumpet, trombone
14. variations, 2 violins, viola, cello
15. flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, cello, piano
16. fantasia, prepared piano, ten players
17. sonata, 2 violins, continuo
18. cassation, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, marimba, violin,
viola, cello, piano
Subject headings exercise II: Subject
headings for instrumental music
1. soprano, bass clarinet
2. magnificat, soprano and alto soloists, SSAA, string orchestra
3. cantata, mezzo-soprano, choir (SATB), orchestra, on a text by e.e.
cummings
4. narrator, solo percussion
5. sacred songs, choir (SSMzAATB), organ
6. tenor, violin, cello, piano
7. Contemporary Danish songs, tenor and chamber group
8. cantata on a poem by Whitman, mixed voices, orchestra
9. reciter, string quartet, piano
10. soprano and computer generated electronics
11. solo voices (SMzATB) and organ on a biblical text
12. choir (SSSAAATTTBBB), string orchestra, on a text from the Old Testament;
string orchestra accompaniment arranged for organ
Subject headings exercise III: popular music subject
headings
Read:
Chronological
and geographic subdivisions for subject headings for jazz and popular
music
Subject headings for vocal music:
Qualifying
by language of text ||
Arranged
Qualifying subject headings for
vocal
music
(exceptions)
and
instrumental
music
(exceptions)
by medium of performance
Search Orbis for subject heading authority records to assist in this
exercise.
1. Popular music y 20th century
2. Bluegrass music y 1931-1940
3. Popular songs
4. Folk songs, American z Kentucky.
5. Popular music, Instrumental
6. Swing music
7. Folk songs (High voice) with guitar
8. Rock music z Israel
y 1971-1980.
9. Blues (Music) y 1951-60
10. Popular music y 1921-1930
z Texas
11. Big band music z United
States
12. Jazz vocals, English y
1971-1980.
13. Disco music z United States
z California
14. Folk songs, Hebrew z Israel
15. Calypso (Music) y 1981-1990
16. Folk songs, Arranged.
17. Jazz z To 1921
18. Rock music y 1961-1980
19. Rags (Piano)
20. Blues (music)
21. Klezmer music
Comments to Mickey Koth Yale
University Music Library