3xx
33x (Content, media, and carrier type)
300 (Physical description)
Extent (subfield ‡a)
- Record a count and a standard term for format of notated music, such as score or part, preceded by “manuscript.” For a list of terms and definitions, see Music Cataloging at Yale/RDA/Extent of notated music.
- Optionally, describe music for solo instrument as “volume [or sheet] of manuscript music.”
- Optionally include a page or leaf count.
Dimensions (subfield ‡c)
- Optionally enter a measurement in centimeters.
Examples:
300 __ ‡a 1 manuscript vocal score ([126] p.) ; ‡c 31 cm.
300 __ ‡a 1 manuscript score (33 p.) + 1 ms. part (8 p.) ; ‡c 35 cm.
300 __ ‡a 1 volume of manuscript music ([52] pages)
300 __ ‡a 1 volume of manuscript music (circa 20 leaves) ; ‡c 11 x 16 cm
336, 337, 338 (Content, media, and carrier type)
Use the following standard terms:
336 __ ‡a notated music ‡2 rdacontent
337 __ ‡a unmediated ‡2 rdamedia
338 __ ‡a volume ‡2 rdacarrier
Or:
338 __ ‡a sheet ‡2 rdacarrier
348 (Format of notated music)
- Use only for notated music.
- Repeatable: no
- Indexed: Keyword
- Orbis public display constant: not displayed
- Punctuation: no ending punctuation
Indicators:
First: none
Second: none.
Subfields:
‡a Format of notated music (repeatable)
‡2 Source of term in ‡a
Format of notated music (subfield ‡a)
- Use standard terms in RDA Format of Notated Music (RDAFNM). See list and definitions in Music Cataloging at Yale/MARC tagging/348. Terms used in 348, 300, and 655 fields should match.
- For drafts in short score use “score.”
- If no specific term is applicable, use “score” for any notated music.
Source of term (subfield ‡2)
- Use standard code: rdafnm
Examples:
348 __ ‡a score ‡2 rdafnm
348 __ ‡a part ‡2 rdafnm
348 __ ‡a score ‡a part ‡2 rdafnm
348 __ ‡a vocal score ‡2 rdafnm
382 (Medium of performance)
- Use only for notated music.
- Repeatable: yes
- Indexed: Keyword
- Orbis public display constant: not displayed
- Punctuation: no ending punctuation
- Record a separate 382 field for each work present.
- Optionally record partial media (first indicator 1).
- For medium of performance terms (‡a), use Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music. Note differences from terms used in LCSH.
- Record all terms in singular form.
- Per LC best practice, do not use for operas.
- For detailed best practices and examples, see Music Cataloging at Yale/MARC tagging/382. And the Music Library’s Best Practices for Using LCMPT, version 1.41 (March 31, 2020).
Indicators:
1st
_ no information provided
0 medium of performance
1 partial medium of performance
2nd
0 not intended for access
1 intended for access [field is intended to be indexed]
Subfields:
‡a medium of performance
‡b soloist
‡d doubling instrument
‡e number of ensembles of the same type named in the preceding subfield.
‡n number of performers of the same medium named in the preceding subfield.
‡p alternative medium of performance
‡r total number of soloists (when performing with ensembles).
‡s total number of performers.
‡t total number of ensembles.
‡v optional free-text note
‡2 source of term in ‡a. Use lcmpt
Terms (subfields ‡a-‡v)
Field order:
- ‡a and ‡b, generally in score order or as listed in the manuscript
- ‡d, ‡ e, ‡n, ‡p, ‡r, ‡v each following the related ‡a or ‡b
- ‡s and ‡t
- ‡2
Omit:
- ‡n if the medium includes an uncertain, unknown, or variable number of performers.
- ‡s if 382 is partial (1st indicator 1), if an ensemble term is used, or the number of performers is unknown or variable.
Source of term (subfield ‡2)
- Use standard code: ‡2 lcmpt
Examples:
382 _1 ‡a lute ‡n 1 ‡s 1 ‡2 lcmpt
382 _1 ‡a high voice ‡n 1 ‡a tenor voice ‡n 1 ‡s 2 ‡2 lcmpt
382 _1 ‡a medium voice ‡n 1 ‡a piano ‡n 1 ‡s 2 ‡2 lcmpt
382 _1 ‡a cello ‡n 1 ‡a piano ‡n 1 ‡s 2 ‡2 lcmpt
382 _1 ‡a orchestra ‡e 1 ‡t 1 ‡2 lcmpt
382 _1 ‡b piano ‡n 1 ‡a orchestra ‡e 1 ‡r 1 ‡t 1 ‡2 lcmpt