6xx
600/610 (Subject added entry - personal and corporate name)
650 (Subject added entry - topical term)
600/610
Required when applicable:
- Composer
- Author of vocal text, with ‡v Musical settings, if author did not collaborate with composer. For a collaborating author, use 700 instead.
Optional:
- Annotator
- Publisher associated with proof or printers’ manuscript.
- Subject of vocal text or dedicatee of work, with ‡v Songs and music.
Examples:
600 10 ‡a Hugo, Victor, ‡d 1802-1885 ‡v Musical settings.
(song with poem by Hugo as text)
600 10 ‡a Sitwell, Edith, ‡c Dame, ‡d 1887-1964 ‡v Songs and music.
(work dedicated to Sitwell)
600 10 ‡a Diaghilev, Serge, ‡d 1872-1929.
(annotations by Diaghilev)
610 20 ‡a Editions Salabert.
(publisher of printed proof)
610 20 ‡a Ricordi (Firm)
(publisher of printer’s manuscript)
65x (Subject headings)
- For usage of 348, 382, 655, and 650, follow Music Library Association and Yale Music Library best practices. As of 2020 December, pending full implementation of Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT), best practices require the following:
- 650: use for form of composition and media of performance, using Library of Congress Subject Headings. When appropriate, include medium of performance and ‡v for format of notated music.
- 655: for form of composition, using Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT). Do not include media of performance. Enter media of performance in 382.
- 655: for format of notated music, using Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT). Also enter format of notated music in 348.
- For more guidance, see “Use with LCMPT and LCSH” in the Music Library Association’s Best Practices for Using LCGFT for Music Resources, version 1.2 (July 8, 2019) and Music Cataloging at Yale/Subject Cataloging.
650 (Topical subject headings)
- Use Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). For lists of terms commonly used for music, see Music Cataloging at Yale/Subject Cataloging.
Required when applicable:
- Type of composition. When appropriate, include medium of performance and ‡v for format of notated music. Do not use ‡v for solo works.
- Composers ‡z [place of nationality]
Optional:
- Historical event or other subject term, with ‡v Songs and music.
- Type of composition, with ‡z [geographic location] and ‡y [century].
Examples:
650 _0 ‡a Piano with orchestra ‡v Scores.
650 _0 ‡a Operas ‡v Excerpts ‡v Scores.
650 _0 ‡a Operas ‡v Vocal scores with piano.
650 _0 ‡a Dance music ‡z Italy.
650 _0 ‡a Piano music.
650 _0 ‡a Songs, Italian.
650 _0 ‡a Songbooks, English ‡z United States.
650 _0 ‡a Songs, English ‡z Scotland.
650 _0 ‡a Hymns, English ‡z England.
655 (Form/genre subject heading)
- Use Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT). For more guidance and lists of terms see Music Cataloging at Yale/MARC tagging/655 and Music Cataloging at Yale/Commonly Used Music Terms in LCGFT.
- Enter a single term in each 655.
Required:
- Format of notated music, with ‡2 lcgft. Also enter format of notated music in 348. If no specific term is applicable, use “scores” for any notated music.
- Form of composition, with ‡2 lcgft. Do not include media of performance. Enter media of performance in 382. If there is no specific form, use Art music (for solo instrument or voice, or large ensemble with two or more performers per part) or Chamber music (for small ensemble of solo performers).
Optional:
- Other form/genre terms, not specific to music, with ‡2 aat.
Examples:
655 _7 ‡a Arrangements (Music) ‡2 lcgft
655 _7 ‡a Art music. ‡2 lcgft
655 _7 ‡a Sonatas. ‡2 lcgft
655 _7 ‡a Songs. ‡2 lcgft
655 _7 ‡a Chamber music. ‡2 lcgft
655 _7 ‡a Scores. ‡2 lcgft
655 _7 ‡a Vocal scores. ‡2 lcgft
655 _7 ‡a Parts (Music) ‡2 lcgft
655 _7 ‡a Proofs (printed matter) ‡2 aat
656 (Index term – occupation)
- Use Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Required when applicable:
- Composers ‡z [place of nationality] ‡y [century]. ‡2 lcsh