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Title:
Music classification systems / Mark McKnight.
Author:
McKnight, Mark, 1951-
Publication Information:
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press ; [United States] : Music Library Association, 2002.
Call Number:
ML111 .M45 2002
ISBN:
9780810842625

9780810842632
Series:
MLA basic manual series ; no. 1

Music Library Association basic manual series ; no. 1.
Physical Description:
xiii, 162 pages ; 23 cm.
Contents:
An Introduction to Music Classification -- Music Classification--History and Background -- Systems of Classification -- Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) -- History and Background of DDC -- Arrangement within DDC -- Notes and Instructions -- Hierarchies -- Facets and Number Building -- Using the Tables -- Using the Manual -- Using the Relative Index -- Library of Congress Classification (LCC) -- History and Background -- Features of LCC -- Development of the Music Schedule -- Organization of the Class-M Schedule -- The Three Subclasses of LCC:M: M, ML, MT -- Alpha-Numeric System for Classification of Sound Recordings (ANSCR) -- History and Background -- Outline of the System -- Shelf Arrangement in the Classification of Music Materials -- Shelf Arrangement in DDC -- Shelf Arrangement in LCC -- Concluding Observations -- Class-M Outline.
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