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MUSIC

Multiple subjects may be used to describe a work fully: for example, a discography of folk music could be assigned "MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional" and "MUSIC / Discography & Buyer's Guides".

MUS000000

MUSIC / General

MUS004000

MUSIC / Business Aspects

 

MUSIC / Buyer's Guides see Discography & Buyer's Guides

 

MUSIC / Christian see headings under Religious

MUS012000

MUSIC / Discography & Buyer's Guides

MUS055000

MUSIC / Essays

MUS014000

MUSIC / Ethnic

MUS015000

MUSIC / Ethnomusicology

MUS049000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General

MUS002000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Ballet

MUS053000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Big Band & Swing

 

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Bluegrass see Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass

MUS003000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues

MUS005000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Chamber

MUS026000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Children's

MUS051000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Choral

MUS006000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical

 

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Computer see Genres & Styles / Electronic

MUS010000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass

MUS011000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Dance

MUS013000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Electronic

MUS017000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional

MUS019000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Heavy Metal

MUS024000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / International

MUS025000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz

MUS036000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Latin

 

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Lullabies see Genres & Styles / Children's

MUS045000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Military & Marches

MUS046000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals

MUS027000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / New Age

MUS028000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera

MUS029000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal

MUS030000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Punk

MUS031000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop

MUS047000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Reggae

 

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Religious see headings under Religious

 

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rhythm & Blues see Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B

MUS035000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock

 

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Salsa see Genres & Styles / Latin

MUS039000

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B

 

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / World Beat see Genres & Styles / International

MUS020000

MUSIC / History & Criticism

MUS050000

MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician

MUS022000

MUSIC / Instruction & Study / General

MUS001000

MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Appreciation

MUS007000

MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Composition

MUS008000

MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Conducting

MUS016000

MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Exercises

MUS038000

MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Songwriting

MUS040000

MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Techniques

MUS041000

MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory

MUS042000

MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Voice

 

MUSIC / Instruments see headings under Musical Instruments

MUS052000

MUSIC / Lyrics

MUS023000

MUSIC / Musical Instruments / General

MUS023010

MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Brass

MUS023060

MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Guitar

MUS023020

MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Percussion

MUS023030

MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard

MUS023040

MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Strings

MUS023050

MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Woodwinds

MUS054000

MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects

MUS037000

MUSIC / Printed Music / General

MUS037010

MUSIC / Printed Music / Artist Specific

MUS037020

MUSIC / Printed Music / Band & Orchestra

MUS037120

MUSIC / Printed Music / Brass

MUS037030

MUSIC / Printed Music / Choral

MUS037040

MUSIC / Printed Music / Guitar & Fretted Instruments

MUS037050

MUSIC / Printed Music / Mixed Collections

MUS037060

MUSIC / Printed Music / Musicals, Film & TV

MUS037070

MUSIC / Printed Music / Opera & Classical Scores

MUS037080

MUSIC / Printed Music / Percussion

MUS037090

MUSIC / Printed Music / Piano & Keyboard Repertoire

MUS037100

MUSIC / Printed Music / Piano-Vocal-Guitar

MUS037130

MUSIC / Printed Music / Strings

MUS037110

MUSIC / Printed Music / Vocal

MUS037140

MUSIC / Printed Music / Woodwinds

MUS032000

MUSIC / Recording & Reproduction

MUS033000

MUSIC / Reference

MUS048000

MUSIC / Religious / General

MUS048010

MUSIC / Religious / Christian

MUS009000

MUSIC / Religious / Contemporary Christian

MUS018000

MUSIC / Religious / Gospel

MUS021000

MUSIC / Religious / Hymns

MUS048020

MUSIC / Religious / Jewish

MUS048030

MUSIC / Religious / Muslim

 

MUSIC / Sacred see headings under Religious

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