BISAC Subject Headings List
Music
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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".
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MUS000000 |
MUSIC / General |
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MUS004000 |
MUSIC / Business Aspects |
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MUSIC / Buyer's Guides see Discography & Buyer's Guides |
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MUSIC / Christian see headings under Religious |
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MUS012000 |
MUSIC / Discography & Buyer's Guides |
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MUS055000 |
MUSIC / Essays |
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MUS014000 |
MUSIC / Ethnic |
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MUS015000 |
MUSIC / Ethnomusicology |
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MUS049000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General |
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MUS002000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Ballet |
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MUS053000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Big Band & Swing |
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Bluegrass see Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass |
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MUS003000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues |
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MUS005000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Chamber |
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MUS026000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Children's |
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MUS051000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Choral |
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MUS006000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical |
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Computer see Genres & Styles / Electronic |
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MUS010000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass |
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MUS011000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Dance |
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MUS013000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Electronic |
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MUS017000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional |
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MUS019000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Heavy Metal |
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MUS024000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / International |
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MUS025000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz |
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MUS036000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Latin |
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Lullabies see Genres & Styles / Children's |
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MUS045000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Military & Marches |
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MUS046000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals |
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MUS027000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / New Age |
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MUS028000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera |
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MUS029000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal |
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MUS030000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Punk |
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MUS031000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop |
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MUS047000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Reggae |
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Religious see headings under Religious |
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rhythm & Blues see Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B |
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MUS035000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock |
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Salsa see Genres & Styles / Latin |
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MUS039000 |
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B |
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / World Beat see Genres & Styles / International |
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MUS020000 |
MUSIC / History & Criticism |
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MUS050000 |
MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician |
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MUS022000 |
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / General |
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MUS001000 |
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Appreciation |
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MUS007000 |
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Composition |
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MUS008000 |
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Conducting |
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MUS016000 |
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Exercises |
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MUS038000 |
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Songwriting |
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MUS040000 |
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Techniques |
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MUS041000 |
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory |
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MUS042000 |
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Voice |
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MUSIC / Instruments see headings under Musical Instruments |
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MUS052000 |
MUSIC / Lyrics |
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MUS023000 |
MUSIC / Musical Instruments / General |
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MUS023010 |
MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Brass |
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MUS023060 |
MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Guitar |
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MUS023020 |
MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Percussion |
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MUS023030 |
MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard |
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MUS023040 |
MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Strings |
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MUS023050 |
MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Woodwinds |
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MUS054000 |
MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects |
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MUS037000 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / General |
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MUS037010 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Artist Specific |
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MUS037020 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Band & Orchestra |
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MUS037120 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Brass |
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MUS037030 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Choral |
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MUS037040 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Guitar & Fretted Instruments |
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MUS037050 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Mixed Collections |
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MUS037060 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Musicals, Film & TV |
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MUS037070 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Opera & Classical Scores |
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MUS037080 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Percussion |
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MUS037090 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Piano & Keyboard Repertoire |
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MUS037100 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Piano-Vocal-Guitar |
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MUS037130 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Strings |
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MUS037110 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Vocal |
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MUS037140 |
MUSIC / Printed Music / Woodwinds |
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MUS032000 |
MUSIC / Recording & Reproduction |
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MUS033000 |
MUSIC / Reference |
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MUS048000 |
MUSIC / Religious / General |
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MUS048010 |
MUSIC / Religious / Christian |
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MUS009000 |
MUSIC / Religious / Contemporary Christian |
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MUS018000 |
MUSIC / Religious / Gospel |
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MUS021000 |
MUSIC / Religious / Hymns |
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MUS048020 |
MUSIC / Religious / Jewish |
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MUS048030 |
MUSIC / Religious / Muslim |
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MUSIC / Sacred see headings under Religious |
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