The first line of the call number includes the class letter (M or MT) and number.Ĭlass numbers for instrumental music: M6-M175 | M180-M298.5 | M300-M990 | M1000/M1100, etc. Use class M for all printed music (with some exceptions for rare items and for facsimiles) and MT for instructional items that are scores (there are both books and scores classed in MT). Parts of a larger work: With a number designation | With a titleįurther elements needed to make the call number unique: Capital letter | Publication date | Vocal range | Cutter number by: Publisher Editor
Active sky next vs opus serial number#
General guidelines for Class M | Class numbers | OversizeĬutter numbers for main entry: Composer as main entry (100) | Title as main entry: uniform title (130) title proper (245)Īdditional elements for title: Opus or work number | Serial number | Cutter by first letter of title | Key | Date of composition | Other | Title implied by class number If there are several items with the incorrect number, use that class or cutter number. If possible, when a class or cutter number is egregiously incorrect, reclass the item.
This may occasionally call for using an incorrect, but already existing class number or cutter number.
It is the goal to have different manifestations of the same work or expression sit next to each other on the shelf. These practices may or may not coincide with those of other libraries. This document explains the practices of assigning call numbers to scores in the Yale University Music Library.
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