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Unit 13: Subject Headings

BT African Americans – Music Broader Terms Notes
RT Washboard band music Related Term
Headings for solo instrumental music followed by the parenthetical
qualifier “(Jazz),” e.g. Piano music (Jazz);also headings that include
the term “jazz ensemble” as a medium for performance,
SA e.g. Concertos (Flute with jazz ensemble); and headings for musical
instruments with the subdivisions Methods (Jazz) or Studies and
exercises (Jazz)
Big band music
Boogie Woogie
Bop (Music)
Dixieland music
NT Instrumentation and orchestraion (Dance Orchestra) Narrower Terms
Jazz vocals
Latin jazz
Swing (Music)
Western swing (Music)
Jazz — To 1921
• 1921–1930
• Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) Subdivisions
• Lead sheets
• Religious aspects
Subdivisions

Subdivisions combine a number of different concepts into a single subject heading. Only a fraction
of all possible heading and subdivision combinations are listed in LCSH.
There are four types of subdivisions:
1. Topical: e.g., Musical theater—Production and direction
2. Form: e.g., Music Bibliography ; Sonatas (Violin and piano) Scores and parts
3. Chronological: Jazz—1921-1930
4. Geographic: Folk music—Thailand
For details on what subdivisions are used for composers, go to the alphabetical list of subjects and
look up the pattern heading “Wagner, Richard” for some of the possibilities; for musical instruments,
look up “Piano”; for music compositions, look up “Operas”.

Choice of Terms in LCSH
Frequently, LC subject headings are not the terms most commonly used. Examples of how different
the terms follow:

Common terms LCSH
Piano duets Piano music (4 hands)
Flute and bassoon music Bassoon and flute music
Film music Motion picture music

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