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Classification Numbers for Percussion Music

Percussion Solo:

CALL NUMBER SUBJECT

 M146

 Drum(s), including timpani, drum set, side drum, etc., and works for one percussionist playing two or more different percussion instruments.

 M147

 Bells, glockenspiel, etc.

 M175.X6

 Xylophone, marimba, vibraharp, vibraphone

 

Collections of percussion works for one performer with piano accompaniment: (collections containing works by more than one composer or a variety of different works by the same composer):

CALL NUMBER SUBJECT

 M284.B4

 Bells

 M284.C94

 Cymbals

 M284.D8

 Drum

 M284.G65

 Glockenspiel

 M284.P4

 Percussion (one percussionist playing two or more different percussion instruments)

 M284.T5

 Timpani

 M284.X9

 Xylophone, marimba, vibraphone

 

Separate percussion works for one performer with piano accompaniment (one work by one composer):

CALL NUMBER SUBJECT

 M285.B4

 Bells

 M285.C94

 Cymbals

 M285.D8

 Drum

 M285.G65

 Glockenspiel

 M285.P4

 Percussion

 M285.T5

 Timpani

 M285.X9

 Xylophone, marimba, vibraphone

 

 Works for percussion ensembles:

CALL NUMBER SUBJECT

 M298

 Duets

 M340–344

 Trios with piano

 M385

 Trios without piano

 M445–449

 Quartets with piano

 M485

 Quartets without piano

 M545–549

 Quintets with piano

 M585

 Quintets without piano

 M645–649

 Sextets with piano

 M685

 Sextets without piano

 M745–749

 Septets with piano

 M785

 Septets without piano

 M845–849

 Octets with piano

 M885

 Octets without piano

 M945–949

 Nonets with piano

 M985

 Nonets without piano

 

Percussion solo with orchestral accompaniment:

CALL NUMBER SUBJECT

 M1038

 Percussion with orchestra (full scores)

 M1039

 Percussion with orchestra (piano reductions)

 M1039.4.X9

 Xylophone with orchestra (piano reductions)

 M1138

 Percussion with string orchestra (full scores)

 M1139

 Percussion with string orchestra (piano reductions)

 

Studies and Methods

CALL NUMBER SUBJECT

 MT655–656

 General

 MT660

 Timpani

 MT662

 Drum, bass, drum, snare, drum, etc., including drum set and instruction for the entire batterie

 MT663

 Bongo, conga drums

 MT664

 Tabla

 MT719

 Xylophone, marimba, vibraphone

 MT722

 Implements put to musical use (e.g., kitchen utensils)

 

Classification Numbers for Books about Percussion:

Reference:

CALL NUMBER SUBJECT

ML102.P4

 Percussion dictionaries and encyclopedias

ML128.P23

 Percussion bibliographies

 

Books on percussion history and criticism:

CALL NUMBER SUBJECT

ML1030

 General

ML1035

 Drums including drum set

ML1036

 Timpani

ML1038

 Other percussion instruments alphabetically: arará, atabaque, batá, bodhrán, bonkó, bronze drum, ceṇḍa, dhimay, kotsuzumi, mridanga, nāykhim, pung, rebana, santūr, steel drum, tabla, tupan

ML1039

 Bells, carillons, gongs, chimes, including change ringing, peals, etc.

ML1048

 Xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, etc.

ML1049

 All other percussion instruments not mentioned in ML1038

 

Bibliographies

Adato, Joseph, and George Judy, ed. The Percussionist's Dictionary: Translations, Descriptions, and Photographs of Percussion Instruments from around the World. Melville, NY: Belwin-Mills, 2000. Ref. ML102 .P4 A3 2000

Bajzek, Dieter. Percussion: An Annotated Bibliography with Special Emphasis on Contemporary Notation and PerformanceMetuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1988. Ref. ML128.P23 B34 1988

Beck, John H., ed. Encyclopedia of Percussion. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2007. Ref. ML102.P4 E5 2014

Blades, James. Percussion Instruments and Their History. White Plains, NY: Bold Strummer, 1992. ML1030 .B6 1992

Hartenberger, Russel, ed.  The Cambridge Companion to Percussion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. ML1030 .C26 2016

Lang, Morris, and Larry Spivack. Dictionary of Percussion Terms: As Found in the Symphonic Repertoire. New York: Carl Fischer, 2000. Ref. ML102 .P4 L25 2000

 

Selected Periodicals

Percussive Notes:  ML1 .P1087

Selected Internet Resources

The Percussive Arts Society: https://www.pas.org/

 

Subjects: Music