Here are entered musical compositions which have been created by chance methods or which may be performed in random or indeterminate style. The heading is used as a second heading for those works having a specifically named medium of performance, e.g. 1. Piano music. 2. Aleatory music.
Here are entered works on the depiction of antisemitism in music. Works on the relationship between music and antisemitism are entered under Music and antisemitism.
Music composed in any classical, learned, and/or court tradition, in cultures that have a division between art and folk music. For popular and folk music in cultures that distinguish it from art music see Popular music; Folk music, or a subgenre of either.
Here are entered general works about use of the Bible in musical compositions. Musical compositions set to texts from the Bible are entered under headings such as Magnificat (Music); Psalms (Music).
Here are entered works on choral music. Musical compositions for or with chorus are entered under the headings Choruses; Choruses, Sacred; or Choruses, Secular, followed if appropriate by type of chorus and accompaniment.
Here are entered musical works not in a specific form or of a specific type in which the sounds are generated or altered using digital technology. --headings for forms and types of music that include "computer" or "computers" and headings with medium of performance that include "computer" or "computers"
Here are entered works on the depiction of crime in musical compositions. General works on the relationship between crime and music are entered under Music and crime.
Here are entered collections of miscellaneous dance music. Music for individual dances is entered under dance form, e.g., Polkas; Waltzes.If the work is for a specific medium, a second heading is assigned, e.g. 1. Dance music. 2. Piano music.For an individual dance which is assigned a heading that is not qualified by medium, a second heading is assigned if the work is for a specific medium, e.g. 1. Mazurkas. 2. Piano music.For works consisting of dance music of an individual ethnic group, additional subject entry is made under the heading [ethnic group]--[place]--Music.
Music for staged works, whether composed as an integral part of the work (e.g., operas) or to otherwise accompany or enhance it (e.g., incidental music).
Here are entered musical works about feminism and women's rights. Musical works composed, performed, and produced by and for women and often associated with the lesbian feminist movement in the United States are entered under Women's music. Musical works about women are entered under Women--Songs and music.
Here are entered collections of miscellaneous folk dance music. Music for individual dances is entered under dance form, e.g. Square dance music.If the collection also contains dance instruction, two headings are used, e.g. 1. Folk dancing. 2. Folk dance music.If the collection is for a medium other than piano, an additional heading is used for the medium, e.g. 1. Folk dance music. 2. Orchestral music, Arranged.For works consisting of Folk dance music of an individual ethnic group, an additional subject entry is made under the heading [ethnic group]--[place]--Music.
For folk music of a specific ethnic group, an additional subject entry is made under the heading [ethnic group]--[place]--Music. --see also headings for music of individual instruments followed by the qualifier "(Folk)" and the subdivisions Methods (Folk) and Studies and exercises (Folk) under individual musical instruments and families of instruments
Locally or regionally traditional music that was originally developed in performance and aurally transmitted in community contexts, and for music composed stylistically and/or ideologically within these traditions.
