LC Classification: M

M - Music 

ML - Literature on music 

MT - Instruction and study

For more detailed information, visit the Library of Congress Classification Outline.

M - Music 

• M1.A5-3.3 Collections
• M5-1480 Instrumental music
• M6-175.5 One solo instrument
• M176 Motion picture music
• M177-990 Two or more solo instruments
• M1000-1075 Orchestra
• M1200-1270 Band
• M1470-1480 Aleatory music. Electronic music. Mixed media
• M1495-2199 Vocal music
• M1497-1998 Secular vocal music
• M1999-2199 Sacred vocal music

ML - Literature on music 

• ML47-54.8 Librettos. Texts. Scenarios
• ML159-3785 History and criticism
• ML162-197 By period
• ML198-360.6 By region or country
• ML385-429 Biography
• ML459-1380 Instrumental music
• ML1400-3275 Vocal music
• ML3469-3541 Popular music
• ML3544-3776 Folk, national, and ethnic music
• ML3800-3923 Philosophical and societal aspects of music. Physics and acoustics of music. Physiological aspects of music
• ML3805-3817 Physics and acoustics
• ML3820 Physiological aspects of music
• ML3830-3840 Psychology
• ML3845-3877 Aesthetics
• ML3880-3915 Criticism
• ML3919-3920 Moral influence of music. Therapeutic use of music

MT - Instruction and study

• MT5.5-7 Music theory
• MT9-15 Printed pedagogical aids
• MT20-34 Systems and methods
• MT35-39 Notation
• MT40-67 Composition. Elements and techniques of music
• MT70-74 Instrumentation and orchestration
• MT85 Conducting. Score reading and playing
• MT170-810 Instrumental techniques
• MT179-258 Keyboard instruments
• MT259-338 Stringed instruments. Bowed stringed instruments
• MT339-533 Wind instruments
• MT539-654 Plucked instruments
• MT655-725 Percussion and other instruments
• MT740-810 Instrumental techniques for children
• MT820-915 Singing and vocal techniques
• MT898-915 Vocal techniques for children
• MT918-948 School music
• MT955-956 Musical theater