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ML Literature on Music

	ML 1-3930 Literature on Music	
	
	ML 1-109 General topics		  
		ML 1, 4-5  Periodicals/Serials		  
		ML 12-21   Directories/Almanacs
		ML 25-28   Societies				  
		ML 29-31   Music foundations
		ML 32-33   Institutions
		ML 35-38   Festivals and congresses
		ML 40-44   Programs
		ML 48-54.8 Librettos, texts of vocal works
		ML 55	     Collections, festschriften
		ML 60	     Collections by one author
		ML 62-90   Special topics (by topic)
			ML 82    Women and music
			ML 90    Writings of musicians
		ML 93-97   Manuscripts, autographs, paleography, etc.
		ML 100-109 Dictionaries and encyclopedias	
			ML 100   General 
			ML 102   Special topics (by topic) 
			ML 105   Biographical, international 
			ML 106   Biographical, national (by country) 
			ML 108   Terminological 
	ML 111-158  Bibliography
		ML 111     Theory, practice, history
		ML 112     Music publishing and printing
		ML 113-118 International
		ML 120     National (by country)
		ML 128     Special topic (by topic)
		ML 132     Graded lists (by medium)
		ML 134     Individual composers thematic catalogs
		ML 135     Manuscripts
		ML 136-158 Library catalogs by library, discography
	ML 162-3797  History and Criticism
		ML 162-197 By period
			ML 162-169 	Ancient
			ML 170-190 	Medieval
			ML 193-197 	1600-
		ML 198-350.5 By region or country
			ML 198-239 	Americas
			ML 240-325 	Europe
			ML 330-345	Asia
			ML 350-350.5 Africa
			ML 360     	Australia, Oceania
		ML 385-429 Biography
			ML 410      Composers (by composer) 
			ML 416-419  Instrumentalists (by performer) 
			ML 420      Singers (by singer) 
		ML 430-455 Composition
			ML 431  Notation 
			ML 442  Thoroughbass 
			ML 444  Harmony 
			ML 448  Form 
			ML 455  Instrumentation 
		ML 457 Conducting and Interpretation
		ML 460-1354 Instruments and instrumental music	
			ML 460  General
			ML 462  Catalogs
			ML 465-471 By period
				ML 465     Early music (to 1600) 
				ML 467     1600-1750 
			ML 475-547 By region or country
				ML 475-486 Americas
				ML 489-522 Europe
				ML 525-541 Asia
				ML 544     Africa
				ML 547     Australia, Oceania
			ML 548 Jews
			ML 549-1092 Individual instruments
				ML 550-649 Organ
				ML 650-747 Piano, clavichord, harpsichord, etc.
				ML 750-927 String instruments
				ML 930-990 Wind instruments
				ML 1000-1018    Plucked instruments
				ML 1030-1040    Percussion instruments
				ML 1049.8-1091  Mechanical and other instruments
				ML 1091.8-1093  Electronic instruments
			ML 1100-1165    Chamber music
			ML 1200-1270    Orchestral music
			ML 1300-1354    Band music
			ML 1379-1380    Electronic music, Computer music
		ML 1400-3275  Vocal music
			ML 1400         General
			ML 1402-1406    By period
			ML 1410-1451    By region or country
			ML 1460         Vocal technique
			ML 1500-1554    Choral music
			ML 1600-2881    Secular vocal music
				ML 1700 	Dramatic music (opera, musical theater, etc.)
				ML 1711 	United States
				ML 1727 	France
				ML 1729 	Germany
				ML 1731 	British Isles
				ML 1733 	Italy
				ML 2075 	Film music
				ML 2500-2862 Songs
					ML 2600-2770 	Part songs 
					ML 2800-2862 	Solo songs
			ML 2900-3275    Sacred vocal music
				ML 3000      Christian (general) 
				ML 3002-3095 Roman Catholic 
				ML 3082      Chant 
				ML 3100-3188 Protestant 
				ML 3195      Jewish 
				ML 3197      Islamic
		ML 3300-3354  Program music
		ML 3400-3465  Dance music
		ML 3469-3541  Popular music
			ML 3470       General 
			ML 3477       United States
			ML 3506-3509  Jazz
			ML 3518       Big band 
			ML 3521       Blues 
			ML 3524       Country 
			ML 3534       Rock 
		ML 3545-3775  National music (folk, ethnic)
			ML 3547       Ethnomusicology 
			ML 3550-3570  North America 
			ML 3572       Central America 
			ML 3575       South America
			ML 3580-3730  Europe 
			ML 3740-3758  Asia 
			ML 3760       Africa 
			ML 3770       Australia, Oceania 
		ML 3776     Jewish music
		ML 3797     Musicology
		ML 3799.E   Ethnomusicology
	ML 3800-3923  Philosophy and physics of music
		ML 3805-3817  Acoustics and physics
		ML 3820       Physiology
		ML 3830-3840  Psychology
		ML 3845-3877  Aesthetics
		ML 3880-3923  Criticism
	ML 3930  Literature on music for children