Dickinson classification
The Dickinson classification is a library classification scheme used to catalogue and classify musical compositions. It was developed by George Sherman Dickinson (1886–1964), and published in 1938.[1] It is used by many music libraries, primarily those at Vassar[2] and Columbia Universities.
It is also recorded, albeit incompletely, by Carol June Bradley in The Dickinson Classification for Music, published in 1972.[3]
Class 000 – Miscellaneous
[edit]000 Several or special classes
[edit]- 010 Manuscripts
- 020 Incunabula, rare editions
- 030 Facsimiles
- 040 Monuments (Denkmäler)
- 050 Collected works of one composer
- 060 Partial collections, several classes, of one composer
- 070 Methods, tutors, etc., with some text
- 080 Other miscellaneous
- 090 Historical collections compiled to illustrate the history of music or some phase of it
Classes 100–600 – Instrumental
[edit]100 Keyboard
[edit]- 110 Clavier, i.e. piano, harpsichord, clavichord, and virginal
- 120 Clavier duos, trios, etc.
- 150 Organ
200 Bowed strings
[edit]- 210 Violin and piano
- 220 Viola and piano
- 230 Violoncello and piano
- 240 Double bass and piano
300 Winds
[edit]- 310 Flute or recorder and piano
- 320 Oboe or English horn and piano
- 330 Clarinet and piano
- 340 Bassoon and piano
- 350 Horn and piano
- 360 Trumpet and piano
- 370 Trombone and piano
400 Plucked strings, percussion, mechanical and miscellaneous instruments
[edit]Plucked strings
[edit]Percussion
[edit]- 460 Percussion
Mechanical and miscellaneous instruments
[edit]- 470 Solely electronic music, musique concrète
- 480 Electronic music in combination with conventional instruments
500 Chamber ensembles
[edit]- 520 Bowed string ensembles
- 530 Wind ensembles[a]
- 540 Plucked string with percussion
- 550 Bowed string and wind ensembles
600 Orchestral ensembles
[edit]- 610 Full orchestra
- 620 String orchestra
- 630 Band or wind orchestra
- 650 Chamber orchestra
- 680 Concerti
- 685 Double, triple, etc., concerti
- 689 Concerti grossi
Classes 700–900 – Vocal (with or without instruments)
[edit]700 Vocal solo and solo ensembles
[edit]- 710 Voice solo and 1 instrument, secular
- 750 Voice solo and 1 instrument, sacred
- 780 Folk music
800 Choral ensembles
[edit]900 Dramatic ensembles
[edit]- 910 Operas
- 950 Ballets
- 980 Incidental music
Notes
[edit]- ^ Such as woodwind quartets or wind quintets; not to be confused with 630 Band or wind orchestra, which may also be referred to as wind ensembles.
References
[edit]- ^ Dickinson, George Sherman (1938). Classification of musical compositions; a decimal-symbol system. Poughkeepsie, NY: Vassar College.
- ^ Canino, Sarah. "Libraries: The George Sherman Dickinson Music Library: Musical Score call numbers". library.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ Bradley, Carol June (1972). "The Dickinson Classification for Music". Fontes Artis Musicae. 19 (1/2): 13–22. ISSN 0015-6191.
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