MEDIUM OF PERFORMANCE TERMS FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MEDIUM OF PERFORMANCE THESAURUS FOR MUSIC DRAFT AUTHORIZED VOCABULARY FOR MEDIUM OF PERFORMANCE STATEMENTS IN BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS AS AGREED ON BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AND THE MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION February 2013 Introduction The Library of Congress, in cooperation with the Music Library Association, is developing a new thesaurus of terms representing vocabulary for the medium of performance of musical works, Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music (LCMPT). The vocabulary is intended to be used, at least initially, for two bibliographic purposes: 1) to retrieve music by its medium of performance in library catalogs, as is now done by the controlled vocabulary, Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH); 2) to record the element “medium of performance” of musical works according to the cataloging standard, RDA: Resource Description and Access (RDA). The table that follows, which contains approximately 850 terms, updates the previously posted table of terms the collaborators recommend for the new medium of performance thesaurus. The table is a working document, subject to change. Background Medium of performance is now recognized as a separate and distinct bibliographic facet that should have its own vocabulary and vocabulary structure. Searches by medium should enable users to retrieve music by a particular instrument or instrumental group, voice or vocal group, or other medium of performance term or terms the searcher may specify. As presently incorporated into LCSH, medium of performance terms may occur in headings in two ways: either along with a term for genre, form, type, or style of music (as in Sonatas (Violin and piano)), or in headings that have only one or more medium terms in them (as in Violin and piano music). Eventually, Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT) will contain the authorized vocabulary of terms for genre, form, type, style, etc. of music. When such music terms are implemented in LCGFT, it is envisioned that we will cease including such terms in LCSH headings. Thus, for music, LCSH will continue in the direction begun with the LCGFT initiative, to represent exclusively what a musical resource is about, leaving what the musical content of the resource is to LCGFT, and what the medium of performance is to the new medium of performance thesaurus. Intrinsic to the development of LCMPT is that the terms will be defined and their relationships to each other will be made explicit. The thesaurus will contain many terms familiar to users of LCSH, but there will be more terms than LCSH contains, and the thesaurus will sometimes use a different term from the one LCSH uses for the same concept. Once LCMPT appears in structured form and is implemented, updating will take place at the Library of Congress according to a regular schedule and with the same cooperative participation by other libraries as is now done for LCSH and LCGFT. Our intention is to use LCMPT also as a source vocabulary for RDA’s “medium of performance” element. Currently, RDA contains only a small representative selection of all of the terms that could be used for medium of performance. It should be noted that a library or other agency’s adoption of LCMPT could proceed independently from any cataloging or communications standard the library or other agency may adopt. Questions may be sent to Geraldine Ostrove, Policy and Standards Division, Library of Congress, [email protected]. Agreed Medium terms, February 2013 Page 1 of 28 Vocabulary TERM RELATED LCCN NOTES accordion sh 85000385 accordion band sh 00000859 acoustic bass guitar sh2008002881 actor new aeolian harp sh 85001245 ajaeng sh2008001042 alboka sh 85003235 Alesis HR-16 drum machine sh2002004066 Review brands/models Alesis MMT-8 drum machine sh2002004067 Review brands/models algōjā sh 00006976 Allen organ sh 85003651 Review brands/models alphorn sh 85003803 alto clarinet sh2001002567 alto flute sh 99011312 alto horn sh 85003939 alto recorder new alto saxophone new alto trombone sh 98000141 alto voice sh2001005067 amadinda sh 92003421 ampico reproducing piano sh 88007292 Review brands/models angklung sh 85005041 apollo-lyre sh2007002140 appalachian dulcimer sh 85006067 arará (drum) sh 98005044 archicembalo sh 85006543 archiphone sh 85006559 archlute sh 85006930 armpit sounds new arpeggione sh 85007412 Artrio-Angelus reproducing sh 98003355 Review brands/models piano Agreed Medium Terms February 2013 Page 2 of 28 TERM RELATED LCCN NOTES atabaque sh 91002796 atcheré sh 98005206 Atelier organ sh 000052000 Review brands/models atenteben sh 93006568 audeharp sh2005002206 audience new aulos sh 85009532 autoharp sh 85010074 babadok sh2011000689 bağlama sh 85010967 bagpipe sh 85010971 bajo sexto sh2002000274 bālabān sh 00000676 balalaika sh 85011113 Baldwin organ sh 85011162 Review brands/models balloon sh 98002426 balo sh 85011346 bambuso sonoro sh 92004468 ban hu sh 85097314 band new band organ sh 86004921 bandoneon sh 85011492 bandora sh 85097401 bandura sh 85011502 bandurria sh 85011503 banjo sh 85011545 banjo ukulele sh2005002905 bānsurī sh 85011685 baritone horn sh 85011845 baritone saxophone new baritone voice sh2001005073 barrel organ sh 85011933 barrel piano sh 85011934 Agreed Medium Terms February 2013 Page 3 of 28 TERM RELATED LCCN NOTES baryton sh 85012008 bass-baritone voice sh2001005069 bass clarinet sh 85012150 bass drum sh 94008705 bass flute sh 99011314 bass guitar sh 85012161 bass recorder new bass saxophone new bass trombone sh 85012164 bass voice sh2001005068 basset clarinet sh 87005786 basset horn sh 85012181 bassoon sh 85012193 batá sh 98005043 bayan sh 85012503 beatboxing new begena sh2004005568 bells sh 85013057 berimbau sh 85013324 bian zhong sh 98001605 bichromatic harmonium sh 85013883 big band sh 85013942 bilo sh 99004734 birbynė sh 94002488 biwa sh 85014494 blul sh 92005137 bodhrán sh 85015214 body slapping new body percussion sh2008009507 bonang sh2012001107 bone flute sh2003002107 bones sh 8515556 bongos sh 85015558 Agreed Medium Terms February 2013 Page 4 of 28 TERM RELATED LCCN NOTES bonkó sh 98003202 border pipes sh2006002878 bouzouki sh 85016135 bowed string instrument sh 85129122 boy soprano new brass band sh 85016437 brass instrument sh 85016448 bronze drum sh 85017118 Buddhist temple bells sh 89000864 bugle sh 85017678 bulbultarang sh 96004231 bull-roarer sh 97006054 bumbass sh 94000996 button-key accordion sh 85018395 cajón sh 98005536 calliope sh 85018991 campanula sh 95000392 carillon sh 85020322 Casio CZ synthesizer sh2002004068 Review brands/models Casio CZ-101 synthesizer sh2002004069 Review brands/models Casio FZ-1 synthesizer sh2002004070 Review brands/models Casio FZ-10m synthesizer sh2002004071 Review brands/models castanets sh 85020646 catá sh 98005534 cavaquinho sh 99003516 celebrant new celesta sh 85021624 celesta-chime sh2002004313 cell phone sh2008003962 cello sh 85143658 cello ensemble sh 85143678 cellone sh2009003660 Celtic harp sh 90005020 Agreed Medium Terms February 2013 Page 5 of 28 TERM RELATED LCCN NOTES cembal d’amour sh2003002967 ceṇḍa sh 96003976 čhakhē sh 93005460 chalumeau sh 85022399 chamadron sh2003002122 chamber orchestra sh 85022426 chamber organ sh 92003320 changgo sh 85022517 changing voice sh2001005080 charango sh 86007107 chekeré sh 98005212 chiboni sh 97003231 child soprano new children’s chorus sh2001005087 child’s voice new chimes sh 85023961 chiming clock sh 85023963 ching (cymbals) sh 93005461 chipendani sh 99003391 chirimía sh2007004986 chitarra battente sh 99000455 chorus sh 85024772 cigar box guitar sp2011004802 cimbalom sh 85025985 citaharp sh2007002136 cithara sh 85026120 cittern sh 85026124 clappers (percussion) sh 85026559 clarinet sh 85026570 clarinette d’amour sh 87001391 claves sh 85026839 clavi-harp sh 85026841 clavichord sh 85026847 Agreed Medium Terms February 2013 Page 6 of 28 TERM RELATED LCCN NOTES clavicylinder sh 85026856 clavicytherium sh 90004128 clavioline sh 85026857 claviorganum sh 85026859 clock chimes sh 99003823 cloud chamber bowls sh 00000686 colascione sh 97413 computer printer sh 00007328 concertina sh 85029639 concertina ensemble sh 85029641 conductor sh 85030810 conga sh 85031082 Conn organ sh2004003812 Review brands/models continuo sh 85134980 contra-alto clarinet new contrabass clarinet sh 91006365 contrabass flute sh 99012887 contrabass recorder new contrabass saxophone new contrabassoon sh 85031582 contralto clarinet new contralto voice sh2001005070 cornet sh 85032812 cornett sh 85032838 countertenor voice sh2001005072 cowbell new clapperless cowbells sh 85033627 cristal sh 92004693 crotales sh2002002860 crumhorn sh 85034371 crwth sh 85034328 csakan sh 85035261 cuatro sh 85034543 Agreed Medium Terms February 2013 Page 7 of 28 TERM RELATED LCCN NOTES cuíca sh200900669 cymbals sh 85035141 Includes pairs and singles da tong sh 94000542 damba (drum) sh 88003379 D’Angelico guitar sh2009000339 Review brands/models ðàn bâù sh2003010663 đàn tranh sh 00006271 dance orchestra sh 85035648 dancer sh 85035655 ḍaph sh 87003796 darabukka sh 88003602 daxophone sh2003010847 dhimay sh 94002406 dholi sh2003002124 di zi sh 85135203 diabelskie skrzypce sh 89002190 didjeridu sh 88001808 digital player piano sh2009002538 dilrubā sh2001003482 djembe sh 99013972 Dobro sh 85038690 Review brands/models dolceola sh2002004316 dömbra (2-stringed lute) sh 85039011 domra sp2011005341 double bass sh 85039150 drum sh 85039773 drum and bugle corps sh 85017679 drum circle sh2004002271 drum machine