Music Form/Genre Headings: Medium H 1917.5 of Performance CONTENTS BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................................5 1. Names of instruments, families, and ensembles ..................................................................... 5-8 a. Form of name ..................................................................................................................5 (1) General guidelines.............................................................................................5 (2) Headings that include the instrument=s key.......................................................6 (3) Headings that include the instrument=s range ...................................................6 (4) Non-musical objects as musical instruments ....................................................7 b. Singular/plural ................................................................................................................8 (1) Instruments........................................................................................................8 (2) Ensembles and families of instruments.............................................................8 c. Doubling..........................................................................................................................8 2. Solo instruments in headings: Order of solo instruments........................................................9 3. Solo instruments in headings: Combinations of two different instruments or of one unspecified and one specified instrument..........................................................................10 a. Standard order ...............................................................................................................10 b. One unspecified instrument ..........................................................................................10 c. Chordal instruments; accompanying instrument...........................................................10 4. Solo instruments in headings: Two or more of the same solo instrument or of the number of players of the instrument.............................................................................................. 11-17 a. Two or more of the same instrument in a mixed group ................................................11 Subject Headings Manual H 1917.5 Page 1 September 2013 H 1917.5 Music Form/Genre Headings: Medium of Performance CONTENTS 4. Solo instruments in headings: Two or more of the same solo instrument or of the number of players of the instrument (Continued) b. Music of individual instruments ...................................................................................11 (1) Wind, plucked, and bowed stringed instruments ............................................11 (a) Number of instruments........................................................................11 (b) Number of hands .................................................................................12 (2) Keyboard instruments .....................................................................................12 (a) Number of hands .................................................................................12 (b) Number of instruments........................................................................14 i. Two keyboard instruments ........................................................14 ii. Three or more keyboard instruments........................................14 iii. One performer playing more than one instrument....................................................................15 (3) Two or more unspecified instruments.............................................................15 (4) Percussion instruments....................................................................................16 (a) Number of hands .................................................................................16 (b) Number of players...............................................................................16 (5) Electronic music; Computer music .................................................................17 5. Instrumental ensembles....................................................................................................... 18-25 a. Types of instrumental ensemble....................................................................................18 (1) Large ensembles (more than one player to a part) ..........................................18 (a) Large ensembles of different instruments ...........................................18 (b) Large ensembles of the same instrument ............................................18 (2) Ensembles with one player to a part ...............................................................19 (a) Ensembles of different instruments.....................................................19 (b) Ensembles of the same instrument......................................................20 H 1917.5 Page 2 Subject Headings Manual September 2013 Music Form/Genre Headings: Medium H 1917.5 of Performance CONTENTS 5. Instrumental ensembles (Continued) b. Number of instruments represented by the word "ensemble" ......................................20 (1) Collections.......................................................................................................20 (2) Individual works..............................................................................................20 (3) Certain other ensembles ..................................................................................21 (4) Solo instruments as accompanying ensemble .................................................21 (5) Percussion ensemble(s) ...................................................................................22 (6) Jazz ensembles ................................................................................................22 c. Authority records ..........................................................................................................22 (1) Large ensembles (more than one player to a part) ..........................................22 (2) Ensembles with one player to a part ...............................................................23 d. Orchestra assumed as the medium of performance ......................................................24 e. The headings Concertos (Orchestra [Band, etc.]).........................................................25 6. Connecting words: "and" and "with".................................................................................. 26-27 a. The connecting word Aand@...........................................................................................26 b. The connecting word Awith@ .........................................................................................27 c. AAnd@ and Awith@ in the same heading ..........................................................................27 7. Arranged works: the qualifier ", Arranged"..............................................................................27 a. Free-floating usage........................................................................................................27 b. Authority record required .............................................................................................28 c. Special provision for excerpts.......................................................................................28 8. Solo vocal works............................................................................................................... 29-31 a. Voice stated or implied in the heading..........................................................................29 (1) One solo voice...............................................................................................29 (2) Two or more solo voices ...............................................................................30 Subject Headings Manual H 1917.5 Page 3 September 2013 H 1917.5 Music Form/Genre Headings: Medium of Performance CONTENTS 8. Solo vocal works............................................................................................................... 29-31 b. Voice not stated or implied in the main heading ..........................................................31 (1) One solo voice.................................................................................................31 (2) Two or more solo voices .................................................................................31 (3) Unaccompanied works ....................................................................................31 9. Chorus................................................................................................................................. 32-35 a. Chorus stated or implied in the heading......................................................................32 (1) Type of chorus..................................................................................................32 (a) No qualifier for type of chorus ..........................................................32 (b) Free-floating qualifiers for type of chorus ........................................33 (c) Headings established with qualifier for type of chorus.........................................................................................33 (2) Number of choral parts....................................................................................34 b. Chorus not stated or implied in the main heading ......................................................35