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.{{Cite book |last=Dickinson |first=George Sherman |title=Classification of musical compositions; a decimal-symbol system |publisher=Vassar College |year=1938 |location=Poughkeepsie, NY}} It is used by many music libraries, primarily those at Vassar{{Cite web |last=Canino |first=Sarah |title=Libraries: The George Sherman Dickinson Music Library: Musical Score call numbers |url=https://library.vassar.edu/musiclibrary/home/musical-score-call-numbers |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=library.vassar.edu |language=en}} and Columbia Universities.
It is also recorded, albeit incompletely, by Carol June Bradley in The Dickinson Classification for Music, published in 1972.{{cite journal |last1=Bradley |first1=Carol June |title=The Dickinson Classification for Music |journal=Fontes Artis Musicae |date=1972 |volume=19 |issue=1/2 |pages=13–22 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23505207 |issn=0015-6191}}
Class 000 – Miscellaneous
=000 Several or special classes=
- 010 Manuscripts
- 020 Incunabula, rare editions
- 030 Facsimiles
- 040 Monuments ({{lang|de|Denkmäler}})
- 050 Collected works of one composer
- 055 Thematic catalogues
- 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
=100 Keyboard=
- 110 Clavier, i.e. piano, harpsichord, clavichord, and virginal
- 120 Clavier duos, trios, etc.
- 150 Organ
=200 Bowed strings=
- 210 Violin and piano
- 220 Viola and piano
- 230 Violoncello and piano
- 240 Double bass and piano
=300 Winds=
=400 Plucked strings, percussion, mechanical and miscellaneous instruments=
==Plucked strings==
==Percussion==
- 460 Percussion
==Mechanical and miscellaneous instruments==
- 470 Solely electronic music, musique concrète
- 480 Electronic music in combination with conventional instruments
=500 Chamber ensembles=
- 520 Bowed string ensembles
- 530 Wind ensembles{{efn|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.}}
- 540 Plucked string with percussion
- 550 Bowed string and wind ensembles
=600 Orchestral ensembles=
- 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)
=700 Vocal solo and solo ensembles=
- 710 Voice solo and 1 instrument, secular
- 750 Voice solo and 1 instrument, sacred
- 780 Folk music
=800 Choral ensembles=
=900 Dramatic ensembles=
- 910 Operas
- 950 Ballets
- 980 Incidental music
Notes
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References
External links
- [https://archive.org/details/classificationof00dick Classification of Musical Compositions: A Decimal-Symbol System]
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