MARC21-007: Form of composition for music
anthems
Anthems.
an
ballads
Ballads.
bd
ballets
Ballets.
bt
bluegrass music
Bluegrass music.
bg
blues
Blues.
bl
canons and rounds
Canons and rounds. Compositions employing strict imitation throughout.
cn
cantatas
Cantatas.
ct
canzonas
Canzonas.
cz
carols
Carols.
cr
chaconnes
Chaconnes.
ca
chance compositions
Chance compositions.
cs
chansons, polyphonic
Chansons, polyphonic.
cp
chant, Christian
Chant, Christian.
cc
chants, other religions
Chants, Other religions.
cb
chorale preludes
Chorale preludes.
cl
chorales
Chorales.
ch
concerti grossi
Concerti grossi.
cg
concertos
Concertos.
co
country music
Country music.
cy
dance forms
Dance forms.
df
Includes music for individual dances except for mazurkas, minuets, pavans, polonaises, and waltzes.
divertimentos, serenades, cassations, divertissements, and notturni
Divertimentos, serenades, cassations, divertissements, and notturni.
dv
fantasias
Fantasias.
ft
flamenco
Flamenco.
fl
All the Flamenco styles, or "palos", and other forms of song and dance coming from the folkloric tradition of Spanish gypsies.
folk music
Folk music.
fm
Includes folk songs, etc.
fugues
Fugues.
fg
gospel music
Gospel music.
gm
hymns
Hymns.
hy
jazz
Jazz.
jz
madrigals
Madrigals.
md
marches
Marches.
mr
masses
Masses.
ms
mazurkas
Mazurkas.
mz
minuets
Minuets.
mi
motets
Motets.
mo
motion picture music
Motion picture music.
mp
multiple forms
Multiple forms.
mu
musical revues and comedies
Musical revues and comedies.
mc
nocturnes
Nocturnes.
nc
not applicable
Not applicable
nn
Used for any item that is a non-music sound recording.
operas
Operas.
op
oratorios
Oratorios.
or
other
Form of composition other than anthems, ballads, bluegrass music, blues, ballets, chaconnes, chants, other religions, chant, Christian, concerti grossi, chorales, chorale preludes, canons and rounds, concertos, chansons, polyphonic, carols, chance compositions, cantatas, country music, canzonas, dance forms, divertimentos, serenades, cassations, divertissements, and notturni, fugues, flamenco, folk music, fantasias, gospel music, hymns, jazz, musical revues and comedies, madrigals, minuets, motets, motion picture music, marches, masses, multiple forms, mazurkas, nocturnes, operas, oratorios, overtures, program music, passion music, polonaises, popular music, preludes, passacaglias, part-songs, pavans, rock music, rondos, ragtime music, ricercars, rhapsodies, requiems, square dance music, songs, sonatas, symphonic poems, studies and exercises, suites, symphonies, toccatas, teatro lirico, trio-sonatas, villancicos, variations, waltzes, zarzuelas.
zz
overtures
Overtures.
ov
part-songs
Part-songs.
pt
passacaglias
Passacaglias.
ps
Includes all types of ostinato basses.
passion music
Passion music.
pm
pavans
Pavans.
pv
polonaises
Polonaises.
po
popular music
Popular music.
pp
preludes
Preludes.
pr
program music
Program music.
pg
ragtime music
Ragtime music.
rg
requiems
Requiems.
rq
rhapsodies
Rhapsodies.
rp
ricercars
Ricercars.
ri
rock music
Rock music.
rc
rondos
Rondos.
rd
sonatas
Sonatas.
sn
songs
Songs.
sg
square dance music
Square dance music.
sd
studies and exercises
Studies and exercises.
st
suites
Suites.
su
symphonic poems
Symphonic poems.
sp
symphonies
Symphonies.
sy
teatro lirico
Spanish and Spanish American theatre music.
tl
toccatas
Toccatas.
tc
trio-sonatas
Trio-sonatas.
ts
unknown
Unknown.
uu
Used when the only indication given is the number of instruments and the medium of performance. No structure or genre is given, although they may be implied or understood.
variations
Variations.
vr
villancicos
Characteristic form of Spanish polyphony, religious or secular, from the 16th to 18th centuries. Religious villancicos were usually sung in important ceremonies (including Christmas, when these songs were sometimes called "pastoradas").
vi
waltzes
Waltzes.
wz
zarzuelas
Zarzuelas.
za
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