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1 - 5	Periodicals. Serials
1	United States
4	Foreign - through 1800
5	Foreign - from 1801
12 - 21	Dictionaries. Almanacs
32 - 33	Institutions
35 - 38	Festivals. Congresses
40 - 44	Programs
48 - 54.8	Librettos
90	Writings of musicians
93 - 97	Manuscripts, autographs, etc.
100 - 109	Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
111 - 158	Bibliography
113 - 118	International
120	National
132	Graded lists, by medium
135	Manuscripts
136 - 158	Catalogs
159 - 3775	History and Criticism
162 - 169	Special periods - Ancient
170 - 190	Special periods - Medieval
193 - 197	Special periods - from 1600
198 - 239	By region or country - America
240 - 325	By region or country - Europe
330 - 345	By region or country - Asia
350 - 350.5	By region or country - Africa
385 - 429	Biography
430 - 455	Composition
460 - 1354	Instruments and instrumental music
475 - 486	By region or country - America
489 - 522	By region or country - Europe
525 - 541	By region or country - Asia
544	By region or country - Africa
550 - 649	Instruments - Organ
650 - 747	Instruments - Piano, clavichord, etc.
750 - 927	Instruments - String
930 - 990	Instruments - Wind
1000 - 1018	Instruments - Plectral
1030 - 1040	Instruments - Percussion
1050 - 1055	Instruments - Mechanical and others
1100 - 1165	Chamber music
1200 - 1270	Orchestral music
1300 - 1354	Band music
1400 - 3275	Vocal music
1500 - 1554	Choral music
1600 - 2881	Secular vocal music
2900 - 3275	Sacred vocal music
3300 - 3354	Program music
3400 - 3465	Dance music
3545 - 3775	National music
3800 - 3923	Philosophy and physics of music
3845 - 3877	Aesthetics
3880 - 3923	Criticism
3928 - 3930	Literature for children

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