title: Library of Congress Classification:Class M -- Music
text: # Library of Congress Classification:Class M -- Music
  
  Class M: Music is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class M.
  
  ## M - Printed Music
  
  * 1-1.A15 ...... Music printed or copied in manuscript in the United States or the colonies before 1860
  * 1.A5-3.3 ..... Collections
  * 5-1480 ........ Instrumental music
  * 1490 ........... Music printed or copied in manuscript before 1700
  * 1495-2199 .. Vocal music
  * 5000 ........... Unidentified compositions
  
  ## ML - Literature on music
  
  * 1-5 ................. Periodicals. Serials
  * 12-21 ............. Directories. Almanacs
  * 25-28 ............. Societies and other organizations
  * 29-31 ............. Special collections
  * 32-33 ............. Institutions
  * 35-38 ............. Festivals. Congresses
  * 40-44 ............. Programs
  * 45 .................. Circulars and advertisements
  * 46 .................. Scrapbooks
  * 47-54.8 .......... Librettos. Texts. Scenarios
  * 55-89 ............. Aspects of the field of music as a whole
  * 93-96.5 .......... Manuscript studies and manuscripts
  * 100-109 ......... Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
  * 110-111.5 ....... Music librarianship
  * 112-112.5 ....... Music printing and publishing
  * 112.8-158.8 .... Bibliography
  * 159-3785 ........ History and criticism
  * 3790-3792 ...... Music trade
  * 3795 ............... Music as a profession. Vocational guidance
  * 3797-3799.5 ... Musical research
  * 3800-3923 ...... Philosophical and societal aspects of music. Physics and acoustics of music. Physiological aspects of music
  * 3928-3930 ...... Literature for children
  
  ## MT - Musical instruction and study
  
  * 1 ............. General works
  * 2.5 .......... Music study abroad
  * 3-5 .......... History
  * 5.5-7 ....... Music theory
  * 9-15 ........ Printed pedagogical aids
  * 17 ........... Music in special education
  * 18 ........... Music in colleges and universities
  * 20-34 ...... Systems and methods
  * 35-39 ...... Notation
  * 40-67 ...... Composition. Elements and techniques of music
  * 68 ........... Improvisation. Accompaniment. Transposition
  * 70-74 ...... Instrumentation and orchestration
  * 75 ........... Interpretation
  * 80 ........... Embellishment
  * 82 ........... Memorizing
  * 85 ........... Conducting. Score reading and playing
  * 87 ........... Community music
  * 88 ........... Administration and instruction of vocal groups
  * 90-146 .... Analysis and appreciation of musical works
  * 150 ......... Audio-visual aids
  * 155.......... Music theory for children
  * 165 ......... Tuning
  * 170-810 .. Instrumental techniques
  * 820-915 .. Singing and vocal technique
  * 918-948 .. School music
  * 950 ......... Music to accompany instruction in ballet, folk dancing, gymnastics, etc.
  * 955-956 .. Musical theater
  * 960 ......... Music in the theater
  