Uniform titles for music / Michelle Koth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koth, Michelle S.

Contributor:

Kenneth H. and Thelma F. Cisney Memorial Fund.

Series:

Music Library Association technical reports (Lanham, Md.) ; no. 31.

Music Library Association technical reports (Lanham, Md.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uniform titles (Cataloging).

Cataloging of music.

Physical Description:

xiv, 277 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press ; [Middleton, WI] : Music Library Association, 2008.

Summary:

In a library catalog, uniform titles bring together all variant manifestations of a musical work under one unique heading. They help to collocate various forms of music, such as printed music, sound recordings, arrangements, and translations, and aid in distinguishing between different musical works with similar or identical titles. Establishing uniform titles, however, might be the most complex and difficult aspect of music cataloging, even for those with a strong background in music.

Uniform Titles for Music explains the concept of uniform titles for musical works by a single composer and works of unknown or collective authorship and provides a step-by-step approach for establishing uniform titles. Michelle Koth explains the concept of "type of composition," the process by which a title is determined to be generic or distinctive, and what further elements are needed to uniquely identify a work represented by a uniform title. Several chapters are devoted to defining and explaining these further elements, such as medium of performance, identifying numbers, and key. The chapters closely follow the structure of Anglo American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd ed. (AACR2), chapter 25, with some reordering to allow the reader to progress from generic uniform titles to distinctive titles. Three appendixes provide a list of composers' thematic index numbers, a comparison of uniform titles for music and Library of Congress subject headings, and a bibliography of resources for authority work. Uniform Titles for Music is aimed at beginning and experienced catalogers.

Contents:

Principles of uniform titles for music

The initial title element (25.27-25.28)

Formulating the initial title element: generic titles (25.29)

Additions to the initial title element: generic titles (25.30)

Medium of performance: instrumental music (25.30B2-B7)

Medium of performance: vocal music (25.30B8-B10)

Numeric identifying elements (25.30C)

Key (25.30D)

Other identifying elemtns (25.30E)

Distinctive titles (25.3, 25.31A-B)

Additions to both generic and distinctive titles (25.32, 25.35)

Collective titles (25.8, 25.34)

Works of unknown or collective authorship (21.5, 21.6)

Manuscripts (25.13)

References (26.1, 26.4)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Kenneth H. and Thelma F. Cisney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780810852815

0810852810

OCLC:

182553013