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Genre/form termsdescribe what a work is

rather than what it is about

An animated film

A book about

animated films

EXAMPLES

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A scherzo

A book about scherzos

Genre: a category of works that is characterized by a similar plot, theme, setting, situation, or characters

Horror Thriller Western

Form: a category of works with a particular format and/or purpose

Animated Sonata Scherzo

GENRE OR FORM?

• Medium of performance

• Characteristics of the intended audience

• Characteristics of the creator/contributor

• Place where created

• Time period created

• Language of composition

CLOSELY RELATED CONCEPTS

• Intended for use in the RDA medium of performance element and also for access

• Composition Singular terms Hierarchies based on the Sachs-Hornbostel

classification Not included

Number of performers Number of hands (under discussion)

LCMPT

Example

Today650 #0 $a Sonatas (Viola and double bass)

Future382 01 $a viola $n 1 $a double bass $n 1 $s 2

$2 lcmpt655 #7 $a Sonatas. $2 lcgft

LCMPT

• Used to describe intended audience and the creator(s)/contributor(s)

• Based on LCSH classes of persons

• Completely faceted

LCDGT

Examples

Audience385 ## $a College students $2 lcdgt

Creator/contributor386 ## $a Women $a Librarians $a Americans

$2 lcdgt

LCDGT

Example: A sonata for clarinet and cello composed by a woman mathematician from France

382 01 $a clarinet $n 1 $a cello $n 1 $s 2 $2 lcmpt

386 ## $a Women $a Mathematicians $a French $2 lcdgt

655 #7 $a Sonatas. $2 lcgft

PUTTING IT TOGETHER

TIMELINE

Completed projects• LCGFT

Cartographic materials

Law materials Moving images (films

and television programs)

Sound recordings

• LCMPT

Completion in 2014• LCGFT

General terms Literature Music Religion

• LCDGT

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MUSIC GENRE/FORM PROJECT

• Will include approximately 900 terms

• Terms are mostly derived from LCSH with some new additions• Fill out thesaurus hierarchies• Reduce bias toward Western classical music• Art music

• Genre/forms currently only present in subfield v• Studies and exercises

• Will be part of the LC genre/form thesaurus (lcgft)

• Will replace LCSH terms being used to identify a genre or form; subject terms will remain in LCSH

• LC has given us a deadline of mid-November to complete the project

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LCMPT NOW AVAILABLE!

• LC officially launched Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music (LCMPT) on February 24, 2014.

• Approximately 800 terms.

• Includes most of the medium terms currently in LCSH, as well as some new terms.

• Can be used in authority and bibliographic records in the 382 field.

• Eventually to be a replacement for the LCSH subject headings that include medium and are used as genre/form terms.

• Generally singular, not capitalized.

ensembleaudienceinstrumental ensemblemixed mediavocal ensemble

performeractoraudiencecelebrantconductordancerinstrument

mixed mediamimesignervoice

visuals

HIERARCHY OVERVIEW

BEST PRACTICES

• The 382 portion of the DCM Z1 has been recently updated.

• MLA is developing some provisional best practices for using LCMPT that will be out shortly.

• Additions or changes to LCMPT should be submitted through the SACO Music Funnel.

A FEW EXAMPLES

Medium of performance: alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone:

382 01 $a alto saxophone $n 1 $a tenor saxophone $n 1 $a baritone saxophone $n 1 $s 3 $2 lcmpt

Medium of performance: alto voice and piano:

382 01 $a alto voice $n 1 $a piano $n 1 $s 2 $2 lcmpt

Medium of performance: flute choir (piccolo, 4 flutes, alto flute, and bass flute):

382 01 $a flute choir $2 lcmpt

AND/OR:

382 01 $a piccolo $n 1 $a flute $n 4 $a alto flute $n 1 $a bass flute $n 1 $s 7 $2 lcmpt

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IMPLEMENTATION

• You can use LCMPT right now!

• At this time, continue to use LCSH music terms in 650s.

• Consider adding LCMPT terms in 382s in addition to LCSH:382 01 $a mixed chorus $a continuo $2 lcmptAND650 #0 $a Masses $v Scores.

382 01 $a marimba $n 1 $a clarinet $n 1 $s 2 $2 lcmptAND650 #0 Clarinet and marimba music.

• Music LCGFT terms out in the next year or so.

• Look for a genre/form and medium of performance preconference at MLA 2015.

• Tell your systems people!

RETROSPECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION???

• Once Music LCGFT terms are complete, catalogers may begin using genre/form and medium of performance terms in bibliographic records.

• Looking into options for converting subject headings in legacy records to genre/form and medium of performance terms.

• New task force?