Research Guides: Music Theory: Call Numbers & Subject Headings

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Call Numbers
Subject Headings

These are some of the call numbers for locating music theory pedagogical materials and music theory research in the UO Music Collection. Using these, you can browse for repertoire, histories, scholarship, and instruction or method books on the physical shelves, or browse by Library of Congress call numbers in LibrarySearch.

Pedagogy and theoretical analysis:

MT5.5-7 -- Music Theory
MT6 -- History of Theory
MT35-39 -- Notation
MT91 -- Collections of music for analysis and appreciation
MT92 -- Analysis and appreciation of music by individual composers
(arranged alphabetically by composer's last name)
MT115 -- Analyses of choral music
(arranged alphabetically by composer's last name)
MT121 -- Analyses of solo vocal works
(arranged alphabetically by composer's last name)
MT130 -- Analyses of orchestral music
(arranged alphabetically by composer's last name)
MT145: Analyses of chamber and solo instrumental works
(arranged alphabetically by composer's last name)
MT146 -- Analyses of popular music

Books about the history of music theory and theoreticians:

ML112.8-158.8 -- Bibliography
ML410 -- Biographies of individual composers
(arranged alphabetically by composer's last name)
ML423 -- Biographies of theoreticians, historians, and critics
ML3797-3799.5 -- Musical research

These are some of the Library of Congress Subject Headings for locating music theory scholarship and instructional materials in the UO Music Collection. Using these, you can refine your searches in the library catalog, using the "subject" limiter.

Music theory
- Music theory -- history
  - Music theory -- History -- [Century]
  - Example: Music theory -- history -- 16th century
- Music theory -- Periodicals
- Music theory -- Translations into English -- Bibliography
- Music theory -- [Country]
  - Example: Music theory -- India
- Music theory -- Tonality
Musical analysis
- Music Analysis -- Periodicals
Harmony
Counterpoint
- Counterpoint -- history
- Music theory -- counterpoint
Musical form
Schenkerian analysis
- Conference Proceedings: [Subject] -- Congresses
  - Example: Schenkerian analysis -- Congresses
Musical pitch

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