Music Classification : Schedule for Colon Classification

Contents: Preface. Foreword. 1. Music activities in India: a survey. 2. Expanded scheduled: organology. 3. Vocal music. 4. Instrumental music. 5. Folk music. 6. Schedules index. 7. Classified sample of music literature. Bibliography.

“The technical staff in the libraries is facing acute problems in classifying the Indian music books. The existing provisions in DDC and CC are insufficient and unhelpful. The present volume is an effort to provide a specially designed schedule of library classification to the library fraternity so that they may classify the Indian music literature easily.

The present book is the result of twenty years labour. During this period, the schedules were designed, drafted and tested. This work has been designed within the framework of CC6. These schedules have been well tested by classifying all the Indian music books in the library, faculty of music and fine arts, University of Delhi.

The book shall be very useful to the students and teachers of library science departments. For the library staff engaged in the classification work, this book is must.” (jacket)