Classical Music Cds

What types of music and which collections are shelved here?

• A Anthologies (wedding music)
• B Operas: Complete and Selections
• C Choral Music
• D Vocal Music (by solo voices trained for the concert or operatic stage)

E (Orchestral Music)

• EA General Orchestral
• EB Ballet Music
• EC Concertos
• ES Symphonies
• F Chamber music (3-9 performers, one player per part)

G (Solo Instrumental music – can be accompanied by another instrument)

• GG Guitar
• GO Organ
• GP Piano
• GS Stringed Instruments (excluding violin)
• GV Violin
• GW Wind Instruments
• GX Percussion Instruments
• H Band Music (concert band, traditional marching band, pipe band – usually military)
• K Musical Shows and Operettas

Popular Music CDs

What types of music and which collections are shelved here?

• L Soundtrack Music (motion picture and television)

M (Popular music)

• MA Pop Music (light, easy listening)
• MC Country/Western (bluegrass)
• MG Contemporary Christian/Gospel
• MJ Jazz (big band)
• MN New Age
• MR Rock (blues, R&B, reggae)
• MRH Hip-hop/Rap
• P Folk and Ethnic Music – National (Cajun, Hawaiian, Indian)
• Q World music (International)
• R Holiday Music
• S Humor (musical humor, stand-up comedy)
• SR Radio Shows (Red Carpet only)
• Y Sounds and Special Effects (calliope, carousel)

Children's Music CDs

What types of music and which collections are shelved here?

Z (Children’s Recordings)

• ZE Classical/Orchestra (music appreciation)
• ZI Instructional
• ZL Soundtracks
• ZM Music (generic sing-alongs, lullabies, gospel)
• ZMA Popular music (for older kids – rock)
• ZP Folk/Ethnic (international)
• ZR Holiday
• ZY Sound effects

Note: Books on CD for Children and Young Adults are labeled using similar codes and shelved near the books in those collection areas.

• ZS Spoken (children's audio books)
• YS Spoken (young adult audio books)

 This article is the third in a series about enjoying the library's Music CD collection.

• Browsing the Music CD collection
• Search for Music CDs in the catalog
• How are the Music CDs arranged?