047 Form of Musical Composition Code (R)

Record Type
BIB
Input Standards
Field (Full/Minimal)
Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator Undefined
	Undefined
2nd Indicator Source of code
	MARC musical composition code
7	Source specified in subfield ǂ2
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)		Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa	Form of musical composition code (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ2	Source of code (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ8	Field link and sequence number (R)	Optional/Optional

Definition

Two-character alphabetic codes that identify the form of musical composition. Enter the specific multiple codes from the MARC Form of Musical Composition Code List or any non-MARC codes in field 047 when you use the code mu in Comp. Determine forms of composition from subject access points, genre/form terms, titles, preferred titles, or contents. You must decide the extent of the coverage.

You may also use field 380 to record form of musical composition information in textual form.

Guidelines

If you choose to use codes from the MARC Form of Musical Composition Code List, those codes are reproduced below for convenience.

Do not use MARC Codes mu, nn, uu, and zz in field 047. When the code mu appears in Comp, field 047 should be used in either or both of the following ways:

MARC Composition Codes: Give each appropriate MARC Composition Code in a separate subfield ǂa.
Non-MARC codes: Give each appropriate non-MARC musical form code in a separate subfield ǂa and provide the source code in ǂ2.

Do not mix codes from different sources in the same 047 field.

When appropriate, you may assign a specific MARC Composition Code in Comp and a non-MARC code or codes in field 047.

For additional code lists that may be used in field 047, see Musical Composition Form Code Source Codes.

an	Anthems (includes antiphons and magnificats)
bd	Ballads
bt	Ballets
bg	Bluegrass music
bl	Blues
cn	Canons and rounds (compositions employing strict imitation throughout)
ct	Cantatas
cz	Canzonas (instrumental music so designated)
cr	Carols
ca	Chaconnes
cs	Chance compositions
cp	Chansons, Polyphonic
cc	Chants, Christian
cb	Chants, Other
cl	Chorale preludes
ch	Chorales
cg	Concerti grossi
co	Concertos
cy	Country music
df	Dance forms (includes music for individual dances, except Mazurkas (mz), Minuets (mi), Pavans (pv), Polonaises (po), Waltzes (wz), and other dance-related forms and genres that have separate codes)
dv	Divertimentos, serenades, cassations, divertissements, and notturni (instrumental music so designated)
ft	Fantasias (instrumental music so designated). Includes fancies, fantasies, etc.
fl	Flamenco (generic term that refers to all the Flamenco styles, or palos, and to other forms of song and dance coming from the folkloric tradition of Spanish Romanies)
fm	Folk music (includes folk songs, etc.)
fg	Fugues
gm	Gospel music
hy	Hymns
jz	Jazz
md	Madrigals
mr	Marches
ms	Masses
mz	Mazurkas
mi	Minuets
mo	Motets
mp	Motion picture music
mc	Musical revues and comedies
nc	Nocturnes
op	Operas
or	Oratorios
ov	Overtures
pt	Part-songs
ps	Passacaglias (includes all types of ostinato basses)
pm	Passion music
pv	Pavans
po	Polonaises
pp	Popular music
pr	Preludes
pg	Program music (do not use for Symphonic poems (sp))
rg	Ragtime music
rq	Requiems
rp	Rhapsodies
ri	Ricercars
rc	Rock music
rd	Rondos (includes instrumental rondeaux)
sn	Sonatas
sg	Songs
sd	Square dance music
st	Studies and exercises (includes works intended for teaching purposes, often entitled studies, etudes, etc.; do not use for concert etudes)
su	Suites
sp	Symphonic poems
sy	Symphonies
tl	Teatro lirico (used for a large number of more specific terms which describe Spanish and Spanish American theatre music: tonadilla escénica, fiestas de música, sainetes líricos, entremeses cómico-lírico, etc.)
tc	Toccatas (instrumental music so designated)
ts	Trio-sonatas
vr	Variations
vi	Villancicos (characteristic form of Spanish polyphony, religious or secular, from the 16th to 18th centuries; religious villancicos were usually sung in important ceremonies including Christmas, when these songs were sometimes called pastoradas)
wz	Waltzes
za	Zarzuelas (term applicable to all musical plays taking that name, from the fiestas de zarzuela of the 17th/18th-centuries to the so-called zarzuela moderna or modern zarzuela from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century)

1st Indicator

Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank.

	Undefined

2nd Indicator

Source of code

	MARC musical composition code. The source of the code is the MARC Form of Musical Composition Code List.

7	Source specified in subfield ǂ2. The source of the code is indicated by a code in subfield ǂ2.

Subfields

ǂa Form of musical composition code

Enter each code in a separate subfield ǂa. Codes are recorded in order of importance to the item being described. The code for the most important form of composition is given first.

Examples

If the item has both an oratorio and a cantata, enter:

Comp:			mu
047			or ǂa ct

If the item has both blues and jazz, enter:

Comp:			mu
047			bl ǂa jz

ǂ2 Source of code

The source of the musical composition code. See Musical Composition Form Code Source Codes.

When using codes from the MARC Form of Musical Composition Code List, prefer the use of code blank in the 2nd indicator position rather than 2nd indicator code 7 in combination with subfield ǂ2 containing code marcmuscomp.

Use code iamlmf to indicate a code from the list of Musical Forms codes maintained by the International Association of Music Libraries.

The resource contains reggae music:

Comp:		rc
047	7	rgg ǂ2 iamlmf
[The IAML code for reggae is rgg, which is more specific than the MARC code rc for rock music]

The resource contains a humoresque:

Comp:		mu
047	7	hum ǂ2 iamlmf
[The IAML code for humoresque is hum, for which there is no appropriate specific MARC Composition Code]

For information about subfield ǂ2, see Control Subfields.

ǂ8 Field link and sequence number

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.

Indexing

For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, field 047.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 047.

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