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383  Numeric Designation of Musical Work or Expression (R)

Record Type

BIB

Input Standards
Field (Full/Minimal)
Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator  Type of entity
blank character No information provided
0 Work
1 Expression
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards (Full/Minimal)
ǂa Serial number (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂb Opus number (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂc Thematic index number (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂd Thematic index code (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂe Publisher associated with serial or opus number (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ2 Source (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
ǂ3 Materials specified (NR) Optional/Optional
ǂ6 Linkage (NR) System supplied/System supplied
ǂ7 Data provenance (R) Optional/Optional
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number (R) Optional/Optional

Definition

A serial number, opus number, or thematic index number assigned to a musical work or expression by the composer, arranger, publisher, or a musicologist. May be used to differentiate a musical work or expression from another with the same title.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

1st Indicator

Type of entity. The type of entity associated with the numeric designation(s) recorded in this field.
 
blank character

No information provided. No information as to the type of entity is provided.
 
0

Work. Numeric designation associated with the work.

383 0   no. 17 ǂb op. 31, no. 2
[Serial number and opus number identifying a work by Beethoven]
 
1

Expression. Numeric designation associated with the expression.

383 1   S. 375 ǂd Searle ǂ2 mlati
[Thematic index number assigned to Franz Liszt's arrangement of songs composed by Schubert]

2nd Indicator

Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank.

blank character

Undefined

Subfields

  
ǂa Serial number

A number used if works or expressions with the same title, or with the same title and the same representative medium of performance, are consecutively numbered by the composer or arranger, or are consecutively numbered in reference sources.

100 1   Beethoven, Ludwig van, ǂd 1770-1827, ǂe composer
240 1 0 Sonatas, ǂm piano, ǂn no. 14, op. 27, no. 2, ǂr C♯ minor
382 0   piano
383 0   no. 14, ǂb op. 27, no. 2
384 0   C♯ minor
ǂb Opus number

An identifying number of a musical composition sometimes followed by a number within the opus.
ǂc Thematic index number

A number assigned to a work or expression in a recognized thematic index in the case of certain composers.

100 1   Bach, Johann Sebastian, ǂd 1685-1750
240 1 0 ǂb Kaffee-Kantate
383 0   ǂc BWV 211
100 1   Dessauer, Josef, ǂd 1798-1876, ǂe composer
240 1 0 Songs. ǂk Selections ; ǂo arranged ǂs (Liszt)
245 1 0 Dessauer's Lieder : ǂb für das Pianoforte / ǂc übertragen von Fr. Liszt.
383 1   ǂc LW A130 ǂd Eckhardt ǂ2 mlati
383 1   ǂc S. 485 ǂd Searle ǂ2 mlati
383 1   ǂc R. 150 ǂd Raabe ǂ2 mlati
ǂd Thematic index code

Code identifying thematic index represented by the number recorded in subfield ǂc.

100 1   Vivaldi, Antonio, ǂd 1678-1741, ǂe composer
240 1 0 Cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione. ǂn N. 1-4
383 0   ǂb op. 8, no. 1-4
383 0   ǂc RV 269 ǂc RV 315 ǂc RV 293 ǂc RV 297 ǂd Ryom ǂ2 mlati
383 0   ǂc F. I, 22-25 ǂd Fanna ǂ2 mlati
ǂe Publisher associated with serial or opus number

Brief identification of publisher associated with number recorded in subfield ǂb. Used only where different publishers assigned different opus numbers to the same work or expression, or where different publishers assign the same opus number to different works or expressions.

100 1   Gyrowetz, Adalbert, ǂd 1763-1850, ǂe composer
240 1 0 Serenades, ǂm clarinets (2), horns (2), bassoon, ǂn op. 3 (André)
383 0   ǂb op. 3 ǂe André
383 0   ǂb op. 5 ǂe Hummel
500     Published by André as op. 3 and Hummel as op. 5
ǂ2 Source

For information about subfield ǂ2, see Control Subfields.
ǂ3 Materials specified

For information about subfield ǂ3, see Control Subfields.
ǂ6 Linkage

Data that link fields when non-Latin script is entered. This subfield is system supplied and does not appear in OCLC online displays. Do not manually add subfield ǂ6. For more information about subfield ǂ6, see Control Subfields.
ǂ7 Data provenance

For information about subfield ǂ7, see the Data Provenance Subfields section of Control Subfields.
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.

Punctuation

For records containing punctuation, follow these instructions:

  • Precede subfield ǂb by a comma-space when preceded by subfield ǂa
  • Include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields, e.g., commas, periods (following abbreviations or initials), etc.
  • Omit punctuation preceding each subfield, other than subfield ǂb preceded by subfield ǂa, unless the preceding subfield ends with an ellipsis, exclamation point, hyphen, period (following an abbreviation or initial), question mark, closing bracket, or closing parenthesis
  • Omit the terminal period at the end of the field unless the last word is an abbreviation or initial
383     no. 13, ǂb op. 27, no. 1

For records containing minimal or no punctuation, include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields. Otherwise, omit the punctuation outlined above.

383     no. 13 ǂb op. 27, no. 1

For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation.

Indexing

For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, Fields 3xx.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 383.

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