Sampling
Class number - 621.3893
Subject heading - Sampling Compact disc
Many of the CDs in this section are free with monthly Sound
Technology journals. We have CDs from The Mix dating back
to February 1996, and Future Music from January 1996.
As well as these, we have CDs containing samples of various
music genres, including hip hop, funk, drum & bass and
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Film/TV Music
Class number - 781.542 / 781.546
Subject Heading - Music Film Compact disc / Music Television
Compact disc
Film music CDs can be scores by composers like Hans Zimmer
and Jerry Goldsmith, as well as compilations of songs by different
artists - so if the song or artist you're looking for isn't
in Rock & Pop, check this section.
These CDs are ordered alphabetically by title.
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World music
Class numbers - 781.62…
Subject heading - Music World Name of country/ethnic group
Compact disc
CDs in this section are classified according to country or ethnic
group. They start with world music compilations, which have the
subject heading Music World Compact disc. We have many CDs of music
from Ireland, India, Africa and Latin America, as well as Cajun,
Romany and Klezmer music. You can search for these on the LRC online
catalogue using a Subject Keyword search and the country or ethnic
group name as your search term.
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Popular
Class number - 781.64
Subject heading - Music Popular Compact disc
This is where you'll find artists like Frank Sinatra, Burt
Bacharach and Marilyn Monroe and compilations of songs from
musicals.
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Country
Class number 781.642
Subject heading - Music Country Compact disc
As well as standards like John Denver and Tammy Wynette, we also
have contemporary country artists like Martina McBride and Son Volt.
Watch out for the Willie Nelson box set - it's big!
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Blues
Class number 781.643
Subject heading - Music Blues Compact disc
Look here for blues compilations like Four women blues and Rediscovered
blues, and blues artists like Etta James, Robert Johnson and Leo
Kottke.
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Soul
Class number 781.644
Subject heading - Music Soul Compact disc
This section contains classic soul and includes Roberta Flack,
Aretha Franklin, Ben E. King, and Graham Central Station,
as well as compilations like The Old skool, 60s soul and 90s
soul. For more contemporary soul artists, look in the R 'n'
B section at 781.66C.
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Jazz
Class number 781.65
Subject heading - Music Jazz Compact disc
This is the largest non-pop section and contains a broad range
of jazz styles - including Carla Bley, Miles Davies, Allan
Holdsworth, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Maria Schneider,
Fats Waller and The Yellowjackets.
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Jazz - Improvisation
Class number 781.65036
Subject heading - Music Jazz Improvisation Compact disc
Shelved straight after Jazz, this is a collection of music by artists
like Butch Morris and Derek Bailey.
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Jazz - International
Class numbers 781.6509...
Subject heading - Music Jazz Name of country Compact disc
This section includes jazz fusion CDs from Finland, Africa and Brazil.
Like World music, they have a different number after 781.6509 depending
on the country, e.g.
Finnish jazz 781.65094897 Latin American jazz 781.65098
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Rock and Pop
Class number 781.66
Subject heading - Music Rock and pop Compact disc
Dance, Rap and hip hop, R 'n' B, and Reggae CDs now have their own
sections, shelved immediately after this one, so here you will find...Rock
and pop! This is still by far the biggest part of the collection,
with over 1500 titles, including CDs from the magazines Q, Uncut
and The Wire.
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Rock and pop - Dance
Class number 781.66A
Subject heading - Music Rock and pop Dance Compact disc
This is a relatively new section, created in January 2001.
Dance compilations, and albums by acclaimed artists such as
Underworld, Leftfield and Massive Attack are shelved here,
as well as CDs accompanying the magazines DJ, Ministry, Mixmag
and Muzik.
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Rock and pop - Rap and hip hop
Class number 781.66B
Subject heading - Music Rock and pop Rap and hip hop Compact
disc
Check here for artists like Busta Rhymes, Eminem and Lauryn Hill.
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Rock and pop - R 'n' B
Class number 781.66C
Subject heading - Music Rock and pop R n B Compact disc
This new section contains CDs by contemporary artists such as Gabrielle,
Craig David and Keith Sweat, as well as Prince, Whitney Houston
and Chaka Khan. For classic soul artists, check the Soul section
at 781.644.
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Rock and pop - Reggae
Class number 781.66D
Subject heading - Music Rock and pop Reggae Compact disc
This new section is still quite small, but you will find Bob Marley,
Augustus Pablo and Horace Andy.
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Rock and pop - International
Class numbers 781.6609...
Subject heading - Music Rock and pop Name of country Compact
disc
Non-English language rock and pop CDs are shelved here. They
are classified according to country (like World music), and
include music from Finland, Italy and Latin America.
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Western Art music / Electronica
Class number 781.68
Subject headings - Music Western art Compact disc / Music
Electronica Compact disc
This is where you'll find Philip Glass, Steve Reich and John Cage,
as well as various artists on Touch label such as Fennesz and Ryoji
Ikeda.
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Opera
Class number 782.1
Subject heading - Music Opera Compact disc
Here we have Maria Callas singing Puccini, Bellini and Verdi, and
operas by Britten, Mozart, Kurt Weill and Philip Glass. Gilbert
& Sullivan operettas are next, at 782.12.
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Musicals - Stage
Class number 782.14
Subject headings - Musical Stage Compact disc
One of our most popular and well-used collections, Stage Musicals
are essential listening for most actors and singers. They are shelved
alphabetically by the last name of the composer of the music - so
if you're looking for Phantom of the opera, it's at 782.14 WEB,
or Les miserables - 782.14 SCH. Corresponding Music Scores can be
found for (almost) all of these CDs - they have the same class numbers
preceded by S - e.g. S782.14 WEB. Only complete musicals are shelved
here; for compilations of songs from various shows, or anthologies
of songs by certain composers, look in Popular Music at 781.64.
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Musicals - Film
Class number 782.141
Subject headings - Musical Film Compact disc
Like Stage Musicals, these are ordered by the composer's last name.
Here you'll find Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (782.141 ARL),
and Barbra Streisand in Hello Dolly! (782.141 HER) as well as soundtracks
to The Lion King (782.141 ZIM) and Muppet Treasure Island (782.141
ZIM).
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Classical vocal
Class numbers 782.2...
Subject heading - Music Classical vocal Compact disc
Although all the CDs in this section have the same subject heading,
they are classified according to the type of music:
Sacred vocal 782.22
Carols 782.28
Oratorio 782.23
Mass 782.323
Cantata 782.24
Secular songs 782.42
Sacred songs/Gospel 782.25
Song cycle 782.47
Look
here for Handel's Messiah and Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio,
as well as songs by Brahms, Schubert and Mussorgsky.
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Classical
Class numbers 784...
Subject heading - Music Classical Compact disc
Like Classical vocal, all the CDs in this section have the same
subject heading but are classified according to the type of music,
e.g.
Sonata 784.183
Organ music 784.265
Suite 784.1858
Violin music 784.272
Rumba/Samba 784.1888
String ensemble 785.7
Symphony 784.2
Brass ensemble 785.9
Piano music 784.262
Guitar music 787.87
Within each type of music, composers are in alphabetical order.
If you are looking for a particular composer, use the Author
Alphabetical search on the IPAC
and note the class number.
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Sound Effects / Library
music
Class number 792.024
Subject headings - Sound effects Compact disc / Library music
Compact disc
The majority of these are library music CDs belonging to the KPM
series and contain music samples designed to evoke specific atmospheres
and moods, e.g.
Piano cocktail 792.024 PIA
Children's hour 792.024 CHI
Jingles & themes 792.024 JIN
They are classified
alphabetically by title.
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BBC Sound
Effects, some of our most popular CDs, are kept behind the LRC
Desk. These are all 1 Day Loan, and include the titles:
Animals 792.024 BBC
Transport 792.024 BBC
Weather 792.024 BBC
Water 792.024 BBC
As well as these, we keep a collection
of 30 Hollywood Edge sound effects CDs and catalogue also
behind the LRC Desk. These contain sounds ranging from dog
sneezes to tank machine gun fire. They are all Reference Only
so can only be used in the LRC.
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