Dickinson classification

The Dickinson classification is a library classification scheme used to catalogue and classify musical compositions. It was developed by George Sherman Dickinson (1886–1964), and published in 1938.[1] It is used by many music libraries, primarily those at Vassar[2] and Columbia Universities.

It is fully detailed by Carol June Bradley in The Dickinson classification : a cataloguing & classification manual for music; including a reprint of the George Sherman Dickinson Classification of Musical Compositions published by Carlisle Books (1968).^[citation needed]

References

1. Dickinson, George Sherman (1938). Classification of musical compositions; a decimal-symbol system. Poughkeepsie, NY: Vassar College.
2. Canino, Sarah. "Libraries: The George Sherman Dickinson Music Library: Musical Score call numbers". library.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-02.

External links

• Classification of Musical Compositions: A Decimal-Symbol System