The Dickinson classification is a

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scheme used to catalogue and classify

musical composition Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called ...

s. It was developed by George Sherman Dickinson (1886–1964), and is used by many music libraries, primarily those at

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, Vassar, and Columbia Universities. It is fully detailed by

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in ''The Dickinson classification : a cataloguing & classification manual for music''; including a reprint of the ''

George Sherman Dickinson 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 is used by many music libraries, primarily those at University at ...

Classification of Musical Compositions'' published by Carlisle Books (1968).

External links

University at Buffalo Music Library Guide to Dickinson Classification
Library cataloging and classification Musicology {{Music-theory-stub