The Dickinson classification is a
library classification
A library classification is a system of organization of knowledge by which library resources are arranged and ordered systematically. Library classifications are a notational system that represents the order of topics in the classification and al ...
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 Buffalo
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,
Vassar, 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).
External links
University at Buffalo Music Library Guide to Dickinson Classification
Library cataloging and classification
Musicology
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