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047 - Form of Musical Composition Code (R)

MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full

October 2006

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Source of code
# - MARC musical composition code
7 - Source specified in subfield $2


Subfield Codes
$a - Form of musical composition code (R) $2 - Source of code (NR)	$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Codes that indicate the form of musical composition of printed and manuscript music and musical sound recordings when character positions 18 and 19 (Form of composition) of field 008 (Fixed-Length Data Elements) for music contains the code mu for multiple forms or for non-MARC codes. MARC codes are listed under field 008 Music, /18-19 (Form of composition).

Individual codes are given in field 047 in separate $a subfields. Codes are recorded in order of importance to the item being described. The code for the most important form of composition is given first.

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

First Indicator - Undefined

Contains a blank (#).

Second Indicator - Source of code

Source of the form of musical composition code.

# - MARC musical composition code

7 - Source specified in subfield $2

■ SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Form of musical composition code


008/18-19	mu
047	##$aor$act [Oratorios and Cantatas.]


008/18-19	mu
047	##$arg$app [Title is Paul Jacobs plays blues, ballad and rags.]

$2 - Source of code

A code that identifies the source from which the musical composition code was assigned. Code from: Musical Composition Form Code Source Codes.


008/19-20	rc
047	#7$argg$2[code for controlled list]


008/19-20	\|\|
047	#7$ahum$2[code for controlled list]

$8 - Field link and sequence number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Capitalization - All codes are recorded in lowercase alphabetic characters.

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

Indicator 2 - Source of code [NEW, 2006]

$2 - Source of code [NEW, 2006]

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