MARC Instruments and Voices Code List
List identifier: marcmusperf
Code List
Source: This list was derived from a controlled list of coded values in the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data from field 048 (Number of Musical Instruments or Voices Codes).
- ba
- Brass - Horn
- bb
- Brass - Trumpet
- bc
- Brass - Cornet
- bd
- Brass - Trombone
- be
- Brass - Tuba
- bf
- Brass - Baritone
- bn
- Brass - Unspecified
- bu
- Brass - Unknown
- by
- Brass - Ethnic
- bz
- Brass - Other
- ca
- Choruses - Mixed
- cb
- Choruses - Women's
- cc
- Choruses - Men's
- cd
- Choruses - Children's
- cn
- Choruses - Unspecified
- cu
- Choruses - Unknown
- cy
- Choruses - Ethnic
- ea
- Electronic - Synthesizer
- eb
- Electronic - Tape
- ec
- Electronic - Computer
- ed
- Electronic - Ondes Martinot
- en
- Electronic - Unspecified
- eu
- Electronic - Unknown
- ez
- Electronic - Other
- ka
- Keyboard - Piano
- kb
- Keyboard - Organ
- kc
- Keyboard - Harpsichord
- kd
- Keyboard - Clavichord
- ke
- Keyboard - Continuo
- kf
- Keyboard - Celeste
- kn
- Keyboard - Unspecified
- ku
- Keyboard - Unknown
- ky
- Keyboard - Ethnic
- kz
- Keyboard - Other
- oa
- Larger ensemble - Full orchestra
- ob
- Larger ensemble - Chamber orch.
- oc
- Larger ensemble - String orchestra
- od
- Larger ensemble - Band
- oe
- Larger ensemble - Dance orchestra
- of
- Larger ensemble - Brass band (brass with some doubling, with or without percussion)
- on
- Larger ensemble - Unspecified
- ou
- Larger ensemble - Unknown
- oy
- Larger ensemble - Ethnic
- oz
- Larger ensemble - Other
- pa
- Percussion - Timpani
- pb
- Percussion - Xylophone
- pc
- Percussion - Marimba
- pd
- Percussion - Drum
- pn
- Percussion - Unspecified
- pu
- Percussion - Unknown
- py
- Percussion - Ethnic
- pz
- Percussion - Other
- sa
- Strings, bowed - Violin
- sb
- Strings, bowed - Viola
- sc
- Strings, bowed - Violoncello
- sd
- Strings, bowed - Double bass
- se
- Strings, bowed - Viol
- sf
- Strings, bowed - Viola d'amore
- sg
- Strings, bowed - Viola da gamba
- sn
- Strings, bowed - Unspecified
- su
- Strings, bowed - Unknown
- sy
- Strings, bowed - Ethnic
- sz
- Strings, bowed - Other
- ta
- Strings, plucked - Harp
- tb
- Strings, plucked - Guitar
- tc
- Strings, plucked - Lute
- td
- Strings, plucked - Mandolin
- tn
- Strings, plucked - Unspecified
- tu
- Strings, plucked - Unknown
- ty
- Strings, plucked - Ethnic
- tz
- Strings, plucked - Other
- va
- Voices - Soprano
- vb
- Voices - Mezzo Soprano
- vc
- Voices - Alto
- vd
- Voices - Tenor
- ve
- Voices - Baritone
- vf
- Voices - Bass
- vg
- Voices - Counter tenor
- vh
- Voices - High voice
- vi
- Voices - Medium voice
- vj
- Voices - Low voice
- vn
- Voices - Unspecified
- vu
- Voices - Unknown
- vy
- Voices - Ethnic
- wa
- Woodwinds - Flute
- wb
- Woodwinds - Oboe
- wc
- Woodwinds - Clarinet
- wd
- Woodwinds - Bassoon
- we
- Woodwinds - Piccolo
- wf
- Woodwinds - English horn
- wg
- Woodwinds - Bass clarinet
- wh
- Woodwinds - Recorder
- wi
- Woodwinds - Saxophone
- wn
- Woodwinds - Unspecified
- wu
- Woodwinds - Unknown
- wy
- Woodwinds - Ethnic
- wz
- Woodwinds - Other
- zn
- Unspecified instruments
- zu
- Unknown
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