Tackling the $c and $d of the 383 field in Score Cataloging
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This document discusses thematic catalogs and how they are used to identify musical works. It provides examples of what thematic catalogs look like, including item numbers, titles, manuscript information, and incipits. Thematic catalogs help differentiate between works with similar names. However, identification can sometimes be complicated if the same work is listed under multiple catalogs or composers. References are provided for numerous thematic catalogs to aid in identification.
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Tackling the $c and $d of the 383 field in Score Cataloging
- 1. 383 and the Thematic Catalog Rebecca Taylor Valdosta State University rngriggs@valdosta.edu
- 2. The 383 field 383;__; $c Thematic index number $d Thematic index code $2 Source 100;1_; $a Telemann, Georg Philipp, $d 1681-1767, $e composer. 240;10; $a Methodische sonaten. 383;__; $c TWV 41:g3 $c TWV 41:a3 $c TWV 41 e:2 $c TWV 41:D3 $c TWV 41:a2 $c TWV 41:G4 $c TWV 41:h3 $c TWV 41:c3 $c TWV 41:d2 $c TWV 41:C3 $c TWV 41:E5 $c TWV 41:B5 $d Ruhnke $2 mlati
- 3. What is a thematic catalog? A tool used to differentiate between works with the similar names. “A musical work, printed or manuscript, may be identified by composer, title, opus number, key, instrumentation, movement headings, first line of text, date, publisher, dedicatee, plate number, etc. No one of these, indeed no combination of these, can provide as certain an identification as an incipit.” (Brook, 1997, p. ix)
- 4. What does a thematic catalog look like? Item number : 516 Name of work : Sonata [harpsichord, clarinet, bassoon] Manuscript number : Ms.: B Bc, 6359 Incipit
- 5. What does a thematic catalog look like? Item number: 612 Title: Piccola composizione etc. Manuscript info: 1) 1. 1a. C. a. 1 2) 1. 2a. C. a/1 3) 1. 2a. C. c/1
- 6. • Cognates: Sonaten = Sonatas, Instrumentalmusik = Instrumental music • Examine the thematic catalog’s structure, using the information gathered from the work, to identify where the incipit may be. • Check against the New Grove, MGG, or both. How to deal with the differences
- 7. New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Bach, C. P. E. Six Pieces for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano Marcello, Alessandro. Marcello Oboe Konzert
- 8. MGG Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart Bach, C. P. E. Six Pieces for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano Marcello, Alessandro. Marcello Oboe Konzert
- 9. Straight-forward identification Quantz 6 Sonatas for Flute and Basso Continuo
- 10. Not so straight-forward Purcell Above: Incipit from Two Trumpets Tunes and Ayre To the left: Incipit from Henry Purcell 1659-1695: An analytical catalogue of his music.
- 11. Down-right confusing (but still possible) The Marcello Brothers Benedetto: Concerto in Do Minore [Alessandro written in] Benedetto: Oboe Konzert transcribed by Bach Z799 Concerto for Oboe and strings in C minor: In Benedetto’s section D935 Concerto for Oboe and strings in D minor: In Alessandro’s section
- 12. Down-right confusing (but still possible) Gaetano Donizetti Concertino für Klarinette und kammerorchester - B-dur “It is based on sketches in Donizettis’ own hand for the first movement…copies stemming from the hand of Guido Zavadini (MSS. No’s. I 2a C a 1 – score – and I 2a C c 1 – piano reduction – contained in the Musea Donizettiano, Bergamo) for the second movement.” (p. 2)
- 13. Donizetti Catalog • Sketches • Zavadini • MSS. No’s. I 2a C a 1 & I 2a C c 1
- 14. 7xx Field: Lasso Incipit from Samtliche werke: index of the work in hand From Seine werke in zeitgenossischen drucken 1555-1687: the thematic catalog 700;1_; $a Lasso, Orlando di, $d 1532-1594. $t Novae aliquot et ante hac non ita usitatae cantiones suavissimae. $p Beatus vir qui in sapientia.
- 15. References Angeloni, G., Tintori, G, & Inzaghi, L. (1983). Gaetano Donizetti. Milano: Nuove edizioni. Augsbach, H. (1997). Johann Joachim Quantz: thematisch-systematisches Werkverzeichnis (QV). Stuttgart: Carus-Verlag. Bizzarini, M. (1994). Alessandro Marcello. In L. Finscher (Ed.), Die musik in geschichte und gegenwart: Personenteil. (Vol. 11, pp. 1038). Kassel: Barenreiter. Bonelli, E. (Ed.). (1971). Benedetto Marcello: Concerto in do minore per oboe (o violino) ed orchestra d’archi. Padova: Edizione G. Zanibon. Boyd, M. (2001). Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. In S. Sadie (Ed.), The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians. (Vol.2, pp. 387-408). New York: Grove. Brook, B. S. & Viano, R. (1997). Thematic catalogues in music: An annotated bibliography. (2nd ed.). Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press. Corley, J. (Ed.). (1960). Henry Purcell: Two trumpet tunes and ayre. Massachusetts: Robert King Music Co. Haberl, F. X. & Sandberger, A. (1973). Orlando di Lasso: Samtliche werke. New York: Broude Brothers Limited. Helm, E. E. (1989). Thematic catalogue of the works of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
- 16. References Leuchtmann, H. & Schmid, B. (2001). Orlando di Lasso: Samtliche werke supplement. Kassel: Barenreiter. Meylan, R. (Ed.). (1979). Gaetano Donizetti: Concertino fur klarinette und kammerorchester B-dur. New York: C. F. Peters. Pauler, B. (Ed.). (2001). Christoph Graupner: Concerto in F-dur fur altblockflote (flote), streicher und basso continuo. Winterthur, Schweiz: Amadeus. Ruf, H. (Ed.). (1994). Johann Joachim Quantz: 6 sonatas for flute and basso continuo: Opus 1. Mainz: Schott. Selfridge-Field, E. (2001). Alessandro Marcello. In S. Sadie (Ed.), The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians. (Vol.15, pp. 808-809). New York: Grove. Selfridge-Field, E. (1990). The music of Benedetto and Alessandro Marcello: A thematic catalogue with commentary on the composers, repertory, and sources. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Schering, A. (Ed.). (1939). J. S. Bach: Marcello oboe Konzert trascribed for piano alone. New York: Edition Peters. Wagner, G. (1994). Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. In L. Finscher (Ed.), Die musik in geschichte und gegenwart: Personenteil. (Vol. 1, pp. 1312-1358). Kassel: Barenreiter. Zimmerman, F. (1963). Henry Purcell 1659-1695: An analytical catalogue of his music. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
Editor's Notes
- In this presentation, I am going to walk you through using a thematic catalog to identify the information you need to construct a 383 field.
- This field is a RDA core component when the title of a work is not distinctive (citation for RDA 6.16). The main aspects of the 383 field are subfields c, d, and 2. The thematic index number is derived using a thematic catalog. The thematic code from comes a website titled “Thematic indexes used in the Library of Congress/NACO authority file” which can be access through OCLC bibformats (http://bcc.musiclibraryassoc.org/BCC-Historical/BCC2011/Thematic_Indexes.htm). When using that list your source is abbreviated mlati. For this example, I have constructed a 383 field for a set of pieces by Telemann. There were 12 sonatas in the collection, so the $c field has been repeated for each item number. The $d contains the last name of the author of the thematic catalog as determined by the code source. If you use more than one thematic catalog, you can repeat the 383 field.
- At its very core, a thematic catalog is a collection of identifying information about the works of a particular composer. They come in a variety of languages, and help positively identify works that have similar, or non-distinctive titles. The majority of catalogs that I have worked with are either in English or German. The thematic catalog that you are using may contain all or only some of the identifying information highlighted in the quote above. The most useful tool is the incipit, or beginning line of music. The incipit allows you to match note for note the piece of music in hand against the thematic catalog. Keep in mind that not all thematic catalogs will have incipits. There are still ways of identifying the music without the incipit, but they are a little more challenging.
- Here is an example of an entry in a thematic catalog. This entry comes from the Thematic catalogue of the works of Carl Phililpp Emanuel Bach by E. Helm. I’ve outlined the item number which you would use in the 383 along with the author or editor’s last name. To help identify the work, this catalog also includes the title, the manuscrupt number, and the incipit. Based on the information from the item in hand, some of the middle information may be needed for identification.
- This thematic catalog is in a foreign language and has no incipit. While the incipit is extremely useful in identifying a piece of music, you can still identify music without it. The most important parts of the entry will differ. In this case, the manuscript number helped to positively identify the work.
- When working with a catalog in a foreign language look for cognates. Another helpful tip is to look carefully at the thematic catalog’s structure. Not all thematic catalogs are organized the same way, so it is quicker and easier to gather as much information from the item itself before going into the thematic catalog. When you think you have correctly identified the piece, it is a good idea to check against New Grove, the MGG or both.
- The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is a multivolume encyclopedia containing a variety of information about musicians and music. Here is an example of two different entries that you might find in the New Grove. The first excerpt comes from the article on C.P.E. Bach. This entry was divided into three columns. The first column contains the item numbers from the thematic catalog by Helm, which is the one I was using to identify the pieces. The second columns shows the item number for a catalog by a different author. The third column gives brief information about the music. The second entry comes from an article on Alessandro Marcello. Instead of being broken down into columns, the works were abbreviated by type of music, instrument and library siglia (which is the italicized I-Vnm in the entry). Here I usually look for matching instrument and music type.
- The MGG is similar to the New Grove. It is also a multivolume encyclopedia of composers with information about their work. This resource is in German, but by looking for cognates you can still use it. Sometimes, the New Grove and MGG contain different information regarding the same musician. Here I have put up entries for the same two composers. The entry for Bach’s Six Pieces are structured similarly to what was in the New Grove. The only difference is that MGG switched the item numbers around. The second entry is from Alessandro Marcello’s entry. In this case, you would need to use the instruments to find conformation.
- Now I am going to walk you through some identifications using a thematic catalog. The first example of using a thematic catalog is Quantz’a 6 Sontatas for Flute and Basso Continuo. The set up of the thematic catalog made identifying this work rather easy even though the text is German. I started in the table of contents and looked for works that were for flute and an accompaniment. Then, I compared the incipits and key, A-moll, until I found the one that matched.
- Purcell’s Trumpet Tune took me quite some time. I started with the preface of the piece. The first bit of information that I noticed was, “Some of these ‘trumpet tunes,’ ‘trumpet voluntaries,’ and ‘trumpet minuets’ were perhaps intended for the trumpet stops of large organs; but many seem intended for the harpsichord or spinet; and relatively few of them were actually meant to be played by a real trumpet”(i). In the thematic catalog’s table of contents I saw a section for Instrument music for the harpsichord and organ. That’s where I started. I didn’t find what I was looking for. So, I went back to the preface. The next part I noticed was the statement that “the first trumpet tune has never been definitely ascribed to Purcell”(i). I went back to the thematic catalog and found there was a section for spurious ascriptions. There I found an incipit I felt must be right (which I have placed on screen at the bottom), but all the notes have been shifted down. As it turns out, the music in hand is in fact S.124 and the work has been transposed (which means the key has been changed) and arranged for different instruments. In this case, you will need to code the TrAr in the fixed field “c” for both transposed and arranged in addition to constructing a 383.
- In this example, we are looking at two pieces of music that are extremely similar, but the composer is in question. The first incipit comes from Concerto in Do minore. On the front page, the work is attributed to Benedetto Marcello, but someone has marked his name out with a pencil and written in Alessandro’s name. In the thematic catalog, this entry is located in Benedetto’s section with a note that this version has been transposed, and likely composed by Alessandro. There is still some doubt according to the entry. The second incipit is from a work titled Marcello Oboe Konzert transcribed by J. S. Bach. In the thematic catalog, this piece is in Alessandro’s section, and does note the similarities to Z799. To settle the matter, I went to the New Grove. In this case, the text of the entry in addition to the list of his works helped confirm that Alessandro composed these pieces. The entry states, “His oboe concerto (sometimes falsely attributed to Benedetto) was transcribed by Bach” (Selfridge-Field, pp. 809). This tells me that the pieces were composed by Alessandro, and confirms that the top piece was transposed.
- Earlier I showed you a clip from a thematic catalog with no incipit. Now I’m going to walk you through how I identified the piece. Information from the preface of the music gave me the manuscript numbers and some other good information to help identify the piece in the catalog.
- So when looking through a catalog like this, you really need to keep in mind (even more than before) “what do I know about this piece”. I know it was written for clarinet and an accompanying orchestra. I know they are based on sketches that were reconstructed by Zavadini, and I know the manuscript numbers. Based on that information and lacking a helpful table of contents and index, I paged through the catalog looking for “Clarinetto” and “orchestra”. Then, compare the information I knew. After a piece like this one, it is important to double check your information against New Grove, MGG, or both.
- Sometimes, the thematic catalog will give you a distinctive title in addition to the other information. When this happens, you should construct a 700 for the piece instead of a 383. However, if you feel the item number may still be useful to your patrons or catalogs, you can provide the information in a 500 note. This particular item is from a large collection of Orlando di Lasso’s work, and text incipits were used instead of music incipits. The compiler included an index of the text incipits which is shown at the top, and a section with additional information about the pieces including a year. The first column in the incipit is music number in the volume, followed by the first few words of the piece, the page number, number of voices, and magnum opus music number. The text I used to identify the works is a three volume set organized by year with the years broken down into section. So I started searching the year provided in the introduction. That was pretty slow going. As you can see in the entry above, each section contains a lot of smaller works within the overall work. After taking another look at the catalog I found an index of text incipits in the back of volume 3. The index provided the exact, year, section, and many provide a GA number. The GA number (after checking the abbreviations) refers back to the collection’s magnum opus number. This made it easy to confirm that the pieces were correctly identified. After confirming, you can use the distinct title from the entry to construct a 700.
- Angeloni, G., Tintori, G, & Inzaghi, L. (1983). Gaetano Donizetti. Milano: Nuove edizioni. Augsbach, H. (1997). Johann Joachim Quantz: thematisch-systematisches Werkverzeichnis (QV). Stuttgart: Carus-Verlag. Bizzarini, M. (1994). Alessandro Marcello. In L. Finscher (Ed.), Die musik in geschichte und gegenwart: Personenteil. (Vol. 11, pp. 1038). Kassel: Barenreiter. Bonelli, E. (Ed.). (1971). Benedetto Marcello: Concerto in do minore per oboe (o violino) ed orchestra d’archi. Padova: Edizione G. Zanibon. Boyd, M. (2001). Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. In S. Sadie (Ed.), The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians. (Vol.2, pp. 387-408). New York: Grove. Brook, B. S. & Viano, R. (1997). Thematic catalogues in music: An annotated bibliography. (2nd ed.). Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press. Corley, J. (Ed.). (1960). Henry Purcell: Two trumpet tunes and ayre. Massachusetts: Robert King Music Co. Haberl, F. X. & Sandberger, A. (1973). Orlando di Lasso: Samtliche werke. New York: Broude Brothers Limited. Helm, E. E. (1989). Thematic catalogue of the works of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Leuchtmann, H. & Schmid, B. (2001). Orlando di Lasso: Samtliche werke supplement. Kassel: Barenreiter. Meylan, R. (Ed.). (1979). Gaetano Donizetti: Concertino fur klarinette und kammerorchester B-dur. New York: C. F. Peters. Pauler, B. (Ed.). (2001). Christoph Graupner: Concerto in F-dur fur altblockflote (flote), streicher und basso continuo. Winterthur, Schweiz: Amadeus. Ruf, H. (Ed.). (1994). Johann Joachim Quantz: 6 sonatas for flute and basso continuo: Opus 1. Mainz: Schott. Selfridge-Field, E. (2001). Alessandro Marcello. In S. Sadie (Ed.), The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians. (Vol.15, pp. 808-809). New York: Grove. Selfridge-Field, E. (1990). The music of Benedetto and Alessandro Marcello: A thematic catalogue with commentary on the composers, repertory, and sources. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Schering, A. (Ed.). (1939). J. S. Bach: Marcello oboe Konzert trascribed for piano alone. New York: Edition Peters. Wagner, G. (1994). Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. In L. Finscher (Ed.), Die musik in geschichte und gegenwart: Personenteil. (Vol. 1, pp. 1312-1358). Kassel: Barenreiter. Zimmerman, F. (1963). Henry Purcell 1659-1695: An analytical catalogue of his music. New York: St. Martin’s Press.