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DifficultiesDifficulties
•Complex citation order, implemented through a class-with-the-last policy
•Not all cultures recognize distinction between folk and popular music
•Evolution of music styles muddies everything!
Solution strategy 1Solution strategy 1
•Reinforce class-with-the last policy
•Add notes and built numbers to show that policy applies to all traditions of music
•Adopt class-with-the-last policy not only at broadest level, but also at specific levels
Solution strategy 1—cont.Solution strategy 1—cont.
Add built number entries for popular music songs, e.g.:
782.421 66 Rock (Rock ‘n’ roll) songs
Number built according to instructions under 782.1–782.4
Class comprehensive works on rock music in 781.66; class comprehensive works on western popular songs in 782.42164
Solution strategy 2Solution strategy 2
•Give clearer, more intuitive characterization of folk music
•If music matches this characterization, it should be treated in 781.62 Folk music
Solution strategy 2—cont.Solution strategy 2—cont.
Current characterization of folk music 781.62 Folk music
Music indigenous to the cultural group in which it occurs, usually evolved through aural transmission
Proposed characterization of folk music 781.62 Folk music
Music originating within and associated with an ethnic or national group
Solution strategy 3aSolution strategy 3a
•Keep schedule development relatively shallow, but index more deeply
Solution strategy 3a—cont.Solution strategy 3a—cont.
Current entry
781.66 Rock (Rock ‘n’ roll)
Including acid, folk, hard, punk, soft rock
Proposed entry
781.66 Rock (Rock ‘n’ roll)
Class here specific rock styles
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Solution strategy 3a—cont.Solution strategy 3a—cont.
Relative Index entries at 781.66 to include:
Acid rock Psychedelic rock
Alternative rock music
Punk rock
Hard rock Rockabilly music
Krautrock Soft rock
New wave music
Solution strategy 3bSolution strategy 3b
•Use class-with-the-last policy for hybrid styles; use 17 to add second style; add Manual note section for hybrid styles
Solution strategy 3b—cont.Solution strategy 3b—cont.
In add table under 781.63—781.69:
17 Hybrid styles
Fusion of two or more styles from different traditions of music to create a new style
Add to 17 the numbers following 781.6 in 781.62–781.69, e.g., fusion with folk music 172, folk rock 781.66172
See Manual at 781.6: Hybrid styles
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