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Caillebotte: Young Man Playing the Piano (1876)
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| M20–M39 | Piano alone: |
| M20 | Collections, mixed (original works and arrangements; two or more composers) |
| M21 | Collections: original works, two or more composers |
| M22 | Collections: original works, one composer |
| M23 | Sonatas |
| M24 | Suites |
| M25 | Pieces |
| M26 | Piano, one hand: left |
| M26.2 | Piano, one hand: right |
| M27 | Variations |
| M28 | Marches |
| M30 | Dances—general |
| M31 | Dances—duple meter (polka, etc.) |
| M32 | Dances—triple meter (waltz, etc.) |
| M32.8 | Arrangements: collections |
| M33 | Arrangements: complete works for opera, oratorios, and cantatas (NOT piano-vocal scores) |
| M33.5 | Arrangements: excerpts from opera, oratorio, and cantatas |
| M34 | Arrangements: transcriptions (for concert purpose) of operas, oratorios, cantatas, and excerpts |
| M35 | Arrangements: orchestral and band music |
| M37 | Arrangements: concertos (NOT piano reductions of concertos for solo instrument[s] and orchestra) |
| M37.5 | Arrangements: concertos, excerpts |
| M38 | Arrangements: chamber music, part songs, music for other solo instruments |
| M39 | Arrangements: potpourris, medleys |
| M39.6 | Arrangements: piano, one hand |
| M198–M216 | Duets (piano only) |
| M198 | Three hands |
| M200 | Four hands: mixed collections (original works and arrangements) |
| M201 | Four hands: original works, collections |
| M20 | Four hands: Sonatas |
| M203 | Four hands: Suites, Variations |
| M204 | Four hands: Pieces |
| M207 | Arrangements: collections by two or more composers |
| M208 | Arrangements: operas, ballets, oratorios, cantatas (complete) |
| M208.5 | Arrangements: operas, ballets, oratorios, cantatas (excerpts) |
| M209 | Arrangements: orchestral and band music |
| M210 | Arrangements: concertos (NOT two-piano versions of concertos for solo instrument[s] and orchestra) |
| M211 | Arrangements: chamber music, songs, and part songs |
| M213 | Piano, five or more hands |
| M214 | Two pianos, two performers: original works |
| M215 | Two pianos, two performers: arrangements |
| M216 | Two or more pianos, three or more performers |
| M217–M285 | Duets (piano and other solo instruments) |
| M217–M239 | Piano and one stringed instrument |
| M240–M271 | Piano and one wind instrument |
| M272–M283 | Piano and one plucked instrument |
| M284–M285 | Piano and other (includes percussion and electronics) |
| M310–M344 | Trios (Piano and two other instruments) |
| M310–M314 | Piano and two stringed instruments |
| M315–M319 | Piano and two wind instruments |
| M320–M324 | Piano, one stringed, and one wind instrument |
| M325–M329 | Piano and two plucked instruments |
| M330–M334 | Piano, one string, and one plucked instrument |
| M335–M339 | Piano, one wind, and one plucked instrument |
| M340–M344 | Piano and other combinations |
Concertos and similar pieces
| M1010 | Piano with orchestra, full scores |
| M1010.5 | Cadenzas for such works |
| M1011 | Piano with orchestra (two-piano versions) |
| M1110 | Piano with string orchestra, full scores |
| M1110.5 | Cadenzas for such works |
| M1111 | Piano with string orchestra (two-piano versions) |
Studies and methods
| MT220 | General works |
| MT221 | Physiology of the hand (including hand exercises) |
| MT222 | Systems and methods |
| MT224 | Rudiments of music when combined with piano instruction |
| MT225–M239 | Studies and exercises |
| MT225 | General works |
| MT226 | Left hand |
| MT227 | Pedal |
| MT228 | Touch |
| MT229 | Wrist |
| MT230 | Thirds, sixths, etc. |
| MT231 | Scales and arpeggios |
| MT232 | Fingering |
| MT233 | Rhythm |
| MT235 | Phrasing |
| MT236 | Sight reading, transposition, accompaniment, etc. |
| MT238 | Polyphonic playing |
| MT239 | Performance of popular music |
| MT240 | Other |
| MT242 | Four-hand, two-piano, etc. playing |
| MT243 | Teaching pieces |
| MT245 | Instructive editions, two or more composers |
| MT247 | Instructive editions, one composer |
| MT248 | Self-instructors |
| MT250–M258 | Special pianos, including early instruments |
Classification Numbers for Books about the Piano
| ML128 .P3 | Piano bibliographies |
| ML650 | General works |
| ML651–697 | Construction: general works; by time period; by region or country; special makes; parts of the piano |
| ML700–747 | Music and playing: general works; by time period; by region or country; forms and types of music |
To locate repertoire by Black musicians, please see the Library Guide Music From People Of the African Diaspora.
To locate repertoire by women musicians, please see the Library Guide Women In Music.
