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 |
List Maintenance
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