Books

0 REFERENCE BOOKS AND RESEARCHES

0

General reference books

0.1

Music reference books

0.11

Music dictionaries

0.2

Bibliographies

0.3

Textbooks

D

Dissertations, abstracts of dissertations

DE

Abstracts of dissertations by Estonian authors

EAMT researches:

M

Master’s theses

MD

Doctoral theses (theses by musicologists and music theorists are situated in the library archives)

T

Research manuscripts

Ü

Bachelor’s theses

TT

Other researches

1 HISTORY

1

General history

1p

Historical personages

1.1

General music history

1.11

Old civilizations. Antiquity

1.12

Middle ages

1.13

Renaissance

1.14

Baroque

1.15

Classicism

1.16

Romanticism, turn of the century

1.17

20th century

1.18

21st century

1.E

History of Estonia

1Ep

Estonian personages (musical persons see 2E)

1.2

Estonian music history

1.21

Estonian folklore

1.22

Song festivals, song days

1.3

Ethnomusicology. Traditional music

1.4

National music histories

1.5

Countries and nations: non-musical folklore

2 INDIVIDUALS AND COLLECTIVES

2E

Estonian composers and music personages

2.1

Foreign composers and music personages

2.11

Catalogues, bibliographies and textbooks of compositions

2.12

Letters, memoirs

2.13

Biographies, analysis and interpretation of compositions

2A

Composer albums

2.2

Musicologists

2.3

Music collectives and organisations

2.4

Music theatres

2.5

Music institutions (archives, museums, schools)

2.6

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre

2.7

Contests, festivals

3 MUSICAL GENRES

3.0

Musical genres

3.1

Instrumental music

3.11

Symphonic music. Orchestral music

3.12

Chamber music

3.2

Vocal music

3.4

Music for the stage

3.41

Opera

3.42

Operetta, musical

3.43

Ballet

3.44

Music in film, radio dramas, etc.

3.5

Sacral music

3.7

Popular music

3.71

Jazz

3.71p

Jazz musicians

4 MUSIC THEORY

4.0

Music theory: history and general treatises

4.1

Elementary theory

4.2

Structure and form of music. Analysis techniques. Elements of music

4.22

Harmony. Texture. History of harmony

4.222

General bass = Numbered bass

4.23

Polyphony. Counterpoint. History of polyphony

4.24

Music analysis

4.25

Style

4.26

Musical dramaturgy

4.27

Compositional techniques

4.3

Notation

5 INTERPRETATION, INSTRUMENTS, INTERPRETERS, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

5.0

Interpretation. Ensemble playing. Performance practice.
Free accompaniment.
Improvisation (interpretation of certain compositions see 2.15)

5.1

Instruments, their classification

5.11

Folk instruments

5.2

Conducting

5.21

Choral conducting, work with choir

5.22

Orchestral conducting, work with orchestra

5.2p

Conductors, choir conductors

5.3

Singing. Human voice

5.3p

Singers

5.4

Keyboard instruments

5.41

Piano

5.42

Harpsichord

5.43

Clavichord

5.44

Organ

5.45

Accordion

5.4p

Keyboard instrument players

5.5

String instruments

5.51

Violin

5.52

Viola

5.53

Cello

5.54

Double bass

5.55

Plucked instruments

5.5p

String instrument players

5.6

Wind instruments

5.61

Woodwind instruments

5.62

Brass instruments

5.6p

Wind instrument players

5.7

Percussion

5.7p

Percussionists

5.8

Music technology

5.81

Electronic and computer music

5.82

Audiovisual composition

5.83

Sound recording

6 MUSIC EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE

6.0

Pedagogic

6.01

History of education

6.02

Behaviour, protocol

6.1

Psychology

6.11

Music psychology. Music therapy

6.2

Music educational science

6.3

Music education: methodology, teacher handbooks

6.31

Music education for young children

6.32

Music schoolbooks

6.33

Estonian songbooks, schoolbooks (by classes)

6.34

Schoolbooks of other countries (by countries)

6.4

Music educational scores

7 MUSICOLOGY AND ITS OTHER ASPECTS

7.0

Musicology: general researches, methods, history

7.01

Musicological writings from the Soviet period

7.1

Music aesthetics, music philosophy

7.11

Music criticism. Music journalism

7.2

Semiotics. Music semiotics

7.4

Sociology. Music and society. Media

7.5

Acoustics

8 OTHER FIELDS

8

Cultural theory. Cultural management

8.0

Series of literary, art, philosophy, social sciences

AER

Avatud Eesti raamat

EM

Eesti mõttelugu

8.1

Philosophy. Logic. Ethics

8.1p

Philosophers

8.2

Christian religion. Atheism

8.21

Mythology, ritual

8.22

Other religions (Buddhism, Islam, etc.)

8.2p

Church and religious personages

8.3

Aesthetics

8.30

Art reference books, general history, time periods

8.31

Art of countries and nations

8.31p

Foreign artists

8.31E

Estonian art

8.31Ep

Estonian artists

8.32

Art galleries

8.33

Various art

8.34

Photography, general photoalbums

8.41

Theatre

8.42

Dance

8.43

Movies

8.4p

Theatre and movie personages

8.5

Social sciences: sociology, demography, political science, etc.

8.6

Informatics

8.7

Law

8.8

History of literature, literary studies

8.8T

History of foreign literature, literary studies

8.8E

History of Estonian literature, literary studies

8.8p

Authors

8.81

History of printed materials

8.82

Information sciences. History of libraries. Restoration

8.9

Linguistics

8.9E

Estonian

8.9H

Chinese

8.9Hisp

Spanish

8.9I

English

8.9It

Italian

8.9K

Greek

8.9Lad

Latin

8.9Lä

Latvian

8.9N

Norwegian

8.9Po

Polish

8.9Pr

French

8.9Ro

Swedish

8.9S

German

8.9So

Finnish

8.9Ta

Danish

8.9Ti

Tibetian

8.9Tš

Czech

8.9U

Hungarian

8.9V

Russian

8.9Va

Votic

8T

Foreign literature

8T luule

Foreign poetry

8E

Estonian literature

8E luule

Estonian poetry

8Eep

Eposes

9 VARIOUS

9.1

Popular writings about music

9.2

Music and other fields of art and science

9.31

Sport

9.32

Nature

9.33

Medicine. Healthcare

9.34

Sciences

9.35

Geography. Atlases. Maps

Herz

Books donated by Prof. Joachim Herz

Per

Journals, newspapers

RPer

Rare periodicals

RRE

Rare Estonian books

RR

Rare books