The Dickinson classification is a

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scheme used to catalogue and classify musical compositions. It was developed by George Sherman Dickinson (1886–1964), and is used by many music libraries, primarily those at

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, Vassar, and

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Universities. It is fully detailed by Carol June Bradley in ''The Dickinson classification : a cataloguing & classification manual for music''; including a reprint of the '' George Sherman Dickinson Classification of Musical Compositions'' published by Carlisle Books (1968).

External links

University at Buffalo Music Library Guide to Dickinson Classification
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