Sibelius Academy sheet music classification system
This classififiction is used in Sibelius Academy's Helsinki library. Kuopio library uses the Finnish Public Libraries Classification System PLC.
Library code is "Sib", e.g.. "Sib A4.2".
A: Keyboard instruments | B, C: Bowed string instruments | D: Woodwinds | E: Brass | F: Vocal music | G: Organ | H: Incidental music | K: Scores | L: Orchestral materials | M: Chamber music | N: Choral music | O: Accordion | P: Percussion | R: Plucked instruments | S: Jazz | T: Folk music | V: Popular music | X: Special collections
A: Keyboard instruments
Piano
| Piano, 2 hands | |
| Educational: | |
| Piano schools | A1 |
| Studies | A1.4 |
| Technical studies | A1.5 |
| Children's pieces and other easy repertoire | A1.6 |
| Collections, various composers | A2 |
| Pieces: | A3 |
| Sonatas, sonatinas | A4 |
| Sonata collections | A4.2 |
| Ideological compositions, marches etc. | A5 |
| Concertos and other large-scale orchestral compositions (2 pianos) | A7 |
| Cadenzas of concertos | A7.1 |
| Arrangements: | A8 |
| Symphonies | A8.2 |
| Arrangements of folks songs and folk dances | A8.5 |
| Accompaniment for dance and exercise | A8.6 |
| 1 piano, 1, 3 or 6 hands | Ab |
| 1 piano, 4 hands (Ac) | |
| Educational | Ac1 |
| Collections | Ac2 |
| Pieces | Ac3 |
| Sonatas | Ac4 |
| Arrangements | Ac8 |
| Symphonies | Ac8.2 |
| 2 pianos, 4 hands (Ad) | |
| Educational | Ad1 |
| Collections | Ad2 |
| Pieces | Ad3 |
| Sonatas | Ad4 |
| Concertos | Ad7 |
| Arrangements | Ad8 |
| Symphonies | Ad8.2 |
| 2 pianos, 8 hands (Ae) | |
| Pieces | Ae3 |
| Arrangements | Ae8 |
| Symphonies | Ae8.2 |
| 3 – 8 pianos | Af |
Harpsichord, clavichord etc.
| Educational | AII1 |
| Collections | AII2 |
| Original pieces | AII3 |
| Sonatas | AII4 |
| Concertos | AII7 |
| 2 or more harpsichords | AIId |
B, C: Bowed string instruments
Violin
| Educational (Ba) | |
| Violin schools | Ba1 |
| Studies, scales, orchestral excerpts | Ba1.4 |
| Children's pieces and other easy repertoire | Ba1.6 |
| Violin solo (Bb) | |
| Collections | Bb2 |
| Pieces | Bb3 |
| Solo sonatas | Bb4 |
| Violin and keyboard (basso continuo) (Bc) | |
| Collections (also sonata-collections) | Bc2 |
| Pieces | Bc3 |
| Sonatas, sonatines | Bc4 |
| Concertos and concert-pieces with orchestra | Bc7 |
| Cadenzas of concertos | Bc7.1 |
| Arrangements | Bc8 |
| 2 violins without accompaniment | Bd |
| 2 violins and keyboard | Bd3 |
| Sonatas | Bd4 |
| Concertos for 2 violins and orchestra | Bd7 |
| 3 or more violins | Be |
| Concertos for 3 or more violins and orchestra | Be7 |
| Folk music – See class T |
Viola and viola d'amore
| Educational (BIIa) | |
| Viola schools | BIIa1 |
| Studies, scales, orchestral excerpts | BIIa1.4 |
| Viola solo (BIIb) | |
| Collections | BIIb2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | BIIb3 |
| Sonatas | BIIb4 |
| Viola and keyboard (or b.c) (BIIc) | |
| Collections | BIIc2 |
| Original pieces and arrangements | BIIc3 |
| Sonatas, sonatinas (also collections) | BIIc4 |
| Concertos and works with orchestra accompaniment | BIIc7 |
| 2 violas without accompaniment | BIId |
| 3 or more violas without accompaniment | BIIe |
Cello
| Educational (Ca) | |
| Cello schools | Ca1 |
| Studies, scales, orchestral excerpts | Ca1.4 |
| Cello solo (Cb) | |
| Collections | Cb2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | Cb3 |
| Sonatas | Cb4 |
| Cello and keyboard (basso continuo) (Cc) | |
| Collections | Cc2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | Cc3 |
| Sonatas, sonatinas (also collections) | Cc4 |
| Concertos | Cc7 |
| 2 cellos (without accompanimet) | Cd |
| Collections | Cd2 |
| 2 cellos and keyboard | Cd3 |
| Concertos | Cd7 |
| 3 or more cellos | Ce |
Viola da gamba
| Educational CIa | |
| Gamba solo | CIb |
| Viola da gamba and keyboard (basso continuo) | CIc |
| Collections | CIc2 |
| 2 viola da gambas | CId |
| 3 or more viola da gambas | CIe |
Double bass
| Educational (CIIa) | |
| Double bass schools | CIIa1 |
| Studies, scales, orchestral excerpts | CIIa1.4 |
| Double bass solo (CIIb) | |
| Collections | CIIb2 |
| Pieces | CIIb3 |
| Sonatas | CIIb4 |
| Double bass and keyboard (CIIc) | |
| Collections | CIIc2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | CIIc3 |
| Sonatas | CIIc4 |
| Concertos | CIIc7 |
| 2 or more double basses | CIId |
| Early music, with undefined vocal and instrumental parts | C/D |
D: Woodwinds
Flute, piccolo
| Educational (DIa) | |
| Flute schools | DIa1 |
| Studies, scales, orchestral excerpts | DIa1.4 |
| Flute solo (DIb) | |
| Collections | DIb2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | DIb3 |
| Sonatas | DIb4 |
| Flute and keyboard (DIc) | |
| Collections | DIc2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | DIc3 |
| Sonatas | DIc4 |
| Concertos | DIc7 |
| 2 or more flutes (without accompaniment) | DId |
| 2 or more flutes and keyboard (orchestra) (not trio sonatas) | DId3 |
Oboe and english horn (DII)
| Educational (DIIa) | |
| Oboe schools | DIIa1 |
| Studies, scales, orchestral excerpts | DIIa1.4 |
| Oboe solo | DIIb |
| Oboe and keyboard | DIIc |
| Collections | DIIc2 |
| Original pieces and arrangements | DIIc3 |
| Sonatas | DIIc4 |
| Concertos | DIIc7 |
| 2 or more oboes | DIId |
Clarinet, basset horn (DIII)
| Educational (DIIIa) | |
| Clarinet schools | DIIIa1 |
| Studies, scales, orchestral excerpts | DIIIa1.4 |
| Clarinet solo (DIIIb) | |
| Collections | DIIIb2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | DIIIb3 |
| Sonatas | DIIIb4 |
| Clarinet and keyboard (DIIIc) | |
| Collections | DIIIc2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | DIIIc3 |
| Sonatas | DIIIc4 |
| Concertos | DIIIc7 |
| 2 or more clarinets (without accompaniment) (DIIId) | |
| 2 or more clarinets and keyboard | DIIId3 |
| Concertos | DIIId7 |
Bassoon (DIV)
| Educational (DIVa) | |
| Bassoon schools | DIVa1 |
| Studies, scales, orchestral excerpts | DIVa1.4 |
| Bassoon solo | DIVb |
| Bassoon and keybord (DIVc) | |
| Collections | DIVc2 |
| Original pieces and arrangements | DIVc3 |
| Sonatas | DIVc4 |
| Concertos | DIVc7 |
| 2 or more bassoons without accompaniment | DIVd |
| Double bassoon | DIV |
Recorder (DV)
| Educational | DVa |
| Recorder solo | DVb |
| Recorder and keyboard | DVc |
| Collections | DVc2 |
| Original pieces and arrangements | DVc3 |
| Sonatas | DVc4 |
| Concertos | DVc7 |
| 2 or more recorders without accompaniment | DVd |
| Recorder and keyboard | DVd3 |
| Sonatas | DVd4 |
| Concertos | DVd7 |
Saxophone (DVI)
| Educational (DVIa) | |
| Saxophone schools | DVIa1 |
| Studies, scales, orchestral excerpts | DVIa1.4 |
| Saxophone solo | DVIb |
| Saxophone and keyboard (DVIc) | |
| Collections | DVIc2 |
| Original pieces and arrangements | DVIc3 |
| Sonatas | DVIc4 |
| Concertos | DVIc7 |
| 2 or more saxophones | DVId |
| Woodwinds and brass, without own class, e.g. panpipe, crumhorn, zink, harmonica, ocarina | D/E |
E: Brass
French horn
| Educational (EIa) | |
| French horn schools | EIa1 |
| Studies, scales, orchestral excerpts | EIa1.4 |
| French horn solo | EIb |
| French horn and keyboard (EIc) | |
| Collections | EIc2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | EIc3 |
| Sonatas | EIc4 |
| Concertos | EIc7 |
| 2 or more french horns | EId |
Trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet (EII)
| Educational (EIIa) | |
| Trumpet schools | EIIa1 |
| Studies, scales and orchestral excerpts | EIIa1.4 |
| Trumpet solo | EIIb |
| Trumpet and keyboard (EIIc) | |
| Collections | EIIc2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | EIIc3 |
| Sonatas | EIIc4 |
| Concertos | EIIc7 |
| 2 or more trumpets (without accompaniment) | EIId |
| Trumpet and keyboard | EIId3 |
| Sonatas | EIId4 |
| Concertos | EIId7 |
Trombone (EIII)
| Educational (EIIIa) | |
| Trombone schools | EIIIa1 |
| Studies, scales and orchestral excerpts | EIIIa1.4 |
| Trombone solo | EIIIb |
| Trombone and keyboard (EIIIc) | |
| Collections | EIIIc2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | EIIIc3 |
| Sonatas | EIIIc4 |
| Concertos | EIIIc7 |
| 2 or more trombones | EIIId |
Tuba (EIV)
| Educational (EIVa) | |
| Tuba schools | EIVa1 |
| Studies, scales and orchestral excerpts | EIVa1.4 |
| Tuba solo | EIVb |
| Tuba and keyboard (EIVc) | |
| Collections | EIVc2 |
| Pieces and arrangements | EIVc3 |
| Sonatas | EIVc4 |
| Concertos | EIVc7 |
| 2 or more tubas | EIVd |
| Practices for several instruments | |
| Orchestral practice; strings, woodwinds, brass | BDE |
F: Vocal music
| Song schools, vocalises | Fa |
| Solo song | Fb |
| Solo song and keyboard | Fc |
| "Arie antiche" | |
| Collections | Fc2 |
| Pieces | Fc2.3 |
| Arias (opera, concerto, oratorio, cantata etc.): | |
| Collections | Fc3 |
| Cadenzas | Fc3.1 |
| Pieces and collections of one composer | Fc3.3 |
| Other stage music (operettas, musicals, film music m.m.) | |
| Collections | Fc3.4 |
| Pieces and collections of one composer | Fc3.5 |
| Solo cantatas | Fc4 |
| Extensive works for soloist with orchestra (or choir) accompaniment | Fc5 |
| Solo song and keyboard (lieds and romances) | |
| Collections (various composers) | Fc6 |
| Pieces and collections of one composer | Fc6.3 |
| Folk song arrangements | Fc7 |
| Gypsy romances | Fc7.4 |
| Provincial songs, marches etc. | |
| Collections | Fc8 |
| Pieces | Fc8.3 |
| Spirituals | Fc9 |
| Christmas carols | Fc9.5 |
| Solo song and other instrumental accompaniment | Fd |
| Dance, play and cildrens songbooks | Fg1 |
| Song books (e.g. School song books) | Fg3 |
| Duos (2 solo voices) | Fh |
| Duos and keyboard | |
| Collections | Fh2 |
| Pieces | Fh3 |
| 3 solo voices | Fm |
| 4 solo voices | Fn |
| Several solo voices | Fo |
| Solo song and plucked instrument (guitar, lute etc.) | Fr |
G: Organ
| Educational | Ga |
| Liturgical music, choral books, mass books | Gb |
| Solo pieces (preludes) | Gc |
| Collections | Gc2 |
| Pieces | Gc3 |
| Sonatas | Gc4 |
| Concertos | Gc7 |
| Arrangements | Gc8 |
| Organ and one or several instruments | Gd |
| Organ 4 hands, two organs | Gg |
| Harmonium | GI |
H: Incidental music (piano scores)
| Opera | Ha |
| Miniature opera | Ha2 |
| Operetta, musicals | Hb |
| Ballet | Hc |
| Melodrama, pantomime | Hd |
K: Scores
| Incidental music and vocal works | K-a |
| Symphonies and sinfoniettas | K-b |
| Concertos | |
| for orchestra | K-c |
| for 2 instruments and an orchestra | K-c2 |
| for 3 instruments and an orchestra | K-c3 |
| for 4 instruments and an orchestra | K-c4 |
| for keyboard instrument | K-c5 |
| for string instrument | K-c6 |
| for woodwind instrument | K-c7 |
| for brass instrument | K-c8 |
| for other instruments | K-c9 |
| Music for string or chamber orchestra | K-d |
| Music for symphony orchestra | K-e |
| New music (graphic notation) | K-g |
| Music for wind band | K-h |
| Score playing | K-y |
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K = miniature score, KII = score, KF = large score
- - - - - Chamber, vocal and instrumental music scores: Add a code accordant with classification after letter K. For example: K-a KII-c7 KF-h K- Fc6.3 KII- Mc4.13 KF- Mp |
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L: Orchestral materials
Same systematics as with scores: e.g. L1 –c5 = piano concerto
| Symphony orchestra | L1 |
| Chamber orchestra | L2 |
| String orchestra | L3 |
| Wind orchestra | L4 |
| Salon orchestra | L5 |
| Children's orchestra | L6 |
| Other orchestras | L8 |
| Big bands | L9 |
M: Chamber music
| Educational material and home ensembles | Ma |
| Strings (Mc) | |
| Duos for violin and one other string instrument | Mc2 |
| Duos for violin and one other string instrument | Mc2.2 |
| Cello and double bass | Mc2.3 |
| Trios (violin, viola, cello) ( Mc3) | |
| Collections | Mc3.12 |
| Pieces | Mc3.13 |
| Arrangements | Mc3.18 |
| Other combination | Mc3.2 |
| Quartets (2 violins, viola, cello) (Mc4) | |
| Collections | Mc4.12 |
| Pieces | Mc4.13 |
| Arrangements | Mc4.18 |
| Other combination | Mc4.2 |
| Quintets | Mc5 |
| 6-10 string instruments | Mc6 |
| Concertos for 2 different string instruments | Mc7 |
| Woodwinds (2 or more different) (Md) | |
| Duos | Md2 |
| Trios | Md3 |
| Quartets | Md4 |
| Quintets | Md5 |
| 6 or more different woodwinds | Md6 |
| Brass (2 or more different) (Me) | |
| Duos | Me2 |
| Trios | Me3 |
| Quartets | Me4 |
| Quintets | Me5 |
| 6 or more different brass instruments | Me6 |
| Woodwinds and brass (Mf) | |
| Duos | Mf2 |
| Trios | Mf3 |
| Quartets | Mf4 |
| Quintets | Mf5 |
| 6 or more different wind instruments | Mf6 |
| String and wind instruments (Mh) | |
| Duos | Mh2 |
| Trios | Mh3 |
| Quartets | Mh4 |
| Quintets | Mh5 |
| 6 or more instruments | Mh6 |
| Piano and string instruments (at least 2 different) (Mk) | |
| Piano trios= piano and 2 string instruments | |
| Piano, violin, cello | |
| Collections | Mk3.12 |
| Pieces | Mk3.13 |
| Arrangements | Mk3.18 |
| Other combination | Mk3.2 |
| Trio sonata, baroque form: piano (bc) and 2 string or wind instruments | Mk3.3 |
| Piano and 3 different string instruments | |
| Piano, violin, viola, cello | Mk4 |
| Other combinations | Mk4.2 |
| "Sonata a quattro", kvartetto baroque form: piano (bc) and 3 string or wind instruments | Mk4.3 |
| Piano and 4 different string instruments | |
| Piano, 2 violins, viola, cello | Mk5 |
| Other combinations | Mk5.2 |
| Piano and 5 (or more) different string instruments | Mk6 |
| Piano and wind instruments (Mm) | |
| Trios: piano and 2 different wind instruments | Mm3 |
| Quartets. Piano and 3 wind instruments | Mm4 |
| Quintets: piano and 4 wind instruments | Mm5 |
| Piano and 5 or more wind instruments | Mm6 |
| Concertos for 2 or more different wind instruments | Mm7 |
| Piano and string and wind instruments (Mo) | |
| Trios: Piano, string instrument, wind instrument | Mo3 |
| Piano, 3 string and wind instruments | Mo4 |
| Piano, 4 string and wind instruments | Mo5 |
| Piano, 5 or more string and wind instruments | Mo6 |
| Other chamber music | Mp |
| Concertos for 2 or more instruments of different instrument family | Mp7 |
N: Choral music
| Educational | Na1 |
| Miscellaneous collections, a cappella and with accompaniment | Na2 |
| A cappella (Nb) | |
| Collections | |
| Mixed voices | Nb2 |
| Female voice choir | Nb2.2 |
| Male voice choir | Nb2.3 |
| Childrens' choir | Nb2.4 |
| Pieces | |
| Mixed voices | Nb3 |
| Female voice choir | Nb3.2 |
| Male voice choir | Nb3.3 |
| Childrens' choir | Nb3.4 |
| Choir with accompaniment (Nc) | |
| Collections | |
| Mixed voices | Nc2 |
| Female voice choir | Nc2.2 |
| Male voice choir | Nc2.3 |
| Childrens' choir | Nc2.4 |
| pieces | |
| Mixed voices | Nc3 |
| Female voice choir | Nc3.2 |
| Female voice choir | Nc3.3 |
| Childrens' choir | Nc3.4 |
O: Accordion
| Educational | Oa |
| Solos | Ob |
| Duos | Oc |
| Several accordions | Od |
| Accordion + other instruments | Oe |
| Accordion + singing voice | Of |
| Collections | O2 |
P: Percussions
| Schools for several percussion instrument | Pa |
| Timpani | Pb |
| Bass drum, snare drum | Pc |
| Chimes, celesta | Pd |
| Dulcimer, cimbalom | Pe |
| Xylophone, marimba, vibraphone | Pf |
| Other percussion instruments, percussion ensembles | Ph |
R: Plucked instruments
Harp (RI)
| Educational | RI1 |
| Studies | RI1.4 |
| Collections (various composers) | RI2 |
| Pieces and collections of one composer | RI3 |
| Sonatas | RI4 |
| Concertos | RI7 |
| 2 or more harps | RId |
| Harp + other instruments | RIe |
Guitar (RII)
| Educational | RII1 |
| Studies | RII1.4 |
| Collections (various composers) | RII2 |
| Pieces and collections of one composer | RII3 |
| Sonatas | RII4 |
| Concertos | RII7 |
| 2 or more guitars | RIId |
| Guitar + other instruments | RIIe |
| Lute | RIII |
| Kantele | RIV |
| Other plucked instruments (mandolin, ukulele etc.) | RV |