Medium of performance terms employ the 162 field (authorized term), 462 fields (UFreferences) and 562 fields (broader terms; related terms).Authority records for mediums of performance also contain other fields, e.g., 670, 675,680, and 681.
Very helpful
which describes what something is, instead of describing the “is-ness”with a “topical form” heading in LCSH. Terms from LCGFT are meant to be uniquely coded, so they canbe searched separately from subject
I don't think I particularly understand the difference between what something is and its "is-ness" but would this be liike subgenres for music? Like okay say a wind band is covering pop songs. The "genre" would be classical probably, or at least instrumental, and then the sub genre could be popular music?? Idk am I understanding this?
The discovery of musical works for particular mediums,independent of their forms, can therefore be challenging
Exactly what we want to focus on.
Musical mediums of performance are defined as the voices, instruments, and other entitiesneeded to perform a piece of music, such as a children’s chorus, electronic organ ensemble, flute,orchestra, or a soprano voice.
Good working definition here.