Searching by Genre for Videos and Recorded Music

In the last section, we learned that there are subject headings designed by the Library of Congress to help us do more precise searches. Many subject headings have been set up to designate various genres for both videos and music. The subject headings listed below may be used by themselves or in combination with another element (e.g. subject, author, title, keyword).

Selected Movie Subject Headings

Animated films
Children's films
Comedy films
Detective and mystery films
Documentary films
Experimental films
Feature films
Film noir
Gangster films
Horror films
Musical films
Science fiction films
Short films
Silent films
Spy films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
War films
Western films

Selected Music Subject Headings

Choral music
Computer music
Country music
Dance music
Dramatic music
Folk dance music
Folk music
Funeral music
Instrumental music
Jazz
Marches
Military music
New age music
Pastoral music
Patriotic music
Popular music
Reggae music
Rock music
Sacred music
Vocal music
Wedding music

In the past few sections, we have learned how to search for videos and recorded music by title, author, and subject. The final section will look at how to find materials which feature certain performers, directors, etc.