Subject Headings are standard terms that can be used to find resources on a given topic. The following can be used in either keyword or subject searches:
| M | Music (scores) |
| M40-42 | Solo violin |
| M217-223 | Violin with piano accompaniment |
| M1012 | Violin with orchestra, full scores |
| M1013 | Violin with orchestra, piano reductions |
| M1112 | Violin with string orchestra, full scores |
| M1113 | Violin with string orchestra, piano reductions |
| ML |
Music literature |
| ML128 .V4 | Bibliographies of violin music |
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ML800-880 |
Violin history and criticism |
| MT | Instruction and study |
| MT267-271 |
Technique, methods, and etudes |
| MT266 | Orchestral excerpts |