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) |
| M51-54 | Solo cello |
| M229-236 | Cello with piano accompaniment |
| M1016 | Cello with orchestra, full scores |
| M1017 | Cello with orchestra, piano reductions |
| M1116 | Cello with string orchestra, full scores |
| M1117 | Cello with string orchestra, piano reductions |
| ML |
Music literature |
| ML128 .V5 | Bibliographies of cello music |
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ML910-915 |
Cello history and criticism |
| MT | Instruction and study |
| MT300-305 |
Technique, methods, and etudes |
| MT306 | Orchestral excerpts |