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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MEDIUM OF PERFORMANCE THESAURUS FOR MUSIC (Last Updated 2025-01-25)

This area contains the Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music in MARC UTF-8 format. It is made available in two versions: the full vocabulary and update files with any changes since the last time the full vocabulary was exported. These files are generated on the morning after the release of the list of approved subject heading changes (which occurs monthly).

All files are provided in ZIP format and contain their creation date as part of the file name. The full export files are named LCMPTvocab_YYMMDD.mrc.zip and the update files are named LCMPTvocab.updates_YYMMDD.mrc.zip. Update files contain new, updated and deleted records. They are differentiated by checking position 05 (Record Status) of a record's leader.

The latest version of these files can be downloaded without a date using the following names: LCMPTvocab.mrc.zip and LCMPTvocab.updates.mrc.zip, respectively.

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Full Export Files

LCMPTvocab.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_250125.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_241113.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_240907.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_240531.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_231019.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_230503.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_230415.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_230309.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_230223.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_221115.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_220709.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_220527.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_220513.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_220408.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_211221.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_210820.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_210624.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_210515.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_201216.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_201114.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_201020.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_200818.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_200716.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_200618.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_200514.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_200417.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_200306.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_200219.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_200122.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_191221.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_191121.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_190913.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_190713.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_190618.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_190515.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_190410.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_181212.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_181108.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_181005.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_180912.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_180804.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_180714.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_180616.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_180510.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_180417.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_180106.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_171215.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_170920.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_170609.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_170307.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_170201.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_170110.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_160511.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_160413.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_160126.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_151205.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_151015.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_150813.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_150609.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_150305.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_150110.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_141212.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_141011.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab_140225.mrc.zip


Update Files

LCMPTvocab.updates.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_250125.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_241113.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_240907.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_240531.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_231019.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_230503.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_230415.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_230309.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_230223.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_221115.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_220709.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_220527.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_220513.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_220408.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_211221.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_210820.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_210624.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_210515.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_201216.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_201114.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_201020.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_200818.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_200716.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_200618.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_200514.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_200417.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_200306.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_200219.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_200122.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_191221.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_191121.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_190913.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_190713.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_190618.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_190515.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_190410.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_181212.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_181108.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_181005.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_180912.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_180804.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_180714.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_180616.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_180510.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_180417.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_180106.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_171215.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_170920.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_170609.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_170307.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_170201.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_170110.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_160511.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_160413.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_160126.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_151205.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_151015.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_150813.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_150609.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_150305.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_150110.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_141212.mrc.zip

LCMPTvocab.updates_141011.mrc.zip