ISWC

The International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC) is an ISO standard similar to ISBNs for identifying musical works / compositions.

According to the Wikipedia article about ISWC, to register an ISWC, the following minimal metadata must be supplied:

• title
• names of all composers, arrangers and authors, with their role in the piece (identified by role code) and their CAE/IPI number
• work classification code (CIS (?))
• identification of other works it is a derivative of

MusicBrainz stores ISWCs for works (since the May 2011 server release).

See also

• IPI, a number identifying persons connected to ISWC registered works (authors, composers, etc.)
• ISRC, an ISO standard for identifying recordings of music, developed by the IFPI
• Website of the registration authority

Resources

• ISWCNet database
• Search engine for French works provided by SACEM
• Search engine for German works provided by GEMA
• Search engine for Italian works provided by SIAE
• Search engine for Spanish works
• Search engine for Japanese works provided by JASRAC
• Search engine for Swiss or Swiss related works provided by SUISA