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Resources for CSG

Official Documentation > Style Guidelines > The Classical Style Guidelines CSG for Releases and Release Groups:  Artist | Title | Language and Script CSG for Tracks and Recordings:  Artist | Title CSG for Works: Artist Title: Work and Opus | Movement | Ornamentation | Special Cases Resources: Work forms | Keys and scales | Roman numerals | Vocal Classifications

Work Forms

An incomplete list of work forms:

Allemande Anthem Barcarolle Canon Cantata Canticle Carol Chant Chorale Concerto Concerto grosso Dance Dhrupad

Divertimento Ecossaise Elegy Ensalada Fugue Galop Gavotte Gigue Hornpipe Hymn Incidental music Intermezzo Introit

Invention Lullaby Madrigal Magnificat Mass Mazurka Medley Minuet Monody Motet Nursery rhyme Overture Psalm

Quadrille Rag Sarabande Scherzo Secular motet Secular polyphony Serenade Sinfonia concertante Sonata Song Song-cycle Spiritual Study

Suite Symphonic poem Symphonie concertante Symphony Tango Tarantella Toccata Toccata and fugue Transcription Verset Villancico Virelai Waltz

Keys and scales in commonly used languages

English	French	German	Italian	Russian	Spanish
A major	La majeur	A-Dur	La maggiore	Ля мажор	La mayor
A-flat major	La bémol majeur	As-Dur	La bemolle maggiore	Ля диез мажор	La bemol mayor
A-sharp major	La dièse majeur	Ais-Moll	La diesis maggiore	Ля бемоль мажор	La sostenido mayor
A minor	la mineur	a-Moll	la minore	Ля минор	la menor
A-flat minor	la bémol mineur	as-Moll	la bemolle minore	Ля диез минор	la bemol menor
A-sharp minor	la dièse mineur	ais-Moll	la diesis minore	Ля бемоль минор	la sostenido menor
B major	Si majeur	H-Dur	Si maggiore	Си мажор	Si mayor
B-flat major	Si bémol majeur	B-Dur	Si bemolle maggiore	Си бемоль мажор	Si bemol mayor
B-sharp major	Si dièse majeur	His-Dur	Si diesis maggiore	Си диез мажор	Si sostenido mayor
B minor	si mineur	h-Moll	si minore	Си минор	si menor
B-flat minor	si bémol mineur	b-Moll	si bemolle minore	Си бемоль минор	si bemol menor
B-sharp minor	si dièse mineur	his-Moll	si diesis minore	Си диез минор	si sostenido menor
C major	Ut majeur	C-Dur	Do maggiore	До мажор	Do mayor
C-flat major	Ut bémol majeur	Ces-Dur	Do bemolle maggiore	До бемоль мажор	Do bemol mayor
C-sharp major	Ut dièse majeur	Cis-Dur	Do diesis maggiore	До диез мажор	Do sostenido mayor
C minor	ut mineur	c-Moll	do minore	До минор	do menor
C-flat minor	ut bémol mineur	ces-Moll	do bemolle minore	До бемоль минор	do bemol menor
C-sharp minor	ut dièse mineur	cis-Moll	do diesis minore	До диез минор	do sostenido menor
D major	Ré majeur	D-Dur	Re maggiore	Ре мажор	Re mayor
D-flat major	Ré bémol majeur	Des-Dur	Re bemolle maggiore	Ре бемоль мажор	Re bemol mayor
D-sharp major	Ré dièse majeur	dis-Dur	Re diesis maggiore	Ре диез мажор	Re sostenido mayor
D minor	ré mineur	d-Moll	re minore	Ре минор	re menor
D-flat minor	ré bémol mineur	des-Moll	re bemolle minore	Ре бемоль минор	re bemol menor
D-sharp minor	ré dièse mineur	dis-Moll	re diesis minore	Ре диез минор	re sostenido menor
E major	Mi majeur	E-Dur	Mi maggiore	Ми мажор	Mi mayor
E-flat major	Mi bémol majeur	Es-Dur	Mi bemolle maggiore	Ми бемоль мажор	Mi bemol mayor
E-sharp major	Mi dièse majeur	Eis-Dur	Mi diesis maggiore	Ми диез мажор	Mi sostenido mayor
E minor	mi mineur	e-Moll	mi minore	Ми минор	mi menor
E-flat minor	mi bémol mineur	es-Moll	mi bemolle minore	Ми бемоль минор	mi bemol menor
E-sharp minor	mi dièse mineur	eis-Moll	mi diesis minore	Ми диез минор	mi sostenido menor
F major	Fa majeur	F-Dur	Fa maggiore	Фа мажор	Fa mayor
F-flat major	Fa bémol majeur	Fes-Dur	Fa bemolle maggiore	Фа бемоль мажор	Fa bemol mayor
F-sharp major	Fa dièse majeur	Fis-Dur	Fa diesis maggiore	Фа диез мажор	Fa sostenido mayor
F minor	fa mineur	f-Moll	fa minore	Фа минор	fa menor
F-flat minor	fa bémol mineur	fes-Moll	fa bemolle minore	Фа бемоль минор	fa bemol menor
F-sharp minor	fa dièse mineur	fis-Moll	fa diesis minore	Фа диез минор	fa sostenido menor
G major	Sol majeur	G-Dur	Sol maggiore	Соль мажор	Sol mayor
G-flat major	Sol bémol majeur	Ges-Dur	Sol bemolle maggiore	Соль бемоль мажор	Sol bemol mayor
G-sharp major	Sol dièse majeur	Gis-Dur	Sol diesis maggiore	Соль диез мажор	Sol sostenido mayor
G minor	sol mineur	g-Moll	sol minore	Соль минор	sol menor
G-flat minor	sol bémol mineur	ges-Moll	sol bemolle minore	Соль бемоль минор	sol bemol menor
G-sharp minor	sol dièse mineur	gis-Moll	sol diesis minore	Соль диез минор	sol sostenido menor

Roman numerals from 0 to 125

Unicode contains special characters for certain Roman numeral characters. These characters should not be used. Roman numerals should be indicated using standard capitalized Latin characters, as shown below.

0	N	21	XXI	42	XLII	63	LXIII	84	LXXXIV	105	CV
1	I	22	XXII	43	XLIII	64	LXIV	85	LXXXV	106	CVI
2	II	23	XXIII	44	XLIV	65	LXV	86	LXXXVI	107	CVII
3	III	24	XXIV	45	XLV	66	LXVI	87	LXXXVII	108	CVIII
4	IV	25	XXV	46	XLVI	67	LXVII	88	LXXXVIII	109	CIX
5	V	26	XXVI	47	XLVII	68	LXVIII	89	LXXXIX	110	CX
6	VI	27	XXVII	48	XLVIII	69	LXIX	90	XC	111	CXI
7	VII	28	XXVIII	49	XLIX	70	LXX	91	XCI	112	CXII
8	VIII	29	XXIX	50	L	71	LXXI	92	XCII	113	CXIII
9	IX	30	XXX	51	LI	72	LXXII	93	XCIII	114	CXIV
10	X	31	XXXI	52	LII	73	LXXIII	94	XCIV	115	CXV
11	XI	32	XXXII	53	LIII	74	LXXIV	95	XCV	116	CXVI
12	XII	33	XXXIII	54	LIV	75	LXXV	96	XCVI	117	CXVII
13	XIII	34	XXXIV	55	LV	76	LXXVI	97	XCVII	118	CXVIII
14	XIV	35	XXXV	56	LVI	77	LXXVII	98	XCVIII	119	CXIX
15	XV	36	XXXVI	57	LVII	78	LXXVIII	99	XCIX	120	CXX
16	XVI	37	XXXVII	58	LVIII	79	LXXIX	100	C	121	CXXI
17	XVII	38	XXXVIII	59	LIX	80	LXXX	101	CI	122	CXXII
18	XVIII	39	XXXIX	60	LX	81	LXXXI	102	CII	123	CXXIII
19	XIX	40	XL	61	LXI	82	LXXXII	103	CIII	124	CXXIV
20	XX	41	XLI	62	LXII	83	LXXXIII	104	CIV	125	CXXV

CSG uses the simplified Roman numerals system. While no work is ever actually expected to have a sufficient number of works to need a 499^th movement, should a work with 499 or more movements ever actually be written, movement 499 would be indicated as ID, not CDXCIX, LDVLIV, XDIX, or VDIV.

Vocal Classifications

Ordered from highest pitched to lowest pitched:

• Soprano

• Coloratura soprano

• Light coloratura soprano
• Lyric coloratura soprano
• Dramatic coloratura soprano

• Soubrette (aka: soprano lirico-leggiero)
• Soprano leggiero
• Lyric soprano

• Light lyric soprano
• Full lyric soprano

• Spinto soprano (aka: soprano lirico-spinto, jugendlich-dramatisch)
• Dramatic soprano
• Wagnerian soprano
• Sopranista (aka: male soprano)
• Soprano I
• Soprano II

• Castrato
• Sopranist
• Dugazon
• Falcon
• Mezzo-soprano

• Coloratura mezzo-soprano
• Lyric-colorata alto
• Dramatic mezzo-soprano

• Falsetto

• Male soprano
• Male alto

• Contralto

• Coloratura contralto
• Lyric contralto
• Dramatic contralto

• Contratenor

• Countertenor (aka: contratenor altus, haute-contre)
• Contratenor bassus

• Alto

• Alto I
• Alto II

• Tenor

• Lirico-leggero tenor
• Lyric tenor
• Spinto tenor
• Dramatic tenor (aka: tenore lirico-spinto)
• Heldentenor
• Tenor buffo (aka: spieltenor)
• Tenor I
• Tenor II
• Baritenor

• Baritone

• Baryton-martin (aka: Bariton)
• Lyric baritone
• Kavalierbariton
• Verdi baritone
• Dramatic baritone
• Lyric low baritone (aka: lyric bass-baritone)
• Dramatic bass-baritone (aka: low baritone)
• Baryton-noble

• Bass

• Basso cantante (aka: lyric high bass, lyric bass-baritone)
• Dramatic high bass (aka: dramatic bass-baritone, Hoher bass)
• Jugendlicher bass
• Basso buffo (aka: bel canto, lyric buffo)
• Schwerer spielbass (aka: dramatic buffo)
• Lyric basso profondo
• Dramatic basso profondo

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