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Title: Work and Opus | Movement | Ornamentation | Special Cases
NOTE: This guideline describes CSG for Works only. Works are not yet implemented on the server. This guideline exists to allow classical editors to work on formulating CSG for Works-correct work titles now, so that when Works are implemented, the classical composers' works lists can much more promptly be populated. Unless you know why you are here, this is not the CSG guideline you are looking for.
The CSG guideline you want to use in order to figure out how to enter the TrackTitles on a release you are adding is located at ClassicalTrackTitleStyle.



The Title aspect of CSG for Works is the framework by which a classical[1] work is assigned a unique, informative, and consistent title.

Applicability

CSG for Works is intended to provide a framework for titling classical compositions which lack clearly defined titles; it is not intended to be used as a reason to retitle a composition which already has a functional Artist Intent title.

Artist Intent

If a work already has been given a specific title by the composer, such as "Part 1: IBM 1401 Processing Unit", then Artist Intent is the superior style principle, and thus the work would not be retitled using CSG for Works.[2] This applies even if the composition title provided by the composer seems generic, e.g., "Music for 18 Musicians: Section XI", so long as Artist Intent for the composition's title is indicated, rather than generic description of the composition, e.g., "Symphony in D".[3]

Combined Artist Intent and CSG for Works

Artist Intent titles and CSG for Works may also be combined, if needed. Reich's 'Music for 18 Musicians' already provides sufficient ordering information in the movement titles such that CSG for Works is unneeded. Comparatively, Berlioz' 'Symphonie fantastique' does provide a title for the overall composition ('Symphonie fantastique') as well as titles for the movements ('Rêveries - Passions', 'Scène aux champs', etc.). However, a work title such as 'Symphonie fantastique: Scène aux champs' would provide insufficient information to determine that movement's (or composition's) place within the overall composition (or opus). Therefore, the correct CSGv2 title would be a combination of Artist Intent title and CSG for Works title - 'Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: III. Scène aux champs'.

Incorrect: Artist Intent title
Symphonie fantastique: Scène aux champs
Incorrect: CSG for Works title
Symphony for orchestra in C major and minor, Op. 14 "Symphonie fantastique", III. Scène aux champs
Correct: True and CSG for Works combined title
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: III. Scène aux champs

If it is questionable as to whether a composition really does have an Artist Intent title, then the CSG for Works title should be given preference. In the above case, 'Symphony for orchestra' would be redundant to 'Symphonie...', and the key for that specific work's first movement (C major and minor) is not consistent within the first movement, or across the different movements, thus that information would not provide additional benefit.

Comparatively, Britten's 'Sinfonia da Requiem' provides only generic composition type identification, e.g., a requiem symphony, and thus the CSG for Works title, and not a mixed title, should be used.[4]

Œuvre consistency

The primary concern of CSGv2 is consistency. If a significant majority of a composer's œuvre is generically titled, and thus has CSG for Works titles, then it may be preferable that even works with Artist Intent titles be assigned CSG for Works titles (e.g., Symphony for orchestra in C major and minor, Op. 14 "Symphonie fantastique", III. Scène aux champs), rather than just Artist Intent titles. For example, the vast majority of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's compositions are generically titled. However, some few songs have distinct titles. In such cases, using only the Artist Intent title would make those songs have titles inconsistent with the remainder of Mozart's œuvre, and the CSG for Works title would be more preferable for the songs

Inconsistent title
Liebes Manndel, wo ist's Bandel?
CSG for Works title
Song for 3 Voices, 2 Violins, Viola and Bass in G major, K. 441: Andante sostenuto. (Soprano, Tenor, Bass) "Liebes Manndel, wo ist's Bandel?"

Note that the Artist Intent title is not lost; there is a defined position within CSG for Works for such opus, composition, or movement titles, be they Artist Intent or common name titles.

The higher the percentage of an artist's works which are generically titled, the stronger the argument for this type of CSG for Works titling consistency.

Framework

Classical Work
Work and Opus Movement Ornamentation

The CSG for Works title framework has three distinct sections:

  1. Work and opus identification
  2. Movement identification
  3. Identification of ornamentation

Work and opus identification

Classical Work
Work and Opus
Work Type Instrumentation Key Scale Catalog and Opus Number

Movement identification

Classical Work
Movement
Work Position Movement Container Dramatic Position Form and Tempo Vocalization Common Identification Role Identification

Identification of ornamentation

Classical Work
Work and Opus Movement Ornamentation
Ornamentation

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The Work and Opus Identification Framework

Most classical composers have their works contained either within opuses or catalogs. The Work and Opus Identification section of a CSG title identifies a particular work and the catalog or opus identifier to which the work belongs.

Basic structure:

The basic structure of the work and opus section of a CSG title includes the work type, the instrumentation, the key, the scale, and the catalog or opus number.

Work and Opus Identification
Work Type Instrumentation Key Scale Catalog / Opus Number
NOTE: In examples like the following, bold and purple text indicates elements newly inserted into the CSG framework.
Work Type for Instrumentation in Key Scale , Catalog Identifier and Catalog Number
Work Type for Instrumentation in Key Scale , Opus Number

This, then, looks like this:

Work Type for Instrumentation in Key Scale , Catalog Identifier and Catalog Number
Canon for 3 Voices in 1 in C major , K. 553
Concerto for Bassoon in B-flat major , K. 186e / KV 191
Work Type for Instrumentation in Key Scale , Opus Number
Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello in E-flat major , Op. 3
{o} The Work Type ought to always use proper capitalization.
{o} For multiple instruments or voices, the quantities should be indicated using Arabic numerals and not written out. Serial comma style should to be used for listings of three or more instruments and/or voices.
{o} For a case which the count is singular (1), such as "Concerto for 1 Bassoon" or "Trio for 1 Viola and 2 Cellos", do not indicate that singularity. Thus, "Concerto for Bassoon" or "Trio for Viola and 2 Cellos" would be correct.
{o} Connecting words like "for" and "in" ought to be their equivalent correct word in the particular language being used with CSG. ("pour", "für", "en", etc.)
{o} The Key should always be language correct. A list of keys in various languages can be found below. It ought to be always uppercased, unless it is more correct within the language being used that minor Keys be lowercased ("si minore", for example). When keys are written in English, "sharp" and "flat" must always be lowercase and linked to the key with a hyphen ("E-flat"). A reference list of keys and scales in commonly used languages can be found below.
{o} The Scale ought to always be language correct. The Scale should be properly capitalized or lowercased, depending on which is correct for the language being used with CSG. In English, this means "major" and "minor" must be lowercased. The Scale is not optional - if the Key is indicated, the Scale must be as well.
{o} The Key and the Scale ought to be separated by a space, unless this would be language incorrect. In French, English, Spanish, Italian, and Russian, this means a space is used to separate the two, thus "C major". In German, this means a hyphen is used, thus "C-Dur".


Advanced structure:

What about numbered works?
Work and Opus Identification
Work Type No. (1 & 4) Instrumentation No. (2) Key Scale Catalog / Opus Number No. (3 & 4)

Many composers, in addition to opuses or catalogs, have had their works numbered. The number can identify fall in one of several places, however, depending on just what is being counted.

  1. The number may be counting a particular work type, irregardless of instrumentation, in which case it would be inserted between the Work Type and the Instrumentation:
    • Symphony No. 5 for Orchestra in B-flat major, K. 22
  1. The number may be counting a particular work type paired with a particular instrumentation, in which case it would be inserted between the Instrumentation and the Key:
    • Concerto for Piano No. 1 in F major, K. 37
  1. The number may be counting which work within an opus is being identified, in which case the work number would be added directly after the Catalog or Opus identification:
    • Sonata for Piano in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1
    • 12 German Dances for Orchestra in C major, K. 567 No. 12
  1. Normally there will be only one number to a work, though it is possible that you could have a situation such as the 3rd numbered Sonata which also happens to be the first work within an opus:
    • Sonata No. 3 for Piano in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1

"No." should be language-correct ("No." for English, "Nr." for German, "N°" for French, etc). "#", "Number", etc. should not be used. The numbers used should always be indicated using Arabic numerals and not spelled out.


 
What about named works?
Work and Opus Identification
Work Type No. (1 & 4) Instrumentation No. (2) Key Scale Catalog / Opus Number No. (3 & 4) "Common Name"
  • For works with a common name, the common name should be placed after the catalog or opus number. If there is a opus work number present, the common name is placed after that as well. The common name ought to be surrounded by quotation marks of the type correct for the CSG language style being used. If there is more than one common name, within the quotes use a standard ASCII forward slash with a single standard ASCII space on each side ( / ) to separate the names. The common name ought to be capitalized according to the appropriate CapitalizationStandard for that name's language.
  • Symphony No. 41 for Orchestra in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter"
  • Missa brevis No. 9 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 196b / KV 220 "Spatzenmesse"
  • Kantate, BWV 106 "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit / Actus tragicus"

 
What about Variations of other works?
Work and Opus Identification
Work Type No. (1 & 4) Basis Work Composer Basis Work Instrumentation No. (2) Key Scale Catalog / Opus Number No. (3 & 4) "Common Name"

Variations can be rather confusing. You're essentially inserting one entire CSG work title into another. Immediately following the Work Type, insert the name of the composer of the work the variation is based upon, then the full CSG title of that work. Note that in addition to the "No." fields which normally can appear, you may also have "No." fields appearing within the basis work, providing for potentially as many as 4 "No."s to appear within the work title.

The structure looks like this:

Work Type on Basis Work Composer : Basis Work for Instrumentation in Key Scale , Catalog Identifier and Catalog Number
Work Type on Basis Work Composer : Basis Work for Instrumentation in Key Scale , Opus Number

and looks like this:

Work Type on Basis Work Composer : Basis Work for Instrumentation in Key Scale , Catalog Identifier and Catalog Number
Canon on Antonio Salieri : La fiera di Venezia: "Mio caro Adone" for 3 Voices in 1 in C major , K. 553
Concerto on Dutch Traditional : "Wilhelmus van Nassau" for Bassoon in B-flat major , K. 186e / KV 191
Trio on André Ernest Modeste Grétry : Les mariages samnites: March "Dieu d'amour" for Violin, Viola, and Cello in E-flat major , Op. 3

If the work being imported was composed by the same composer, the [ Basis Work Composer ]: section ought to be omitted, giving:

Work Type on Basis Work for Instrumentation in Key Scale , Catalog Identifier and Catalog Number
Work Type on Basis Work for Instrumentation in Key Scale , Opus Number

and thus:

Work Type on Basis Work for Instrumentation in Key Scale , Catalog Identifier and Catalog Number
Divertimento on Le Baiser de la fée for Orchestra in ( ? ) ( ? ) , ( ? )
Symphony on Serenade No. 7 for Orchestra in D major, K. 249 "Haffner" for Orchestra in D major , K. *248b / KV *250 NMA IV/11/7 No. 2

 
What about Modulating Keys, Modes, or Scales?

Some rare works use modulating keys, modes, or scales. In such a case, list both keys, modes, or scales, and use the equivalent translation within the CSG language style being used for the word "to" to connect them. Examples:

  • Modulating Prelude for Piano in F major to E minor, K. deest NMA IX/27/2 No. 2

 
What about Non-Standard or Non-European Keys, Modes, or Scales?
  • For works using non-diatonic scales, such as Persian or Yaman, insert the scale indication before the Key. ("...in Yaman A major")
  • For works using diatonic scale modifications such as harmonic or melodic, insert the scale modification indication before the Key (and after the non-diatonic scale name, if needed). ("...in Yaman harmonic A major")
  • For works using harmonic mode modifications (augmentation or diminishment), add the modification indication after the Scale. ("...in A major diminished")
  • For works using Scales other than major or minor, use them as needed. They ought to be properly capitalized or lowercase, depending upon the name of the scale and the rules within the language being used.
  • For works using Keys other than the European half-tone keys, use them as needed. ("...A𝄳 major") Please spell out "double flat", "double sharp", "triple flat", "triple sharp", etc.

 

The Movement Framework

Whereas the Work and Opus Framework identifies a work, the Movement Framework identifies the particular movement within a work. This applies even if the work consists only of a single movement.

As the Movement Framework consists of quite a lot of different types of information, it is most simple to conceptualize not as all the individual parts, but as a collection of sub-frameworks. This is how it will be presented below.

Movement Identification
Work Position Movement Container Dramatic Position Form and Tempo Vocalization Common Identification Role Identification

 

Work Position

Movement Identification
Work Position

This sub-framework defines the particular movement of a multi-movement work.
For single-movement works, this area is left unused (though there can be one exception: see item number 3).

The Work Position is always to be indicated using uppercase Roman numerals, never Arabic numerals. Where a movement is split across several sub-movements within the work, not due to physical demands such as multi-tracking, the lowercase Latin alphabet is used, appending one letter for each sub-movment, beginning with the letter "a". Examples:

  • Sonata for Violin (or Flute) & Piano No. 5 in B-flat major, K. 10: I.
  • Sonata for Violin (or Flute) & Piano No. 5 in B-flat major, K. 10: II.
  • Sonata for Violin (or Flute) & Piano No. 5 in B-flat major, K. 10: III.
  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": IIIa.
  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": IIIb.
  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": IIIc.
  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": IIId.

A reference list of Roman numbers is available below.


 

Movement Container

Movement Identification
Movement Container

The container sub-framework is used most frequently within ecclesiastical works. This area stores the title of the work-within-a-work that identifies the overall movement to which sub-movements belong. Provide the title of the container, followed by a full colon (:). Examples:

  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": Ia. Kyrie:
  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": Ib. Kyrie:
  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": IIa. Gloria:
  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": IIb. Gloria:
  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": IIIa. Credo:
  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": IIIb. Credo:
  • Mass No. 3 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C major, K. 66 "Dominicusmesse": IIIc. Credo:

 

Dramatic Position

Movement Identification
Dramatic Position
Act Scene Song Number

This sub-framework normally is used for operas, though other rarer forms may also have need for these fields. The Dramatic Position section stores the Act, Scene, and/or song number within the overall work. These should always be the Act, Scene, and song number as assigned within the original work. If you have a release which reorders scenes, uses insert arias, or makes other changes to the normal order, do not rename the fields within this section; the original running order indications should be preserved. This also means that, when appendix works are inserted within the work, the Appendix indication should remain.

Act and Scene are always to be indicated using uppercased Roman numerals. The sole exception is for "Scene Ultima".
"Act" and "Scene" should be translated into the correct word for the CSG language style being used.

Song numbers should always be indicated using Arabic numerals. The numbers used should always be indicated using Arabic numerals and not spelled out.
"No." is always to be used, untranslated, and never "Nr.", "#", "Number", "N°", etc.

When multiple Acts or Scenes are spanned within the same (sub)movement, they ought to be indicated using an ASCII hyphen separated by one ASCII space on either side ( - ).

Structure:

  • [ Appendix ]. [ Act # ], [ Scene # ]. No. #

In situations where there is an Act, but there is not a Scene, the period ought to be used, omitting the comma:

  • [ Appendix ]. [ Act # ]. No. #

Examples:

  • Ascanio in Alba, K. 111: Act I, Scene IV
  • Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. *584: Appendix. Act. I, Scene XI No. 15
  • Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Appendix.
  • Il sogno di Scipione, K. 126: Act I. No. 1
  • L'oca del Cairo, K. 422: Scene III. No. 1
  • La finta semplice, K. 46a / KV 51: Act I, Scene I. No. 1
  • Lucio Silla, K. 135: Act III, Scene Ultima

A reference list of Roman numbers is available below.


 

Form and Tempo

Movement Identification
Form and Tempo
Form Tempo Form Title
Tempo Tempo Title

This sub-framework stores the form and tempo of a movement.

The Form ought to always have the first word capitalized, with any remaining words capitalized according to the CapitalizationStandard for the language of the form.

Though traditionally Italian tempos have been used, tempos can be any many languages, including French, German, and English. Tempos ought to always have the first word capitalized with any remaining words in a single tempo indication should be capitalized according to the CapitalizationStandard for the language of the tempo. If there is no composer specified tempo for a work, use "(no tempo indication)" without the quotation marks to indicate this absence.

The most basic structure of this sub-framework is:

  • [ Form ]. [ Tempo ]

Examples:

  • Concerto for Piano No. 13 in C major, K. 387b / KV 415: II. Andante
  • Concerto for Piano No. 13 in C major, K. 387b / KV 415: III. Rondeau. Allegro
  • Concerto for Bassoon in B-flat major, K. 186e / KV 191: III. Rondeau. Tempo di menuetto

However, many movements change tempo in the middle of the movement, sometimes multiple times. To indicate a tempo change, add the additional tempo(s) after the initial tempo, and connect them using an ASCII hyphen separated by one ASCII space on either side ( - ). Additional tempos ought to be lowercased.

Structure:

  • [ Form ]. [ Tempo ] - [ tempo ]

Examples:

  • Fugue for Piano in C major, K. 383a / 394: II. Fugue. Andante maestoso - adagio
  • Recitative for Tenor and Orchestra in C major, K. 33i / KV 36: Allegro maestoso - andante - maestoso - allegro - andante - maestoso - andante

In rare cases, you may also have a form which has a common title. This should be capitalized according to the CapitalizationStandard for the language of the title, and contained within standard quotation marks. Note, this position is only for forms with titles, not movement titles.

Structure:

  • [ Form ]. [ Tempo ] - [ tempo ] "[ Form Title ]"

You may then also have multiple forms within a movement. Add each additional form after the tempo of the prior form and connect them using an ampersand separated by one ASCII space on either side ( & ). The first letter of each additional form should be capitalized, with any additional words within the form capitalized according to the CapitalizationStandard for the language of the form.

Structure:

  • [ Form ]. [ Tempo ] - [ tempo ] "[ Form Title ]" & [ Form ]. [ Tempo ] - [ tempo ] "[ Form Title ]"

Examples:

  • 3 German Dances for Orchestra in C major, K. 605 No. 3: German Dance & Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt" & Coda
  • Sonata for Piano No. 6 in D major, K. 205b / KV 284 "Dürnitz": III. Tema. Andante & Variations I - X & Variation XI. Adagio cantabile & Variation XII. Allegro

In the extreme case that you also have tempos within forms which themselves also have titles, the tempo title should be capitalized according to the CapitalizationStandard for the language of the title, and contained within standard quotation marks. It is to be positioned immediately following that specific tempo, and, if that tempo is followed by another tempo, positioned prior to the connecting hyphen.

Structure:

  • [ Form ]. [ Tempo ] "[ Tempo Title ]" - [ tempo ] "[ Tempo Title ]" "[ Form Title ]" & [ Form ]. [ Tempo ] "[ Tempo Title ]" - [ tempo ] "[ Tempo Title ]" "[ Form Title ]"

Example:

  • Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Recitative. Presto - allegro ma non troppo - vivace - adagio cantabile - allegro assai - presto "O Freunde" - allegro assai "Freude, schöner Götterfunken" - alla marcia - allegro assai vivace "Froh, wie seine Sonnen" - andante maestoso "Seid umschlungen, Millionen!" - adagio ma non troppo, ma divoto "Ihr, stürzt nieder" - allegro energico, sempre ben marcato "Freude, schöner Götterfunken" - "Seid umschlungen, Millionen!" - allegro ma non tanto "Freude, Tochter aus Elysium!" - prestissimo "Seid umschlungen, Millionen!"

Note that "Recitative and Aria" and "Minuet and Trio" each indicate two sub-movements, not a single form. They ought not to be combined within a single Movement Identification.

Special note on tempos: Please do not 'shorten' them. "Allegro" and "Allegro moderato" are not exactly the same thing.


 

Vocalization

Movement Identification
Vocalization

This sub-framework identifies which voice parts sing within a vocal work.

Each voice part should be proper cased. Where more than one of a voice part is indicated, Arabic numerals are to be used.

Voice parts should be ordered starting with the highest pitch and moving to the lowest. A reference list is available below.

Structure:

  • ([ voicepart1 ], [ voicepart1 ]... )

Examples:

  • Notturno for 3 Voices and 3 Basset Horns in F major, K. 436: Andante. (2 Sopranos, Bass)
  • Kyrie for 4 Voices & Organ (in Figured Bass) in D minor, K. 90: (no tempo indication). (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)

 

Common Identification

Movement Identification
Common Identification
Libretto Common Title

This sub-framework is used for one of two purposes. It either stores the libretto or it stores the common title of the movement.

To clarify on the movement common title:

  • It is not the work's common title. Even in a single-movement song, the title of that song is the work title, not the movement title. The correct position for the work title is described in the Work and Opus Framework.
  • It is not the title of only a single form within a multi-form movement. The correct position for such a title is described in the Form and Tempo sub-framework.
  • It is not the title of only a single tempo within a multi-form and/or multi-tempo movement. The correct position for such a title is described in the Form and Tempo sub-framework.
  • Be sure not to confuse the Container title with the movement title. The same text is occasionally both titles.

The libretto title and the movement title are mutually exclusive. Where a work does have a movement title, the libretto title should be omitted.

Structure:

  • "[ libretto/movement common title ]"

Examples:

  • Movement with a libretto only: * Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 74a / KV 87: Act I, Scene X. No. 8 Cavata. "Se di lauri il crine adorno" * Canon for 3 Voices in 1 in F major, K. 507: Canon. "Heiterkeit und leichtes Blut" Movement with a libretto only, where the work also has a title: * Song for Solo Voice and Basso continuo in F major, K. 47e / K3 43b / KV 53 "An die Freude": Mäßig. "Freude, Königin der Weisen" * Song for Solo Voice and Piano in D major, K. 125h / KV 148 "Auf die feierliche Johannisloge": Longsam. "O heiliges Band der Freundschaft treuer Brüder" Single-movement work with a libretto and title, libretto omitted due to movement title: * Carol for Female Choir and Piano, EHWV 137 "Christkindleins Wiegenlied": (Sopranos, Altos) "O Jesulein zart"
    • Note: the above example shows an incomplete CSG listing; the key of the work is unknown and unlisted.
    * Kantate, BWV 5 "Wo soll ich fliehen hin": II. Recitativo "Der Sünden Wust hat mich nicht nur befleckt" 
    

    Movement with title, container title, and work title:

    * Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): II. Kyrie: "Kyrie eleison" 
    

    Movement with a title only, Work and Opus framework overridden as there is a composer-assigned work title:

    * Pictures at an Exhibition: IIa. Andante. "The Old Castle" 
    

    Movement with a title and libretto, non-opera Opera special style in effect due to composer-assigned work title, libretto omitted due to movement title:

    * Our Hunting Fathers, Op. 8: IV. "Dance of Death (Hawking for the Partridge)" 
    

 

Role Identification

Movement Identification
Role Identification

This sub-framework identifies which roles perform within a vocal work. Each role name ought to be properly capitalized as a name; non-proper named roles such as Chor, Coro, Choir, Servants, etc ought to be proper cased. Named characters ought to be completely listed before groups (such as "Coro") are listed. Where multiple roles appear, the roles ought to be ordered alphabetically by the first letter of the role name, not the last name: Alice Smith, Fred, Tom Brown, Chorus

Structure:

  • ([ role1, role2, role3... ])

Examples:

  • Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588: Act II, Scene Ultima No. 31 Finale. Allegro molto "Fortunato l'uom che prende" (Despina, Don Alfonso, Dorabella, Fiordiligi, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Chor)
  • Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act I, Scene VII. No. 5 Coro "Giovinette, che fate all'amore" (Zerlina, Coro)
  • Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act II, Scene II. Recitativo. "Bravo! che bella voce!" (Cherubino, La Contessa, Susanna)

 
What about Insert Arias and other dual-catalogued works?
Movement Identification
Work Position Movement Container Dramatic Position Form and Tempo Vocalization Common Identification Role Identification Dual catalogued works

In some rare cases, most frequently with insert arias to operas, you will find works which appear within the same catalog twice. These present a sticky problem; if they are listed as the individual catalog listing, they will make the release appear to have an unrelated work inserted within it. In such a case, after the Role Identification sub-framework, append an additional sub-framework for the secondary movement catalog number.

Structure:

Examples:

  • Collaboratively composed opera, only the single movement bears the catalog number: * Der Stein der Weisen: Act II. Duett. "Nun, liebes Weibchen" (Lubanara, Lubano) [K. 592a / KV 625] Insert aria contained both within the appendix to the opera and separately cataloged: * Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, K. 527: Anhang. Act I, Scene XIV. No. 10a Aria. "Dalla sua pace" (Don Ottavio) [K. 540a]

 

The Ornamentation Framework

Classical Work
Work and Opus Movement Ornamentation

Ornamentation presents a difficult problem. These are works specifically intended to be inserted into other works. Therefore, listing them by simply using a / to separate the works would unintentionally present the appearance that there are two separate and distinct works present, not a single work which contains the second work.

Therefore, when Ornamentation, or its sub-types, Cadences, Cadenzas, and Eingänge [5] appear, the following form is to used:

  • ([ Type ]: [ Composer ], [ Catalog or Opus Number ] [ Work Number within the Opus or Catalog Number ], [ Version ])

Examples:

  • (Cadenza: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K. 626aI/31 / KV 624/9, Version A)
  • (Cadence: Ludwig van Beethoven, WoO 58 No. 2)
  • (Eingänge: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K. 626aI/55)
  • (Ornamentation Cadenza: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K. 293e / KV deest)
  • (Trumpet and Drum Ornamentation: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K. 370a / KV deest)

Note that, as ornamentation is by definition interchangeable, only the ornamentation framework will be listed within works lists.



Special Frameworks

Special Framework under CSG for Da capos and Dal segnos

dacapo.png segno.png File:dalsegno.png File:coda.png
Da capo Segno Dal segno Coda

Da capos come in three common variations:

  • Da capo
  • Repeat the specified section of the work.
  • Da capo al fine
  • Repeat the entire work.
  • Da capo al segno
  • Repeat from the beginning through to the segno sign.

Dal segnos come in two common variations:

  • Dal segno al Coda
  • Repeat from the segno to the coda sign then play the coda.
  • Dal segno al Fine
  • Repeat from the segno through to the end of the work.

These are commonly found accompanying Minuets, Trios, and at the end of Serenades.

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Special Framework under CSG for Operas

Operas are handled a bit differently than other works. Were they to be formatted using the standard structure, a large amount of redundant information would be added to the title, making it appear cluttered rather than structured.

In a title for an opera, the Movement and Ornamentation frameworks follow the standard structure described above. However, the Work and Opus framework is restructured.

Opera Work and Opus Identification
Opera Name Catalog / Opus Number No. (3)

Note that this is almost the same as the standard Movement framework, except that most of that framework's structure is unused. The sole structural difference between the Opera Work and Opus framework and the standard Work and Opus framework is that instead of:

  • , K. 492 "Le nozze di Figaro"
  • , Op. 8 Our Hunting Fathers

this special structure instead creates:

  • Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
  • Our Hunting Fathers, Op. 8

Note as well that in the Opera special framework, the opera's name is not enclosed within quotation marks.

It is also worth mentioning again that in the Dramatic Position section of the Movement framework, though "Act" and "Scene" should be translated into the correct word for the CSG language style being used, "No." should not be translated.

Ballet Music

Ballet music normally falls well within the normal CSG structure. However, in some rare cases, it can present difficulties. At one time, short ballets were performed between the acts of operas and other similar musical theater presentations. While most of these have not survived, some rare ones have, and continue to be performed and recorded today.

When such a work is encountered, should the normal CSG structure fail to well fit the work, the special Opera style described above may be used in conjunction with the special style for Variations of Other Works, prefixing the music with "Ballet Music for" in the CSG language style being used for the work.

Example:

  • The listing for the opera would be: * Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366 The listing for the ballet music composed for that opera thus would be: * Ballet Music for Idomeneo, rè di Creta, K. 366, in B-flat major, K. 367: III. Passepied

 

Special Framework under CSG for Variations within Movements

Variations can potentially lead to needlessly long titles. Rather than include each and every variation, where variations do not have tempo changes, link them with a hyphen ( - ). Example:

  • Sonata for Piano No. 6 in D major, K. 205b / KV 284 "Dürnitz": III. Tema. Andante & Variations I - X & Variation XI. Adagio cantabile & Variation XII. Allegro

 

Work Condition or Version Information

Well-known works will rarely need much, if any additional information to be provided. Some more obscure works, however, may need such information - identifications such as "Appendix", "fragment", "sketch", "original version", "spurious", "doubtful", completion-related information, etc.

Such information may be located in one of two places.

The first has already been described, in the Dramatic Position section, and indicates that a movement of a theatrical work is part of the appendix, not part the normal running of the theatrical work.

Work and Opus Identification
Work Type No. (1 & 4) Instrumentation No. (2) Key Scale Catalog / Opus Number No. (3 & 4) (Work Condition / Version Note) "Common Name"

The second is not included directly as part of any one framework, as such version or work condition information may apply to an entire work, or it may apply only to a single movement within a work. It may be that the entire work is considered spurious, or it may be that one movement from a work has only survived as a fragment. Whichever is the case, when such information needs to be included, we ask that you keep it as short as possible, include it within parenthesis, and place it between the Numbered work of a Work Catalog / Opus Number section and the Common Name section within the Work and Opus Framework.

Except where names are involved, all such note information should be lowercased.

Examples:

  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, K. 271i / K2 271a / KV K2271a (doubtful): I. Allegro maestoso
  • Sonata for Keyboard with 4 Hands in G major, K. 497a/KV 357/1 (Julius André completion): Allegro
  • Suite for Piano in C major, K. 385i / 399 Fr 1782i (5.5 measure fragment): IV. Sarabande
  • Symphony No. 3 for Orchestra in E-flat major, K. Anh A 51 / K3 Anh 109i / KV 18 (spurious): I. Molto allegro

 

Punctuation Within CSG Titles

Standard ASCII punctuation should always be used for the space , the full-colon :, the semi-colon ;, the hyphen-minus -, single quotation marks ' ', double quotation marks " ", parenthesis ( ), square braces [ ], commas ,, periods ., and all other punctuation.

Additional punctuation guidelines of the applicable Capitalization Standard (e.g. French and Vietnamese spacing) are not overridden by CSG for Works.



  1. What is 'classical'?
  2. What is CSG for Works not?
  3. Note that Artist Intent for a specific title must be demonstrated and voters must agree that it is present. It is not sufficient to merely claim Artist Intent without evidence.
  4. See Wikipedia's style guidelines regarding 'true' classical work titles versus 'generic' classical work titles for more on this distinction.
  5. Eingänge, also "Eingang" is a term used primarily by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven to describe a shorter fermata embellishment versus a normal Cadenza. While cadenzas traditionally contain modulation and are placed over a tonic six-four chord, Eingänge avoid modulation and are indicated by a fermata over a dominant seventh chord. While cadenzas typically fall within a Form, eingänge typically are used to lead from one Form into a new Form. Eingänge will specifically be named as such a form by the composer. The term "Lead-in" may also be used to describe an Eingänge.