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;[[Area]]: Areas are historical and existing geographic regions.
===[[Area]]===
;[[Artist]]: Artists are generally a musician, group of musicians, a collaboration of multiple musicians or other music professionals who contribute to works described in the [[MusicBrainz Database]].
Areas are geographic regions or settlements.
;[[Artist Credits]]: Artist credits are a list of [[artist]]s, variations of artist names and pieces of text to join the artist names.
=== [[Artist]] ===
; [[Event]]: An organised event which people can attend, and is relevant to MusicBrainz. Events generally refer to live performances, like concerts and festivals.
An artist is generally a musician, group of musicians, a collaboration of multiple musicians or other music professional contributing to the works described in the [[MusicBrainz Database]].
; [[Label]]: Labels are generally imprints on [[release]]s, and to a lesser extent, the record companies behind those imprints.
===[[Artist Credits]]===
; [[Medium]]: A medium is a piece of media included in a release. It contains information about the format, position in the release and an optional title as well as a list of tracks.
List of [[artist]]s, variations of artist names and pieces of text to join the artist names.
;[[Place]]: Places are areas smaller than a geographical region (like a building or an outdoor area) used to perform or produce music.
=== [[Event]] ===
; [[Recording]]: Recordings are unique audio data. Has title, [[artist credit]], duration, and [[ISRC]]s.
An event refers to an organised event which people can attend, and is relevant to MusicBrainz. Generally this means live performances, like concerts and festivals.
; [[Release]]: Releases are real-world release objects (like a physical album) that you can buy in your music store.
=== [[Label]] ===
; [[Release Group]]: Release groups are an abstract "album" entity. Technically it's a group of releases, with a specified type.
Labels in [[MusicBrainz]] refer mainly to imprints on [[release]]s, and to a lesser extent, the record companies behind those imprints.
; [[Series]]: A series is a sequence of separate release groups, releases, recordings, works or events with a common theme. The theme is usually prominent in the branding of the entities in the series and the individual entities will often have been given a number indicating the position in the series.
=== [[Medium]] ===
; [[Track]]: A track contains a link to a [[recording]], title, [[artist credit]] and the position on the [[medium]]. A track is different from a recording in that it is unique to a release; a number of different releases can contain the same recording.
Piece of media, included in a release. Contains information about the format, position in the release and an optional title as well as a list of tracks.
; [[URL]]: A URL represents a regular Internet [[wikipedia:Uniform_Resource_Locator|Uniform Resource Locator]] and an associated description of that URL.
===[[Place]]===
; [[Work]]: One layer above [[recording]]s ("song", "composition", etc.). While recording represents audio data, work represents the composition behind the recording.
A place is a building or outdoor area used for performing or producing music.
=== [[Recording]] ===
Represents unique audio data. Has title, [[artist credit]], duration, and [[ISRC]]s.

=== [[Release]] ===
Real-world release object you can buy in your music store.
=== [[Release Group]] ===
Represents an abstract "album" entity. Technically it's a group of releases, with a specified type.
=== [[Series]] ===
A series is a sequence of separate release groups, releases, recordings, works or events with a common theme. The theme is usually prominent in the branding of the entities in the series and the individual entities will often have been given a number indicating the position in the series.
=== [[Track]] ===
Contains a link to a [[recording]], title, [[artist credit]] and the position on the [[medium]].
=== [[URL]] ===
Represents a regular internet [[wikipedia:Uniform_Resource_Locator|Uniform Resource Locator]] and an associated description of that URL.
=== [[Work]] ===
One layer above [[recording]]s ("song", "composition", etc.). While recording represents audio data, work represents the composition behind the recording.


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Revision as of 17:08, 3 January 2018

Entity Types

Area
Areas are historical and existing geographic regions.
Artist
Artists are generally a musician, group of musicians, a collaboration of multiple musicians or other music professionals who contribute to works described in the MusicBrainz Database.
Artist Credits
Artist credits are a list of artists, variations of artist names and pieces of text to join the artist names.
Event
An organised event which people can attend, and is relevant to MusicBrainz. Events generally refer to live performances, like concerts and festivals.
Label
Labels are generally imprints on releases, and to a lesser extent, the record companies behind those imprints.
Medium
A medium is a piece of media included in a release. It contains information about the format, position in the release and an optional title as well as a list of tracks.
Place
Places are areas smaller than a geographical region (like a building or an outdoor area) used to perform or produce music.
Recording
Recordings are unique audio data. Has title, artist credit, duration, and ISRCs.
Release
Releases are real-world release objects (like a physical album) that you can buy in your music store.
Release Group
Release groups are an abstract "album" entity. Technically it's a group of releases, with a specified type.
Series
A series is a sequence of separate release groups, releases, recordings, works or events with a common theme. The theme is usually prominent in the branding of the entities in the series and the individual entities will often have been given a number indicating the position in the series.
Track
A track contains a link to a recording, title, artist credit and the position on the medium. A track is different from a recording in that it is unique to a release; a number of different releases can contain the same recording.
URL
A URL represents a regular Internet Uniform Resource Locator and an associated description of that URL.
Work
One layer above recordings ("song", "composition", etc.). While recording represents audio data, work represents the composition behind the recording.