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= MusicBrainz Style Guidelines =
This page outlines the official MusicBrainz Style Guidelines.


== Getting started ==
== Getting started ==
# [[/Principle|Style principle]]
# Quickstart
## [[/Principle/Error correction and artist intent|Error correction and artist intent]]
# Style Principle
# [[/Old style practices|Old style practices]]
# Adding a new release

== Detailed guidelines ==
== Detailed guidelines ==
# [[/Titles|Titles]]
# [[User:kuno/Style/Track and release titles|Track and release titles]]
## [[/Titles/OC ReMix series|OC ReMix series]]
# [[User:kuno/Style/Recording and release group titles|Recording and release group titles]]
## [[AbbreviationStyle]]
# [[/Artist|Artist]]
## [[ExtraTitleInformation]]
## [[/Artist/Sort Name|Sort Name]]
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# [[/Release Group|Release group]]
### [[FeaturingArtistStyle]]
### [[RemixStyle]]
# [[/Release|Release]]
## [[SubTitleStyle]]
# [[/Recording|Recording]]
## [[MultipleTitleStyle]]
# [[/Work|Work]]
## [[SplitReleaseTitleStyle]]
# [[/Series|Series]]
## [[EP Style]]
# [[/Place|Place]]
# [[User:kuno/Style/Artist|Artist]]
# [[/Event|Event]]
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# [[/Aliases|Aliases]]
## [[/Artists with multiple names]]
# [[/Artist Credits|Artist credits]]
## [[SortNameStyle]]
# [[/Relationships|Relationships]]
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## [[/Aliases]]
# [[/Release]]
## [[/Relationships/URLs|URLs]]
### [[/Relationships/URLs/Lyrics whitelist|Lyrics whitelist]]
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# [[/Release Group]]
### [[Other_Databases_Relationship_Type/Whitelist|Other databases whitelist]]
# [[/Relationships]] (based on [[Advanced Relationship Style]])
# [[/Unknown and untitled|Unknown and untitled]]
## [[/URLs]]
# [[User:kuno/Style/Unknown and Untitled|Unknown and Untitled]]
## [[/Unknown and untitled/Special purpose artist|Special Purpose Artist]]
## [[User:kuno/Style/SpecialPurposeArtist|Special Purpose Artist]]
## [[/Unknown and untitled/Special purpose label|Special Purpose Label]]
## [[/Unknown and untitled/Special purpose track title|Special Purpose Track Title]]
## [[Special Purpose Label]] (use existing page)
# [[/Specific types of releases|Specific types of releases]]
## [[User:kuno/Style/SpecialPurposeTrackTitle|Special Purpose Track Title]]
# [[/Specific types of releases]]
## [[/Specific types of releases/Pseudo-Releases|Pseudo-Releases]]
## [[/Specific types of releases/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]]
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# [[/Miscellaneous]]
## [[/Specific types of releases/Theatre|Musical Theatre]]
## [[/Specific types of releases/Live bootlegs|Live bootlegs]]
## [[/Specific types of releases/Broadcast programs|Broadcast programs]]
## [[/Specific types of releases/Audiobook|Audiobooks]]
## [[/Specific_types_of_releases/Remixes_and_mashups|Remixes and mashups]]
# [[/Classical|Classical music]]
## [[Style/Classical/Release/Title|Release / Release group title]]
## [[Style/Classical/Release/Artist|Release / Release group artists]]
## [[Style/Classical/Track/Title|Track titles]]
## [[Style/Classical/Track/Artist|Track artists]]
## [[Style/Classical/Recording/Artist|Recording artists]]
## [[Style/Classical/Works|Works]]
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# [[/Miscellaneous|Miscellaneous]]


== Language specific guidelines ==
== Language specific guidelines ==
These pages cover guidelines for a particular language and the countries in which the languages are spoken. They primarily cover capitalisation, but also include guidelines for punctuation, transliterations and sortnames.
I would prefer to move any language specific stuff to seperate pages, which will remove a bit of clutter from some of the regular guidelines, and makes it easier for someone who just starts working in a particular language to see clearly in what areas that language differs from our main guidelines.

# Dutch
# [[/Language/English|English guidelines]] ([[Style/Classical/Language/English|English in classical music]])
## Capitalization standard
# [[/Language/Transliterations|Guidelines for transliterations]]
## Sortname
# [[/Language/Catalan|Catalan]]
## anything else?
# [[/Language/Chinese|Chinese]]
# German
# [[/Language/Czech|Czech]]
## Capitalization standard
# [[/Language/Danish|Danish]]
## Sortname
# [[/Language/Dutch|Dutch and Frisian]]
## ...
# [[/Language/Estonian|Estonian]] ([[Style/Classical/Language/Estonian|Estonian in classical music]])
# French
# [[/Language/Finnish|Finnish]]
## ...
# [[/Language/French|French]]
## ...
# [[/Language/German|German]]
## 【stuff like [[Credit_Translations/French]] could probably go in the language sections too】
# [[/Language/Greek|Greek]]
# [[/Language/Hebrew|Hebrew]]
# [[/Language/Hungarian|Hungarian]]
# [[/Language/Italian|Italian]]
# [[/Language/Japanese|Japanese]]
# [[/Language/Latin|Latin]]
# [[/Language/Latvian|Latvian]]
# [[/Language/Lithuanian|Lithuanian]]
# [[/Language/Norwegian|Norwegian]]
# [[/Language/Polish|Polish]]
# [[/Language/Portuguese|Portuguese]]
# [[/Language/Romanian|Romanian]]
# [[/Language/Russian|Russian]]
# [[/Language/Slovak|Slovak]]
# [[/Language/Spanish|Spanish]] ([[Style/Classical/Language/Spanish|Spanish in classical music]])
# [[/Language/Swedish|Swedish]]
# [[/Language/Turkish|Turkish]]
# [[/Language/Vietnamese|Vietnamese]]
# [[/Language/Yiddish|Yiddish]]


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Latest revision as of 12:31, 10 March 2023

This page outlines the official MusicBrainz Style Guidelines.

Getting started

  1. Style principle
    1. Error correction and artist intent
  2. Old style practices

Detailed guidelines

  1. Titles
    1. OC ReMix series
  2. Artist
    1. Sort Name
  3. Release group
  4. Release
  5. Recording
  6. Work
  7. Series
  8. Place
  9. Event
  10. Aliases
  11. Artist credits
  12. Relationships
    1. URLs
      1. Lyrics whitelist
      2. Other databases whitelist
  13. Unknown and untitled
    1. Special Purpose Artist
    2. Special Purpose Label
    3. Special Purpose Track Title
  14. Specific types of releases
    1. Pseudo-Releases
    2. Soundtrack
    3. Musical Theatre
    4. Live bootlegs
    5. Broadcast programs
    6. Audiobooks
    7. Remixes and mashups
  15. Classical music
    1. Release / Release group title
    2. Release / Release group artists
    3. Track titles
    4. Track artists
    5. Recording artists
    6. Works
  16. Miscellaneous

Language specific guidelines

These pages cover guidelines for a particular language and the countries in which the languages are spoken. They primarily cover capitalisation, but also include guidelines for punctuation, transliterations and sortnames.

  1. English guidelines (English in classical music)
  2. Guidelines for transliterations
  3. Catalan
  4. Chinese
  5. Czech
  6. Danish
  7. Dutch and Frisian
  8. Estonian (Estonian in classical music)
  9. Finnish
  10. French
  11. German
  12. Greek
  13. Hebrew
  14. Hungarian
  15. Italian
  16. Japanese
  17. Latin
  18. Latvian
  19. Lithuanian
  20. Norwegian
  21. Polish
  22. Portuguese
  23. Romanian
  24. Russian
  25. Slovak
  26. Spanish (Spanish in classical music)
  27. Swedish
  28. Turkish
  29. Vietnamese
  30. Yiddish


Style
Overview Style Principle · Error correction & Artist intent · Old and/or outdated style practices · Forums · How to propose style changes
Title Style Titles · OC ReMix series
Entities Artist (Sort name) · Release Group · Release · Recording · Work · Series · Place · Event · Aliases · Artist credits
Relationships Relationships · URLs (Lyrics Whitelist)
Classical Classical portal · Release title · Release artist · Track titles · Track artist · Recording artist · Works
Special Cases/Misc. Unknown and untitled entities (Special Purpose Artist, Special Purpose Label, Special Purpose Track Title) · Specific types of releases (Pseudo-Releases, Soundtracks, Theatre, Live bootleg, Broadcast, Audiobooks, Remixes and mashups) · Miscellaneous
Languages English (Classical) · Catalan · Chinese · Czech · Danish · Dutch and Frisian · Estonian (Classical) · Finnish · French · German · Greek · Hebrew · Hungarian · Italian · Japanese · Latin · Latvian · Lithuanian · Norwegian · Polish · Portuguese · Romanian · Russian · Slovak · Spanish (Classical) · Swedish · Turkish · Vietnamese · Yiddish · Transliterations
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