Style/Titles/Part numbers

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Style for PartNumbers

Attention! This guideline is specific to Part numbering. General rules for appending numbering to a title are found in SeriesNumberStyle.

When a track is one of a series of identically named tracks with a defined order, separate the PartNumber from the TrackTitle by a comma and a space.

"TrackTitle, Part 1"

"TrackTitle, Part 1: PartName"

This guideline is a specification of the more general SeriesNumberStyle. See that page for principles (especially in which cases ArtistIntent overrides this guideline).

Alternative names for parts may be used, such as Section, or their non-English equivalents.

• Note that if the title of a track is just "Part 1" or similar then this guideline should not apply, because then "Part 1" is considered being the MainTitle of the track and not the PartNumber.
• Also note that the AbbreviationStyle says that you should not use abbreviations in titles. So "Pt." should always be expanded to "Part" (assuming the ReleaseLanguage is English).
• Also note that the PartName must be formatted according to SubTitleStyle.

Example

"Flares, Part 3"

"09-15-00, Part One"

"Creepin', Parts 1 & 2" -- Two numbers are noted using an ampersand "&", the part indication in its plural form.

"Train to Lamy Suite, Parts 1-3" -- More than 2 numbers, which are in sequence are separated by a hyphen "-", the part indication in its plural form.

"This Is a Trackname, Parts 1, 4 & 5" -- More than 2 numbers, which are *not* in sequence are separated by a comma "," and the last one is added with an ampersand "&", the part indication in its plural form.

Details

Using SeriesNumberStyle and PartNumber Style, here are some examples of how various part numbers should appear:

Part 1	Part 1a	Part A1	Part A1a	Part A	Part I	Part One
Parts 1 & 2	Parts 1a & 2a	Parts A1 & A2	Parts A1a & A1b	Parts A & B	Parts I & II	Parts One & Two
Parts 1 - 3	Parts 1a - 3a	Parts A1 - A3	Parts A1a - A1c	Parts A - C	Parts I - III	Parts One - Three
Parts 1 & 3	Parts 1a & 3a	Parts A1 & A3	Parts A1a & A3a	Parts A & C	Parts I & III	Parts One & Three
Parts 1 - 3, 5	Parts 1a - 3a, 5a	Parts A1 - A3, A5	Parts A1a - A1c, A3a	Parts A - C, E	Parts I - III, V	Parts One - Three, Five
Parts 1, 3 - 4	Parts 1a, 3a - 4a	Parts A1, A3 - A4	Parts A1a, A3a - A3c	Parts A, C - D	Parts I, III - IV	Parts One, Three - Four
Parts 1, 3 & 4	Parts 1a, 3a & 4a	Parts A1, A3 & A4	Parts A1a, A3a & A4a	Parts A, C & D	Parts I, III & IV	Parts One, Three & Four

Please see SeriesNumberStyle for more details.