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Classical Style Guidelines

DO NOT USE THIS. DO NOT USE THIS. DO NOT USE THIS.

THIS IS TOTALLY UNOFFICIAL AND MEANINGLESS. THIS IS NOT THE CLASSICAL STYLE GUIDELINES PAGE.

You want this page instead: ClassicalStyleGuide

What is CSG?

The “Classical Style Guidelines” (CSG) describe a structural framework which allows us to order the disparate data relating to a classical work into a structure which is consistant, logical, and comprehensible. Classical works are performed by many groups world-wide, yet often these works have no definitive title. CSG is intended to allow releases containing these works to be stored within the database and named in a clear and consistant manner.

Except where specifically excluded, "Classical" ought to be taken here to also include such closely related genres as opera.

What is CSG not?

  • CSG is not intended to cause track titles to lose their meaning where forcing any particular language into the CSG structure would cause track titles in that language to lose comprehension.
  • CSG is not intended to create a title where changing a particular title used on a release would cause us to lose contextual meaning (example).

Who is considered a “classical” composer?

For the purposes of CSG, “classical” is not the same as “orchestral” or “instrumental”, as these latter types of music tend to already have distinct titles. Therefore, CSG for release or work titles does not normally affect soundtrack and score composers (eg: John Williams, Ennio Morricone), trailer music composers (eg: Jeffrey Fayman, Yoav Goren), etc. However, should any of these composers create works which are considered "classical music" and not "orchestral" or "other instrumental" music (example), CSG release and work titles would likely apply.

CSG 'composer as artist' style would, however, apply in these cases, even when CSG is not directing the titles of the release or tracks.

An incomplete list of classical composers may be found at http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/CSGStandard .

So is there one particular CSG?

CSG is a framework, but no one language is required by it; listings can use German CSG, French CSG, English CSG, etc.

Where a standardized works list for a given composer is not yet complete, any language may be used to enter releases for that composer, so long as the CSG framework is used.

However, standardized works lists for classical composers are in development. Where a standardized works list has been completed, we ask that you use the appropriate titles from these lists, without translation or alteration other than that described within How should these titles be applied to tracks?

CSG



What constitutes a distinct classical release?


 

What about box sets?


 

Who is the artist for a classical work?

The artist for the release and the tracks should always be set to the composer(s), not the performers or the conductor. If a classical release contains works by multiple composers, the release artist ought to be set to “Various Artists”, not “composer1 & composer 2& composer 3...”.


 

How to title a classical release?


 

What is the structure for a CSG-titled work?


 

What is the special structure under CSG for opera?


 

What about punctuation within CSG titles?


 

How should these titles be applied to tracks?

You will find one of three cases.

  1. Each movement (or work, for single-movement works) has its own track: Use the movement or work title as the track title. Example:
    • Canon for 3 Voices in 1 in F major, K. 507: Canon. "Heiterkeit und leichtes Blut"
  1. A track includes two or more movements (or single-movement works): Use a standard ASCII forward slash with a single standard ASCII space on each side ( / ) to separate the works. Where each movement is from the same overall work, the work identification ought to be omitted where it would be redundant. If the works are by different composers, TracksWithMultipleArtists would apply as normal. Examples:
    • Canon for 3 Voices in 1 in F major, K. 507: Canon. "Heiterkeit und leichtes Blut" / Canon for 3 Voices in 1 in F major, K. 508: Canon. "Auf das Wohl aller Freunde"
    • Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace / II. Andante cantable
    • Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 "Prague": II. Andante / Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo No. 6 D-Dur, BWV 1012: Courante
  1. A single movement (or single-movement work) is split across two or more tracks: List the movement in each track as if it were the entire movement. In the movement identification area of each track, append a hyphen and lowercase Roman numeral to indicate which part of the split teach track is. If the movement is a single-movement work without a movement indication, omit the hyphen. Examples:
    • A split single-movement work:
      1. Canon for 3 Voices in 1 in F major, K. 507: i. Canon. "Heiterkeit und leichtes Blut"
      2. Canon for 3 Voices in 1 in F major, K. 507: ii. Canon. "Heiterkeit und leichtes Blut"
    • Multi-movement work with a split movement:
      1. Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter": I-i. Allegro vivace
      2. Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter": I-ii. Allegro vivace
    • Multi-movement work with a split sub-movement:
      1. Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIe-i. Sequenz: "Confutatis"
      2. Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIe-ii. Sequenz: "Confutatis"
      3. Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): IIIe-iii. Sequenz: "Confutatis"

 

What is the release language for a classical release?


 

What Advanced Relationships (ARs) ought to always be set for a classical release?


 

At the release level or at the track level?


 

In what circumstances ought CSG to not be used?

The History of CSG

The CSG artist guidelines began in a discussion on the mb-users mailing list in January of 2004. The CSG release title and track title styles began as suggestions within that discussion. CSG continued to develop through December of 2006, when the basic guidelines were locked down as official. Throughout 2007, various discussions on more obscure areas of CSG took place in all possible discussion areas of MusicBrainz. In early 2008, CSG was revamped and rewritten by mb-style with the intent of making it both easier to understand and more comprehensive in its guidance.