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There are several relations you can enter between works. It is sometimes difficult to choose the correct one. Here are a few hints.

* for new versions of the work by the same author (similar instrumentation), use [[rt:4d0d6491-3c41-42c6-883f-d6c7e825b052|Revision]]
* for arrangements (modifications in the music such as adding or removing sections, ) use [[rt:51975ed8-bbfa-486b-9f28-5947f4370299|Arrangement]]. Some orchestrations fall into this category
* for transcriptions (same music but different instrument(s)) use [[Proposal:Transcription_Relationship_Type|Transcription]] (example: [[work:d729ebbf-c2d5-3193-a698-96ef50541fa6|Bach's choral]]/[[work:4d11e286-273a-3a80-b8a6-386272c3bbbc|Busoni's transcription]]). Some orchestrations fall into this category. 
* for new versions of the work by a different author, use [[rt:7440b539-19ab-4243-8c03-4f5942ca2218|Other version]]
* for translations, use [[rt:7440b539-19ab-4243-8c03-4f5942ca2218|Other version]] too
* when works are too different to use the relations above, use [[rt:6bb1df6b-57f3-434d-8a39-5dc363d2eb78|Based on]] (example: [[work:44933da0-ec90-3545-9b1b-7cb7812889bf|Bach's partita]]/[[work:77704195-246a-30bc-867a-e6a1c17801cb|Gounod's Ave maria]])
* when several works are assembled into one, use [[rt:c1dca2cd-194c-36dd-93f8-6a359167e992|Medley]]
* to describe how a work is made of sub-parts, use [[rt:ca8d3642-ce5f-49f8-91f2-125d72524e6a|Parts]]

It is often difficult to choose between transcription and arrangement. For anyone interested, here are links explaining with more details [[wikipedia:Transcription_%28music%29|transcriptions]] and [[wikipedia:Arrangement|arrangements]], but Musicbrainz' definition of these terms may be slightly different from Wikipedia's. But this quote from Wikipedia explains the difference between transcription and arrangement: "Transcription may also mean rewriting a piece of music, either solo or ensemble, for another instrument or other instruments than which it was originally intended. The Beethoven Symphonies by Franz Liszt are a good example. Transcription in this sense is sometimes called arrangement, although strictly speaking transcriptions are faithful adaptations, whereas arrangements change significant aspects of the original piece." 

Prefer common usage: if a work is generally called the transcription of another, even if you think that it is actually an arrangement, use transcription. 

See also [[wikipedia:Orchestration|Orchestration]]

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