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(I hope you don't mind my intruding, but this really needs to be addressed.)
(I've added the names which weren't already there to the instrument descriptions)
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* 作品...: op. ...

== Alternate names for instruments ==
* ウッドベース、ストリングベース "wood bass" "string bass": double bass/contrabass
* クラクション "klaxon": car horn
* オルゴール "orgel": music box

Revision as of 13:32, 28 April 2013

Dates

Years on older releases (taken from the letters in "NIHON RECORD KYOUKAI" [1]):

  • N = 1984
  • I = 1985
  • H = 1986
  • O = 1987
  • R = 1988
  • E = 1989
  • C = 1990
  • D = 1991

Catalogue numbers

First two letters for the company - list

Third letter for the formats - list

Barcodes

Releases use EAN-13s starting with 45 or 49.

Older releases can have the barcode prefixed with a T for OCR. [2]

ISRCs

Third to fifth letters for the company - list

Databases

Classical

Keys are structured as [sharp/flat][note][major/minor]

  • sharp: 嬰
  • flat: 変
  • A: イ
  • B: ロ
  • C: ハ
  • D: ニ
  • E: ホ
  • F: へ
  • G: ト
  • major: 長調
  • minor: 短調

Other words:

  • 交響曲: symphony
  • 協奏曲: concerto
  • ソナタ: sonata
  • 前奏曲: prelude, overture
  • フーガ: fugue
  • 第...番: no. ...
  • 第...楽章: ...th movement
  • 作品...: op. ...