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composed musical work

vr.tr.composed-musical-work · INF.MED

Let an agent handle composed works by composer, date, form, catalogue number, versions and rights, separate from recordings and performances.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle composed works by composer, date, form, catalogue number, versions and rights, separate from recordings and performances.

A musical work written by a composer, identified independently of any performance or recording, from songs to symphonies, including forms such as preludes and fugues or nonets.

What it is for: Music as an authored work that can be performed, published and studied.

It can be perform and record it; publish and license it; identify versions and arrangements; study it.

Distinguishing features

The work, not a performance

Versions and arrangements differ

Copyright in the composition is separate from recordings

Hoaxes and misattributions exist

What it looks like

Scores, parts and performances.

How it is recognised

Title, composer and catalogue number

ISWC codes

Versions and arrangements

Related models

is a kind of - category

musical work

is written by - author

composer

is performed as - realisation

performance

is recorded as - media

recording

In practice

Families and kinds

songs

instrumental works: chamber, orchestral

forms: prelude and fugue, nonet, decet

arrangements and versions

Identifiers

ISWC T-plus digits musical works

catalogue number BWV, K. and others works

Standards and regulation

Copyright law

Collective management of rights

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing work and recording

Misattribution

Using without licence

Also called

musical work versionprelude and fuguemusical hoaxnonetononetdecetdouble concertomusical workChorale cantata cycleinstrumental solo piecemusic written in all 24 major and minor keyspastichepercussion concertokeyboard concertobandoneon concertoaccordion concertoConcerto for solo pianofanfareMandolin Concertchoir worklyrico-musical workpiano concertocello concertoviola concertodouble bass concertoharp concertobalalaika concertoguitar concertoviolin concertoflute concertoclarinet concertopiccolo concertooboe concertobassoon concertotrumpet concertotuba concertotrombone concertohorn concertoinstrumental balladevocal ballade

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which work.

Identity needs codes.

Title and composer

Attribution.

Identity

Title and composer.

  1. What is the title and who composed it? provenance
  2. Which catalogue number or ISWC? provenance

Version

Arrangements.

Version

Version.

  1. Which version or arrangement is meant? definition
  2. Who arranged it? provenance
Form Structure.

Form describes the work.

Structure

Movements and scoring.

Structure

Form and scoring.

  1. What form and instrumentation does it have? definition
  2. How long is it? measurement

Context

Period and style.

Context

Historical context.

  1. When and why was it written? provenance
  2. Which style? definition
Rights Copyright and licensing.

Composition rights are separate.

Status

In copyright.

Status

Copyright status.

  1. Is the composition in copyright? boundary
  2. Who publishes it? provenance

Licensing

Permission.

Licensing

Licensing.

  1. How can performance or reproduction be licensed? action
  2. Which society collects royalties? provenance
Attribution Authenticity.

Attribution can be disputed.

Disputes

Contested attribution.

Disputes

Attribution disputes.

  1. Is the attribution disputed? boundary
  2. What do scholars say? provenance

Hoaxes

Fakes.

Hoaxes

Hoaxes.

  1. Is it a known musical hoax? boundary
  2. How was it exposed? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should works be instances with ISWC codes?
  • How should versions be linked?
  • How should hoaxes be marked?
Draft as JSON