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classical music

vr.tr.classical-music · INF.MED

Let an agent handle classical music by work, composer, period, form, performers and recordings, with catalogue numbers for precise identification.

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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.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle classical music by work, composer, period, form, performers and recordings, with catalogue numbers for precise identification.

Art music in the Western tradition, especially from the medieval period to the present and centrally the common-practice era, including symphonies, chamber music such as string quartets, opera and choral works; national classical traditions exist worldwide.

What it is for: Listening, performance, study and cultural heritage.

It can be perform and listen; identify works by catalogue numbers; study scores and history; license recordings and performances.

Distinguishing features

Notated art music tradition

Works identified by catalogue numbers

Performances and recordings are separate from the work

Non-Western classical traditions also exist

What it looks like

Concerts, scores, recordings; ensembles from soloists to orchestras.

How it is recognised

Work titles with catalogue numbers such as BWV or K.

Forms such as string quartet or horn trio

Period labels such as Baroque or Romantic

Related models

is a kind of - art music

music

is performed by - performers

musician

is written by - author

composer

is recorded as - media

recording

In practice

Families and kinds

medieval and Renaissance

Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods

modern and contemporary

forms: symphony, concerto, opera, chamber music

national traditions such as Mloda Polska

Identifiers

catalogue number BWV, K., Op. and others identifies works

ISWC T-plus digits musical works

Standards and regulation

Copyright for works and performances

Public domain rules for older works

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing works with similar titles

Misattributing recordings

Assuming all performances are public domain

Also called

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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.

Work Which piece.

Catalogue numbers identify works.

Identity

Title and catalogue.

Work identity

Title and catalogue number.

  1. Which work, with which catalogue number? provenance
  2. Who composed it, and when? provenance

Form

Symphony, quartet.

Form

Form and scoring.

  1. What form and instrumentation? definition
  2. How many movements? measurement
Context Period and style.

Context explains style.

Period

Era.

Period

Historical period.

  1. Which period and style does it belong to? definition
  2. Which influences shaped it? provenance

Reception

History.

Reception

Reception history.

  1. How was it received? provenance
  2. Is it widely performed? measurement
Performance Playing and recording.

Performances differ.

Performers

Ensembles and soloists.

Performers

Performers.

  1. Who performs this recording or concert? provenance
  2. Which edition of the score? provenance

Recordings

Discography.

Recordings

Recordings.

  1. Which recordings exist? provenance
  2. Are they correctly credited? boundary
Rights Copyright.

Works and recordings have separate rights.

Work rights

Composition copyright.

Work rights

Copyright in the work.

  1. Is the work in the public domain? boundary
  2. Are modern editions protected? boundary

Recording rights

Performances.

Recording rights

Rights in recordings.

  1. Who holds rights in this recording? provenance
  2. How can it be licensed? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should works be instances with catalogue numbers?
  • How should performances and recordings be linked?
  • How should non-Western classical traditions be represented?
Draft as JSON