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Whether to include an infobox, which infobox to include, and which parts of the infobox to use, is determined through <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">discussion and consensus among the editors</a> at each individual article. However, current consensus among project participants holds that biographical infoboxes are often counterproductive on biographies of classical musicians, including conductors and instrumentalists, because they often oversimplify issues and cause needless debates over content; and that they should not be used without first obtaining consensus on the article's talk page. This position is in line with that reached by the participants at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Composers#Biographical_infoboxes" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Composers">Composers Project</a>. </p><p>Links to the various infobox-related discussions from 2007 to 2013 are provided at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Major_discussions" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Classical music/Major discussions">Wikipedia:WikiProject Classical music/Major discussions</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Articles_about_compositions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Articles_about_compositions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Articles_about_compositions"></span>Articles about compositions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Articles_about_compositions"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Articles about compositions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Title" data-mw-thread-id="h-Title-Articles_about_compositions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Title-Articles_about_compositions"></span>Title<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Title-Articles_about_compositions"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Title"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(music)#Compositions_(classical_music)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (music)">Wikipedia:Naming conventions (music) § Compositions (classical music)</a></div> <p>An article's title should be selected to best represent what readers of Wikipedia expect. This means, among other things, that titles should be consistent for each genre. For example, a reader who has already successfully found Mozart's 40th symphony under <a href="/wiki/Symphony_No._40_(Mozart)" title="Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)">Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)</a> will expect that Haydn's 103rd symphony should be found under <a href="/wiki/Symphony_No._103_(Haydn)" title="Symphony No. 103 (Haydn)">Symphony No. 103 (Haydn)</a>. </p><p>For existing precedents regarding article titling, please see: <a href="/wiki/Category:Compositions_by_composer" title="Category:Compositions by composer">Category:Compositions by composer</a>. </p><p>Judgment calls arise when a work has a famous nickname. For example, it might be more useful to readers to label the famous string serenade by Mozart as <b><a href="/wiki/Eine_kleine_Nachtmusik" title="Eine kleine Nachtmusik">Eine kleine Nachtmusik</a></b>, and not <b><a href="/wiki/Serenade_No._13_(Mozart)" class="mw-redirect" title="Serenade No. 13 (Mozart)">Serenade No. 13 (Mozart)</a></b>, even though doing so would violate the de facto naming convention for serenades. In borderline cases, consult other editors on appropriate talk pages before proceeding. </p><p>No matter what title you select, be sure to include <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirect" title="Wikipedia:Redirect">redirect pages</a> to help readers who search under different titles. 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(Articles on works with translated titles should also mention the name in the original language, and include redirects based on the original name.)</li> <li>For titles in their original <b>foreign</b> language see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(capitalization)#Capitalization_of_expressions_borrowed_from_other_languages" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (capitalization)">Wikipedia:Naming conventions (capitalization)#Capitalization of expressions borrowed from other languages</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Structure" data-mw-thread-id="h-Structure-Articles_about_compositions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Structure-Articles_about_compositions"></span>Structure<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Structure-Articles_about_compositions"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All articles should begin with a sentence that clearly identifies the piece, with the following suggested format: </p> <dl><dd><i>[Piece name]</i> is a <i>[work type]</i>, <i>[opus number]</i>, written by <i>[composer]</i> in <i>[date]</i>.</dd> <dd><b>Example:</b> <i><b>Caractacus</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Cantata" title="Cantata">cantata</a>, Op. 35, written by <a href="/wiki/Edward_Elgar" title="Edward Elgar">Edward Elgar</a> in 1898.</dd></dl> <p>When the piece is commonly (see below <a href="#Opus_numbers_and_catalog_numbers">#Opus numbers and catalog numbers</a>) characterized by one or more catalogue numbers such identification should be given in the intro. Use the usual abbreviation that indicates the catalogue, preferably linked to a page that explains the abbreviation, and avoid a line break for the ensuing identification value(s). Don't bold such classification identification even when it appears in the article title or exists as an incoming redirect. </p> <dl><dd><b>Example:</b> The <b>Missa solemnis in C minor</b>, <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6chel_catalogue" title="Köchel catalogue">K.</a> 139/47a, is a <a href="/wiki/Mass_(music)" title="Mass (music)">mass</a> composed by <a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart" title="Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart</a> ...</dd></dl> <p>The body of a Wikipedia article on a composition is often organized more or less chronologically, with the description of the music separating the history of the piece's genesis from that of the piece's reception history (the summary of these topics often also more or less in the same order in the opening paragraph or lead section): </p> <dl><dt>Topics related to the piece's genesis</dt> <dd>Usually includes a brief account of the piece in the context of the composer's life (e.g., "The composer had just returned from...") and/or the wider political, social, historical, and musicological context of the piece (e.g., "At the time, the Napoleonic wars were raging in Europe..."). If relevant, this part of the article answers questions like – Where did the composer get his inspiration for this piece? Was the piece commissioned? Did the composer try to make a difference with previous compositions in the same genre? For vocal works: did the composer collaborate with the text author? ...</dd> <dd>If no more specific (sub)divisions are warranted a good generic section title for this part of the article is for instance "==History=="</dd> <dt>Description of the music</dt> <dd>If the piece is an oratorio or other dramatic work, a plot summary may be written (preferably scene by scene, but not overly detailed), followed by dramatis personæ.</dd> <dd>A musical analysis should follow, discussing the work's distinguishing features, such as its dynamics, performance quirks, instrumentation (see below: <a href="#Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work">#Musical forces: specifying those used in a work</a>), key, and so forth. Where appropriate, list the movements.</dd> <dd>A generic section title that would often work for this part of the article is: "==Structure=="</dd> <dt>Topics related to the reception of the piece (by the general public, critics,...)</dt> <dd>A description on the legacy and impact of the piece should follow, e.g. how it perhaps altered genres, begat new styles, or popularized new methods. Other questions that may deserve an answer in this section: did the piece become immediately popular, or was it forgotten for some time? How and when was it premiered? How and when was it published? Are there any particular editions, concert performances, arrangements, recordings, publications (etc.) that had a significant impact on how the piece was perceived? See also below <a href="#Uses_in_popular_culture">#Uses in popular culture</a>. A more generic title for this section that is often suitable is "==Reception==". If the intro hasn't done so already, this is the part where it should become clear that the article conforms to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GNG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GNG">WP:GNG</a>/<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(music)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (music)">WP:Notability (music)</a>.</dd> <dd>Finally, the listing of any notable recordings and references is recommended, complete with links, so as to allow the reader to obtain further information if desired. See also below <a href="#Recordings">#Recordings</a> and <a href="#References">#References</a> for formatting.</dd></dl> <p>All musical pieces are different; these notes are intended as only a loose and general guideline. Even when some of the recommended sections listed above are necessarily short (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Symphony_No._8_(Sibelius)" title="Symphony No. 8 (Sibelius)">Symphony No. 8 (Sibelius)</a>, quite obviously not having much in terms of the middle part of the description of the music) it remains recommended to loosely follow a chronological approach: this helps future editors, e.g. a new significant recording of a piece will usually be added at the bottom of the article – it doesn't help if the other recordings are described somewhere in the middle of the article. </p><p>Overall, avoid adding irrelevant or insignificant material. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Evaluative_passages" data-mw-thread-id="h-Evaluative_passages-Articles_about_compositions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Evaluative_passages-Articles_about_compositions"></span>Evaluative passages<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Evaluative_passages-Articles_about_compositions"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Evaluative passages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In general, subjective personal responses to a work (for example, "the deeply touching, elegiac slow movement") should be avoided. If it is deemed appropriate to include such subjective interpretations, find existing source material in which critics present views of this kind, and quote the critics, including a citation of the source. Such quotations give readers an idea of how listeners have responded to a work and do not violate the Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">policy against original research</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Descriptions_based_on_the_score" data-mw-thread-id="h-Descriptions_based_on_the_score-Articles_about_compositions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Descriptions_based_on_the_score-Articles_about_compositions"></span>Descriptions based on the score<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Descriptions_based_on_the_score-Articles_about_compositions"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Descriptions based on the score"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In general, it is permitted to make factual observations based on examination of the musical score of a work. Such observations should be limited to those agreed upon by virtually anyone with musical training, for instance "the trio section is in F major" or "the finale is in <a href="/wiki/Sonata_form" title="Sonata form">sonata form</a>". Statements that are clearly <i>interpretations</i>, not observations ("the opening four notes of the Fifth Symphony are echoed by similar passages throughout the four movements") should not be inserted by editors, since they violate the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">policy against original research</a>; though they can be quoted from source material if this is suitably cited. </p><p>For borderline cases, first place the proposed revision on the Talk page and get other editors' approval. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Excerpts" data-mw-thread-id="h-Excerpts"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Excerpts"></span>Excerpts<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Excerpts"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Excerpts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>We discourage <i>separate</i> articles on <b>excerpts</b> from <i>famous</i> works (and series of works) already covered by Wikipedia. Readers need to be able to find coherent, consistent information about the complete work, not just the excerpt. Disproportionate coverage of one part of a work can lead to misconceptions about the full opus, and lead to readers only finding partial information after searching. Moreover, in most cases <b>specific redirects to main page sections can make excerpt articles unnecessary</b>. </p><p>Separate articles can be justified if the music, being performed in a different context from the complete work or in an alternative arrangement, is notable in its own right. However these cases are rare, so editors are asked to propose <b>excerpt articles</b> here at the <b>Classical Music Project</b> before creation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Naming_using_an_authority_control_system" data-mw-thread-id="h-Naming_using_an_authority_control_system"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Naming_using_an_authority_control_system"></span>Naming using an authority control system<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Naming_using_an_authority_control_system"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Naming using an authority control system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When choosing a name for an article, the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://authorities.loc.gov">Library of Congress name authority file</a> should be consulted to see if there is an established name. For names not listed there (primarily foreign), users should go to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://viaf.org">VIAF</a>, which contains international authority files. (These systems allocate canonical unique identifiers to single entities, allowing clear disambiguation between different entities with similar names, while allocating single identifiers for multiple variant names.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Opus_numbers_and_catalog_numbers" data-mw-thread-id="h-Opus_numbers_and_catalog_numbers"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Opus_numbers_and_catalog_numbers"></span>Opus numbers and catalog numbers<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Opus_numbers_and_catalog_numbers"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Opus numbers and catalog numbers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:OPUS"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:OPUS&redirect=no">WP:OPUS</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>The works of many composers are categorized by <a href="/wiki/Opus_number" title="Opus number">Opus number</a>. Work titles that include opus numbers should use the abbreviation "Op. " (with capital "O" and a space between the period and the number, and be set off by commas). For example: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111, by Beethoven. (See also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(music)#Abbreviations" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)">Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)#Abbreviations</a>.) </p><p>For other composers, the usual reference is through numbers assigned in authoritative catalogs of works prepared by musicologists. Below is a partial guide. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Philipp_Emanuel_Bach" title="Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach"> C.P.E. Bach</a> – Wq (Wotquenne) or H (Helm)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach" title="Johann Sebastian Bach">Johann Sebastian Bach</a> – <a href="/wiki/BWV" class="mw-redirect" title="BWV">BWV</a> (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis) (sometimes seen as S., for compiler <a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Schmieder" title="Wolfgang Schmieder">Wolfgang Schmieder</a>, but avoid this usage in WP articles)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9la_Bart%C3%B3k" title="Béla Bartók">Béla Bartók</a> – Sz (András Szollosy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven" title="Ludwig van Beethoven">Ludwig van Beethoven</a> – mostly opus numbers; some minor works by <a href="/wiki/List_of_works_by_Beethoven#History_of_the_various_numbering_systems" class="mw-redirect" title="List of works by Beethoven">"WoO" number</a> (abbr. for German "Works Without Opus Number")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anton_Bruckner" title="Anton Bruckner">Anton Bruckner</a> – WAB (Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckner)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferruccio_Busoni" title="Ferruccio Busoni">Ferruccio Busoni</a> – <a href="/wiki/Catalog_of_original_compositions_by_Ferruccio_Busoni" class="mw-redirect" title="Catalog of original compositions by Ferruccio Busoni">BV</a> (Busoni-Verzeichnis)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dieterich_Buxtehude" title="Dieterich Buxtehude">Dieterich Buxtehude</a> – <a href="/wiki/BuxWV" class="mw-redirect" title="BuxWV">BuxWV</a> (Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Frideric_Handel" title="George Frideric Handel">George Frideric Handel</a> – HWV (<a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4ndel-Werke-Verzeichnis" title="Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis">Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Haydn" title="Joseph Haydn">Joseph Haydn</a> – H (<a href="/wiki/Hoboken-Verzeichnis" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoboken-Verzeichnis">Hoboken</a>) <ul><li>Note: The string quartets are normally referred to by opus number.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Haydn" title="Michael Haydn">Michael Haydn</a> – P (Lothar Perger, but see <a href="/wiki/Category:Symphonies_by_Michael_Haydn" title="Category:Symphonies by Michael Haydn">Category:Symphonies by Michael Haydn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo%C5%A1_Jan%C3%A1%C4%8Dek" title="Leoš Janáček">Leoš Janáček</a> – JW (Simeone, Tyrrell, and Němcová, <i>Janáček's Works</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franz_Liszt" title="Franz Liszt">Franz Liszt</a> – S (<a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Searle" title="Humphrey Searle">Searle</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart" title="Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart</a> – K. (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6chel-Verzeichnis" class="mw-redirect" title="Köchel-Verzeichnis">Köchel-Verzeichnis</a> – "K." is preferred over K and KV as an abbreviation)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domenico_Scarlatti" title="Domenico Scarlatti">Domenico Scarlatti</a> – K or KP (Kirkpatrick), supplanting the earlier L (Longo)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franz_Schubert" title="Franz Schubert">Franz Schubert</a> – <a href="/wiki/Schubert_Thematic_Catalogue" title="Schubert Thematic Catalogue">D</a> (<a href="/wiki/Deutsch_catalogue" class="mw-redirect" title="Deutsch catalogue">Deutsch catalogue</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Soler" title="Antonio Soler">Antonio Soler</a> – R (Rubio)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Strauss" title="Richard Strauss">Richard Strauss</a> - TrV (Franz and Florian Trenner, 1999). Earlier AV ( Erich Hermann Mueller von Asow, 1959) is incomplete.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georg_Philipp_Telemann" title="Georg Philipp Telemann">Georg Philipp Telemann</a> – <a href="/wiki/TWV" class="mw-redirect" title="TWV">TWV</a> (Telemann-Werke-Verzeichnis) – use plain TWV also for the works in the range of vocal works (not TVWV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi" title="Antonio Vivaldi">Antonio Vivaldi</a> – RV (<a href="/wiki/Ryom_Verzeichnis" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryom Verzeichnis">Ryom Verzeichnis</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Maria_von_Weber" title="Carl Maria von Weber">Carl Maria von Weber</a> – J (<a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_J%C3%A4hns" title="Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns">Jähns</a>)</li></ul> <p>Although not as commonly referenced as the foregoing, <a href="/wiki/Jarmil_Burghauser" title="Jarmil Burghauser">Jarmil Burghauser</a>'s catalogue of works by <a href="/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k" title="Antonín Dvořák">Antonín Dvořák</a> (B) offers a useful escape from the morass of conflicting opus and work numbers assigned to that composer's music by publishers and others. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Foreign_language_names" data-mw-thread-id="h-Foreign_language_names"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Foreign_language_names"></span>Foreign language names<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Foreign_language_names"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Foreign language names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>letters</b>, <b>accents</b> and <b>diacritics</b> in the original language should be preserved when referring to works by their original language title (provided that language uses the Latin alphabet), e.g. <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Sch%C3%B6pfungsmesse" title="Schöpfungsmesse">Schöpfungsmesse</a></i></span></i> not <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Schopfungsmesse</i></span></i> nor <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Schoepfungsmesse</i></span></i>, <i><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Pr%C3%A9lude_%C3%A0_l%27apr%C3%A8s-midi_d%27un_faune" title="Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune">Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune</a></i></span></i> not <i><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune</i></span></i>. </p><p>The names of works, and other terms, should be marked up with the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Lang" title="Template:Lang">lang</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template, using the appropriate <a href="/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ISO 639-1 codes">two-letter language code</a>; for example: <b>{{lang|de|Deutschlandlied}}</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Keys:_capitalization" data-mw-thread-id="h-Keys:_capitalization"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Keys:_capitalization"></span>Keys: capitalization<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Keys:_capitalization"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Keys: capitalization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Key should be capitalized, but "major", "minor", "sharp" and "flat" should be in lower case. For example, <i>C-sharp major</i>; <i>B-flat minor</i>; <i>D minor</i>; <i>G major</i>. </p><p>Some reference works use a space-saving system where the words "major" and "minor" are omitted; a key in upper case refers to a major key, and one in lower case is a minor key. For example, "D" would mean D major, and "d" would mean D minor. Some editors confuse matters by adopting a part of this system but still spelling out the words "major" or "minor" – thus, "D major" vs. "d minor". This is inconsistent and is to be avoided. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work" data-mw-thread-id="h-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"></span>Musical forces: specifying those used in a work<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Musical forces: specifying those used in a work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Current consensus favours dividing instruments into their families in large works, while preserving a paragraph format. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Section_title" data-mw-thread-id="h-Section_title-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Section_title-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"></span>Section title<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Section_title-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Section title"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For large works, or large articles, it's usually best to describe the forces used under a separate section header (enclosed in "=="). Current consensus strongly favours titling that section <b>Instrumentation</b>, and <i>not</i> "Orchestration," which usually denotes the composer's <i>use</i> of the instruments. <i>Instrumentation</i> denotes the instruments themselves. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Format" data-mw-thread-id="h-Format-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Format-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"></span>Format<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Format-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The consensus format for specifying which instruments or voices a work uses follows the precedents established by professional writers on music, for example in program notes written for concerts. These generally employ a simple paragraph style, listing the instruments in the normal order in which they appear in the full score. Thus a concert program (<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.sfsymphony.org/templates/pgmnote.asp?nodeid=3985&callid=790">[1]</a>) for a <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Symphony" title="San Francisco Symphony">San Francisco Symphony</a> performance of <a href="/wiki/Robert_Schumann" title="Robert Schumann">Schumann</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Symphony_No._4_(Schumann)" title="Symphony No. 4 (Schumann)">Fourth Symphony</a> specifies the instruments as follows: </p> <dl><dd><i>The work is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings.</i></dd></dl> <p>This can be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WIKIFY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WIKIFY">wikified</a> by simply linking each instrument to its dedicated article, leaving us with: </p> <dl><dd><i>The work is scored for 2 <a href="/wiki/Flute" title="Flute">flutes</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/Oboe" title="Oboe">oboes</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/Clarinet" title="Clarinet">clarinets</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/Bassoon" title="Bassoon">bassoons</a>, 4 <a href="/wiki/Horn_(instrument)" title="Horn (instrument)">horns</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/Trumpet" title="Trumpet">trumpets</a>, 3 <a href="/wiki/Trombone" title="Trombone">trombones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timpani" title="Timpani">timpani</a>, and <a href="/wiki/String_section" title="String section">strings</a>.**</i></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>**A note on strings</b>: For orchestral works, the word <i>strings</i> should be linked to the article <b><a href="/wiki/String_section" title="String section">String section</a></b>, which details the orchestral string ensemble, rather than <a href="/wiki/String_instrument" title="String instrument">String instrument</a>, which deals with <a href="/wiki/Chordophone" class="mw-redirect" title="Chordophone">chordophones</a> in general and is less helpful in this context. Listing the string instruments separately (i.e. "first and second <a href="/wiki/Violin" title="Violin">violins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Viola" title="Viola">violas</a>..." etc.) is generally unnecessary, unless the composer has specified numbers or unusual formations.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>This simple format is applicable to most works, even most of those calling for larger orchestras, more percussion, and doubling on auxiliary wind instruments. For example: </p> <dl><dd><i>The <a href="/wiki/Symphonie_Fantastique" class="mw-redirect" title="Symphonie Fantastique">symphony</a> is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 <a href="/wiki/Flute" title="Flute">flutes</a> (2nd doubling <a href="/wiki/Piccolo" title="Piccolo">piccolo</a>), 2 <a href="/wiki/Oboe" title="Oboe">oboes</a> (2nd doubling <a href="/wiki/Cor_anglais" title="Cor anglais">cor anglais</a>), 2 <a href="/wiki/Clarinet" title="Clarinet">clarinets</a> (1st doubling <a href="/wiki/E-flat_clarinet" title="E-flat clarinet">E-flat clarinet</a>), 4 <a href="/wiki/Bassoon" title="Bassoon">bassoons</a>, 4 <a href="/wiki/Horn_(instrument)" title="Horn (instrument)">horns</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/Trumpet" title="Trumpet">trumpets</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/Cornet" title="Cornet">cornets</a>, 3 <a href="/wiki/Trombone" title="Trombone">trombones</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/Ophicleide" title="Ophicleide">ophicleides</a> (usually replaced by <a href="/wiki/Tuba" title="Tuba">tubas</a>), 2 pairs of <a href="/wiki/Timpani" title="Timpani">timpani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snare_drum" title="Snare drum">snare drum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cymbal" title="Cymbal">cymbals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bass_drum" title="Bass drum">bass drum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bell_(instrument)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bell (instrument)">bells</a> in C and G, 2 <a href="/wiki/Harp" title="Harp">harps</a>, and <a href="/wiki/String_section" title="String section">strings</a>.</i></dd></dl> <p>However, for works employing particularly large orchestras, complex wind doublings, large percussion sections, offstage instruments, and the like, it may be useful to expand the above format, dividing the instruments into several (possibly bulleted) paragraphs, according to their respective families (woodwinds, brass, etc). One example of an acceptably expanded description can be found in <a href="/wiki/Symphony_No._3_(Lutoslawski)" class="mw-redirect" title="Symphony No. 3 (Lutoslawski)">this article</a>. </p><p>Carefully formatted columnar tables may be appropriate for complex descriptions that include information on the use of various instruments in different movements. A good example of this format is the article <a href="/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)" title="Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)">Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)</a>. </p><p>Tables, columns, and long multi-level bulleted lists should be avoided, except in the most extreme cases. It is advisable to consult other editors on the article's Talk page to obtain consensus for such arrangements. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Score_order" data-mw-thread-id="h-Score_order-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Score_order-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"></span>Score order<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Score_order-Musical_forces:_specifying_those_used_in_a_work"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Score order"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Shorthand_for_orchestra_instrumentation" title="Shorthand for orchestra instrumentation">Shorthand for orchestra instrumentation</a></div> <p>Instruments should be listed in the order they appear in the score, from the top down. Conventionally that order is as follows: </p> <ol><li>Woodwinds (in order: piccolo, flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon);</li> <li>Brass (horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba);</li> <li>Percussion (timpani, then other percussion – if possible specifying both the instruments played and the number of players; pitched percussion (marimba, etc) is generally listed last);</li> <li>Keyboard/miscellaneous (celesta, harp, piano, organ);</li> <li>voices (soloists, then chorus; they are often placed between violas and cello/bass in the score, but do not adopt that order in Wikipedia);</li> <li>offstage instruments or voices;</li> <li>strings (1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, double bass).</li></ol> <p>In concertos and similar works, the solo voice(s) or instrument(s) are generally listed first. </p><p>The above does however not apply for, for instance, <a href="/wiki/Bach_cantata" title="Bach cantata">Bach cantatas</a> where the most prominent sources use a different order (vocal soloists; choir voices; brass and timpani; ... ending with Basso continuo whether or not the continuo is performed by a stringed instrument). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Uses_in_popular_culture" data-mw-thread-id="h-Uses_in_popular_culture"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Uses_in_popular_culture"></span>Uses in popular culture<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Uses_in_popular_culture"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Uses in popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Classical_music" title="Classical music">Classical music</a> often gets reused in modern culture, thus forming part of its modern history. This reuse can often add to the popularity of the classical work being used, as well as providing further insights into the music being described. When writing about such reuse in articles about classical music, please observe policies and guidelines such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE">WP:INDISCRIMINATE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TRIVIA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TRIVIA">WP:TRIVIA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BALASPS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BALASPS">WP:BALASPS</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Recordings" data-mw-thread-id="h-Recordings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Recordings"></span>Recordings<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Recordings"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists_of_works#Discographies" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists of works">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists of works § Discographies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians/Article_guidelines#Discography_section" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians/Article guidelines">Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians/Article guidelines § Discography section</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Discographies/style" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Discographies/style">Wikipedia:WikiProject Discographies/style</a></div> <p>In general, recordings are included in a <i>Discography</i> section of the article on the artist, or on the work. If the artist's or work's discography is extensive, it can be split out to a separate article. If a recording is exceptional, you can add a description and critical reviews. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Titles_of_articles_on_recordings" data-mw-thread-id="h-Titles_of_articles_on_recordings-Recordings"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Titles_of_articles_on_recordings-Recordings"></span>Titles of articles on recordings<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Titles_of_articles_on_recordings-Recordings"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Titles of articles on recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Titles of articles on recordings of classical music should include the name of the album (if it has a name), the name of the performer, and the word "recording"; for example, <b>Goldberg Variations (Glenn Gould recording)</b>. Do not include the name of the composer, unless the title would otherwise be ambiguous (for example, <b>Beethoven Symphony number 5 (Chicago Symphony Furtwangler recording)</b>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="References" data-mw-thread-id="h-References"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-References"></span>References<span data-mw-comment-end="h-References"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Classical_music/Guidelines&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>References, notes and sources are all contained within one main section called 'References', or in separate sections (e.g. "==References==", "==Sources==", "==Further reading==" and/or "==External links=="). </p><p>If a single section is used, there are a number of <i>optional</i> subheadings: </p> <dl><dt><code>'''Notes'''</code></dt> <dd>designating footnotes or direct in-line citations (using {{Reflist}} coding below the "Notes" subheading)</dd> <dt><code>'''Cited sources'''</code></dt> <dd>(including specific articles or books appearing in the notes)</dd> <dt><code>'''Other sources'''</code></dt> <dd>(including those that are not directly cited but provide further information)</dd></dl> <p>Note that bold type for these headings should not be effected with the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MARKUP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MARKUP">wiki markup</a> ";" (semicolon) – for an explanation see <a href="/wiki/H:DL" class="mw-redirect" title="H:DL">H:DL</a>. 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Dieter</a> (2003) "Drama and the World of Richard Wagner", Princeton University Press. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0691114972" title="Special:BookSources/978-0691114972">978-0691114972</a></li> <li>Kennedy, Michael (2006), The Oxford Dictionary of Music, 985 pages, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-861459-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-19-861459-4">0-19-861459-4</a></li></ul> <p><b>Other sources</b> </p> <ul><li>Gregor-Dellin, Martin (1983) <i>Richard Wagner — His Life, His Work, His Century</i>, Harcourt. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" 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