Music Cataloging at Yale Preferred titles

These instructions cover additions to access points representing:      ° musical works with titles that are not distinctive      ° musical works with distinctive titles      ° compilations of musical works
(6.28.1.9) Titles that are not distinctive
For a musical work with a preferred title that consists solely of the name of a type of composition, or of two or more types, of composition, make one or more of the following elements, in this order:      ° the medium of performance (6.15),      ° a numeric designation (6.16),      ° a key (6.17) Best practices for music cataloging, draft: Follow LC-PCC PS: Interpret "one or more of the following" to mean "all of the following that are applicable and readily ascertainable." In some cases, thematic index numbers are to be preferred to opus numbers. Consult Thematic indexes used in the Library of Congress/NACO authority file.      ° For a quick list, see Work numbers for composers. Medium of performance: Omit the medium of performance when one or more of the following conditions apply:      ° the medium is implied by the title      ° the work consists of a set of compositions for different media, or is one of a series of sets of compositions with the same title but for different media      ° the medium was not indicated by the composer      ° the medium of performance cannot be recorded succinctly and other elements are more useful for identifying the work (e.g., thematic index number or opus number) LC-PCC PS: Use the name of a standard combination of instruments (6.15.1.5) for the solo group      ° in a work for solo instruments and accompanying ensemble        or      ° when it comprises the entire accompanying ensemble in a work with the authorized title Song(s), Lieder, etc. (6.15.1.12) The following chart is based on the examples in the LC-PCC PS Best practices for music cataloging, draft: Follow LC-PCC PS The medium of performance comprises or includes record the name(s) of a standard chamber combination and no other voices or instruments:      flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon      and      the preferred title is not Trio(s), Quartet(s), or Quintet(s)      flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon      and      the preferred title is Trio(s), Quartet(s), or Quintet(s) the standard combination      wind quintet each instrument, in the order given in 6.15.1.3:      flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon a standard chamber combination and other voices or instruments:      flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, violoncello, piano      4 violins, 2 viola, 2 cellos each instrument, in the order given in 6.15.1.3:      piano, flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, cello      not      woodwinds, horn, piano trio each instrument, in the order given in 6.15.1.3, followed by the number of instruments, if applicable:      violins, violas, cellos      not      string quartets (2) a standard chamber combination as a solo group, with an accompanying ensemble:      piano, violin, cello, and orchestra the standard combination and the name of the accompanying ensemble (6.15.1.7-6.15.1.8)      piano trio, orchestra a standard chamber combination as a solo group as well as other instruments, with an accompanying ensemble:      flute, clarinet, bassoon, string quartet, and string orchestra each instrument, in the order given in 6.15.1.3, and the name of the accompanying ensemble (6.15.1.7-6.15.1.8)      flute, clarinet, bassoon, violins (2), viola, cello, string orchestra      not      woodwinds, string quartet, string orchestra a standard chamber combination as an accompanying ensemble:      harp with accompaniment of flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon      solo voice with accompaniment of flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon      and      the preferred title is not Song(s), Lieder, etc. (6.15.1.12)      solo voice with accompaniment of flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon      and      the preferred title is Song(s), Lieder, etc. (6.15.1.12) the solo instrument(s) and the name of the instrumental family followed by "ensemble"      harp, woodwind ensemble      not      harp, woodwind quintet the solo voice and the name of the instrumental family followed by "ensemble" and the word accompaniment      soprano, woodwind ensemble accompaniment      not      soprano, woodwind quintet accompaniment the solo voice and the name of the standard combination and the word accompaniment      soprano, woodwind quintet accompaniment Numeric designation: LC-PCC PS: Serial number: When recording a serial number that is accompanied in the source by a term such as "number," "book," "collection," etc., apply the following:
If the term is the English word "number" or its abbreviation, or an equivalent word or abbreviation in another language:	precede the number in the preferred title by the English abbreviation "no."
If the term is a non-English term not meaning "number" and the preferred title is in English:	substitute the English equivalent of the term and use an English abbreviation if the non-English term is abbreviated, or the full form of the term if the non-English form is fully spelled out.
In all other cases:	give the term as it appears in the source.
If no term appears with the number:	give the number as a cardinal number and precede it by the English abbreviation "no."
° Use Arabic numerals.      ° Ordinal numerals:           » English: use the form 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.           » languages other than English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean: use the form 1., 2., 3., etc.
(6.28.1.9.1) Additions for access points when medium of performance, etc. is insufficient, or not available
When the medium of performance, numeric designation, and key are not sufficient, or are not available, to distinguish between titles that are not distinctive, add one of the following elements (in this order of preference):      ° the year of completion of composition (6.4)      ° the year of original publication (6.4)      ° any other identifying element, such as place of composition (6.5), or the name of the first publisher (6.6)
Examples of the application of 6.28.1.9
The term "cello" is used, not "violoncello" as per 6.15.1.6; number of cellos not indicated as per 6.15.1.6.1      Duet, ‡m cellos, ‡r D major      Quartets, ‡m cellos, ‡n op. 28 The number of cellos needed because it is not implied in the preferred title      Sonatina, ‡m cellos (2), ‡n op. 17      Suites, ‡m cellos (4), ‡n op. 44 The number is instruments/elements included in the medium of performance is no longer limited to three, as in AACR2 25.30B1      Sextet, ‡m oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, ‡r E minor      Fantasia, ‡m horns (4), trumpets (3), trombones (3), tuba, timpani      Serenades, ‡m oboes (2), clarinets (2), bassoons (2), contrabassoon, horns (3), cello, double bass, ‡n op. 44, ‡r D minor The number of violas needed because it is not implied in the preferred title      Sextet, ‡m piano, violin, violas, cello, double bass, ‡n op. 110, ‡r D major Standard chamber combinations: combinationThe name of the accompaniment is given following 6.15.1.5 and LCC-PS for 6.28.1.9      Songs, ‡m piano trio accompaniment      Songs, ‡m string quartet accompaniment Not a standard chamber combination      Songs, ‡m flute, viola, cello accompaniment      Songs, ‡m viols (4) accompaniment      Vocalises, unaccompanied
(6.28.1.10) Distinctive titles
Make additions to access points if needed to distinguish the access point from one that is the same or similar but represents a different work or represents a person, family, corporate body, or place. Add one of the following elements, using the same type of addition for each of the access points for different musical works with identical titles, in this order:      ° the medium of performance (6.15),      ° another distinguishing characteristic of the work (6.6) (6.28.1.11) Additions to resolve conflict: If the additions above are insufficient to resolve a conflict, add one or more of the following:      ° a numeric designation (6.16),      ° a key (6.17)      ° the year of completion of composition (6.4)      ° the year of original publication (6.4)        and/or      ° any other identifying element, such as place of composition (6.5), or the name of the first publisher (6.6).
(6.28.1.11) Compilations of musical works
For a compilation containing works of one type, add the medium of performance to the access point, unless the medium is obvious or the works are for various media.