This document lists the additions or changes to the list of Types of compositions for use in music uniform titles, the Final report of the Working Group on Types of Compositions. Additions or changes to existing entries are added in bold blue. Deletions are struck out bold.  New entries are in plain, black type.

Anthem/Anthems

TYPE (English); a choral setting (in English) of a religious or moral text; frequently used as a collective uniform title. Do not include medium of performance when the anthem is for chorus, with or without instrumental accompaniment, as it is the implied medium, LCCN 96-706257. Include medium of performance in all other cases, LCNAF n87-139957

Capricette/Capricetten

TYPE (German) LCCN 79-771124

Ciciliano

(Italian); use siciliana.

Concertone/Concertoni

TYPE (English); a rarely-used term meaning "large concerto," the form closely approximates the symphonie concertante; use for Konchertone, Konzertone.

Danza

(Italian, Spanish); when danza refers to the particular genre of salon music for piano developed in Puerto Rico in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, use Danza and do not translate to "dance" in the uniform title; for all others, use dance.

Florish

(English); use flourish.

Flourish/Flourishes

TYPE (English); use for florish. LCNAF n99-269806

Introit/Introits

TYPE (English, French, Latin); liturgical (see note 3); an item of the proper of the Mass; usually used as a collective uniform title; use for Introitus; LCNAF no96-53346; distinctive when an instrumental work, LCCN 84-758617

Introitus

(German, Latin); when a vocal work, use Introit.

Konchertone

(German); use concertone.

Konzertone

(German); use concertone.

Lavolta

(English, French); use volta

Miniaatur

DISTINCTIVE (Polish)

Miniatur/Miniaturök

DISTINCTIVE (Hungarian) LCNAF n94-106913

Miniatura/Miniatury

DISTINCTIVE (Polish) LCNAF n85-141670

Quartettino/Quartettinos

TYPE (Italian); because titles like Terzettino, Quartettino, Quintettino, etc. do not include the words trio, quartet, quintet, etc., rule 25.30B3 cannot be applied; LCCN 85-751084

Quintettino/Quintettinos

TYPE (Italian); because titles like Terzettino, Quartettino, Quintettino, etc. do not include the words trio, quartet, quintet, etc., rule 25.30B3 cannot be applied; LCCN 95-754183

Rapsodie

(French); use rhapsody.

Rhapsody/Rhapsodies

TYPE (English); use for rapsodia, rapsodie, rapsodiia, Rhapsodie.

Ritornello/Ritornelli

TYPE (Italian) LCNAF n00-67406

Romance/Romances

TYPE (English, French, Spanish); a 16th- to 17th-century Spanish ballade (also Romanza), an 18th-century French song, and a 19th-century instrumental work. If an instrumental work, use the English form. Use for instrumental works titled romans, Romanza, romanze. LCNAF n87-121520. If a vocal work, use the form of the language of the text; see also romans, romanza (Italian), romanza (Spanish), Romanze; when in English, apply 25.30B8 and name the type of solo voice. (See "song" for treatment) LCNAF no00-60406

Romans/Romansy

TYPE (Russian); solo vocal form. See "song" for treatment; LCNAF n94-102950. When an instrumental work, use romance.

Romanza/Romanze

TYPE (Italian); solo vocal form. See "song" for treatment; LCNAF n2003-84617. When an instrumental work, use romance.

Romanza/Romanzas

TYPE (Spanish); solo vocal form. See "song" for treatment. When an instrumental work, use romance.

Romanze/Romanzen

TYPE (German); solo vocal form. See "song" for treatment; LCNAF no98-1957. When an instrumental work, use romance.

Saltarelle

(French); use saltarello.

Saltarello/Saltarellos

DISTINCTIVE (Italian) LCCN 90-750045
TYPE (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish); use for saltarelle, sal'tarello, saltarelo. LCCN 2001-542442

Sal'tarello

(Russian); use saltarello.

Saltarelo

(Spanish); use saltarello.

Siciliana/Sicilianas/Siciliano/Siciliani

TYPE (English); use for ciciliano, sicilien, siciliene, sicilienne, siciliano, sitsiliana, siziliano. Both siciliana and siciliano are common spellings; use the composer's original spelling. LCNAF n83-176118 LCNAF n92-26301

Sicilien

(French); masculine form of sicilienne; use siciliana. or siciliano

Siciliene

(French); Variant spelling of sicilienne; use siciliana. or siciliano

Sicilienne

(French); Variant spelling of sicilienne; use siciliana. or siciliano

Siciliano

(Italian); use siciliana.

Simfonietta

(Russian); use sinfonietta.

Simphonietta

(French); use sinfonietta.

Sinfonietta/Sinfoniettas

TYPE (English, German, Italian); apply 25.30B1a; use for simfonietta, simphonietta, symfoniieta, symphonietta, symphoniette. LCNAF n96-37352

Symfoniieta

(Russian); use sinfonietta.

Symphonietta

(French); use sinfonietta.

Symphoniette

(English); use sinfonietta.

Sitsiliana

(Russian); use siciliana.

Siziliano

(German); use siciliano siciliana.

Terzettino/Terzettinos

TYPE (Italian); because titles like Terzettino, Quartettino, Quintettino, etc. do not include the words trio, quartet, quintet, etc., rule 25.30B3 cannot be applied; for terzetto use trio; LCNAF no97-81834

Variant

DISTINCTIVE (English); for works not in the form of variations, use this form; LCCN 97-700369; for works in the form of variations, use variation.

Variante

DISTINCTIVE (French); for works not in the form of variations, use this form; LCCN 87-754231; for works in the form of variations, use variation.

Varianten

DISTINCTIVE (German); for works not in the form of variations, use this form; LCNAF n99-1755; for works in the form of variations, use variation.

Varianti

DISTINCTIVE (Italian); for works not in the form of variations, use this form; LCCN 97-700369; for works in the form of variations, use variation. LCCN 2002-537041

Variation/Variations

TYPE (English, French, German); use for variación, variant, variante, Varianten, varianti, variatsiia, variazione, except when the first word of a distinctive title, or when used in a combination title (e.g., [Tema e variazione]), or for works not in the form of variations. LCNAF n81-100998

Volta/Volte

TYPE (English, German, Italian, Spanish); an early 17th-century dance; use for lavolta, volte (the French singular form of the term)

Volte          

(French); use volta for the singular form of this term

Comments to Michelle Koth, Catalog Librarian, Yale University Music Library
Last revised March 7, 2007.