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.

Beguine/Beguines

TYPE (English, German, Italian, Spanish); a social dance popular in Europe and American from the 1930s, with a rhythm similar to that of the bolero; use for béguine, bigin, biguine. LCNAF nr00-36825

Bigin     

(Spanish); use beguine.

Biguine

(Spanish); use beguine.

Canzonetta/Canzonettas

TYPE (Italian); originally a late 16th-century Italian part-song that began to be used for solo songs in the 17th century; use for vocal works (whatever their medium) and instrumental pieces so titled regardless of period of composition works of Italian origin or influence. LCNAF n89-646645

Dirge

DISTINCTIVE (English); a mournful song for burial or memorial rites or an instrumental piece expressive of similar sentiments. LCNAF n90-712561

Romanzetta/Romanzettas

TYPE (Italian); use for both vocal and instrumental works.

Sonata movement/Sonata movements

TYPE (English) LCNAF n2005-10688

Sonatensatz/Sonatensätze

TYPE (German) LCNAF n2004-79718

Tambourin/Tambourins

TYPE (English, French); an 18th-century French dance with a lively melody and regular, static bass simulating a drum, usually in duple meter; found in the theatrical works of Rameau and others and as purely instrumental works.

Trumpet tune/Trumpet tunes

TYPE (English) LCNAF n2005-4323

Comments to Michelle Koth, Catalog Librarian, Yale University Music Library
Last revised March 4, 2009.