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Style for Part_number in Classical Track Titles

This proposed style guideline defines a structure for Part_number in ClassicalTrackTitleStyle. It is discussed on the mb-style mailing list.

Numbering tracks vs. parts of the work

There seem to be two schools of thought about the purpose of Part_number:

  1. Give every track a distinct "number"
  2. Provide a "number" that links back to the original work

Both are currently in use. For example, the MultiTrackMovementStyle proposal follows philosophy (A.) whereas opera numbering follows (B.). We propose to agree on (B.):

Part_number provides meaningful information that refers to the score of the original work. As a consequence, different tracks can have the same Part_number, eg. if a movement is split across several tracks.

Note that this proposal would supercede MultiTrackMovementStyle which was discussed in this thread but not brought to RFC or RFV.

Structure of Part_number

The structure of Part_number (which is part of Work_title) can be semi-formally defined as:

Examples

The following are valid examples of the above definition:

For the purposes of this proposal, ignore how the rest of the part title is written. As David Gibson commented, this needs to be sorted. But that's for a separate proposal.

Multiple Track Movement

In some (rare) cases, a movement is split across multiple tracks. This leads to a situation where multiple tracks in a release could have the same title. While it isn't required that track titles be unique, a split movement could be indicated and disambiguated as follows:

Genre specific rules

The following more specific rules apply:

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