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MusicalWork

A supporting term for the messages.

A Work intended to be perceivable as a combination of sounds, with or without accompanying text.

Synonym(s) Composition

Comments	Scope: Any words that are intended to be expressed with a MusicalWork (often termed Lyrics) form part of that MusicalWork; not all MusicalWorks have Lyrics.
	Scope: A MusicalWork may be expressed and fixed to become part of a SoundRecording or a Video Recording, or may be used to create notated music (sheet music, scores, instrumental parts) or sound generation codes (such as MIDI files).
	Scope: In some cases, the MusicalWork comes into existence simultaneously with its expression. This is common in extemporised forms such as jazz music.

Relationships
Parents	MusicalCreation	A Creation comprised of music.
	Work	A distinct, abstract Creation of the mind whose existence is revealed through one or more expressions (e.g. a Performance) or Manifestations (e.g. an object)
Children	CompositeMusicalWork	A MusicalWork made up of two or more MusicalWorks (in whole or in part).
	MusicArrangement	A MusicalWork (with or without Lyrics) in which musical elements have been taken from one or more other MusicalWork(s) and modified.
	Theme	A piece of music associated by design and often by the public, to a containing Resource, Collection or Release, often written specifically for that Resource, Collection or Release.

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