DDEX Data Dictionary, 19-03-22

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MusicalWork

A message term for lraw:LinkResourceAndWorkMessage, lraw:LinkRequestMessage.

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.

Component Structure
Is Member of Composites	Composite Name	Description of Element Role	Cardinality
	lraw:AssertedLink	A Composite containing details of a MusicalWork used by the SoundRecording.	0-n
	lraw:LinkRequest	A Composite containing details of the MusicalWork for which a link to a Resource is requested.	1

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).
	DramaticoMusicalWork	A MusicalWork composed of sounds with Lyrics and/or text to be performed by instruments and the human voice and to be performed in a dramatic context. Examples: opera, musical, play with music, revue or ballet.
	LyricAdaptation	An Adaptation in which Lyrics (textual elements) of a MusicalWork are modified.
	MusicArrangement	A MusicalWork (with or without Lyrics) in which musical elements have been taken from one or more other MusicalWork(s) and modified.
	MusicalWorkFragment	A Fragment of a MusicalWork.
	OriginalMusicalWork	A first, independently created MusicalWork.
	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.
	UnspecifiedArrangement	A MusicalWork which has been modified but where no specific arrangement Type is known.

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