DDEX Data Dictionary, 14-01-15
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MusicalWork
A message term for ern:NewReleaseMessage, dsr:SalesReportToSocietyMessage, mwl:LicenseOrClaimRequestMessage, mwl:LicenseOrClaimMessage, mwl:LicenseOrClaimConfirmationMessage, mwn:MusicalWorkClaimNotificationMessage, mwn:MusicalWorkClaimConflictNotificationMessage, mwn:MusicalWorkClaimRequestMessage.
An abstract Creation which can be expressed and fixed through sound with or without Lyrics.
Synonym(s) Composition
Comments Scope:
Typically a MusicalWork is performed with instruments and/or the human voice.
Component Structure
Is Member of Composites Composite Name Description of Element Role Cardinality  
  ddexC:WorkList A Composite containing details of a MusicalWork contained in a Resource. 1-n  
  mwl:WorkList A Composite containing details of a MusicalWork contained in a Resource. 1-n  
  mwn:WorkList A Composite containing details of a MusicalWork contained in a Resource. 1-n  
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 Fixations (e.g., a physical object or a digital File).
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.
Belongs to AVS avs:CreationType A Type of Creation.
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