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== 6.2.2.10.3, Alternative ==
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For compilations containing works created after 1500: Do not apply the alternative. Record the title proper of the compilation as its preferred title.
For compilations containing works created before 1501: If applying the alternative, record a conventional collective title followed by "Extraits."
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== 6.14.2.5.1, Omissions ==
== 6.14.2.5.1, Omissions ==
For pre-twentieth century works, normally consider phrases such as "a due," "a cinque" to be statements of medium of performance and omit them when recording the preferred title according to this instruction.
For pre-twentieth century works, normally consider phrases such as "a due," "a cinque" to be statements of medium of performance and omit them when recording the preferred title according to this instruction.
== 6.14.2.5.2, Preferred Title Consisting Solely of the Name of One Type of Composition ==
== 6.14.2.5.2, Preferred Title Consisting Solely of the Name of One Type of Composition ==
Do not consider such titles as "Double concerto," "Tripelkonzert", etc. to be names of types of compositions.
Do not consider such titles as "Double concerto," "Tripelkonzert", etc. to be names of types of compositions.
== 6.14.2.5.2.1, Choice of language ==
== 6.14.2.5.2.1, Choice of language ==
Record the accepted form of name in French if the name has an French cognate form or if the same name is used in French.
Record the accepted form of name in French if the name has an French cognate form or if the same name is used in French.
== 6.14.2.5.2.1, Alternative ==
== 6.14.2.5.2.1, Alternative ==
Do not apply the alternative.
Do not apply the alternative.
== 6.14.2.5.2.2, Singular or Plural Form ==
== 6.14.2.5.2.2, Singular or Plural Form ==
'''One Work of One Type'''
'''One Work of One Type'''
== 6.14.2.5.2.2, Alternative ==
== 6.14.2.5.2.2, Alternative ==
Do not apply the alternative.
Do not apply the alternative.
== 6.14.2.7.1.3, Part Identified Both by a Number and by a Title or Other Verbal Designation, Alternative ==
== 6.14.2.7.1.3, Part Identified Both by a Number and by a Title or Other Verbal Designation, Alternative ==
Do not apply the alternative.
Do not apply the alternative.
== 6.14.2.7.2, Two or More Parts, Alternative ==
== 6.14.2.7.2, Two or More Parts, Alternative ==
If two or more parts of a work constitute the only content of the manifestation being described, record the conventional collective title ''Extraits'' as the preferred title for the parts. If one or more parts is especially important, also record the part title(s) as analytical authorized access points.
If two or more parts of a work constitute the only content of the manifestation being described, record the conventional collective title ''Extraits'' as the preferred title for the parts. If one or more parts is especially important, also record the part title(s) as analytical authorized access points.
== 6.14.2.8.3, Complete Works of a Single Type of Composition for One Specific Medium or Various Media ==
== 6.14.2.8.3, Complete Works of a Single Type of Composition for One Specific Medium or Various Media ==
Use terms from the RVMGF (RVM’s Genre/Forme thesaurus) when possible. When recording the preferred title, omit any parenthetical qualifier from RVMGF.
Use terms from the RVMGF (RVM’s Genre/Forme thesaurus) when possible. When recording the preferred title, omit any parenthetical qualifier from RVMGF.
== 6.15.1.3, Recording Medium of Performance ==
== 6.15.1.3, Recording Medium of Performance ==
Use terms from the RVMMEM (Répertoire de vedettes-matière, Moyens d’exécution en musique) when possible. '''''Exception:''''' use "orchestre à cordes" for an orchestra consisting primarily of string instruments and no wind instruments (even when it may include continuo, keyboard instruments, plucked instruments, or percussion). Use "orchestre" for an orchestra that has both string and wind instruments.
Use terms from the RVMMEM (Répertoire de vedettes-matière, Moyens d’exécution en musique) when possible. '''''Exception:''''' use "orchestre à cordes" for an orchestra consisting primarily of string instruments and no wind instruments (even when it may include continuo, keyboard instruments, plucked instruments, or percussion). Use "orchestre" for an orchestra that has both string and wind instruments.
== 6.15.1.5, Optional Omission ==
== 6.15.1.5, Optional Omission ==
Do not omit doubling instruments and voices.
Do not omit doubling instruments and voices.
== 6.15.1.6.1, Optional Omission ==
== 6.15.1.6.1, Optional Omission ==
Do not omit the number of parts or performers for an instrument or voice, even if there is only one for that instrument or voice.
Do not omit the number of parts or performers for an instrument or voice, even if there is only one for that instrument or voice.
== 6.15.1.6.3, Optional Omission ==
== 6.15.1.6.3, Optional Omission ==
Do not omit the number of ensembles for a type of ensemble, even if there is only one ensemble of that type.
Do not omit the number of ensembles for a type of ensemble, even if there is only one ensemble of that type.
== 6.16.1.3.1, Serial Number ==
== 6.16.1.3.1, Serial Number ==
Record a serial number even if works with the same title do not have the same medium of performance, if such works are consecutively numbered in music reference sources.
Record a serial number even if works with the same title do not have the same medium of performance, if such works are consecutively numbered in music reference sources.
== 6.16.1.3.3, Thematic Index Number ==
== 6.16.1.3.3, Thematic Index Number ==
For thematic index abbreviations, consult the bibliography of ''Thematic Indexes Used in the Library of Congress/NACO Authority File'' available online at: [https://cmc.wp.musiclibraryassoc.org/thematic-indexes-used-in-library-of-congress-naco-authority-files/ https://cmc.wp.musiclibraryassoc.org/thematic-indexes-used-in-library-of-congress-naco-authority-files/].
For thematic index abbreviations, consult the bibliography of ''Thematic Indexes Used in the Library of Congress/NACO Authority File'' available online at: [https://cmc.wp.musiclibraryassoc.org/thematic-indexes-used-in-library-of-congress-naco-authority-files/ https://cmc.wp.musiclibraryassoc.org/thematic-indexes-used-in-library-of-congress-naco-authority-files/].
== 6.17.1.3, Recording Key ==
== 6.17.1.3, Recording Key ==
Follow the same criteria for recording the mode (“major” or “minor”) as for recording the pitch center, that is, if pitch center is given or apparent, but mode is not, record only the pitch center. Follow the RDA examples, and record the words “dièse” and “bémol” rather than the symbols ♯ and ♭ .
Follow the same criteria for recording the mode (“major” or “minor”) as for recording the pitch center, that is, if pitch center is given or apparent, but mode is not, record only the pitch center. Follow the RDA examples, and record the words “dièse” and “bémol” rather than the symbols ♯ and ♭ .
== 6.18.1.4, Arrangements, Transcriptions, Etc. ==
== 6.18.1.4, Arrangements, Transcriptions, Etc. ==
'''Revisions by the Original Composer'''
'''Revisions by the Original Composer'''
== 6.27.1.9, Additions to access points representing works ==
== 6.27.1.9, Additions to access points representing works ==
'''Librettos'''
'''Librettos'''
== 6.28.1, General Guidelines on Constructing Authorized Access Points Representing Musical Works ==
== 6.28.1, General Guidelines on Constructing Authorized Access Points Representing Musical Works ==
'''Additions to Authorized Access Points'''
'''Additions to Authorized Access Points'''
== 6.28.1.2, Musical Works With Lyrics, Libretto, Text, etc. ==
== 6.28.1.2, Musical Works With Lyrics, Libretto, Text, etc. ==
If a composer also created the libretto for a dramatic musical work and the libretto is manifested separately as a literary work, distinguish the literary work from the musical work with ''(Livret)'', but do not make an addition to the access point for the musical work (see Policy Statement [[PFAN_-_PFAN_Policy_Statements#6.27.1.9.2C_Additions_to_access_points_representing_works|6.27.1.9]]).
If a composer also created the libretto for a dramatic musical work and the libretto is manifested separately as a literary work, distinguish the literary work from the musical work with ''(Livret)'', but do not make an addition to the access point for the musical work (see Policy Statement [[PFAN_-_PFAN_Policy_Statements#6.27.1.9.2C_Additions_to_access_points_representing_works|6.27.1.9]]).
== 6.28.1.9, Additional Elements in Authorized Access Points Representing Musical Works ==
== 6.28.1.9, Additional Elements in Authorized Access Points Representing Musical Works ==
'''General'''
'''General'''
== 6.28.3, Authorized Access Point Representing an Expression of Musical Work ==
== 6.28.3, Authorized Access Point Representing an Expression of Musical Work ==
In order to maintain current file integrity, when constructing an authorized access point for an expression of a musical work, if more than one characteristic of an an expression listed below is to be recorded, use the following priority order, omitting the ones that are not applicable:
In order to maintain current file integrity, when constructing an authorized access point for an expression of a musical work, if more than one characteristic of an an expression listed below is to be recorded, use the following priority order, omitting the ones that are not applicable:
== 6.28.4, Variant Access Point Representing a Musical Work or Expression ==
== 6.28.4, Variant Access Point Representing a Musical Work or Expression ==
'''Misattributed Musical Works and Expressions'''
'''Misattributed Musical Works and Expressions'''
==9.2.2.5.3, Alternative ==
==9.2.2.5.3, Alternative ==
'''All Other Languages Written in Non-Latin Scripts:''' Apply the alternative when the first element of the preferred name begins with either a given name or a surname. If a person is likely to appear in general English-language reference sources, search the ''[https://www.larousse.fr/ Encyclopédie Larousse]'', the ''Petit Robert'' and the ''[http://www.universalis-edu.com/ Encyclopædia Universalis]'' in this order of priority</span>. If the name is found in all three sources in a single form, use that form. If the form varies in these three sources, use the form found in the ''[https://www.larousse.fr/ Encyclopédie Larousse]''. If the name is not found in all three of these sources, use the systematically romanized form of the name.
If the name is found in the ''[https://www.larousse.fr/ Encyclopédie Larousse]'', use the name found there, if the encyclopedia only presents one form of name, or use the first form given, if two forms of name are given <span style="color:red> in the same article. If the [https://www.larousse.fr/ Encyclopédie Larousse] offers different forms found in different articles, prefer a form from the general encyclopedia to one from a specialized work.</span> If the name is not found in the Encyclopédie Larousse, search the ''Petit Robert'', and if the name appears, use the form found there. If the name is not found there, search the ''[http://www.universalis-edu.com/ Encyclopædia Universalis]'' and use the form found there. (Catalogers are encouraged to consult all three sources regardless of the search results to identify variants that may be cross-referenced).</span> If the name is not found in any of these sources, use the systematically romanized form of the name (i.e., a romanized form from a [https://wiki.gccollab.ca/PFAN_-_Other_Documentation#Romanization/ romanization table] approved by PFAN).
If the name is found in the ''[https://www.larousse.fr/ Encyclopédie Larousse]'', use the name found there, if the encyclopedia only presents one form of name, or use the first form given, if two forms of name are given in the same article. If the [https://www.larousse.fr/ Encyclopédie Larousse] offers different forms found in different articles, prefer a form from the general encyclopedia to one from a specialized work. If the name is not found in the Encyclopédie Larousse, search the ''Petit Robert'', and if the name appears, use the form found there. If the name is not found there, search the ''[http://www.universalis-edu.com/ Encyclopædia Universalis]'' and use the form found there. (Catalogers are encouraged to consult all three sources regardless of the search results to identify variants that may be cross-referenced).</span> If the name is not found in any of these sources, use the systematically romanized form of the name (i.e., a romanized form from a [https://wiki.gccollab.ca/PFAN_-_Other_Documentation#Romanization/ romanization table] approved by PFAN).
''Exception:'' For famous persons entered under given name but not found in all three of the general French-language encyclopedias because of specialized fame, consult major specialized encyclopedias (e.g., Le nouveau Théo de Michel Dubost et Stanislas Lalanne, le Dictionnaire de l'Antiquité de Jean Leclant to determine if there is a well-established French-language form of the name. ("Found in" the reference source means that there is an article under the person's name.)
''Exception:'' For famous persons entered under given name but not found in all three of the general French-language encyclopedias because of specialized fame, consult major specialized encyclopedias (e.g., Le nouveau Théo de Michel Dubost et Stanislas Lalanne, le Dictionnaire de l'Antiquité de Jean Leclant to determine if there is a well-established French-language form of the name. ("Found in" the reference source means that there is an article under the person's name.)
For persons who are not included in the three French general encyclopedia named above because their fame is too recent (for instance new authors, dancers, or people recently becoming famous as cultural or political figures), follow this order of preference:
For persons who are not included in the three French general encyclopedia named above because their fame is too recent (for instance new authors, dancers, or people recently becoming famous as cultural or political figures), follow this order of preference:
# If the name is found in a romanized source in a free, well-known and easy to consult online source, use this form, especially if a person who writes (or about whom others write) chiefly in another script provides a romanized form in such a source (e.g., [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook], [http://www.linkedin.com/ Linkedin]) or, failing such a source, a general source (e.g., [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Accueil_principal Wikipédia]).
# If the name is found in a romanized source in a free, well-known and easy to consult online source, use this form, especially if a person who writes (or about whom others write) chiefly in another script provides a romanized form in such a source (e.g., [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook], [http://www.linkedin.com/ Linkedin]) or, failing such a source, a general source (e.g., [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Accueil_principal Wikipédia <span style="color:red>in French</span>]).
# Consult major newspapers such as ''[https://www.lemonde.fr/ Le monde]'' or [https://www.lapresse.ca/ La presse] in order to determine if there already exists a well-established French form of the name.
# Consult major newspapers such as ''[https://www.lemonde.fr/ Le monde]'' or [https://www.lapresse.ca/ La presse] in order to determine if there already exists a well-established French form of the name.
# Otherwise, use a systematically romanized form of the name.
# Otherwise, use a systematically romanized form of the name.
# If the name is found prominently in a romanized form in the resource being cataloged in a language using the Hebrew alphabet, use this form.
# If the name is found prominently in a romanized form in the resource being cataloged in a language using the Hebrew alphabet, use this form.
# If the name is found as the heading for an article about the person in Dictionnaire encyclopédique du judaïsme <!--The Encyclopaedia Judaica or The Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World-->, use this form. <!--If the form varies in these two sources, use the form found in The Encyclopaedia Judaica.-->
# If the name is found as the heading for an article about the person in Dictionnaire encyclopédique du judaïsme <!--The Encyclopaedia Judaica or The Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World-->, use this form. <!--If the form varies in these two sources, use the form found in The Encyclopaedia Judaica.-->
# If the name is found in a romanized form in a widely-known and easily-consulted free online source, use this form, especially where a person who writes or is written about primarily in the Hebrew script provides a preferred romanized form of the name in that source (e.g., [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook], [http://www.linkedin.com/ Linkedin]) or, failing such a source, a general source (e.g., [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Accueil_principal Wikipédia]).
# If the name is found in a romanized form in a widely-known and easily-consulted free online source, use this form, especially where a person who writes or is written about primarily in the Hebrew script provides a preferred romanized form of the name in that source (e.g., [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook], [http://www.linkedin.com/ Linkedin]) or, failing such a source, a general source (e.g., [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Accueil_principal Wikipédia <span style="color:red>in French</span>]).
# Otherwise, use the systematically romanized form of the name.
# Otherwise, use the systematically romanized form of the name.
# However,
# However,
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== 9.4.1.4.3, Children and Grandchildren of Royal Persons ==
== 9.4.1.4.3, Children and Grandchildren of Royal Persons ==
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Record the title "prince" or "princesse" or a similar title in French if an appropriate equivalent exists in that language. Record any other title associated with the name in French if an appropriate equivalent exists in that language.
Record the title "prince" or "princesse" or a similar title in French if an appropriate equivalent exists in that language. Record any other title associated with the name in French if an appropriate equivalent exists in that language.
For names other than municipalities in Quebec, base the form found in the [http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/accueil.aspx Banque de noms de lieux du Québec]
For names other than municipalities in Quebec, base the form found in the [http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/accueil.aspx Banque de noms de lieux du Québec]
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For counties in the United States, use the form found in the French version of Wikipedia.<br>
For the following countries, base the form found in the sources listed below (in the order of preference indicated) if French sources are consulted in vain or are not available and English sources must be consulted:
For the following countries, base the form found in the sources listed below (in the order of preference indicated) if French sources are consulted in vain or are not available and English sources must be consulted:
| United States || 1. LC/NAF <br> 2. [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]
| United States || 1. LC/NAF <br> 2. [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]
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| Great Britain || 1. LC/NAF <br> 2. The Ordnance Survey gazetteer of Great Britain ou [http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html GEOnet Names Server (GNS)]
| Great Britain || 1. LC/NAF <br> 2. The Ordnance Survey gazetteer of Great Britain ou [https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GeographicNamesSearch/ <span style="color:red>Geographic Names Server (GNS)</span>]
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| New Zealand || 1. LC/NAF <br> 2. [http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/nz-gazetteer-official-names New Zealand Gazetteer of Place Names]
| New Zealand || 1. LC/NAF <br> 2. [http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/nz-gazetteer-official-names New Zealand Gazetteer of Place Names]
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