General notes
General rules of style are still applied in Classical Music releases. Nevertheless, there are some extra considerations that must be noted for this kind of releases:
- Distribution for iTunes is not allowed in general. However, we allow the distribution of content for this channel for users and artists whose compositions are of their own. Contact our Support team for further information regarding this question. The rest of the channels are available for regular distribution.
- Accuracy in the metadata. Metadata must be expressed with extreme precision, accuracy and consistency all along the release, especially regarding standard repertoires of Classical Music. The use of formulas, abbreviations, numbers and specific expressions must be expressed strictly and consistently following the official titles of the pieces. We recommend using IMSLP for this purpose.
- IMSLP. As a general rule, we use IMSLP as a source for metadata of Classical Music. The information provided here about the name of the composers and the titles of the compositions is the one that will be used as a standard.
- If the content is not featured in this catalogue, please, check previous versions of this work in the channels and try to adapt the titles following our rules.
- If the content cannot be found anywhere and you have doubts about the expression of the titles, please, contact our Support Team.
- Language. The use of the language at the album level must be the one of the titles. Although there can be variations of the language depending on each case, English is normally used as the standard language for the official titles of the Classical compositions. We recommend as long as it is possible to prioritize the use of this language among the others. Language at the track level must be the one of the audio. We remind you that instrumental tracks must be marked as “no linguistic content” at each track level.
Capitalization of titles which include many languages. The capitalization of each part of the title must respect the capitalization rules included in this Style Guide regarding languages. If - for instance - a title includes a part of it in English and another part in Italian - such as tempi, dynamics etc. -, each part must be written with its corresponding language rules. For further information, please, check the block “Language, capitalization and writing rules”.
