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Editions should include:
Editions should include:
*The full title (including opus or other catalogue number if applicable), subtitle and composer's dedication at the top of the first page of music in the order: dedication, title, subtitle (from top to bottom)
*The '''full title''' (including opus or other catalogue number if applicable), '''subtitle''' and composer's '''dedication''' at the top of the first page of music in the order: dedication, title, subtitle (from top to bottom)
*The full name of the composer, with his/her years of birth and death in parentheses, aligned right, below the subtitle.
*The '''full name of the composer''', with his/her years of birth and death in parentheses, aligned right, below the subtitle.
*The name of the editor of the work preceded by the phrase "Edited by", below the name of the composer, aligned right.
*The '''name of the editor''' of the work preceded by the phrase "Edited by", below the name of the composer, aligned right.
*The full name of the lyricist or source of lyrics, with his/her years of birth and death in parentheses, aligned left, below the subtitle.
*The '''full name of the lyricist or source of lyrics''', with his/her years of birth and death in parentheses, aligned left, below the subtitle.
*The name of the translator or editor of the text preceded by the phrase "Edited by" or "Translated by", below the name of the lyricist, aligned left.
*The '''name of the translator or editor''' of the text preceded by the phrase "Edited by" or "Translated by", below the name of the lyricist, aligned left.
 
*Source
*Edition notes
*Text and translation(s)
*Performance notes
*Copyright notice
*Title page if work is long
 


Advice for music typesetters on the [http://icking-music-archive.org/lists/sottisier/sottisier.html Werner Icking Music Archive].
Advice for music typesetters on the [http://icking-music-archive.org/lists/sottisier/sottisier.html Werner Icking Music Archive].

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Here are some guidelines for creating an edition of a choral or vocal work for submission to CPDL.

Editions should include:

  • The full title (including opus or other catalogue number if applicable), subtitle and composer's dedication at the top of the first page of music in the order: dedication, title, subtitle (from top to bottom)
  • The full name of the composer, with his/her years of birth and death in parentheses, aligned right, below the subtitle.
  • The name of the editor of the work preceded by the phrase "Edited by", below the name of the composer, aligned right.
  • The full name of the lyricist or source of lyrics, with his/her years of birth and death in parentheses, aligned left, below the subtitle.
  • The name of the translator or editor of the text preceded by the phrase "Edited by" or "Translated by", below the name of the lyricist, aligned left.
  • Source
  • Edition notes
  • Text and translation(s)
  • Performance notes
  • Copyright notice
  • Title page if work is long


Advice for music typesetters on the Werner Icking Music Archive.