11.2 Classical profile variant

Notwithstanding rules expressed elsewhere in this part of the ERN standard, a release in the classical profile variant shall contain at least one Primary Resource of type SoundRecording or Video with the ApplyClassicalProfileVariant flag set to true. This flag may be set to true not only for western classical music but also for other music where the structure of the title of the recording is comparatively complex and would benefit from communication as detailed in the rules below. For these resources the following rules apply:

1. The record company or distributor creating the NewReleaseMessage should ensure that its DSP partners are able to ingest such data.

2. An opus number for the musical work contained in the sound recording shall be provided in the OpusNumber field within the WorkId composite in the SoundRecording or Video composite, if available (e.g. Op. 8). This field may also be used for musical works without opus numbers (this is usually done using an abbreviation of the German “Werk ohne Opusnummer”, e.g. WoO 59).

3. A composer catalogue number for the musical work contained in the sound recording or video shall be provided in the ComposerCatalogNumber within the WorkId composite in the SoundRecording or Video composite, if available.

4. A DisplayTitle and DisplayTitleText shall be provided in accordance with Clause 7.2 of this part of the ERN standard. There are no specific rules about how these tags should be formed, only what they should contain.

   1. For hierarchical classical works the record company or distributor should consider using a string comprising:

      1. The name of the composer;

      2. A colon;

      3. The name of the parent work;

      4. A colon; and

      5. The name of the movement including a sequence number.

      For example, "Vivaldi: Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, Spring: 1. Allegro". However, informal names, for example "Allegro from the Vivaldi’s Spring" are also permissible.

   2. For non-hierarchical classical works the record company or distributor should consider using a string comprising:

      1. The name of the composer;

      2. A colon; and

      3. The name of the work.

      For example, "Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor for solo piano, WoO 59". However, informal names, for example "Beethoven: Für Elise" are also permissible.

5. A FormalTitle shall be provided.

   1. For hierarchical classical works this would be the title of the movement, for example, "1. Allegro".

   2. For non-hierarchical classical works this would usually just be the name of the work. For example, "Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor for solo piano, WoO 59".

6. A GroupingTitle shall be provided for all hierarchical classical works containing the title of the parent classical work, for example "Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, Spring".

7. The DisplayArtistName must be provided.
   It usually contains a combination of conductor(s), orchestra(s), choir(s) and soloist(s). The DisplayArtistName usually does not include the composer(s).

8. All groups and individuals listed in the DisplayArtistName tag shall also be provided as DisplayArtists.

9. All composers shall also be communicated in the DisplayArtist composite with a DisplayArtistRole of DisplayComposer. The flag IsDisplayedInTitle may be set to true to indicate that the composer name should be displayed as part of the title.

10. The PartyName tag in the Party composite should ideally contain a KeyName (e.g. Beethoven) and a FullName (e.g. Ludwig van Beethoven).

11. All parties listed as DisplayArtists shall also be listed as Contributors.

12. When displaying information about classical works to consumers the DSP should use the DisplayTitle or DisplayTitleText.
    This may, however, not always be possible especially when catering for devices with limited space to display long titles. In that case, the DSP should, subject to any contractual obligations, combine the information from the various title tags with the composer data from the DisplayArtist composite. In that case the DSP should concatenate them and separate them suitably, for example by adding colons between the DisplayArtist's name and the GroupingTitle as well as between the GroupingTitle and the FormalTitle.