Template:Infobox musical composition

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Usage

Parameters

The template is very general and therefore offers a great choice of parameters. For a given composition, use only those of relevance, look first if the subset covers them. Parameters can be entered in several ways, to make the template consistent with other usages, for example parameters can be entered capital or lowercase. For multiple occurrences of a parameter, use {{flatlist}} or {{plainlist}}.

Subset version

{{{name}}}
by {{{composer}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]] {{{caption}}}
English	{{{translation}}}
Native name	[{{{native_name}}}] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: {{{native_name_lang}}} (help)
Key	{{{key}}}
Catalogue	{{{catalogue}}}
Opus	{{{opus}}}
Genre	{{{genre}}}
Form	{{{form}}}
Commissioned by	{{{client}}}
Text	{{{text}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
Melody	{{{melody}}}
Composed	{{{composed}}}
Performed	{{{performed}}}
Published	{{{published}}}
Movements	{{{movements}}}
Scoring	{{{scoring}}}
{{{misc}}}

{{Infobox musical composition
| name                = 
| composer            = 
| image               = 
| alt                 = 
| caption             = 
| translation         = 
| native_name         = 
| native_name_lang    = 
| key                 = 
| catalogue           = 
| opus                = 
| genre               = 
| form                = 
| text                = 
| language            = 
| melody              = 
| client              = 
| composed            = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|end_date={{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} -->
| performed           = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} -->
| published           = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} -->
| movements           = 
| scoring             = 
| misc                = 
}}

Subset parameters

• |name= title of the composition, using the common name
• |image= a suitable free image
• |alt= an alternative description of the image for readers who don't see it
• |caption= description of the image
• |translation= title in English, if the common name is in different language
• |native_name= native title, if the common name is English
• |native_name_lang= language of the native title/common title not in English
• |type= the type of composition, e.g. cantata
• |composer= composer of the piece
• |genre= genre of the piece, such as choral music
• |form= form, such as "string quartet"
• |key= key, such as "C minor", "C-sharp major"
• |catalogue= catalogue number, listing the catalogue with a link, such as K.
• |opus= opus number
• |year= year of composition if different from a date below
• |text= text source for works with text such as songs and cantatas
• |language= language of the text
• |melody= open to name a melody or its writer, useful for hymns, songs and variations
• |client= person or organisation who commissioned the work
• |composed= time and location of composition if known and different from |performed=. See Notes for location details.
• |performed= date and location of notable performances, typically the premiere. See Notes for location details. See Notes for location details.
• |published= date(s) and location(s) of publishing. See Notes for location details.
• |movements= number of movements
• |scoring= scoring
• |misc= room to enter additional information

Hymn version

{{{name}}}
{{{type}}} by {{{composer}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]] {{{caption}}}
English	{{{translation}}}
Native name	[{{{native_name}}}] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: {{{native_name_lang}}} (help)
Genre	{{{genre}}}
Occasion	{{{occasion}}}
Written	{{{written}}}
Text	{{{text}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
Based on	{{{based_on}}}
Meter	{{{meter}}}
Melody	{{{melody}}}
Composed	{{{composed}}}
Published	{{{published}}}
{{{misc}}}

{{Infobox musical composition
| name                = <!-- name(s) of hymn in quotation marks -->
| type                = <!-- the possibility to say what kind of hymn, such as "Spanish hymn", with the possibility to link to a list -->
| image               = <!-- without leading "File:" -->
| alt                 = 
| caption             = 
| translation         = <!-- to English, if hymn name is a different language -->
| native_name         = <!-- if hymn name is the translation -->
| native_name_lang    = <!-- two-letter code -->
| composer            = 
| genre               = [[Hymn]]
| occasion            = 
| text                = by <!-- text author(s) --> 
| language            = 
| written             = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|end_date={{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} -->
| based_on            = <!-- for example biblical quotation, example {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Corinthians|chapter=13|verse=1|range=–13}} --> 
| meter               = <!-- of the poetry -->
| melody              = <!-- name (in quotation marks) or source of traditional melody, or of hymn whose melody is used, or by composer(s) -->
| composed            = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|end_date={{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} -->
| published           = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} -->
| misc                = room for remarks
}}

Full syntax infobox

{{{name}}}
{{{subtitle}}}
{{{type}}} by {{{composer}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]] {{{caption}}}
English	{{{translation}}}
Native name	[{{{native_name}}}] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: {{{native_name_lang}}} (help)
Full title	{{{full_title}}}
English	{{{full_title_English}}}
Other name	{{{other_name}}}
Key	{{{key}}}
Catalogue	{{{catalogue}}}
Opus	{{{opus}}}
ISWC	{{{ISWC}}}
Year	{{{year}}}
Period	{{{period}}}
Genre	{{{genre}}}
Style	{{{style}}}
Form	{{{form}}}
Related	{{{related}}}
Occasion	{{{occasion}}}
Written	{{{written}}}
Commissioned by	{{{client}}}
Text	{{{text}}}
Libretto	{{{libretto}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
Based on	{{{based_on}}}
Meter	{{{meter}}}
Time	{{{time}}}
Composed	{{{composed}}}
Dedication	{{{dedication}}}
Performed	{{{performed}}}
Published	{{{published}}}
Publisher	{{{publisher}}}
Recorded	{{{first_recording}}}
Duration	{{{duration}}}
Movements	{{{movements}}}
Scoring	{{{scoring}}}
Solo	{{{solo}}}
Vocal	{{{vocal}}}
Instrumental	{{{instrumental}}}
Comment	{{{comment}}}
Premiere
Date	{{{premiere_date}}}
Location	{{{premiere_location}}}
Conductor	{{{premiere_conductor}}}
Performers	{{{premiere_performers}}}
{{{misc}}}

{{Infobox musical composition
| name                = <!-- use |list_title= if list -->
| subtitle            = 
| type                = 
| composer            = 
| image               = <!-- free image only -->
| image_size          = 
| alt                 = 
| border              = <!-- Set to yes for a border -->
| caption             = 
| translation         = 
| native_name         = 
| native_name_lang    = 
| full_title          = 
| full_title_English  = 
| other_name          = 
| key                 = 
| catalogue           = 
| opus                = 
| ISWC                = 
| year                = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} (1583 & after only) -->
| period              = 
| genre               = 
| style               = 
| form                = 
| related             = 
| occasion            = 
| client              = 
| written             = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|end_date={{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} -->
| text                = 
| libretto            = 
| language            = 
| based_on            = 
| meter               = 
| time                = <!-- time signature if unusual or worth mentioning -->
| composed            = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|end_date={{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} -->
| dedication          = 
| performed           = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} -->
| published           = <!-- {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}|location=}} --><!--supposedly hAudio microformat-->
| publisher           = 
| first_recording     = 
| duration            = <!-- {{Duration|m=3|s=45}}, optional h parameter for hours --><!-- supposedly hAudio microformat -->
| movements           = 
| scoring             = 
| solo                = 
| vocal               = 
| instrumental        = 
| comment             = 
| premiere_date       = 
| premiere_location   = 
| premiere_conductor  = 
| premiere_performers = 
| misc                = 
| Audio sample?       = <!-- Set to yes if an audio sample is needed, places page in [[Category:Song articles missing an audio sample]] -->
}}

Additional parameters

• |list_title= - use in place of 'name' if infobox is used in list article
• |subtitle= subtitle, appears right below the title
• |type= appears with the composer above an image: an (optional) help to characterize the composition if the name alone does not do it, especially if it is a foreign name, type for example Mass, String trio, Tone poem, Song cycle
• |full_title= if the common name is not the full title
• |other_name= other name(s) the work may be known by, such as Moonlight Sonata
• |ISWC= International Standard Musical Work Code, such as "T-000.000.001-0"
• |period= period of the composition such as "contemporary music"
• |style= style of the composition, such as "Free atonality"
• |related= related works, such a different version, a use in a later composition
• |occasion= occasion for which the piece was commissioned or composed
• |client= person or organisation who commissioned the work
• |written= more general if "composed" can't be said or is not known
• |libretto= text if it would be described as a libretto, for example for an oratorio
• |based_on= for example the theme for variations, or a paraphrase
• |meter= poetic meter
• |time= time signature if unusual or worth mentioning
• |publisher= company (or companies) which published the piece
• |first_recording= date and location of the first recording. See Notes for location details.
• |dedication= name(s) of dedicatee(s)
• |duration= duration of a typical performance, such as "12 minutes"
• |solo= soloist(s)
• |vocal= vocal performers
• |instrumental= instrumental performers
• |comment= comment for facts not covered otherwise
• |premiere_date= date the piece was first played for the public. See Notes for location details.
• |premiere_location= premiere location, such as hall, city, country. See Notes for location details.
• |premiere_conductor= conductor who led the premiere
• |premiere_performers= participants in the premiere
• |Audio sample?= if 'yes', indicates an audio sample is needed and places page in Category:Song articles missing an audio sample

Image use

|image= may be useful for an image related to the composition, of an autograph manuscript, original printed edition or similar item, the composer, a dedicatee, a place of first performance, you name it. Please use it only if a free (public domain) illustration is available. Since musical compositions are not normally perceived primarily through their written form by the wider public, the visual presence of the written page does not have the same identifying function as it has for books, audio media or similar releases. Therefore, there will not normally be a good justification for including a non-free title page illustration under WP:NFC, as is typically done with such items.

For the same reason, including a non-free image of the cover of an audio recording of the composition in question will also typically be excluded, because in the classical music tradition, no individual audio recording normally has any privileged status in representing the original composition. This may be different, however, for "official" premiere recordings of contemporary works.

Examples

Example 1 - Symphony

Symphony No. 5
by Anton Bruckner
A portrait of Anton Bruckner
Key	B-flat major
Catalogue	WAB 105
Composed	1875 (1875)–1876 1877 (1877)–1881
Dedication	Karl von Stremayr
Published	1896 (1896) (ed. Schalk) 1935 (1935) (ed. Robert Haas) 1951 (1951) (ed. Leopold Nowak)
Recorded	1937 (1937)
Movements	4
Premiere
Date	8 April 1894 (1894-04-08)
Location	Graz
Conductor	Franz Schalk

{{Infobox musical composition
| name              = Symphony No. 5
| image             = Anton Bruckner.jpg
| caption           = A portrait of Anton Bruckner
| key               = B-flat major
| dedication        = [[Karl von Stremayr]]
| composer          = [[Anton Bruckner]]
| catalogue         = [[Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckner|WAB]] 105
| movements         = 4
| composed          = {{plainlist|
* {{Start date|1875}}–1876
* {{Start date|1877}}–1881
}}
| premiere_date     = {{Start date|1894|04|08|df=y}}<ref>Paul Hawkshaw and Timothy L. Jackson. "Bruckner, Anton." In Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/40030 (accessed 4 June 2011).</ref>
| premiere_location = [[Graz]]
| premiere_conductor= [[Franz Schalk]]
| published         = {{plainlist|
* {{Start date|1896}} (ed. Schalk)
* {{Start date|1935}} (ed. Robert Haas)
* {{nowrap|{{Start date|1951}} (ed. Leopold Nowak)}}
}}
| first_recording   = {{Start date|1937}} [[Karl Böhm]], [[Dresden Staatskapelle]]
}}

Example 2 - Hymn

Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
Hymn by Martin Luther
1567 publication
English	From Heaven Above to Earth I Come
Genre	Hymn Christmas carol
Written	1534 (1534)
Text	by Martin Luther
Language	German
Meter	8.8.8.8
Melody	of a secular song (1535) probably by Martin Luther (1539)
Published	1535 (1535)

{{Infobox musical composition
| name                = Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
| image               = VomHimmel00007012.jpg
| caption             = 1567 publication
| translation         = From Heaven Above to Earth I Come
| native_name_lang    = [[German language|German]]
| composer            = 
| genre               = {{plainlist|
* [[Hymn]]
* [[Christmas carol]]
}}
| text                = by [[Martin Luther]]
| written             = {{start date|1534}}
| meter               = 8.8.8.8
| language            = German
| melody              = {{plainlist|
* of a secular song (1535)
* probably by Martin Luther (1539)
}}
| published           = {{start date|1535}}
}}

Example 3 - Songs

Wesendonck Lieder
Song cycle by Richard Wagner
Portrait of Mathilde Wesendonck (1850) by Karl Ferdinand Sohn
English	Wesendonck Songs
Catalogue	WWV 91
Text	Poems by Mathilde Wesendonck
Language	German
Composed	1857 (1857)–1858
Scoring	voice and piano

{{Infobox musical composition
| name                = {{nowrap|{{lang|de|Wesendonck Lieder}}}}
| type                = [[Song cycle]]
| composer            = [[Richard Wagner]]
| image               = File:Mathilde Wesendonck by Karl Ferdinand Sohn, 1850.jpg
| alt                 = 
| caption             = Portrait of Mathilde Wesendonck (1850) by [[Karl Ferdinand Sohn]]
| Title_English       = Wesendonck Songs
| catalogue           = [[Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis|WWV]] 91
| text                = Poems by [[Mathilde Wesendonck]]
| language            = [[German language|German]]
| composed            = {{start date|1857}}–1858
| scoring             = voice and piano
}}

Example 4 - original example of the template

Sub Arturo plebs
by Johannes Alanus
Year	Late 14th Century
Period	Mediaeval
Style	Ars Nova
Form	Motet

Note that the old parameters ("cover") should not be used when new infoboxes are created.

{{Infobox musical composition
| name     = Sub Arturo plebs
| image    = Nocover.svg
| alt      = Cover
| form     = [[Motet]]
| composer = [[Johannes Alanus]]
| year     = Late 14th Century
| period   = [[Medieval_music|Mediaeval]]
| style    = [[Ars Nova]]
}}

Notes

Microformats

hCalendar

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCalendar microformat that makes event details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

• attendee
• contact
• description
• dtend
• dtstart
• location
• organiser
• summary
• url
• vevent

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

hAudio

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hAudio microformat that makes an audio recording's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

Date-of-publication ("published") information will only be included in the microformat if {{start date}} (or, where appropriate, {{start date and age}}) is used in a parent infobox/template. Do not, however, use {{start date}} or {{start date and age}} if a date before 1583 CE is involved.

Use {{duration}} to specify the duration/length of a recording. For instance, if the recording's duration is 3 minutes 45 seconds, use {{duration|m=3|s=45}} (which appears as: 3:45). If needed, |h= may be included to specify a number of hours.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

• haudio
• fn
• album
• description
• category
• contributor
• duration
• h
• item
• min
• photo
• position
• price
• published
• s

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

See also

• {{Infobox album}}
• {{Infobox Bach composition}}
• {{Infobox folk song}}
• {{Infobox opera}}

Template Data

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TemplateData for Infobox musical composition

The template is very general and therefore offers a great choice of parameters. For a given composition, use only those of relevance, look first if the subset covers them.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
is_list	is_list	no description	Unknown	optional
List title	list_title	use in place of 'name' if infobox is used in list article	Unknown	optional
Title	name Name title Title	title of the composition, using the common name; or name(s) of hymn in quotation marks	Unknown	suggested
Subtitle	subtitle Subtitle	subtitle, appears right below the title	Unknown	optional
Type	type Type	appears with the composer above an image: an (optional) help to characterize the composition if the name alone does not do it, especially if it is a foreign name, type for example Mass, String trio, Tone poem, Song cycle	Unknown	optional
Composer	composer Composer	composer of the piece	Unknown	optional
Image	image Image	a suitable free image; without leading "File:"	Unknown	optional
Image size	image_size Image_size	Per [[WP:PICSIZE]], should normally be left blank, in order to respect the users' preferences, which may be important for accessibility.	Unknown	deprecated
Image upright	image_upright	See Module:InfoboxImage#Parameters and look for "upright"	Unknown	optional
Border	border Border	Border for image Auto value yes	Unknown	optional
Alt	alt Alt	an alternative description of the image for readers who don't see it	Unknown	optional
Caption	image_caption caption image caption Caption	description of the image	Unknown	optional
English name	Title_English translation	title in English, if the common name is in different language	Unknown	optional
Native name	native_name Native_name	native title, if the common name is English	Unknown	optional
Native name language	native_name_lang Native_name_lang	language of the native title/common title not in English	Unknown	optional
Full title	full_title Full_title	if the common name is not the full title	Unknown	optional
Full title (English)	full_title_English Full_title_English	if common name is not in English Auto value	Unknown	optional
Other name	other_name Other_name	other name(s) the work may be known by, such as Moonlight Sonata	Unknown	optional
Key	key Key	key, such as "C minor", "C-sharp major"	Unknown	optional
Catalogue	catalogue Catalogue	catalogue number, listing the catalogue with a link, such as K.	Unknown	optional
Opus	opus	opus number, usually abbreviated Example [[Opus number|Op.]] 9	Unknown	optional
ISWC	ISWC	International Standard Musical Work Code, such as "T-000.000.001-0"	Unknown	optional
Year	year Year	year of composition if different from a date below	Unknown	optional
Period	period Period	period of the composition such as "contemporary music"	Unknown	optional
Genre	genre Genre	genre of the piece, such as choral music; or "Hymn" if it's a hymn	Unknown	optional
Style	style Style	style of the composition, such as "Free atonality"	Unknown	optional
Form	form Form	form, such as "string quartet"	Unknown	optional
Related	related	related works, such a different version, a use in a later composition	Unknown	optional
Occasion	occasion Occasion	occasion for which the piece was commissioned or composed	Unknown	optional
Client	client Client	person or organisation who commissioned the work	Unknown	optional
Written	written Written	more general if "composed" can't be said or is not known	Unknown	optional
Text	text Text	text source for works with text such as songs and cantatas	Unknown	optional
Libretto	libretto Libretto	text if it would be described as a libretto, for example for an oratorio	Unknown	optional
Language	language Language	language of the text	Unknown	optional
Based on	based_on	for example the theme for variations, or a paraphrase	Unknown	optional
Meter	meter	poetic meter	Unknown	optional
Melody	melody	open to name a melody or its writer, useful for hymns, songs and variations	Unknown	optional
Time	time Time	time signature if unusual or worth mentioning	Unknown	optional
Composed	composed Composed	time and location of composition if known and different from "Performed"	Unknown	optional
Dedication	dedication Dedication	name(s) of dedicatee(s)	Unknown	optional
Performed	performed Performed	date and location of notable performances, typically the premiere	Unknown	optional
Published	published Published	date(s) and location(s) of publishing	Unknown	optional
Publisher	publisher Publisher	company (or companies) which published the piece	Unknown	optional
First recording	first_recording First_recording	date and location of the first recording	Unknown	optional
Duration	duration Duration	duration of a typical performance, such as "12 minutes"	Unknown	optional
Movements	movements Movements	number of movements	Unknown	optional
Scoring	scoring Scoring	scoring	Unknown	optional
Solo	solo Solo	soloist(s)	Unknown	optional
Vocal	vocal Vocal	vocal performers	Unknown	optional
Instrumental	instrumental Instrumental	instrumental performers	Unknown	optional
Comment	comment Comment	comment for facts not covered otherwise	Unknown	optional
Premiere date	premiere_date Premiere_date Premiere date premiere date	date the piece was first played for the public	Unknown	optional
Premiere conductor	premiere_conductor Premiere conductor premiere conductor Premiere_conductor	conductor who led the premiere	Unknown	optional
Premiere location	premiere_location Premiere_location premiere location Premiere location	premiere location, such as hall, city, country	Unknown	optional
Premiere performers	premiere_performers Premiere_performers premiere performers Premiere performers	participants in the premiere	Unknown	optional
Misc	misc Misc	room to enter additional information	Unknown	optional
Audio sample?	Audio sample?	If an audio sample is required, places page in places page in [[:Category:Song articles missing an audio sample]] Auto value yes	Boolean	optional

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