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National Library of New Zealand Policy Statements for: medium of performance of musical content

Prerecording

Prerecording

Aggregate manifestations: for values relating to more than one aggregated expression, or for values relating to the content of the aggregate as a whole, see Guidance: Resource Description. Describing a manifestation that embodies two or more expressions. Option.

Scores: See NLNZ guidance.

Static augmentation aggregates: Record for the main aggregated expression only.

Recording

Recording

Record as: unstructured description; structured description.

See NLNZ guidance.

Option

Apply.

Determine the value, then go to NLNZ SES: Medium of performance of musical content for string encoding scheme instructions.

Recording an unstructured description

Option

Do not apply.

Option

Apply.

Music sound recordings; Scores: See NLNZ guidance.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Recording a structured description

Recording a structured description

Apply the structured description options for all scores except instrumental hire sets.

Instrumental hire sets: See NLNZ guidance.

Option

Apply.

Use Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music (LCMPT).

Option

Apply only when recording a value for the element.

Apply option at Guidance: Data provenance. Recording a source of metadata that is not a manifestation that is being described. Option.

Do not apply when determining a value for another element.

Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Alternative instruments and voices

Condition Option

Apply only when recording a value for the element. See NLNZ guidance.

Do not apply when determining a value for another element.

Doubling instruments and voices of a musical expression

Condition Option

Apply only when recording a value for the element.

Do not apply when determining a value for another element.

Number of parts or performers for each instrument or voice of a musical expression

Option

Apply.

When determining a value for another element do not add the number of parts or performers if the number is implicit in the preferred title.

Option

Apply only when recording a value for the element.

Do not apply when determining a value for another element.

Option

Apply only when determining a value for another element.

Number of hands for each instrument of a musical expression

Option

Apply.

Option

Apply.

Number of ensembles of a musical expression

Option

Apply only when recording a value for the element.

Do not apply when determining a value for another element.

Option

Apply only when determining a value for another element.

Total number of parts or performers of a musical expression

Option

Apply only when recording a value for the element.

Do not apply when determining a value for another element.

Total number of ensembles of a musical expression

Option

Apply only when recording a value for the element.

Do not apply when determining a value for another element.

Recording an identifier

Option

Do not apply.

Option

Do not apply.

Recording an IRI

Option

Do not apply.

Document Date: 2025/03/25
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-959af550-f07d-3062-a64c-e880df3db60f

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