Guidelines

The following instructions apply to preparing metadata in MEI format. They are exemplified using mass B.46.

The name of the XML file is [group]_[number].xml.

Work

  • titles: title and language
  • identification
    • WerW: number according to this catalogue
    • Dopf: number in Dopf’s thematic catalogue
    • WK2013: pages in Winkler-Klement’s diploma thesis
    • WK2020: number in Winkler-Klement’s catalogue of masses
  • contributors: composer with GND ID
  • language

Music

Music metadata

Describe the first movement, including

  • tempo
  • metre
  • key
  • incipit (4–5 bars, single staff)

Instruments and voices

Use RISM scoring abbreviations and UNIMARC codes:

  • ensembles
    • Soli (cve)
    • Coro (cmi)
    • S (vso)
    • A (val)
    • T (vte)
    • B (vbs)
  • instruments and singers
    • chalumeau (wch)
    • clno (bcl)
    • timp (pti)
    • vl (svl)
    • vla (sva)
    • vlc (svc)
    • b (sve)
    • org (kor)

Components

General

  • indicate missing title by “[no title]”
  • indicate missing tempo indication by “[no tempo]”
  • incipits: 3–5 bars, all instruments, no articulations, no bass figures, system layout as in editorial guidelines, omitted bars indicated by dashed double bar line
  • duration of da capos: “XX bars (incl. YY bars da capo)”

Masses

  • movements (e.g., Kyrie):
    • number
    • title
    • extent (bars)
    • incipit
  • movement parts (e.g., Qui tollis):
    • title
    • tempo
    • metre
    • key
    • extent (bars)
    • instruments selection
    • notes: indicate da capos by, e.g.
      • “da capo of the respective movement in movement”
      • “da capo of the first xx bars”

Short sacred works

  • like movement parts of masses
  • include incipit only for the first movement part

Instrumental works

  • movements:
    • number
    • title
    • tempo
    • metre
    • key
    • extent (bars)
    • instruments selection
    • incipit

Sources

Manuscripts

Enter the following source details:

  • source title: one of
    • “Autograph manuscript”
    • “Manuscript copy”
  • classification: add six terms from the predefined list

Then, add a single item:

  • location
    • RISM siglum
    • URI (link to digitized version)
    • label (“digitized version”)
    • shelfmark
  • other identifiers: “RISM” with ID

  • title page (only if there is a single title page for the complete work or all parts)
  • physical description
    • extent (number of parts)
    • physical medium
  • general description

Short description (WerW B.46)

Short description (WerW B.46)

Detailed description (WerW Q.2)

Detailed description (WerW Q.2)

Note: These metadata should eventually be split into their appropriate XML tags; however, the current MerMEId version does not convert many of these tags to HTML.

History

  • date and place of composition if available

Bibliography

unused

File

  • series and file publication are prefilled from the template