Wikidata:Property proposal/orchestration
orchestration[edit]
Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Creative work
| Description | the instruments used in a musical composition or arrangement in notated form |
|---|---|
| Represents | instrumentation (Q617028) |
| Data type | String |
| Domain | musical work/composition (Q105543609), arrangement (Q379755) |
| Example 1 | Gaudiana (Q117384075) → 3(2pic).3.3+Ebcl.3/4.3.2+btbn.1/timp.4perc/hp.pf(cel)/str stated in (P248) = Wise Music Classical (Q116854188), Wise Music Classical work ID (P11661) = 14522 |
| Example 2 | Man in the Sky: Concert Overture (Q117384084) → 2(pic)222/4331/timp.2perc/str stated in (P248) = Wise Music Classical (Q116854188), Wise Music Classical work ID (P11661) = 8583 |
| Example 3 | Tuba Concerto (Q117285289) → scrt.4 solo crt.rep crt.2 crt.flhn.3 Eb hn.2 bar.2 trbn.btrn.euph.Eb tuba.BBb tuba - timp - perc(2): tgl/cyms/BD/SD stated in (P248) = Faber Music (Q116843725), Faber Music music ID (P11658) = tuba-concerto-3926 |
| Example 4 | American Gothic (Q21160009) → picc.2.2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbsn - 4331 - timp - perc(3) - harp - pno - strings stated in (P248) = Faber Music (Q116843725), Faber Music music ID (P11658) = american-gothic |
| Example 5 | A Comedy of Errors (Q117384783) → 2(II=picc+afl).2(II=ca).2(II=Ebcl).2(II=cbsn) - 4.2(II=flhn).2(I=alto trbn).btrbn.1 - timp (with piccolo timp) - perc(2): sml hi-hat/drum kit/med hi-hat/cowbell/tamb/congas/tom-t/BD/xyl/vib/tgl/glsp/shaker/SD/wdbl/vibraslap/cabasa/bongos/sleigh bells/cyms/guiro/whip/agogo (or high cowbells)/police whistle/cast (or wdbl)/flexatone - pno - strings stated in (P248) = Faber Music (Q116843725), Faber Music music ID (P11658) = comedy-of-errors-a |
| Example 6 | Piano Concerto No. 1 (Q162915) → 2.2.2.2-4.2.3.0-timp.perc:cyms/tgl-strings stated in (P248) = Boosey & Hawkes (Q116856510), Boosey & Hawkes music ID (P11660) = 101291 |
| Example 7 | Gnarly Buttons (Q5574106) → corA.bn-trbn-gtr(=banjo/mandolin)-2kbd(I=pft)-strings (min 1.1.1.1.1, max 6.6.4.4.2) stated in (P248) = Boosey & Hawkes (Q116856510), Boosey & Hawkes music ID (P11660) = 6358 |
| Example 8 | Symphony No. 2 (Q14427029) → Piccolo flute, 2 concert flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet in B flat, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 French horns, 3 trumpets in C, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, percussion (4 players), harp, celeste, strings stated in (P248) = Australian Music Centre (Q4824435), Australian Music Centre work ID (P9614) = 2727 |
| Example 9 | Symphony No. 3 (Q116938693) → 3*3*3*3*; 4331; timp., 3 perc.; pno, accordion, cel., hp; strings (Perc: tub. bells, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, tambourine, 3 tom-toms, glock., xylo., triangle) stated in (P248) = SOUNZ (Q75371552), SOUNZ work ID (P9578) = 18754 |
| Example 10 | Tintagel (Q3529211) → Bassoon 3 Clarinet 3 Flute 4 French horn 4 Harp 1 Oboe 3 Percussion 2 Strings 1 Timpani 1 Trombone 3 Trumpet 3 Tuba 1 stated in (P248) = British Music Collection (Q115861085), British Music Collection score ID (P11479) = tintagel |
| Planned use | Adding to items for musical works/compositions |
| Expected completeness | always incomplete (Q21873886) |
| See also | instrumentation (P870) |
| Single-value constraint | no |
Aliases: notated orchestration; orchestration notation; orchestration in notated form; instrumentation; notated instrumentation; instrumentation notation; instrumentation in notated form; scoring; notated scoring
Motivation[edit]
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I have been creating numerous items for classical music works/compositions, and very often the sources provide a notated form of the instrumentation of the composition. The property instrumentation (P870) is available to list each instrument used in a work, but that property only takes the datatype item. And for orchestral works, typically the value used in instrumentation (P870) is very general, such as orchestra (Q42998), rather the specific instruments needed to perform the work. It would also be useful to be able to record in string form the notated instrumentation found in reference sources, especially when it is impractical to record every separate instrument. AdamSeattle (talk) 00:06, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
Discussion[edit]
Support I agree this would be a handy way to quickly indicate the instrumentation without too much effort. I support Categerhart (talk) 21:11, 3 April 2023 (UTC)- … Support --Crystal Yragui, University of Washington Libraries (talk) 23:06, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
- Support --Emwille (talk) 14:36, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
@AdamSeattle, Categerhart, Clements.UWLib: 
Done Harej (talk) 21:15, 1 July 2023 (UTC)