CC:DA/MLA/2006/1/rev Change to AACR2 rule 5.5B1, Extent of item for notated music, and Glossary definition of “Score”

Abstract

Eliminating the use of “v./p./leaves of music” in favor of using “score” for all notated music not in part format (and not in a more specific score format, such as vocal score, miniature score, etc.) is in keeping with the spirit of recent changes to AACR2 – the broader definition of score is a term in common use for our catalogue users. In addition, consistently referring to this type of notated music as “scores” would simplify the cataloguing rules as we move to RDA. We strongly recommend, however, retaining the current distinction between musical parts (not all instruments/voices represented) and musical scores when describing carriers, as this information is well understood and heavily used.