031  Musical Incipits Information (R)

The code indicating the work to which the incipit applies. The code is based strictly on the order and presentation of works within the catalog record. If the record described one work, use 1.

The code indicating the movement within a work to which the incipit applies. The code is based strictly on the order and presentation of parts within the work. If the work has only one movement, use 1.

The code indicating the order of incipits within the movement defined in subfield ǂb. If there is only one incipit for a movement, use 1.

Contains the caption or heading of the incipit.

The name of the character singing the incipit coded in subfield ǂp, when appropriate.

The clef of the incipit, as it appears in the source. Use code from the scheme specified in subfield ǂ2.

The name of the voice or instrument coded in subfield ǂp. Subfield ǂm is usually in coded form, derived from a controlled list maintained by the cataloging agency. Terms may also be taken from the item being cataloged if there is no appropriate code available.

The key signature of the incipit. The letter x indicates sharps and the letter b indicates flats, followed by capital letters to indicate affected pitches.

The time signature or mensuration sign of the incipit. The time signature may be transcribed as a symbol (for mensural notation use c or c., o or o.; or c for common time, c/ for alla breve) and/or a number (3, 2, c3, etc.) or a fraction (4/4, 12/8, etc.) or nd if marking is not present. Use of subfield ǂo is mandatory if subfield ǂp is present or subfield ǂ2 contains either pe or da.

The notation symbols of the code specified in subfield ǂ2 to transcribe the first 10-12 notes of the selected staff.

A free-text general note.

The key or mode of the incipit, if applicable. The following codes from the Plaine and Easie Code may be used:

• Capital letters A-G indicate major keys
• Lowercase letters a-g indicate minor keys
• Letter x indicates sharps
• Letter b indicates flats
• Numbers 1-12 indicate Gregorian modes

A note in coded form on the validity of the information.

• Question mark indicates that there is a mistake in the incipit that has not been corrected
• Plus sign indicates that there is a mistake in the incipit that has been corrected
• Letter t indicates that the incipit has been transcribed (e.g. from mensural notation)
• Exclamation point indicates that the incipit discrepancies have been commented on in subfield ǂq

The literary text (if present) as it appears on the source. It is usually the text corresponding to the music in the incipit. If the source has multiple texts (usually recorded to accommodate contrafactum texts), each corresponding text string is transcribed in a separate occurrence of subfield ǂt.

For information about subfield ǂu, see Control Subfields. Repeat subfield if digital object has multiple identifiers. URIs usually recorded include audio files (such as .mid, .wav, .mp3), image files (.jpg, .tiff, .gif), or notational files (such as enigma or niff).

The link text used for display in place of the URL in a subfield ǂu. When subfield ǂy is present, applications should use the contents of subfield ǂy as the link instead of the content of subfield ǂu when linking to the destination in subfield ǂu.

A note relating to the electronic location of the source identified in the field. The note is written in a form that is adequate or intended for public display.

Subfield ǂ2 contains a two-character code that indicates the encoding system used to transcribe the musical notation in subfield ǂp. Use of subfield ǂ2 is mandatory if subfield ǂp is present. Code from Musical Incipit Scheme Source Codes. The following codes may be used.

• Code pe indicates a Plaine and Easie Code
• Code da indicates a DARMS Code

For information about subfield ǂ2, see Control Subfields.

Data that link fields when non-Latin script is entered. This subfield is system supplied and does not appear in OCLC online displays. Do not manually add subfield ǂ6. For more information about subfield ǂ6, see Control Subfields.

For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields.