For an effective search for a musical work, it is helpful to know the following pieces of information:
- Composer information:
- The composer’s [full] name;
- The nationality of the composer;
- Title information
- The title of the work in its original language;
- Alternative titles or common names;
- The name of a larger work from which a piece comes;
- Other information
- Numbers associated with the work;
- The Key signature of the piece;
- Instrumentation (or original instrumentation) of the work;
- The score format or edition that you desire.
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