[mailing] [mb-style] 'Op. XX No. YY' or 'Op. XX, No. YY'

[Leiv Hellebø]

Marco Sola wrote:
> 
> Just be aware that there's a lot of  'Mazurka in B major, Op. 63/1' 
> around: are they allowed? should they be changed? are they simply not 
> part of this rule that is only about commas?
> 

Spontaneously, I'd say, no, they should not be allowed, and, yes, the 
existing ones should be changed.

Backing up the gut feeling, I'd say:

1) Two acceptable forms is (are?) one more than is needed.
2) Having two will surely be confusing to some, especially new users. We 
risk getting multi-disc releases which are internally or series-wise 
inconsistent.
3) For those who'd like to search after all tracks with "Op. 63 No. 1", 
we'd best stay with one.
4) 63/1 is perhaps at cross-purposes with AbbreviationStyle.

(That being said, I think 63/1 is an effective, perhaps even elegant, 
way of conveying the information.)

leivhe