[mb-style] MultipleTitleStyle with similar classical pieces

[Leiv Hellebø]

MLL wrote:
> 
>>  >Any good reasons to stray further from original release title other
>>  >than your personal preference?
> 
> None. But
> 1. I remember MB decided that we definitely make up our own classical 
> release titles when the original is inaccurate / uncomplete

"when it is inaccurate / uncomplete", a good guideline. This is far from 
a carte blanche for enforcing a common pattern on accurate and complete 
titles. My point is that we should keep as close as possible to the 
originals.

> 2. we should have a common guideline, be it with or without ampersands

see above. Let the original decide whether or not to use ampersands.

> 3. my preference is without ampersand, so that the rule is simpler to 
> remember (always commas be there 2, 3 or more symphonies) and apply 
> (correcting titles where 1 or more numbers lack).

see above. Let the original decide whether or not to use ampersands, and 
add the missing parts according to the style of the original release.

> 
> I'd say it's not illogical, but gramatically incorrect. Logic is why I 
> support not according to the plural.
> 

I guess your brains [including mare better at interpolating the "and" 
when reading "Symphonies No. 1, No. 4" than mine is :)

> Even on the field of grammar, you could escape gracefully by saying the 
> comma symbolises a repetition of the previous term, ie:
> 'Symphony No. 91, No. 92' = 'Symphony No. 91, Symphony No. 92' :)

It is hardly graceful to distort/modify common comma usage.

> 
>>
>>
>>  >2) As for searching, I guess what you really need is software which
>>  >provides regular expression searches. Searching for "Symph.* 4"
>>  >would return both English and German releases.
>>
>> Agreed.
> 
> I was speaking of MB's website search. No regexp searchs as of today 

Yes, there is. Try the release search for "volume .* monteverdi".

> AFAIK. Moreover, regexp search is not non-geek friendly.
> 

Non-geeks have a hard time anyway on this one.

leivhe