[mb-style] RFC: Works lists (and other related changes then implied)

[Aaron Cooper]

On 3-Mar-08, at 2:18 AM, David K. Gasaway wrote:

> On 2 Mar 2008 at 22:59, Frederic Da Vitoria wrote:
>
>> I guess we will have to create the appropriate work listing. So an
>> actual work (in the outside MB sense) may be represented by several
>> overlapping work listings.
>
> Let's see if I understand correctly.  If a movement is split across
> tracks, we will enter work list entries for the movement parts?  I
> think the theme and variation discussions earlier illustrate just how
> tricky this can be.  I've also encountered recordings where the tracks
> transitioned in a more-or-less arbitrary place.
>
> Also, I assume that we'll keep the full movement work list item - as
> opposed to requiring that a track AR to all of the movement parts in
> the case that the track is a single movement.  Which also means well
> need work list items for entire works - lots of recordings have
> sonatas, symphonies, etc. as single tracks.  Suddenly, we have a
> bloated list with lots of variations on the same work.  Ideas how to
> manage the bloat?

Enter only the movements (not complete works) and then we have the  
following situations:

1. A track with multiple movements linked to multiple works/movements  
(that's okay).
2. Several tracks comprising one movement all linked to a single work/ 
movement (that's okay, too)
3. A track with one movement linked to a single work/movement (that's  
perfect!)

-Aaron