[Smt-talk] General term for movements, acts, numbers

[Stephen Jablonsky]

Division?

On May 25, 2012, at 7:04 AM, Richard Lewis wrote:

> Collective wisdom,
> 
> Is there any established term which covers the concepts of
> "movements", "acts" and "scenes", "numbers", etc., i.e. the components
> of musical works?
> 
> I ask in the context of developing a thematic catalogue database in
> which I need to be able to capture this concept and therefore need a
> name for it.
> 
> In previous similar work I've used "sub-work". But this not only
> sounds quite computer-oriented, it also has slightly denigrating
> nuances. "Parts" is problematic because the term is commonly used in
> music publishing for instrumental and vocal parts. A colleague
> suggested "integer" (as a neologism, I think), citing its root meaning
> something like indivisible. A problem with this is its
> well-established meaning in mathematics and computer science for whole
> numbers.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Best wishes,
> Richard Lewis
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