Form Titles
Form titles are used when referring to the title of a composition that is a musical form, such as the quartet, the etude, the concerto, the symphony, the mass. The format of the uniform title in form titles is
Form, Instruments, Numbers, Keys:
COMPOSER |
POPULAR TITLE |
UNIFORM TITLE |
Haydn, Joseph |
String quartet in C major "the bird" |
Quartets, strings, H. III, 39, C major |
Chopin, Frederic |
12 etudes for piano, op. 10 |
Etudes, piano, op. 10 |
Barber, Samuel |
Piano Concerto (2-piano score) |
Concertos, piano, orchestra, op. 38; arranged |
Beethoven, Ludwig Van |
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat "Eroica" |
Symphonies, no. 3, op. 55, E♭ major |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
Mass in B minor |
Masses, BWV 232, B minor |