International Standard Musical Work Code
Overview
ISWC as defined in ISO 15707 is an identifier for a musical work
- a composition
- or a text for music
You can find codes via http://iswcnet.cisac.org/
Tango.info
The tango.info http interface allows linking via ISWC:
The resulting page currently only lists hits from the works table.
It is not decided whether each ISWC can only correspond to one work and whether one work can only have one ISWC.
Examples
- Cascabelito - Bohr/Caruso ISWC: T-037.008.639-7
- Comme il faut - Arolas/Clausi ISWC: T-037.000.659-9
- Cuartito azul - Mores/Zoppi ISWC: T-037.000.749-0
- Derecho viejo - Arolas/Clausi ISWC: T-037.000.003-5
- La viruta - Greco/Temes ISWC: T-037.003.003-7
Formats
ISO press release
"An ISWC number is made up of the letter "T" followed by 9 digits plus a "check digit", and gives access to key information such as the title, author(s) and composer(s) of the musical work. "
ISMN newsletter
"An ISWC consists of a prefix element (1 character), a work identifier (9 digits) and a (1 ) check digit. When an ISWC is written or printed the letters ISWC precede it. For ease of reading only, hyphens and dots may be used as separators."
Google search
- https://www.google.com/search?q=T0370006817
- one hit at ASCAP
- https://www.google.com/search?q=T-037000681-7
- also finds the ASCAP string T0370006817
- https://www.google.com/search?q=T-037.000.681-7
- only finds tango.info
CISAC or CISAC members
- CISAC http://iswcnet.cisac.org
- search accepts only "T-037.000.681-7" and "T0370006817". The form "T-037000681-7" is not accepted
- results: ISWC: T-037.000.681-7
- AR/SADAIC
- http://www.sadaic.org.ar/index.php?iswc=T0370000024&area=busqueda
- display T-037000002-4 but search only T0370000024
- DE/GEMA https://online.gema.de/werke/
- search accepts all variants
- search says: you searched for T0370006817
- in results it says ISWC: T-037.000.681-7
- FR/SACEM
- T-901.130.028.0 (CISAC DB has T-901.130.028-0)
Prefixes
Values
- Original Title
- Alternate Title (AT)
- Restricted Title (RT)
E.g.:
DANZAR..SOGNAR ISWC: T-201.115.333-3 Duration: 00:03:00 (Original Title) Work Information Other titles Title Type Language DANZAR SOGNAR Restricted Title (RT) BAILAR..SONAR Alternate Title (AT) BAILAR SONAR Restricted Title (RT) ...
See also
Observations
- search for ALBERTO LOPEZ BUCHARDO bring entries that don't show Alberto
EL TAPIAL ISWC: T-037.013.506-0 Duration: 00:00:00 (Original Title) Derechohabiente Creator-Id Profesión DP 00039657154 C LOPEZ BUCHARDO RAMON ALBERTO 00018453392 C ENTRE DOS FUEGOS ISWC: T-037.014.005-8 Duration: 00:00:00 (Original Title) Derechohabiente Creator-Id Profesión FONDO NACIONAL DE LAS ARTES 00458995092 C GERMAINE ISWC: T-037.007.990-5 Duration: 00:00:00 (Original Title) Derechohabiente Creator-Id Profesión DP 00039657154 C LOPEZ BUCHARDO RAMON ALBERTO 00018453392 C MALA SOMBRA ISWC: T-037.014.246-3 Duration: 00:00:00 (Original Title) Derechohabiente Creator-Id Profesión FONDO NACIONAL DE LAS ARTES 00458995092 C
- Otra vez carnaval two codes for same work
Archived ISWCs
"View More" reveals "Archived ISWCs"
T-900.772.612-7 NO QUIERO OTRO 1 FERRER HORACIO ARTURO, PIAZZOLLA ASTOR PANTALEON 00053636873, 00024259202 Titles: All titles Type NO QUIERO OTRO OT NO QUIERO OTRO TO MOU IRANAI AT NON VOGLIO ALTRO AT Creators: Creator Name(s) IP Name Number Affiliation Rolled Up Role FERRER HORACIO ARTURO 00053636873 SADAIC C (C,A,CA) PIAZZOLLA ASTOR PANTALEON 00024259202 Multiple C (C,A,CA) Archived ISWCs T-037.111.595-5
Not found
- T0370011601 Estampa de varon sadaic.1176
- T0370019105 Milonga triste s.1939
- T0370353926 Bodas de oro con el tango, found in ISWCnet, but not in sadaic.104076 (2012-03-01)
- T0370006919 not in SADAIC.699, but in ISWCnet
- T0370007989 not in SADAIC.806, but in ISWCnet
- T0370014699 not in SADAIC.1490, but in ISWCnet
- T0370042991 not in SADAIC.7471, but in ISWCnet
- T0370336256 not in SADAIC.100128, but in ISWCnet
- T0370426508 not in SADAIC.119044, but in ISWCnet
- T0370543148 not in SADAIC.138678, but in ISWCnet