Tango.info music terminology

WORK IN PROGRESS

work

• ISWC definition
  • is there any or is there just usage?
  • several issues, section needs extension.

Story: A person /improvised/ on a public domain work and GEMA declared the audio to be a new work, which he had to pay royalties for, since the person was a member of GEMA.

performance

Performance implies audience present.
How would you name the same act without audience present?
If recorded, then a 'recording session'. 
If not recorded, then just a 'session'.

fixation

countable noun

• a recording that is not derived from one single other recording
• replace with "primary recording"?

recording

• per ISRC definition
  • either an initial (primary) recording or one derived through re-mastering or transfer

historical recording

In tango.info called fixation.

original recording

In tango.info called fixation.

primary recording

In tango.info called fixation.

• a recording that is not derived from one single other recording.

secondary recording

• any recording that is not a primary recording

transfer

• e.g. from analog to digital

track

• part of a product

album

• a product that contains at least one track