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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Musical_Work_Code

You can find codes via http://iswcnet.cisac.org/

Tango.info

The tango.info http interface allows linking via ISWC:

• http://www.tango.info/T0370000024
• http://www.tango.info/T-037000002-4
• http://www.tango.info/T-037.000.002-4

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

• http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref821

"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

• http://www.ismn-international.org/publications/newsletter10/othersys.html

"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

Prefixes

• T0040111236 - SACEM
• T0370 SADAIC
• T0464668356 AGADU

See also

• IPI
• ISWC DB issues
• identifiers

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

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)