The structure of the CMO Editions is to be understood as a framework to provide a common system for presenting a variety of works, each with unique features, depending on the individual manuscript they are based on. The editions are usually uploaded gradually, as bundles of single pieces at first, and as whole volumes when the edition of the manuscript is finalised. The progress of each edition has its own pace, depending on factors such as the condition of the original manuscript, complexity of the repertoire, number of concordant pieces, etc. Therefore, the uploaded editions present different levels of completion. After an edition is finalised as a whole, editions of single pieces might be subject to changes and revisions, in case the further analyses of the manuscript leads to new findings. Since the creation of machine readable editions are still in progress, most of the editions currently only present the PDF versions; editions in MEI and TEI formats will be uploaded gradually, as soon as they are prepared.

The metadata of the editions refer to the works created by authors within the framework of the CMO project, rather than the original manuscripts they are based on. Thus, they do not include structured information on the musical or textual content of the manuscripts. Some information related to these contents, such as certain musical parameters like makâm or usûl, might be found within the heading of pieces, because the headings are given on the basis of the originals in the manuscripts. Since the rich variety of scribal conventions does not allow a systematisation of the headings, they are given as plain text. For a more accurate search for the editions of specific musical pieces, it is highly recommended to use the source catalogue first, which allows to filter the results to show only the manuscripts and pieces that have already been edited and are directly linked to the editions. A clear overview of the already published editions, as well as the manuscripts that are planned to be edited, is available on the browsing page, including links to the editions.

Structure of the Editions

Main Series

This single dataset is already created: Corpus Musicae Ottomanicae: Critical Editions of Near Eastern Music Manuscripts

Metadata

• Already entered (CMO-Id, [Series] Editor, Document Type, Publication Place)

Connections

• Browsing page (via WCMS)

Uploaded files

• None

DOI Registration

• No

'Parts' (First level of subseries according to the notation type)

These two datasets are already created: CMO1, CMO2

Metadata

• Already entered (CMO-Id, [Series] Editor, Document Type, Publication Place)

Connections

• Browsing page (via WCMS)
• Main Series (via 'Published in' > 'Title (host)')

Uploaded files

• None

DOI Registration

• No

'Series' (Second level of subseries according to library/collection)

There are currently 7 series under Part 1, and 5 series under Part 2. The number of these subseries might be subject to minor changes.

Metadata

• CMO-Id: Created by adding the next number in line in Roman numerals, separated by a hypen, to the CMO-Id of the relevant first-level subseries ('Part') (i.e., CMO1-X for Mss in Hampartsum Notation, CMO2-X for Mss in Staff Notation).
• Editor
• Document Type
• Publication Place

Connections

• Browsing page (via WCMS)
• 'Part' (via 'Published in' > 'Title (host)')

Uploaded files

• None

DOI Registration

• No

e.g.: CMO1-I, Series I: The Manuscript Sources from İstanbul Üniversitesi Nadir Eserler Kütüphanesi

Volumes

Smaller manuscripts containing only (or mainly) instrumental music are published in one volume (e.g. CMO1-I/14), including the transcriptions and critical reports, as well as the commentary (i.e. introduction, manuscript description, etc.). According to the system we used until now, if the (mainly) instrumental manuscript contains one or two vocal pieces, the text editions were also included in this single volume (e.g. CMO1-I/13), as we thought it not reasonable to create a separate volume, including frametexts, introduction, etc., for such little material. The difference between text and music edition in this case is only apparent on the level of the single piece ('Article', as explained below). We are now considering creating minor volumes for these text editions as well, which would just be treated as regular volumes of text editions without causing any structural change.

Comprehensive manuscripts of instrumental music (e.g. CMO1-I/11) and manuscripts including vocal music (e.g. CMO1-I/02abc and CMO1-I/02de) are published in multiple volumes.

If the multivolume edition includes only instrumental music, and the critical reports are collected in one volume (within 'Commentary'), all of these volumes are uploaded in PDF/A format in the file container of the music edition dataset. In case of an edition of a vocal manuscript, music and text editions have separate datasets, both of which might include several volumes.

The number of volumes might change depending on the scope of the edition. For instance, the example CMO1-I/02 mentioned above includes two separate volumes for transcriptions (instrumental and vocal pieces separated), one volume for commentary and a substantial volume of supplément, all of which together constitute the music edition. The text edition on the other hand, consists of two volumes (the edition itself and again a substantial volume of supplément).

Metadata

• CMO-Id: Created by adding the next number in line in Arabic numerals, separated by a slash, to the CMO-Id of the relevant second-level subseries ('Series') (e.g., CMO1-1/XX for the edition of a manuscript in Hampartsum notation from the İstanbul Üniversitesi Nadir Eserler Kütüphanesi). For multivolume monographs, the CMO-Id must also include the letters assigned to the individual volumes to differentiate them (eg. CMO1-I/02abc).
• Author(s)
• Contributor(s) if necessary
• Document Type: Monograph or multivolume monograph according to the structure of the edition
• Edition Type(s)
• Publishing Date: As range if necessary (see also Instructions under DOI Assignment)
• Publication Place
• Published in series > Series title:* Plain text; the volume number must be included.

Connections

• Browsing page (via WCMS)
• Dataset of the manuscript (source) in the Source Catalogue (via 'Original Source')

Uploaded files

• PDF(s) of the volume(s)

DOI Registration

• Yes

Collections of Individual Pieces (Article Collections)

These datasets are created for the convenience of the users who are interested in all edition parts of a single piece or pieces.

Metadata

• CMO-Id: Created by adding '.0' to the core CMO-Id of the relevant volume(s) (eg. CMO1-I/02.0).
• Author(s)
• Contributor(s) if necessary
• Document Type: Monograph or multivolume monograph depending on the structure of the edition**
• Published in series > Series title:* Plain text; the volume number must be included.

Connections

• Browsing page (via WCMS)
• Dataset of the manuscript (source) in the Source Catalogue (via 'Original Source')

Uploaded files

• None

DOI Registration

• No

Individual Pieces (Article level 1)

A dataset is created for the editions of each piece, with which the further 'articles', the specific editions (music and text) of that individual piece are connected (e.g. CMO1-I/02.049).

Metadata

• CMO-Id: Created by adding the piece number to the core CMO-Id of the relevant volume(s) (e.g. CMO1-I/02.049)
• Author(s)
• Contributor(s) if necessary
• Document Type: Article/Chapter
• Publication place

Connections

• Dataset of the article collection (via 'Published in' > 'Title (host)')
• Dataset of the individual piece (expression) in the Source Catalogue (via 'Original Source')

Uploaded files

• None

DOI Registration

• No

Edition Parts of Individual Pieces (Article level 2)

Datasets are created for music and text editions individually to include these two separate entities consisting of several files each (e.g. CMO1-I/02.049m and CMO1-I/02.049t).

Metadata

• CMO-Id: Created by adding 'm' for music and 't' for text editions to the CMO-Id of the relevant 1st level article (e.g. CMO1-I/02.049m and CMO1-I/02.049t)
• Author(s)
• Contributor(s) if necessary
• Document Type: Article/Chapter
• Edition Type(s)
• Publishing date

Connections

• Dataset of the 1st level article of the individual piece (via 'Published in' > 'Title (host)')

Uploaded files

• PDF(s) (transcription, critical report, text edition) and XML(s) (MEI and TEI)

DOI Registration

• Yes

Notes

* Not to be confused with the field 'Published in', which is displayed as 'Appeared in' on the frontend.

** Due to the lack of a better corresponding document type in the vocabulary.