data.MARCRELATORS.basic

Relators [MARC]. Values and definitions taken from http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators.
Module
MEI.shared
Used by
These other Data Types reference data.MARCRELATORS.basic
data.RELATORSDatatypes for values to specify roles.
Suggested Values
arrA person, family, or organization contributing to a musical work by rewriting the composition for a medium of performance different from that for which the work was originally intended, or modifying the work for the same medium of performance, etc., such that the musical substance of the original composition remains essentially unchanged. For extensive modification that effectively results in the creation of a new musical work, see composer. [MARC]
autA person, family, or organization responsible for creating a work that is primarily textual in content, regardless of media type (e.g., printed text, spoken word, electronic text, tactile text) or genre (e.g., poems, novels, screenplays, blogs). Use also for persons, etc., creating a new work by paraphrasing, rewriting, or adapting works by another creator such that the modification has substantially changed the nature and content of the original or changed the medium of expression. [MARC]
cmpA person, family, or organization responsible for creating or contributing to a musical resource by adding music to a work that originally lacked it or supplements it. [MARC]
dteA person, family, or organization to whom a resource is dedicated. [MARC]
edtA person, family, or organization contributing to a resource by revising or elucidating the content, e.g., adding an introduction, notes, or other critical matter. An editor may also prepare a resource for production, publication, or distribution. For major revisions, adaptations, etc., that substantially change the nature and content of the original work, resulting in a new work, see author. [MARC]
lbtAn author of a libretto of an opera or other stage work, or an oratorio. [MARC]
lyrAn author of the words of a non-dramatic musical work (e.g. the text of a song), except for oratorios. [MARC]
Declaration
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<desc versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">Relators [MARC]. Values and definitions taken from
<ref target="https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators.html">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators</ref>
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<valItem ident="arr">
<gloss versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">arranger</gloss>
<desc versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">A person, family, or organization contributing to a musical work by rewriting the composition for a medium of performance different from that for which the work was originally intended, or modifying the work for the same medium of performance, etc., such that the musical substance of the original composition remains essentially unchanged. For extensive modification that effectively results in the creation of a new musical work, see composer. [
<ref target="https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/arr.html">MARC</ref>
]</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="aut">
<gloss versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">author</gloss>
<desc versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">A person, family, or organization responsible for creating a work that is primarily textual in content, regardless of media type (e.g., printed text, spoken word, electronic text, tactile text) or genre (e.g., poems, novels, screenplays, blogs). Use also for persons, etc., creating a new work by paraphrasing, rewriting, or adapting works by another creator such that the modification has substantially changed the nature and content of the original or changed the medium of expression. [
<ref target="https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.html">MARC</ref>
]</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="cmp">
<gloss versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">composer</gloss>
<desc versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">A person, family, or organization responsible for creating or contributing to a musical resource by adding music to a work that originally lacked it or supplements it. [
<ref target="https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/cmp.html">MARC</ref>
]</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="dte">
<gloss versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">dedicatee</gloss>
<desc versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">A person, family, or organization to whom a resource is dedicated. [
<ref target="https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dte.html">MARC</ref>
]</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="edt">
<gloss versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">editor</gloss>
<desc versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">A person, family, or organization contributing to a resource by revising or elucidating the content, e.g., adding an introduction, notes, or other critical matter. An editor may also prepare a resource for production, publication, or distribution. For major revisions, adaptations, etc., that substantially change the nature and content of the original work, resulting in a new work, see author. [
<ref target="https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt.html">MARC</ref>
]</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="lbt">
<gloss versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">librettist</gloss>
<desc versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">An author of a libretto of an opera or other stage work, or an oratorio. [
<ref target="https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/lbt.html">MARC</ref>
]</desc>
</valItem>
<valItem ident="lyr">
<gloss versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">lyricist</gloss>
<desc versionDate="2025-05-25" xml:lang="en">An author of the words of a non-dramatic musical work (e.g. the text of a song), except for oratorios. [
<ref target="https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/lyr.html">MARC</ref>
]</desc>
</valItem>
</valList>
</content>
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