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What’s What in Titles of Classical Music... and beyond  is much more than a "standard" repertoire of mostly Western classical music titles for the past five centuries. In a short paragraph for each title, entries may include its source, explanation or translation for foreign titles, name of composer, musical form, number or order of composition, movements, parts, key signature, opus or catalogue number, year of composition or publication, additional comments or cross-references.