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[edit] Formatting

Manual of Style: Music

1. Songs and singles are in quotes. Albums and EPs in italics. The names of tours are not formatted beyond ordinary capitalization.
   1. Generic titles refer to those based on musical forms, such as the concerto or symphony, as are liturgical titles like agnus dei or kyrie. These should not be formatted beyond simple capitalization; e.g., Piano Concerto No. 5, Sixth Symphony
   2. True titles are specific to a work, and are always italicized; e.g., From me flows what you call time or Pelleas et Melisande
   3. Titles of songs, albums and other media that are not in English, or are in a non-standard variety of English, should follow ordinary rules of capitalization and punctuation for that variety. This guideline does not supersede other Wikipedia:Naming conventions, and only applies to whatever instances foreign language titles appear.
2. The title of an article should be bolded on first appearance. Important redirects should be bolded on their first appearance, preferably in the lead section.
3. Regarding the use-mention distinction, words should be italicized when they are referred to; e.g. "They chose the name The Supremes" or "They called their style jelly rock" rather than "They became The Supremes" or "They play jelly rock")
4. Unless a word meets one of these criteria, or another standard English usage, it should not be italicized or bolded.
5. Use either Unicode flat (♭= ♭) and sharp (♯ = ♯) symbols, or the words "flat" and "sharp". Do not use "b" for "flat" or # (the number sign) for "sharp".