Talk:Eponymous musical terms

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[edit] Meaning of eponymous

According to the page Eponym, and also my understanding of the term: "In contemporary English, the term eponymous is often used to mean self-titled." Unless I misunderstand, a lot of the entries on this page are not eponymous. "Saxophone" would be, since it was invented by Adolphe Sax. But "Rock Me Amadeus" would not be, since it is merely named after Mozart, not something Mozart himself is responsible for. Other terms that are listed here but don't seem eponymous to me include: Alexander Nevsky, Archduke Trio, Diabelli Variations, St. James Infirmary, Jefferson Airplane, and all the entries under "Place names".

Correct me if I'm wrong, but simply naming something after someone does not make it eponymous, right? Pfly 08:27, 1 April 2007 (UTC)