Tune name

A tune name is the name of a tune used for a hymn.

Guidelines

• Enter the tune name in all CAPS.
• If there is no tune name given, use the first line in [brackets].
• If there is no tune name given, and there is an antiphon or responsive refrain to be sung in response to a psalm, chant, or reading, then use the first line of the antiphon in [brackets]. Note - this is only for antiphons and responsive refrains. For standard hymns where a refrain normally precedes a verse, the first line of the verse is put in [brackets].

If you are not adding a hymnal with a spreadsheet, but instead using the web form:

• Tunes often are known by more than one name and many tunes may be different but have the same name. Therefore, tune authority IDs should have the last name of the composer (or sometimes source or incipit) following the tune name. For example a new tune GREAT HYMN by the composer John Smith would have the authority id "great_hymn_smith". If there is no composer, add the first five numbers of the incipit "great_hymn_35642". (Note: do not change existing authority ids without first checking to see if they are linked on another website, do not change if they are)
• When trying to find if there is an existing tune authority id for the tune, look for an the composer, source, or sometimes the first part of the incipit [1] behind the tune name
• If you cannot find an existing tune authority:
  • Try using the first line of the hymn, as in "blessed_assurance_jesus_is_mine_knapp"
  • Look at the authority record for the text and see which tunes it has been set to, and match the tune from there, linking it to the authority id.
  • Or, search Hymnary for the incipit [2]
• Beware of tune names that are the same name as the composer; this usually indicates that the tune also has another name.
• When it is necessary to create a new authority id for a tune, add the composer or incipit behind the tune name.
• If there is more than one tune with the same tune name, the authority record can use the tune name with the composer's name in parentheses afterward. The instance must still reflect what is on the page in the hymnal.
  • For example: Three tune names are called GREAT HYMN. One is by Smith, one by Jones, and one is by Plantinga. The authority record for these tunes would give the tunes these names: GREAT HYMN (Smith), GREAT HYMN (Jones) and GREAT HYMN (Plantinga). Please note that the composer's name is still capitalized normally. The instances would still have just GREAT HYMN, unless the instance also used the composer's name as part of the tune name.