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musical work

generic term for any work of art related to music, i.e. songs, compositions, groups of compositions, sheet music, melodies, albums, musical films, etc.
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musical work
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 - 1827) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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musical work

Summary

musical work is a type of work of art[1]. It draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_work_of_art category, ranking #13 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • musical work's instance of is recorded as type of work of art[3].
  • musical work is a type of work of art[4].
  • musical work's said to be the same as is recorded as composed musical work[5].
  • musical work's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Musical works[6].
  • musical work's facet of is recorded as music[7].
  • musical work's facet of is recorded as audio work[8].
  • musical work's topic has template is recorded as Template:Musical work infobox[9].
  • musical work's different from is recorded as composed musical work[10].
  • musical work's different from is recorded as musical work[11].
  • musical work's different from is recorded as musical work/composition[12].
  • musical work's different from is recorded as song[13].
  • musical work's different from is recorded as music[14].

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Definition and Type

musical work's instance of is recorded as type of work of art[3]. It is a type of work of art[4].

Why It Matters

musical work draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_work_of_art category, ranking #13 of 18).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

composed musical work music

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → work of art
    Different from → composed musical work, musical work, musical work/composition +2
    Topic has template → Template:Musical work infobox
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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