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Instrument Part Localname Source Pair Tool

Record an explicit instrument-part local name and source without imposing an organological taxonomy.

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Description

Record a local name and source for an instrument part.

Musical field records distinguish performer/community attribution, transcription and naming sources, cyclic beat coordinates and recorded permission. A public-access label is different from a reuse license, and a numerical timing residual is different from performance interpretation. Cultural context and actual consent remain tied to original sources.

Record a local name and source for an instrument part.

When to use this tool

Use Instrument Part Localname Source Pair when checking the stated public-record, timing, attribution or permission convention.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter instrumentId, suppliedPartName, sourceId. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read token. Use the output convention below.

Require nonempty instrument ID, supplied part name and source ID. Encode the ordered triple as JSON text.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
instrumentIdInstrument IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
suppliedPartNameSupplied Part NameRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
sourceIdLiteral source identifier, not a retrieved or verified document.Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
tokenJSON-encoded ordered tuple or literal token under the convention above; not a database lookup or authentication result.Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "instrumentId": "I17",
    "suppliedPartName": "local term A",
    "sourceId": "S4"
  },
  "output": {
    "token": "[\"I17\",\"local term A\",\"S4\"]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The name is recorded without translation, identification, anatomical analogy or validation against a community's terminology.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use original recordings and community/source conventions, with appropriate verified consent and rights review for actual interpretation, reproduction or sharing.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: ethnomusicology/instrument-part-localname-source-pair — tool.io

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