INI

ISMN (International Standard Music Number) - INI

ISMN (International Standard Music Number) is an international standard code (ISO 10957) for identifying notated music publications worldwide. It consists of 13 digits that identify the country of origin, publisher, musical work, and edition. Used in over 90 countries with agencies in 65 countries, it is widely utilized by music publishers, music retailers, libraries, and composers for distribution management and cataloging of sheet music.

ISMN International Standard Music Number sheet music identifier ISO 10957 publishing music notation
[item.ean-prefix]
code=979-0
slug=ean-prefix
name=EAN Prefix
description=The EAN prefix (979-0) indicates music publications in ISMN.

[item.publisher-identifier]
code=publisher
slug=publisher-identifier
name=Publisher Identifier
description=A 3 to 7 digit code for identifying the publisher.

[item.item-identifier]
code=item
slug=item-identifier
name=Item Identifier
description=A 1 to 5 digit code for identifying a specific musical work.

[item.check-digit]
code=check
slug=check-digit
name=Check Digit
description=The last digit of ISMN that validates the number's authenticity.

[item.legacy-10-digit]
code=legacy-m
slug=legacy-10-digit
name=Legacy 10-digit ISMN (M Prefix)
description=The 10-digit ISMN format used before 2008.