Multi-movement works
Represent a cantata, suite, or other multi-part piece as a single work with individually tracked movements underneath it.
Some pieces — a cantata, a suite, a set of anthems performed together — are really several movements under one umbrella. Church Music Locker can model that as a work containing individual movements, so each movement keeps its own musical details and liturgical fields while still being grouped under one title.
Creating a work
When you choose Add piece, you’re first asked whether you’re adding a standalone piece or a multi-movement work. Choosing a work creates the top-level container — a title (and any shared identity fields, like composer or publisher) with no musical or liturgical details of its own, since those live on each movement.
Adding movements
From a work’s detail page, use Add movement to create each movement in order. A movement is a full piece in its own right — it has its own voicing, key, difficulty, and liturgical fields — plus a position in the work’s movement order.
What lives where
| Work (top level) | Movement | |
|---|---|---|
| Title, composer, publisher, etc. | Yes | Yes (its own) |
| Voicing, key, difficulty, liturgical fields | No | Yes |
| Appears standalone in search/filter results | No | Yes |
Movements and collections
Only top-level pieces (standalone pieces and works) can be added to a collection — individual movements can’t be linked to a collection on their own.
Detected automatically during OCR import
Scanning a PDF (see Scanning a PDF) can detect a multi-movement work directly from the score and create the work and its movements for you, rather than you building the structure by hand.