Editing Discography (section)

{{Short description|Study and cataloging of published sound recordings}}
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'''Discography''' is the study and cataloging of published [[Sound recording and reproduction|sound recordings]], often by specified artists or within identified [[music genre]]s. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry for a specific recording will often list such details as the names of the artists involved, the time and place of the recording, the title of the piece performed, release dates, chart positions, and sales figures.<ref name="pop">Roy Shuker. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=2sAReL71VsUC&pg=PA80&dq=%22a+discography+is%22+encyclopedia&lr=#PPA80,M1 Popular Music: The Key Concepts]''. Routledge, 2005. 80.</ref>

A discography can also refer to the recordings catalogue of an individual artist, group, or orchestra. This is distinct from a sessionography, which is a catalogue of [[recording sessions]], rather than a catalogue of the records, in whatever medium, that are made from those recordings. The two are sometimes confused, especially in [[jazz]], as specific [[music release|release dates]] for jazz records are often difficult to ascertain, and session dates are substituted as a means of organizing an artist's catalogue.

Another, more recent, definition of discography refers to a collection of musical recordings by a performer or composer, considered as a body of work. For instance, all studio [[album]]s by a performer could collectively be considered their discography.

A compilation of a performer's [[piano roll]]s is called a "rollography."<ref>{{Cite Grove|title=Rollography}}{{full citation needed|date=July 2020}}</ref>