Editing Sheet music (section)

===Title and credit===
Sheet music from the 20th and 21st century typically indicates the title of the song or composition on a [[title page]] or cover, or on the top of the first page, if there is no title page or cover. If the song or piece is from a [[movie]], [[Musical theatre|Broadway musical]], or [[opera]], the title of the main work from which the song/piece is taken may be indicated.

If the [[songwriter]] or [[composer]] is known, their name is typically indicated along with the title. The sheet music may also indicate the name of the [[lyrics|lyric-writer]], if the lyrics are by a person other than one of the songwriters or composers. It may also include the name of the [[arranger]], if the song or piece has been arranged for the publication. No songwriter or composer name may be indicated for old [[folk music]], [[traditional music|traditional]] songs in genres such as [[blues]] and [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]], and very old traditional [[hymn]]s and [[spirituals]], because for this music, the authors are often unknown; in such cases, the word ''Traditional'' is often placed where the composer's name would ordinarily go.

Title pages for songs may have a picture illustrating the characters, setting, or events  from the lyrics. Title pages from instrumental works may omit an illustration, unless the work is [[program music]] which has, by its title or section names, associations with a setting, characters, or story.