If you want to publish classical music that you have composed yourself, you can choose the titles freely and do not have to adhere to any special guidelines.
For classical crossover content, the title can start with the movement or popular title of the work. Major work titles and catalog numbers must still be included but can be entered at the end of the title within parentheses.
If it is well-known classical music, the formatting below must be followed in accordance with the store guidelines.
Please use this source to find the correct data for classical music: http://www.imslp.org/
Track title
Is entered in the ‘Tracklist’ section and formatted as follows:
Title of Complete Work in Key, Catalog or Opus Number: Number. Title
If a track contains part of a movement, selection, or excerpt, "selection" or "excerpt" must be indicated in parentheses at the end of the work title.
For works consisting of movements, such as symphonies, concertos, and sonatas, use Roman numerals. For example: I. Allegro and II. Adagio. For works consisting of numbers, such as songs and oratorios, and numbered movements, such as 6 songs or 3 morceaux, use Arabic numerals. For example, No. 1, Lullaby and No. 2, In the Campagna.
The following formatting applies to several titles within one track:
Title of Complete Work in Key, Catalog or Opus Number: Number. Title – Title – Title
Example:
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima – Moderato assai, quasi andante – Allegro vivo
If a work has been altered from the original composition, the instrumentation as well as the arranger must be named at the end of the title.
Examples:
O mio babbino caro (Arr. for Piano by Arthur Smith)
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (Transcr. for Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski)
If all movements of a work have been altered to the same instrumentation by the same arranger(s), place the information in the title after the work name before the colon and movement information.
Example:
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22 (Arr. for Piano by Georges Bizet): I. Andante sostenuto
Title versions may not be used.
Album title
Is entered in the ‘Basic information’ section and formatted as follows:
Composer: Title
Examples:
Mozart: "Toy" Symphony in G Major
Brahms: String Sextets, Op. 18 & 36
Debussy & Ravel: String Quartets
In case of multiple composers and titles:
Composer & Composer: Title – Composer & Composer: Title
Examples:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 – Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21
Debussy & Ravel: String Quartets
If your release only consists of one track, please use the formatting for track titles as a guide and include this in the basic information.
Artist, conductor and other participants
In the "Tracklist" section, you must also enter all other participants per song under "Other contributors", such as conductor, other composers, etc.
The conductor of a choir or orchestra must always be listed as the main artist. Feature may not be used.
In the genre classical music the release is also linked to the artist page of the composer. If it is a famous classical composer, the stores decide individually if they link the release to the composer's artist page to provide a better user experience.
You can also look into the style guides of the stores to find more examples or general information, e.g. here: https://help.apple.com/itc/musicstyleguide.