Credit Translations / German
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List of common German words used to express the credits information in releases.
| German | MusicBrainz relationship |
| Musik: artist | artist composed (Composer Relationship Type) |
| Komposition: artist | |
| Komponist: artist | |
| komponiert von artist | |
| Text: artist | artist wrote the lyrics for (Lyricist Relationship Type) |
| Liedtext: artist | |
| Arrangement: artist | artist arranged (Arranger Relationship Type) |
| arrangiert von artist |
| German | MusicBrainz relationship |
| Dirigent: artist | artist conducted (Conductor Relationship Type) |
| German | MusicBrainz relationship |
| produziert von artist | artist produced (Producer Relationship Type) |
| Produktion: artist | |
| Produzent: artist | |
| aufgenommen von artist | artist recorded (Recording Engineer Relationship Type) |
| Aufnahme: artist | |
| bearbeitet von artist | artist edited (Editor Relationship Type) |
| programmiert von artist | artist programmed (Programmer Relationship Type) |
| gemischt von artist | artist mixed (Mix Engineer Relationship Type) |
| gemastert von artist | artist mastered (Mastering Engineer Relationship Type) |
| Toningenieur: artist | artist sound engineered / audio engineered (Engineer Relationship Type) (It can mean either and the Toningenieur often does both it seems.) |
| Tontechniker: artist | |
| Tonassistent: artist | artist assistant engineered? (Engineer Relationship Type with Assistant Relationship Attribute) |
| graphische Gestaltung: artist | artist provided graphic design on (Graphic Design Relationship Type) |
| German | MusicBrainz instrument |
| Flöte | flute (It can actually mean any flute, including recorders, not just the concert flute.) |
| Querflöte | transverse flute, typically the concert flute |
| Blockflöte | recorder |
| Trompete | trumpet |
| Orgel | organ |
| Geige | violin |
| Violine | |
| Bratsche | viola |
| Viola | |
| Gitarre | guitar |
| Akustikgitarre | acoustic guitar |
| akustische Gitarre | |
| E-Gitarre | electric guitar |
| elektrische Gitarre | |
| Elektrogitarre | |
| Stromgitarre | |
| zwölfseitige Gitarre | 12 string guitar |
| Bass | bass (guitar) |
| Bassgitarre | |
| E-Bass | electric bass guitar |
| elektrischer Bass | |
| Harfe | harp |
| Klavier | piano |
| Piano | |
| Flügel | grand piano |
| Tasteninstrument | keyboard instrument (any type, including keyboards, pianos, organs, ...) |
| Trommel(n) | drum(s) |
| Schlagzeug | drumset |
| Tamburin | tambourine |
| Tambourin | |
| Schellentrommel | |
| Glocke(n) | bell(s) |
| German | MusicBrainz vocal |
| Gesang | vocals |
| Hauptgesang | lead vocals |
| Hintergrundgesang | background vocals |
| Chor | choir |
| German | English |
| Lied | song |
| Ton | sound, audio |
| Verlag | publisher |
| Spur | track (as in a single track that an engineer is working with) |
| Tonspur | |
| zusätzlich (zusätzliche, zusätzliches) | additional |
| Tonstudio | recording studio |
| Schallplatte | vinyl record |
| Platte | |
| Orchester | orchestra |