KoVox Dataset—A Relational Database of Korean Classical Vocal Performance Ephemera

VARIABLE	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
performance_id	string	Unique identifier of the performance (primary key).
performance_date	date	Date of the performance in yyyy-mm-dd format.
performance_title	text	Title of the performance, as given in the official ticketing website.
venue_name	text	Name of the performance venue.
duration_minutes	int	Duration of the performance in minutes (integer values only).
performance_abstract	text	Description of the performance program.
start_time	time	Starting time of the performance in hh:mm format.
host_organization	text	Hosting organization.
sponsoring_organization	text	Sponsoring organizations; multiple values separated by commas.
mt20id	string	Standard performance identifier assigned by the KOPIS system.

Work.

VARIABLE	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
work_id	string	Unique identifier of the work (primary key).
title_variant	text	Variant titles of the work, as collected from source materials; multiple values separated by commas.
mb_title	text	Official title of the work as registered in MusicBrainz.
mb_type	text	Genre or form of the work as defined by MusicBrainz.
mb_language	string	Lyric language in ISO 639-3 code as recorded in MusicBrainz.
mb_composer	text	Composer’s full name standardized in MusicBrainz.
mb_composer_birth_year	int	Composer’s birth year in yyyy format.
mb_composer_death_year	int	Composer’s death year in yyyy format.
mb_lyricist	text	Lyricist/poet as provided by MusicBrainz; multiple values allowed.
mb_arranger	text	Arranger of the work as recorded in MusicBrainz.
mbid	string	MusicBrainz work identifier in UUID format.
mb_parent_work_title	text	Title of the parent work if this is part of a larger composition.
mbid_parent_work	string	MusicBrainz parent work identifier in UUID format.

Person.

VARIABLE	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
person_id	string	Unique identifier of the person (primary key).
person_name	text	Person’s name as recorded in source materials; original spelling preserved.
person_role	text	Role of the person within the performance; controlled vocabulary (e.g., main performer, accompanist, conductor, host).
person_medium	text	Voice type or instrument of the performer.
person_profile	text	Original biography or profile text from source materials.
person_isni	text	International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) for the performer, when available, assigned via the National Library of Korea’s ISNI service.

Program.

VARIABLE	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
program_item_id	string	Unique identifier of the program item (primary key).
performance_id	string	Identifier of the performance this item belongs to (foreign key).
work_id	string	Identifier of the work performed in this program item (foreign key).
program_order	int	Order of the item within the performance, starting from 1 and listed sequentially.
is_intermission	boolean	Indicates whether the item represents an intermission (TRUE/FALSE).

Participation.

VARIABLE	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
performance_id	string	Identifier of the performance (foreign key).
program_item_id	string	Identifier of the program item performed (foreign key).
person_id	string	Identifier of the person participating in the performance (foreign key).