This template combines three functions.
Usage example:
{{LinkCompS|Franz|Schubert}}
This variant of Template:LinkComp makes a link to a person’s category page while displaying only the surname, e.g.: Schubert, hence the template name “LinkComp[oser’s]S[urname]”.
Particularly for use in tables of plate numbers or long pages where brevity is desirable.
Usually a person’s category page on IMSLP consists of their full name in reversed order, i.e. Surname(s), First name(s). Thus most people will have their name given as two parameters:
{{LinkCompS|Johann Sebastian|Bach}} → Bach
Say however, we wish to give a different form of the name, for example JS Bach; in this instance use a third parameter:
{{LinkCompS|Johann Sebastian|Bach|JS Bach}} → JS Bach
The template is also able to cater for personal names that are not categorised as Surname(s), First name(s) (about 0.5% of the total; a list of these composers can be found here). Usage example:
{{LinkCompS|Anonymous}} → Anonymous
The name should be entered as a single parameter. However, there is no ability to extract the essential part of the name, e.g. Josquin from Josquin Desprez.
{{LinkCompS|Josquin Desprez}} → Josquin Desprez
For this purpose think of the mnemonic, “LinkComp[oser,]S[pecial]” to recall the template name.
N.B.The template was designed at a time when only composers merited category pages: it will however link to the pages for other people, e.g. performers, arrangers, writers, etc. If the person is being referenced for the specific purpose of their work comprising part of a work page, then a set of other templates are appropriate:
This is to ensure that the people thus credited have their work appropriately categorised.
