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contributor
Information about a person, ensemble or ogranization that contributes to an item.
Child Elements
Element Description Empty Allowed? Cardinality?
id
ID of the contributor.
no 1
first-last
Name of the contributor.
no 1
last-first
Name of the contributor with the last name appearing first. If the contributor is an organization then first-last and last-first will be the same.
no 1
instrument
Instrument that the artist is using. Only applies to artists, not composers, ensembles or other types of contributors.
no 0-n
Sample
<contributor>
   <id>5041714</id>
   <first-last>Hélène Grimaud</first-last>
   <last-first>Grimaud, Hélène</last-first>
   <instrument>Piano</instrument>
</contributor>