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Split sheet

Meaning in music, with examples

nounCommon term

In music, split sheet means: A document recording the agreed ownership shares of a song's writers, usually alongside their names and identifying details.

In Turkish: eser sahipliği pay çizelgesi, şarkı yazarlığı pay belgesi

How it is used

Used after collaborative songwriting and in publishing administration. It records agreed writing shares; it should not be confused with a mix sheet or a list of recording tracks.

Example sentences

  1. The three writers checked that their names and agreed percentages matched the split sheet.

    They are verifying the written record of their agreement about the song.

  2. The publisher found a spelling error in the split sheet before entering the work details.

    Accurate contributor details matter when transferring the document into a work record.

Common collocations

  • songwriting split sheet
  • complete a split sheet
  • agreed split sheet
  • music publishingThe business of managing songs as compositions: registering them, licensing them, collecting the royalties they earn and finding new uses for them, such as in films and adverts.
  • lyricsThe words of a song. The person who writes them is a lyricist, and the words are protected by copyright just like the music.
  • royaltiesPayments made to songwriters, composers, performers and rights owners each time their music is sold, streamed, broadcast, performed in public or used in media.

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