# English alternate work names in quotes aren't lowercase, right?
**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/english-alternate-work-names-in-quotes-arent-lowercase-right/814391
**Category:** Style
**Tags:** capitalization, english, classical
**Created:** [March 11, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/english-alternate-work-names-in-quotes-arent-lowercase-right/814391 "2026-03-11T21:56:47Z")
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### Author:  [@dseomn](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/dseomn)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/english-alternate-work-names-in-quotes-arent-lowercase-right/814391/1 "2026-03-11T21:56:47Z")
[Style / Classical / Language / English - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Classical/Language/English#Capitalization) says:
> librettos and quotes should always follow sentence style
That means quotations, not titles that use quotation marks but aren’t quotations, right? E.g., `Symphony no. 11 “The Year 1905”` not `Symphony no. 11 “The year 1905”` because “The Year 1905” is an alternate title rather than a quotation, right?
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### Author:  [@Beckfield](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Beckfield)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/english-alternate-work-names-in-quotes-arent-lowercase-right/814391/2 "2026-03-11T23:02:20Z")
That is correct, for English. If the alternate title is in French, it would follow French capitalization rules.