ISMN
Product IdentificationAlso known as: ISMN
Ethan Carter
QR & Barcode Standards Specialist
ISMN is the International Standard Music Number for notated sheet music, encoded as an EAN-13 with a 979-0 prefix.
How it works
It combines a publisher element and an item number with a check digit to uniquely identify an edition of a score.
Where it's used
Printed sheet music, songbooks and orchestral scores.