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dancer
06-15-2008, 03:29 PM
In the AP Stylebook it says only to capitalize and not use quotes for orchestral works, i.e. Bach's Suite No. 1 for Orchestra. I couldn't find anything about quotations marks around pop music.

In the AP Guide to Punctuation it says to use quotes for "various intellectual properties," i.e. books, articles, operas, musical compositions, paintings sculptures, plays, movies, songs, television shows.

Is it correct to say, Frank Sinatra's "Witchcraft" in quotes?

When writing a novel, should a musical composition be in italics with no quotation marks?