diff --git a/note_seq/musicxml_parser.py b/note_seq/musicxml_parser.py
index e39a035..4e76428 100644
--- a/note_seq/musicxml_parser.py
+++ b/note_seq/musicxml_parser.py
@@ -249,6 +249,22 @@ def _get_score(filename):
 
   def _parse(self):
     """Parse the uncompressed MusicXML document."""
+    # Parse work title and creators
+    xml_work = self._score.find('work')
+    self.work_title = (
+        getattr(xml_work.find('work-title'), 'text', '')
+        if xml_work is not None
+        else ''
+    )
+    self.creators = []
+    xml_identification = self._score.find('identification')
+    if xml_identification is not None:
+      self.creators = [
+          creator.text
+          for creator in xml_identification.findall('creator')
+          if creator.text
+      ]
+
     # Parse part-list
     xml_part_list = self._score.find('part-list')
     if xml_part_list is not None:
diff --git a/note_seq/musicxml_parser_test.py b/note_seq/musicxml_parser_test.py
index aa6dd80..a4937bc 100644
--- a/note_seq/musicxml_parser_test.py
+++ b/note_seq/musicxml_parser_test.py
@@ -1818,6 +1818,32 @@ def test_invalid_note_type(self):
       with self.assertRaises(musicxml_parser.InvalidNoteDurationTypeError):
         musicxml_parser.MusicXMLDocument(temp_file.name)
 
+  def test_work_title(self):
+    """Verify that the work/work-title element is parsed."""
+
+    xml = rb"""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+      <!DOCTYPE score-partwise PUBLIC
+          "-//Recordare//DTD MusicXML 3.0 Partwise//EN"
+          "http://www.musicxml.org/dtds/partwise.dtd">
+      <score-partwise version="3.0">
+        <work>
+          <work-title>My Funny Valentine</work-title>
+        </work>
+        <identification>
+          <creator type="composer">Richard Rodgers</creator>
+          <creator type="composer">Lorenz Hart</creator>
+        </identification>
+      </score-partwise>
+    """
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as temp_file:
+      temp_file.write(xml)
+      temp_file.flush()
+      ns = musicxml_reader.musicxml_file_to_sequence_proto(temp_file.name)
+
+      self.assertEqual(ns.sequence_metadata.title, 'My Funny Valentine')
+      self.assertEqual(ns.sequence_metadata.composers,
+                       ['Richard Rodgers', 'Lorenz Hart'])
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   absltest.main()
diff --git a/note_seq/musicxml_reader.py b/note_seq/musicxml_reader.py
index a60e75f..c09d57f 100644
--- a/note_seq/musicxml_reader.py
+++ b/note_seq/musicxml_reader.py
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ class MusicXMLDocument
   # Populate header.
   sequence.ticks_per_quarter = musicxml_document.midi_resolution
 
+  # Populate work title and creators.
+  if musicxml_document.work_title:
+    sequence.sequence_metadata.title = musicxml_document.work_title
+  for creator in musicxml_document.creators:
+    sequence.sequence_metadata.composers.append(creator)
+
   # Populate time signatures.
   musicxml_time_signatures = musicxml_document.get_time_signatures()
   for musicxml_time_signature in musicxml_time_signatures: