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This also sounds like an interesting project... if the bit I have underlined means they are going to scan the contents rather than just create a catalogue! the link is in Russian only but I included a "google" translation!!! http://www.philharmonia.spb.ru/rus/library.php Peter Dyson Music ...

Thanks for the link. Fascinating
Peter Dyson

So is the question about how society supports composers and makes the product of their creativity available? I fear I open a much broader thread. How to organise Patronage? And whilst I love to see the pdfs, will I ever get over the thrill of holding the printed copy, especially when it has the comp...

Just to affirm all the hard work that is going on ... it is amazing.... so thank you one and all...
Peter Dyson

Just to say.... I appreciate all the discussion that is taking place to try and find a consensus on what will be a subjective view. Difficult isn't it! When I found the site... did I really worry too much about how to find my way about it? I don't think so..Do I get annoyed about some inconveniences...

Thanks Carolus... that makes life a bit simpler.

Ahah... the Greig Piano Concerto by Grieg conducted by Mr Preview... in the Eric Morecambe edition. Christmas 1971

I thought I would try and add some missing portrait photographs to composer pages where I can find them on the internet. Obviously there is a difficultly in determining whether they are public domain when no information is available about the photographer. Presumably the copyright law of the country...

I found that a search in latin characters for Arensky produced 60 hits and the titles appear in cyrillic of course: cutting and pasting Аренский produced 150 hits. Happy hunting.

Peter Dyson

I do not know if I am typical of the composers who have been adding their work to IMSLP or not, but I will happily explain my decision to add my work to the Library in the hope it triggers more discussion on this page. The key points are stated on the IMSLP Main Page in the goal: to create a virtual...

Thank you for this guidance and the links to the reference materials. It is very useful to have these practical considerations highlighted.
I will certainly follow them! Gathering best practice together is very helpful. Thanks again
Peter Dyson

Normal service resumed!
2310 local time (GMT +3)
Hurrah
Peter

It is not back for me yet!!!
Peter Dyson
St Peterburg

Further to my previous post.... I am most happy to agree that this source as the treasure chest of scores and parts and keep the computer generated audio files away.... and my justfication for keeping the new unrecorded cg compositions in... would be...... you did not have to suffer some of my premi...

Of course synthesised recordings are a poor substitute for the real thing…. so the question I asked myself before deciding to submit those of my own was ……Are they better than nothing? For those like me whose ability to read a score internally is limited, they are useful if limited in what they offe...