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The Library of Congress has released a new digitized collection, Silent Film Scores and Arrangements. Lots of interesting things:

https://www.loc.gov/collections/silent- ... ollection/

I think this is related. About 2 years ago on Wikipedia I asked whether they could make live links to ISMN as they do with ISBNs. An administrator explained that, unlike ISBN which have a registered web presence, ISMN does not, so until they do, one can not create live links.

A few months ago there was someone here who was offering to create scores from uploads that were only parts. Actually I was looking for that post because I found a work for which I'd like to see a score: https://imslp.org/wiki/K%C3%B6niggr%C3% ... Gottfried)

I note the Icelandic composer Jón Leifs is here listed as one might expect, Leifs, Jón. However, both the Library of Congress and Wikipedia explain that In Iceland what we might call the surname is really a patronymic, so the true name is Jón [son of] Leifs. For this reason both of those organizatio...

I believe there are only 3 examples in the first edition of 1935 that are not present in subsequent editions. Two of them are graphic images - one showing a pyramid-like structure (I forget the accompanying text) and one showing the difference between most people's concept of genius (that average pe...

The Library of Congress has digitized their Martorell collection of about 1,100 manuscript opera scores. Many of these are unique and little-known 18th century operas. About the collection: https://www.loc.gov/collections/martorell-collection/about-this-collection List of composers: https://www.loc....

I've uploaded one compilation score years ago, but I've forgotten how to do it. That compilation was rather easy: one composer to one work. The score I'm currently working on is more difficult: a number of opera composers represented by multiple works by each composer. I thought it might be in the F...

Thank you cypressdome!

I tried uploading my own transcription and received the explanation that all arrangers must have their own "composer" page on IMSLP. But I don't want to use my real name. Can I just use my IMSLP username?

Thank you!

Some time ago I discovered a score on IMSLP that was missing a few pages. I was able to supply the missing pages and the original uploader was able to combined them and upload a new version of the file which contained the complete score. Is there a way to identify scores on IMSLP which are missing p...

The end of the year (at least in the United States) is often accompanied by pleas for donations. It reminded me that I've not seen any such pleas from IMSLP in a long time. Does that mean that IMSLP is on a "steady" financial foundation, given the partnership with Naxos and perhaps institu...

Usually the ability to remember is done by storing cookies. Is there perhaps some app that's wiping your cookies, or maybe your browser is not keeping them?

The IMSLP score to this work is lacking pages 38 and 42. I have scanned pages 38 and 42 as jpg files. If some expert out there would like to convert and insert the pages in the file, I can gladly supply the pages. Let me know!

The subject says it all. Not only composers, but should there be categories for Black composers, lyricists, and librettists? I feel there should be. I'd be interested to hear how others feel.