Lieder

lfitts · Post by **lfitts** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:14 am

I was just wondering why imslp.org is accepting so much lieder that is readily accessible from other sites? It's really annoying...

Post by **Yagan Kiely** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:17 am

IMSP is a collective of PD prices, while these may be found on various sites, this collects them into one easily accessible site. Why have several sites that you have to search through when you can have one? And, different publications are different.

Also, IMSLP doesn't "accept" files, people upload them. There is no moderation on the files uploaded, it is however deleted if still in copyright, after it is uploaded.

If you find it annoying, you can look at all the other files IMSLP offers.

Personally the only thing I find an ever so slight hassle, is that (for example Schubert who has... ehm... quite a LARGE amount of lieder) has so many files under his name, it would be much better to have one separate page within the Schubert page that deals with his lieder.

Most of his lieder are very popular so it would be silly to have it strewn all over various sites, when it is much easier to have it in one site.

aldona · Post by **aldona** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:16 am

I was under the impression that IMSLP was aiming "to create a virtual library containing all public domain musical scores" (as the home page states).

I also noticed that each of the major composers has a list of their complete works, to which work pages are linked as they are added, so I assumed it was desirable to make as much of the complete works available here as possible, for as many people as possible to have access to.

I am not one of the privileged minority who has access to a university library, despite the fact that I am an educated professional who lives in a major city in a wealthy nation. I can afford to buy myself a reasonable amount of sheet music, but how many music lovers are there out there who do not?

It took me a LONG time to find and accumulate my collection of PD Schubert-Lieder (still working on completing the collection!) and it is a pleasure to make it available for others.

And when I am finished, I intend to continue with as much of the Schubert-Gesammtausgabe reprints as I am able to get my hands on - choral works, instrumental works, partsongs, operas and stage works, etc., whether you like it or not.
My aim is to see every one of the numbers in the Deutsch-Catalog lit up with a link to its relevant work page.

If you are not interested, then look up any of the thousands of other pieces of music on the site. I myself am not particularly interested in the complete cantatas of Bach, or the complete keyboard sonatas of Scarlatti, both of which rival Schubert-Lieder in terms of numbers, but it would be pointless to criticise IMSLP for "accepting" this boring rubbish.

Aldona

Post by **Yagan Kiely** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:48 am

professional who lives in a major city in a wealthy nation.

It's great living off the back of China.

I fear a depression (or at least recession) coming however....

Post by **imslp** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:31 pm

Part of the goal of IMSLP is exactly the submission of scores from various sites onto IMSLP, so that we have a centralized (and thus easily accessible) repository of music scores. This is also so that people don't end up duplicating work other people have already done.

And as Aldona said, if you don't like a particular type of work, look at the others

I believe there are enough scores on IMSLP to satisfy most desires and cravings

Post by **Yagan Kiely** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:31 pm

And as Aldona said, if you don't like a particular type of work, look at the others Smile I believe there are enough scores on IMSLP to satisfy most desires and cravings

Ahem...:
"If you find it annoying, you can look at all the other files IMSLP offers."

I said it first. Nah I'm just kidding

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