Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:11 am
Yesterday I attempted to reclassifying Tchaikovsky's works based on the last guidelines suggested above, and they seemed to work pretty well. If a work existed in more than one version (such as T's and Fitzenhagen's scores of the Rococo Variation), then this was the 'top' level, with the composer's version coming first.
On the next level came "Full Scores" (which I called "Original Work" in the case of non-orchestral pieces), "Vocal Scores" (where appropriate) and "Arrangements, Transcriptions". Within each grouping, complete works were usually listed before excerpts, and the composer's versions took precedence over any other.
If a work only exists on IMSLP in its original form, then I omitted any headings. But headings for "Vocal Scores" or "Arrangements, Transcriptions" were always used, even if they were the only works on that page, so that they couldn't be mistaken for full scores.
I found that some alterations were needed in the file descriptions to avoid unnecessary repetitions. In the composers' versions these could simply be standardized to "Complete Score" or the titles of the individual movements/sections. Some of the arrangements/transcriptions included the names of the arranger/transcriber in the file description, but in other cases they were just identified in the "Editor" field below. I decided not to meddle with these without seeking further advice
Anyway, that's how it worked for Tchaikovsky. But will the same guidelines apply just as well to the other 1209 composers on IMSLP?
On the next level came "Full Scores" (which I called "Original Work" in the case of non-orchestral pieces), "Vocal Scores" (where appropriate) and "Arrangements, Transcriptions". Within each grouping, complete works were usually listed before excerpts, and the composer's versions took precedence over any other.
If a work only exists on IMSLP in its original form, then I omitted any headings. But headings for "Vocal Scores" or "Arrangements, Transcriptions" were always used, even if they were the only works on that page, so that they couldn't be mistaken for full scores.
I found that some alterations were needed in the file descriptions to avoid unnecessary repetitions. In the composers' versions these could simply be standardized to "Complete Score" or the titles of the individual movements/sections. Some of the arrangements/transcriptions included the names of the arranger/transcriber in the file description, but in other cases they were just identified in the "Editor" field below. I decided not to meddle with these without seeking further advice
Anyway, that's how it worked for Tchaikovsky. But will the same guidelines apply just as well to the other 1209 composers on IMSLP?