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folk music/traditional songs etc.

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:51 pm
by Pausanias
Does IMSLP want the contributors to upload also traditional music which is in the public domain, or is this project focused on classical music only? I think of old songs and instrumental music of the different countries.

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:22 pm
by imslp
Actually, I welcome *any* music :) There have already been many folk songs submitted... for example:

http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Folk_Songs%2C_German (though I never knew it lived for 95 years... haha)

The reason that IMSLP is classical-music-heavy is because most public domain scores are of classical music, and I myself only have good knowledge of classical music, unfortunately :/

P.S. There have also been requests for jazz music, which I would very much welcome, except that I don't have much knowledge in that area... so someone else would have to pick it up if we are to have jazz music on IMSLP.