Tagging Classical music

Vincent Kars · Nov 2, 2011

Often the tags are inconsistent when ripping classical music.
So you are in to some typing.
But first of all you need to know more about the work and its movements.

A nice source of information is IMSLP - Petrucci Music Library
45,394 works • 132,754 scores • 3,847 recordings • 6,551 composers

All Music Guide
Good source for classical music.
If you look up Beethoven you get over 700 entries including all WoO (Werke ohne Opuszahl).

Bit more on tagging classical: http://thewelltemperedcomputer.com/TG/2_Classical.html

RBFC · Nov 2, 2011

My collection is mostly classical, and keeping it sorted in the server/drive is a miserable task.

Thanks,

Lee

Vincent Kars · Nov 3, 2011

RBFC said:
My collection is mostly classical, and keeping it sorted in the server/drive is a miserable task.

What is your problem?

RBFC · Nov 3, 2011

Many pieces are "collections" with more than one composer and/or group size. It is backbreaking to attempt to type it all in... one performer/conductor can be lost easily if they're not the headliner of the disc

Lee

Vincent Kars · Nov 3, 2011

Sounds familiar.
I have yet to find an online database doing the tagging right.
AMG comes closest (requires WMP) but it remains an RSI job.

R Johnson · Nov 3, 2011

The problem is that the usual tagging "system" was developed for popular music, and simply is not well suited to classical music. I understand that there are some more-or-less proprietary systems that are designed for classical music. I think most of us try to squeeze 10 pounds of classical information into the 5 pound popular music sack.

For better or worse, I use iTunes on Windows for ripping and tagging. Playback is via the Squeezebox Touch. I've found that the online sources save a lot of typing, but I need to edit the data into the scheme that I've settled upon as a reasonable solution.

Vincent Kars · Nov 3, 2011

Editing options like Find/Replace and scripting can help.
I rather spend my time on developing a script than doing the edits manual.
An example using MP3Tag: http://thewelltemperedcomputer.com/SW/Opus.htm

R Johnson · Nov 6, 2011

Vincent,
Thanks for documenting your experiences in the computer audio world at your "Well Tempered Computer" site.

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