my vision

[joeplaysthepiano]

Here's my vision, an idea that popped in my head overnight.  Some of you will think it's a tremendous idea.  Some of you will think it is too large-scale to accomplish.  I don't know how it could be done, but anyways, here it is.

Somehow we create a section on this site where all the composers and their piano works are listed.  So, a user could click on a composer's name and then a certain piece he/she wants.  Within the certain piece, other people will have written their experiences with the piece, what best ways to tackle it, pitfalls to avoid, relative difficulty, how many years it took to be able to play it, etc.  So, for anyone wanting/thinking about learning a piece, he/she can do some real research about the piece and get some real help if he/she decides to start practicing it.  This would replace using the search function ad nauseum.  This is my vision.  Tell me what you think.  I'm not sure if it would be possible to do.

Joe

[thierry13]

I think it's a great idea , but like you said : too large-scale...

[thalbergmad]

Splendid idea. Only to pleased to assist

[xvimbi]

I also think it's a great idea, and I think it is not too large-scale, simply because one can start with one piece and as soon as a new one comes up, it get's added. One doesn't have to establish all the composers/pieces from the start. One would however need provisions for several threads for each piece, because most of them have many different aspects, which, when lumped together, would make it difficult to find the info in such a database. One could deposit sheetmusic and private recordings, MIDI files, historical notes and other trivia, etc.

[robert]

I had the idea to do so for all Chopin's compositions some years ago. Very difficult to make happend but it could perhaps work on this forum as it has a large number of members. I would not mind spend many hours filling the list.
One problem is that most forums do not support more that 2-3 hierarchive levels. This task would take at least three like in this example.
Chopin -> Etudes -> op.10 no.1
And there need to be a top forum named something like "Compositions - Member's notes" do we actually need four.
The individual sorting would also be a problem as anyone looking for a piece would like to have them in order like opus order or similar.
It is possible but it requires a lot work from the admins.

[celticqt]

Sounds very beneficial (and would make for some interesting reading also!).  Great idea, Joe!  Unfortunately I have no clue how to make it happen. 

[Bob]

You could create a thread that acts like an index to different levels.  A way of organizing them.   It would be a list of organizing links.

Chopin
  Etudes -- Op. 10, No. 1    and the link
  Etudes -- Op. 10, No. 2    and the link


etc.


Then, it wouldn't really matter where the original thread is.  You just need to know how to get to it. 

This would require work on the part of the member.

I suppose.... a few members could share responsiblity for it.  Create a new ID and share the password so the members 'in the know' could modify the thread.  Of course, they would all have access to each other's IP address then.

[Daevren]

You mean making a wiki-like site like www.wikipedia.org but then for (piano) composers and their works?

Maybe it would be better for everyone to go to that site and add your opinion, discription and knowledge to the name of each composition. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No._3_%28Rachmaninoff%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldberg_Variations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._32_in_C_minor_%28Beethoven%29


But this site has as a policy to provide objective information only.

[joeplaysthepiano]

I myself would have no idea how to do it, but I was hoping that maybe people in this forum would have some ideas.

[steinwayguy]

You mean making a wiki-like site like www.wikipedia.org but then for (piano) composers and their works?

Maybe it would be better for everyone to go to that site and add your opinion, discription and knowledge to the name of each composition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No._3_%28Rachmaninoff%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldberg_Variations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._32_in_C_minor_%28Beethoven%29


But this site has as a policy to provide objective information only.

I wrote the first version of the Rachmaninoff 3rd article.