Complete solo Piano Works
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:40 pm
Greetings!
Having leeched off of this marvelous forum for almost three years, I thought it was about time to get involved. I have in my possession a few scores not posted before to my knowledge (the complete solo piano music of E.J.Moeran and Havergal Brian). At first I wanted to post them, but then I had the following idea:
How about creating a new subsection titled "Complete Solo Piano Music", wherein only files containing the complete solo piano output of a composer may be posted. This seems sensible to me for the following reason:
Assume you search for the piano music of Roger Quilter. Most of his piano music is on Imslp, but not everything, like the "2 Impressions Op.19". These may be found here, but in two separate places. With the subsection proposed above, one would only have to check if there is a post with the name of "Quilter", and with one click one would never have to search for piano music of this composer again. This would also decrease the number of posts on the whole site, since posts of single pieces which otherwise don't contain any valuable information could be deleted. Consequently, the navigation of the site would be greatly facilitated. (I am be no means an expert on the policy of the moderators when it comes to the deletion of posts, so please tell me if there is any problem with my proposal).
If I still have your esteemed attention (this is not meant ironically!), I would like to propose the following guidelines:
1. The subsection should focus on the works of lesser known composers and famous composers with a comparatively small piano output (e.g. Bruckner, Schoenberg etc.). Well known composers with a sizeable piano output are permissible if and only if their entire piano output may be found on Imslp (e.g. Grieg, Chopin etc.). In this case, a link to the site in question will be posted.
2. Each post should contain a link to a reliable source listing the entire piano works of said composer, so that anyone may see for himself that the post does indeed contain the entire pianistic output.
3. Requests for scores and discussions should be placed in a second subsection "Complete Solo Piano Music Discussion". This way the "Complete Solo Piano Music" section remains uncluttered. Posts in this forum would include requests for specific scores that are needed to complete the entire piano works of a given composer. (This could serve to motivate the zealous scanners and score hunters on this forum even more).
4. Only original works for solo piano are allowed, i.e. works for more than two hands and more than one piano are excluded, as are arrangements.
This is everything for the moment, please tell me what you think. If the moderators are of the opinion that this post is not worthy of a new topic, feel free to delete it.
If these measures should actually be implemented, I would volunteer, at least for the beginning, to oversee this section. (I already have a little list with composers that might be considered).
I hope this post doesn't seem to pretentious, I merely think that this kind of organisation could benefit all of us.
Kind regards,
Pyotr Ilyich
P.S.: Please excuse my stilted (and probably incorrect) English; it is not my native language.
Having leeched off of this marvelous forum for almost three years, I thought it was about time to get involved. I have in my possession a few scores not posted before to my knowledge (the complete solo piano music of E.J.Moeran and Havergal Brian). At first I wanted to post them, but then I had the following idea:
How about creating a new subsection titled "Complete Solo Piano Music", wherein only files containing the complete solo piano output of a composer may be posted. This seems sensible to me for the following reason:
Assume you search for the piano music of Roger Quilter. Most of his piano music is on Imslp, but not everything, like the "2 Impressions Op.19". These may be found here, but in two separate places. With the subsection proposed above, one would only have to check if there is a post with the name of "Quilter", and with one click one would never have to search for piano music of this composer again. This would also decrease the number of posts on the whole site, since posts of single pieces which otherwise don't contain any valuable information could be deleted. Consequently, the navigation of the site would be greatly facilitated. (I am be no means an expert on the policy of the moderators when it comes to the deletion of posts, so please tell me if there is any problem with my proposal).
If I still have your esteemed attention (this is not meant ironically!), I would like to propose the following guidelines:
1. The subsection should focus on the works of lesser known composers and famous composers with a comparatively small piano output (e.g. Bruckner, Schoenberg etc.). Well known composers with a sizeable piano output are permissible if and only if their entire piano output may be found on Imslp (e.g. Grieg, Chopin etc.). In this case, a link to the site in question will be posted.
2. Each post should contain a link to a reliable source listing the entire piano works of said composer, so that anyone may see for himself that the post does indeed contain the entire pianistic output.
3. Requests for scores and discussions should be placed in a second subsection "Complete Solo Piano Music Discussion". This way the "Complete Solo Piano Music" section remains uncluttered. Posts in this forum would include requests for specific scores that are needed to complete the entire piano works of a given composer. (This could serve to motivate the zealous scanners and score hunters on this forum even more).
4. Only original works for solo piano are allowed, i.e. works for more than two hands and more than one piano are excluded, as are arrangements.
This is everything for the moment, please tell me what you think. If the moderators are of the opinion that this post is not worthy of a new topic, feel free to delete it.
If these measures should actually be implemented, I would volunteer, at least for the beginning, to oversee this section. (I already have a little list with composers that might be considered).
I hope this post doesn't seem to pretentious, I merely think that this kind of organisation could benefit all of us.
Kind regards,
Pyotr Ilyich
P.S.: Please excuse my stilted (and probably incorrect) English; it is not my native language.