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nlott33 nlott33
 
M$1 March 02, 2009 11:56 AM

Do you organize Classical records alphabetically by performer (James Galway), composer (Chopin), or conductor (Leonard Bernstein)?

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albanian albanian
 
 March 02, 2009 02:17 PM
Composer. To me the composer is by far the most important factor in whether I like a piece of music and which piece I feel like hearing. I make a few exceptions for collections, where I will keep a boxed set or such like together even though it includes cd's of various composers' works. I also make an exception by keeping operas separate from other works. That wasn't one of your choices, but maybe other people sort by type of composition. I only keep the operas separate, partly because they are in multi-CD boxes and partly because if I feel like listening to an opera that's a bit different than other classical music, even opera overtures.
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robbrown robbrown
 
March 02, 2009 01:18 PM
D, none of the above.

I organize my (albeit small) collection of classical music by mood.

Whenever I purchase a new CD, I rip it right away and archive the physical disk for safekeeping. I add a "mood" tag to all of my music so that in the event of a rainstorm or particularly good day, I can quickly and easily flip into the music.

Here are the tags that I use:
Aggravated, Angry, Blah, Bored, Calm, Cheerful, Cold, Crazy, Depressed, Devious, Dirty, Dorky, Drunk, Energetic, Happy, High, Hopeful, Lonely, Melancholy, Not Specified, Pissed off, Refreshed, Smart, Stressed, Weird.

I find this mood tagging method along with being able to sort based on the plethora of meta information available for any given song is pretty effective.

Right now, I have my "wake up" mix running that is comprised of songs with the following tags: Energetic, Happy, Hopeful.

Here is a pretty good article on organizing music:
http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2005/08/itunes_smart_playlists/index.php

I use Media Monkey to clean up and start to organize all new music:
http://www.mediamonkey.com/

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hillo hillo
 
March 02, 2009 04:27 PM
Wow, organized!

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albanian albanian
 
March 02, 2009 04:35 PM
Interesting but weird. What do you do with symphonic poems and operas etc that cover a wide gamut of emotion and mood?

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robbrown robbrown
 
March 02, 2009 05:50 PM
Haven't run across the problem of symphonic poems or opera. I don't have either of those.

However, I do have a "Not Specified" tag that I use for music that I can't assign a mood to.

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philipy philipy
 
March 02, 2009 05:56 PM
Do you use these tags for all types of music? Seems like rather a lot for a "small" collection.

Anyway, at least we know what your moods are now! :)

For the record, I don't organise my collection. If indeed it can be called a collection. But I tend to think of classical by composer first and foremost, and for the most part only have one version of any given piece. I can't imagine that I'd ever think "Now I want to listen to something conducted by...." or "time for a piece performed by....". I would always think "Mmm... I'm in the mood for a Mozart concerto now". And quite often I'd think something a lot more specific than that.

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robbrown robbrown
 
March 02, 2009 06:56 PM
Yes, I have a large music collection and I apply these mood tags to all of it.

I've been collecting music since I was in Elementary School and am one of those guys who has ripped every CD he's ever owned.

The "mood" tagging is especially useful in large collections. While working, I use music to compliment my highs and lows throughout the day to maintain concentration and remain engaged. Being able to flick through different moods of music enables this.

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redex redex
 
March 02, 2009 01:37 PM
Hi Rob!

Organize by composer.

Compelation albums often have the composer listed.

Itunes and other web stores usually go by composer as well.

Hope this helps!

Redex

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tracebooks tracebooks
 
March 02, 2009 02:29 PM
I organize by what stands out about that particular recording. I'll mostly go by composer, but then I have a series of James Galway and Joshua Bell and Kiri Takenawa and Il Divo, and I don't care who wrote what they're performing. I also keep thing separated by genre. Soundtracks are separate from classical which is separate from world music, etc.

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nativenerd nativenerd
 
March 02, 2009 02:49 PM
Classical pretty much jumps away from the norm for me. I organize by composer...whereas every other genre is organized by artist. I also tend to use a lot of custom genres to break it down further than "Classical"

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sylvia sylvia
 
March 02, 2009 06:03 PM
I organize mine by favorites. My favorites in the middle and the least listened to on the outsides.

It is fun to just reach on the shelves and pull off something that surprises me. I only bought vinyl that I would love to listen to over and over.

If I were going to organize them any other way I suppose it would have to be by conductor. The conductor can take a great piece of music and make it thrilling. A mediocre conductor can keep time to the notes.
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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Marche Slav; Romeo & Juliet Overture


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