Thank you, Ranier.
Cordially,
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Cordially,
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Special forum features: inserting music notation, posting audio recordings.
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Author: I checked your queries, and I think that the problem is that those pieces really are not in the database yet. There currently is a bit of an imbalance in the database (search page on July 12):
Classical - 10610 melodies
Popular - 2406 melodies
Folk Songs - 17085 melodies
Hymns & Carols - 86 melodies
National Anthems - 105 melodies
So: the classical collection is in pretty good shape (although the number of "classical" compositions is probably several million, 10,000 themes cover most queries about Western classical music that people have today). On the other hand, 2,406 themes for "popular" music is still a bit thin. The good news is that the growth rate of the "popular" section of the Musipedia collection is much higher than that of the "classical" section, so in the long run I hope that the community of Musipedia users will alleviate this problem. It probably can't be solved completely because some popular music cannot be put into the Musipedia collection in sufficient completeness because of restrictive copyright conditions.
Classical - 10610 melodies
Popular - 2406 melodies
Folk Songs - 17085 melodies
Hymns & Carols - 86 melodies
National Anthems - 105 melodies
So: the classical collection is in pretty good shape (although the number of "classical" compositions is probably several million, 10,000 themes cover most queries about Western classical music that people have today). On the other hand, 2,406 themes for "popular" music is still a bit thin. The good news is that the growth rate of the "popular" section of the Musipedia collection is much higher than that of the "classical" section, so in the long run I hope that the community of Musipedia users will alleviate this problem. It probably can't be solved completely because some popular music cannot be put into the Musipedia collection in sufficient completeness because of restrictive copyright conditions.
....I believe there is a definite deficiency, either in the database, or in the search engine.
....I entered "It's in the book" searching for "It's in the Book" and got nothing.
....I entered "though your heart is breaking" searching for "Smile" and got nothing.
....I entered "build a dream" searching for "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" and all I got was "Winter Wonderland"!
....Now, "It's in the Book" is a somewhat arcane novelty song from the late forties, but "Smile" and "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" are both classics and definitely should have come up.
Cordially,
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How to insert music:
Add a bit of sheet music, along with a MIDI file, simply by entering note names in Lilypond syntax between the [L] and [/L] tags.
For example, you can try what happens if you enter: [l]g'4 g'4 d''4 d''4 e''4 e''4 d''2[/l] (use the Preview function if you don't actually want to post this).
You can create these lists of note names by clicking on piano keys here.
How to post an audio recording:
If you just want to sing, whistle, or play a melody so that other forum visitors can hear it, follow these steps:
- Record your audio here.
- You should notice a 32-character hash code, something like: 2a40281c5001c5a7d8c9f57fcdeccfaf
- copy this hash code and paste it into a forum post, enclosed in the audio tags, for example: [audio]2a40281c5001c5a7d8c9f57fcdeccfaf[/audio]
How to mark a thread as solved:
If the original question in a thread is solved, please mark it as solved using the "solved" icon (or by just typing [solved] into your post). This makes life easier for people who are willing to identify melodies, since unsolved problems are easier to spot that way. If a problem turns out to not be solved after all, just write [/solved] in a new post, and the thread will be labeled accordingly.