Thread: Classical music in iTunes

I accidentally posted the same thing twice. Please delete.

the best way to organize my music is by folder structure, since no tagging standard is necessary when viewing your music by directory. a filter function (instantaneous search) is also extremely useful.

ps. i hate itunes

I did this for years and then they discontinued Front Row...

My Music Server

Prior to beating up my last computer, I was doing a nested playlist system, with a playlist folder for each composer, and inside that a folder for each work, and then a playlist for each recording of that work.

On my new computer, I will get around to that eventually but for now I'm still just getting the names fixed. I do:

The album field like this:

Composer: Work [Performer Date]
Bach: Cantata #82 Ich habe genug [Hotter 1950]
Beethoven: Symphony #7 in A, op. 92 [Kleiber 1975]
Saint-Saëns: Symphony #3 "Organ" in C minor [Munch 1959]

The song field I use only for basic stuff, though I always include the movement number in case it's broken (as in variations) like:
1. Aria (bass): "Ich habe genug"
1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
1a. Adagio - Allegro moderato
1b. Poco adagio

I do the composer field: Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)

Eventually I want to change the dates to the date of composition, but for now I use them as the date of recording.

I make exceptions to this practice for some recital albums, which I don't always want to break up.

Also, I'm fairly **** about nomenclature, with brevity being the soul of wit and ease on the eyes the full glory of God. Thus:

# - and not - No.
op. - and not - Op.
Ich habe genug - and not - Ich Habe Genug
Karajan - and not - Herbert Von Karajan
Strauss, R.: - and not - Strauss, (R):

etc...