[mb-style] CSG compromise?

[Aaron Cooper]

On 1-Mar-08, at 5:56 PM, Mike Morrison wrote:

>
> On Sat, 1 Mar 2008, Brian Schweitzer wrote:
> <snip>
>> While there's perhaps some few 20th century classical composers
>> someone might be able to point to, one thing classical composer
>> generally have in common is that they didn't actually release LPs or
>> CDs - or NATs.  Perhaps it'd be simple to create a NAT-type of list
>> for use for works lists, I don't really know.  That would seem most
>> optimal.  But lacking that, could we not just use the NAT entry for
>> each classical composer to hold the works lists?  Create a new AR,
>> something like "is an instance of" to link release tracks to the NAT
>> tracks, store the CSG-style names in NATs and whatever the
>> liner-liking people like in the releases?  I'd think it'd be pretty
>> easy then to add an option to Picard/datafeed users/etc to allow them
>> to travel up to that NAT to get the CSG title.  Then we also can more
>> easily use the normal editing system, as well, to vet
>> corrections/changes within the NAT-work lists, with the goal of those
>> work lists being to make them the "complete" tiles.  When NGS comes
>> around, all the links and such already will be in place, we just
>> migrate them from the NAT listed track to a NGS entry for that work,
>> and (perhaps in some automated fashion which says "this NGS entry is
>> specifically the NAT entry we had over here") migrate those
>> work-instance links over to NGS?
>>
>> It would allow the dual track titles, it would satisfy both types of
>> data users, it would allow us now to start really working on
>> correcting noted typos and errors in work lists, and it would allow
>> us, likely 1-2 years ahead of time, to already start working on
>> linking instances back to work-masters.
>>
>> Brian
>
> I like this!

I don't think it's a bad idea either, but I'm generally not a fan of  
NATs.  Just throwing the idea out there... what about creating an  
album for each work?  Example:

Release Title: Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello No. 1 in E-flat  
major, Op. 1 No. 1
#1 Track Title: I. Allegro
#2 Track Title: II. Adagio cantabile
#3 Track Title: III. Scherzo
#4 Track Title: IV. Finale. Presto

If we wanted ordered lists based on catalog number we could enter the  
release title as something like "Op. 1 No. 1: Trio for Piano, Violin,  
and Cello No. 1 in E-flat major".

Thoughts?

-Aaron (cooperaa)