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When receiving PDFs from composers or arrangers, a huge variety of naming and/or numbering parts does occur. This makes any automatic processing of the material harder than necessary. E.G. automatic distribution to a cloud, adding front pages, sending a substitute player all relevant parts or ...

Two questions for librarians, especially those who maintain a symphonic orchestra library:

1. What classification system do you use? E.g. one of the following, though they are not aimed directly at orchestra libraries?:[/list]
the Dewey Decimal Classification ?
the British Catalogue of Music ...

Thank you for this new subforum!

Orchestra librarian here.

The vast majority of classical scores is, of course, in portrait. That makes sense for large ensembles with 20+ staves. For smaller ensembles, landscape could indeed be used, but seldomly is. In my (symphonic orchestra) library, I would estimate the amount of landscape ...

I do have strong memories, as it was the first PC-based notation program I used. Must have been in the 1990s.

Do you have any specific questions, e.g. concerning DARMS? Maybe this helps:
https://wiki.ccarh.org/wiki/DARMS
https://www.ccarh.org/publications/books/beyondmidi/online/darms/
http://www ...

OCTO wrote: 04 Mar 2026, 18:23If @Registered users wish, we can have a new subcategory: Music Librarian or similar.

That's a good idea, let's try that!

Yes, of course, but they don't seem to have a public forum. Same for IAML, of which my orchestra is a member.

Greetings from Germany!

As I recently got a part-time job as an orchestra librarian, I feel the need to exchange with colleagues about some librarianesque things: tools, strategies, but also databases, how-tos and how-to-better-not‘s. I would be especially interested in digital subjects and how AI ...

Dear fellow engravers,

last week I got hold of an original printed book from 1761 containing Psalms set to music by Johann Anton Kobrich. I got into contact with the musicologist who wrote the article on Kobrich in the MGG encyclopedia who confirmed that it is indeed an original print:


Kobrich 1 ...

Joost Witte from the Netherlands emulates the hand writing of J.S.Bach and shares his research into Bach's calligraphy in a practical way. Very well worth a visit.