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Romy the Cat
Boston, MA
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Joined on 05-28-2004
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CDs organisation methodology...
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Yesterday we with whole family were trying to reorganize our
CD collection. The lover did move the CD alphabetically but we did not check if
they know the alphabet. Anyhow, it was mess now and we decided to sort it out.
I think it take take a few other weekends. Yesterday I was moving the CDs and commanded
the small kids. Amy was typing the composer’s names for the labels, God, the
woman can do it with no spell checker! Thomas was running and destroying everything
begging us to give him for adaption. Anyhow. We did what we planned for the
first day.
I wonder if any of you can recommend any better organization
techniques for off the wall CDs. I use the following logic for my CDs organization
(I use different logic for LPs):
1)
By composers alphabetically
2)
Big composers have concertos, ballets or chamber
and some other sub-sections
3)
Pianists alphabetically by musicians’ name
4)
Violinist alphabetically by musicians’ name
5)
Violists alphabetically by musicians’ name
6)
Chamber, by groups name
7)
Early music, by composer
8)
The rest of instrumentalists, alphabetically by instrument
name.
9)
Operas, by composers
10)
Singers crossover, by singer
11)
Conductors crossover, by conductor
There are many other sections but above takes the bulk of CD
partition. There are always some CDs that do not fit anywhere and I use my own preference
that I not always remember and it is a problem. If I have for instance a CD of Hollywood
String Quartet that plays Schumann and Brahms and I for instance feel that Schumann
play was very specials then I will put it to Schumann chamber, not to Brahms chamber
and not to Chamber section. Another CD of Hollywood String Quartet that do not
have any remarkable play (good luck to find the Hollywood Quartet with non-remarkable
play) I will put in Chamber section. So, as time goes by and if I am looking
for Hollywood play Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2, op 26, then I might not remember
that it was combined with Schumann and need to be looked in Schumann section. Probably
to be more discipline it has to be in Schumann section… but I so much want to
keep this CD as Schumann and NOT as Brahms. Again, it was juts “for instance” ….
Anyhow, if anyone has a good technique to resolve it then
let me know
"I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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