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Searching for Old Music

Searching for Old Music. Scaling mountains of data Jennifer Thomas, School of Music. The motet, 1475-1600. Innovative Prominent Expressive Historical witness Beautiful. How many?. 10s of 1000s My current data 50,256 records Future data—double Single composer prints

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Searching for Old Music

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  1. Searching for Old Music Scaling mountains of data Jennifer Thomas, School of Music

  2. The motet, 1475-1600 • Innovative • Prominent • Expressive • Historical witness • Beautiful

  3. How many? • 10s of 1000s • My current data • 50,256 records • Future data—double • Single composer prints • Missing manuscripts and anthologies

  4. Indexes • Habits • Possibilities

  5. Marguerite and Katherine • A motet manuscript conveys a personal message • London Royal 8.G.vii

  6. Absalon, fili miin LonBLR 8.G.vii

  7. Norms and aberrations • Dulcesexuviae • Authorship • Political messages • Religious and social practices • Patronage • Popularity

  8. The Internet and the Academy • Usefulness • Exposure

  9. Perks • Immediate • Flexible • Free to users • Powerful

  10. Pitfalls • Open-ended • Limited payback • Tedium

  11. Possibilities • Crowd-sourcing • Heir apparent • Aggregate projects • Satellite

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