WIMA and IMSLP to merge
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Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
What will affect us? I can only say: Its about time........
Contratrombone64
Admiral of Fugues
Never heard of that, Mike. Despite the puritans crys and gnashing of teeth, I'm a big fan of IMSLP. I know the whole issue of versions of works (take the nightmare that is the Bruckner symphony for example, or Puccini's operas) is a vexing one, it seems to me that IMSLP is now adding intelligent labels to its scores to clarify versions. I also like their new, revamped home page. It's my all time favourite website really. Had I had a computer when I was a kiddling, and known of it I'd be a very rich man now!!
Dorsetmike
Member
It'll be interesting to see what happens, will the 2 sites continue much as they are now, or will they become one single entity? I personally use WIMA most of the time, only resorting to IMSLP when I can't find what I'm looking for, hence I know my way around WIMA, but find IMSLP more difficult to navigate, I suppose that would change as one gets more familiar with it.
What I mainly like about WIMA is the inclusion of MIDI or MP3 sound files albeit electronic synthesized and often Finalé, Sibelius, MusicXML and other formats. If these are lost in the merger then I would be most unhappy. I've not yet found any similar facilities on IMSLP. I use Finalé Songwriter myself and I can usually find a work in a format I can import from WIMA, a converter for PDF to MusicXML costs $199 (assuming it works) which is not justifiable on a pension and why I prefer WIMA.
What I mainly like about WIMA is the inclusion of MIDI or MP3 sound files albeit electronic synthesized and often Finalé, Sibelius, MusicXML and other formats. If these are lost in the merger then I would be most unhappy. I've not yet found any similar facilities on IMSLP. I use Finalé Songwriter myself and I can usually find a work in a format I can import from WIMA, a converter for PDF to MusicXML costs $199 (assuming it works) which is not justifiable on a pension and why I prefer WIMA.
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Contratrombone64
Admiral of Fugues
Ok Mike, as I've not been to investigat WIMA before can you provide the url?
Dorsetmike
Member
WIMA home page
http://icking-music-archive.org/index.php
Clicking on "Composers" under "Sheet Music Downloads" (lower left of home page) gives you this list
http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer.php
Clicking on J S Bach in the Composer list gives you -----
http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer/J.S.Bach.php
in BWV order, clicking say BWV554 you can get a PDF of the score which can be down loaded.
http://icking-music-archive.org/scores/bach/bwv553/Bach_Kleine_Praeludien_2.pdf
Alternatively clicking on the yellow sound file icons, you can either get a MIDI synthesized organ version or an MP3 synthesized harpsichord version, either of which you can import into most notation applications. Some other works will have arrangements for various combos, brass, recorders, strings etc and some notation app format files, also down loadable, example look at BWV 565 for a few options!
http://icking-music-archive.org/index.php
Clicking on "Composers" under "Sheet Music Downloads" (lower left of home page) gives you this list
http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer.php
Clicking on J S Bach in the Composer list gives you -----
http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer/J.S.Bach.php
in BWV order, clicking say BWV554 you can get a PDF of the score which can be down loaded.
http://icking-music-archive.org/scores/bach/bwv553/Bach_Kleine_Praeludien_2.pdf
Alternatively clicking on the yellow sound file icons, you can either get a MIDI synthesized organ version or an MP3 synthesized harpsichord version, either of which you can import into most notation applications. Some other works will have arrangements for various combos, brass, recorders, strings etc and some notation app format files, also down loadable, example look at BWV 565 for a few options!