I came to clementine recently but have effectively (for me) solved this
problem in the following way:
I organize all my mp3 files in directories (one per CD or LP) and tag them
with the composer
(id3v2 --TCOM <composer name>). Note that I am linux based. For ethnic
music ("World"),
I tag the country or ethnic group with the language tag (id3v3 --TLAN).
Other tags are available
to specify the lead performer (TPE1), orchestra(TPE2), and conductor
(TPE3). I have written a
small program which can create a m3u playlist file for each group of mp3s
(usually an LP or CD),
using the mp3 tags to create the m3u file name. The first word in the m3u
file name is the
Composer or Country (or Artist, if neither is specified). These end up
alphabetically organized
in a single directory, which is where clementine displays as the music
collection in the left hand
panel. Selecting anm3u file loads the listed mp3 files in clementine's
playlist.
On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 12:03 AM William Gallagher <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Perfect ! Thank you very much!
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 9:51 PM Garthhh <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> You can organize by composer by using advanced grouping of the library
>> Click the wrench next to the search box>group by>advanced grouping
>> 1st level composer
>> 2nd level artist
>>
>>
>> On Monday, August 10, 2020 at 5:39:49 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote:
>>
>>> The artist is very far from being irrelevant. When I think about
>>> listening to something, I think of the composer first, along with the work,
>>> and then
>>> I decide which recording (by which artist(s) I want to listen to. Say I
>>> have 34 recordings of the Bruckner 7th (strange, but true). I need to be
>>> able to see a listing
>>> of artists as soon as I choose a particular work.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 7:37 PM Peter Tipping <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> With classical music, since the composer is the most important part,
>>>> the artist is fairly much irrelevant, I have set the composer as the
>>>> artist.
>>>>
>>>> Now I can listen to a composer/artist of my choosing.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 11 Aug 2020 at 03:12, William Gallagher <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Clementine appears to be directed toward those who listen to pop
>>>>> music, where you want to list recordings by "artist", which apparently is
>>>>> the default. What I want to see, since my collection is mostly classical,
>>>>> is a listing of works by "composer" (e.g., Bach - Beethoven, Brahms,
>>>>> etc.). How can I do this?
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