On 11 Jan 2007 at 16:48, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 11.01.2007 David W. Fenton wrote: > >> BTW, I actually own the complete Mozart in Paperback, but > >> especially > >> > for a frequent traveller like myself the online edition is of > >> > very high value in a lot of situations. > > > > I own it too, but have always missed the critical reports, which I > > now have access to online! Yay! > > Yes, and I rather think that we will see more and more complete > editions to publish the critical commentary only online. Makes a lot > of sense.
I hope so. The other thing about putting it online is that it can be updated and annotated. For instance, a PDF of the printed version could be put up, and an HTML blog or wiki could be put up alongside it so that the editors could add additional information as it came in. But I must admit that I've found musicologists in general highly suspicious of such endeavors -- I can't get anyone interested in my ideas in collaborating on scholarship. They are too suspicious of losing credit for their work (e.g., tenure committees won't give it the same weight as a conference paper). This makes me sad, but surely it will change as younger and more Internet-savvy musicologists come up into the ranks. Unfortunately, most of the newer musicologists I know of are completely uninterested in source studies and editing. :( -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
