IMDBP shares a user database with IMSLP, and you may use your IMSLP username and password to log in to IMDBP and vice versa. However, note that password changes are not carried over; if you changed your password on IMSLP or IMDBP after the IMSLP reopening, you will still need to use your old password to log in to the other wiki, unless you changed the password on both wikis. Unfortunately the e-mail function on IMDBP is currently turned off, therefore you will be unable to reset your IMDBP password should you lose it (this is not a problem on the IMSLP). In such cases it is recommended that you simply create another account, which would be fast and painless; you will get your original account back once I merge the IMSLP and IMDBP accounts, or enable the e-mail function, whichever happens first.

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Introduction

Welcome to the International Music Database Project (IMDBP)!

The IMDBP is the new offspring of the established IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, and is still very much a work in progress. Currently it hosts all the work information used by IMSLP. Do note that IMSLP and IMDBP are separate websites, and so you will have to login again for IMDBP (user registration is shared, so you do not have to register again). This is a temporary nuisance, and should not be needed after an update in a few months.

Rationale / Goal

There are three goals of the IMDBP.

  • IMDBP strives to categorize every single piece of music ever written in a format that is
  1. Flexible, extensible
  2. Thorough, uncompromising detail
  3. Efficient and intuitive to use for the average user, including the elimination of duplicate information entry and other potential inconsistencies
  • IMDBP also strives to be a place to discuss music, and software that facilitates this in the most user friendly manner is in planning.
  • IMDBP will also supply the information to other websites, such as the IMSLP, that requests it. This will ensure that there is no duplication of information, and avenues of potential inconsistencies, across such websites.

If you have any suggestions, or would like to help in building this website, please e-mail feldmahler {at} imslp.org.

Timeline

Due to the extensive nature of IMDBP, the development of software may take half, or even an entire year to fully complete. However, semi-working versions of IMDBP should be online quite soon.

FAQs

Q: How do I use this website for now?

A: At the moment this website is not very suitable for direct use, but you will most likely use it at some point via links from IMSLP. When this site is completed (or even with a significant amount complete), it will certainly be directly usable. Various stages of usefulness will be noted in news updates in various notable places.
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