I am creating a classical Music song scraper, that takes disparate file names, ascertains its properties, and rewrites their titles in a uniform way and identifiable way.
Some examples of the filenames I am working with:
The Pupils of Liszt - Conrad Ansorge - 8. Schumann Romance No.2 in F sharp Op.28
Vivaldi - Concerto Grosso in G minor Op.3 No.2 - I. Adagio
Vivaldi - Concerto Grosso in G minor Op.3 No.2 - III. Larghetto
Violin Concerto no. 1 in E flat major, Op. 6 - II. Adagio, III. Rondo Allegro spiritoso
Intermezzo, Op. 117 no. 1
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite - Act I, No.1. Overture
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 - II. Scherzo: Molto Vivace - Presto
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite - Act I, No.3. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite - Act I, No.3. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite - Act II, No.15. Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Etude Op. 25 no. 1 in A flat major - 'Aeolian Harp / Shepherd Boy'
Scherzo no. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 7. Badinerie
Piano Sonata no. 20 in A major, D. 959 - IV. Rondo. Allegretto
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 - III. Menuetto; Allegretto
Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 2. Rondeau
Hungarian Dance no. 6 - Vivace in D flat major (orchestral arr.)
The Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 - Fugue No.2 in C minor
The terminology has been really tripping me up. At best, I am a dilletente when it comes to classical music, and I am not readily able to differentiate between what is
Violin Concerto no. 1 in E flat major, Op. 6 - II. Adagio, III. Rondo Allegro spiritoso
- a Song title, ( spiritoso? )
- a Movement, ( II.? )
- a Tempo, ( Adagio? )
- a Musical Form. ( Violin Concerto? ) Which means I need to get a list of teminology.
So I have been formulating lists. I think I have a full list of Tempos here:
QStringList tempoList = QStringList()
<< "A piacere" // the performer may use his or her own discretion with regard to tempo and rhythm; literally "at pleasure"
<< "A tempo" // resume previous tempo
<< "Accelerando" // speeding up (abbreviation: accel.)
<< "Adagietto" // slower than andante (72–76 bpm) or slightly faster than adagio (70–80 bpm)
<< "Adagio" // slowly with great expression (66–76 bpm)
<< "Adagissimo" // very slowly
<< "Affrettando" // speeding up with a suggestion of anxiety
<< "Allargando" // growing broader; decreasing tempo, usually near the end of a piece
<< "Allegretto" // by the mid-19th century, moderately fast (102–110 bpm); see paragraph above for earlier usage
<< "Allegrissimo"
<< "Allegro vivace" // very fast (172–176 bpm)
<< "Allegro moderato"// close to, but not quite allegro (116–120 bpm)
<< "Allegro" // fast, quickly, and bright (120–156 bpm) (molto allegro is slightly faster than allegro, but always in its range)
<< "Andante moderato"// between andante and moderato (thus the name) (92–98 bpm)
<< "Andante" // at a walking pace (76–108 bpm)
<< "Andantino" // slightly faster than andante (although, in some cases, it can be taken to mean slightly slower than andante) (80–108 bpm)
<< "Assai" // (very) much
<< "Au mouvement" // play the (first or main) tempo.
<< "Bewegt" // animated, with motion
<< "Calando" // going slower (and usually also softer)
<< "Con moto" // Italian for "with movement"; can be combined with a tempo indication, e.g., Allegro con moto
<< "Doppio movimento"
<< "Doppio più mosso"// double-speed
<< "Doppio più lento"// half-speed
<< "Grave" // slowly and solemnly
<< "Grave" // very slow (25–45 bpm)
<< "Kräftig" // vigorous or powerful
<< "L'istesso tempo" // at the same speed; L'istesso is used when the actual speed of the music has not changed, despite apparent signals to the contrary, such as changes in time signature or note length (half notes in 4
<< "Langsam" // slowly
<< "Larghetto" // rather broadly (60–66 bpm)
<< "Larghissimo" // very, very slow (24 bpm and under)
<< "Largo" // broadly (40–60 bpm)
<< "Lebhaft" // lively (mood)
<< "Lent" // slowly
<< "Lentando" // gradually slowing, and softer
<< "Lento" // slowly (45–60 bpm)
<< "Lo stesso tempo" // at the same speed; L'istesso is used when the actual speed of the music has not changed, despite apparent signals to the contrary, such as changes in time signature or note length (half notes in 4
<< "Ma non tanto" // but not so much; used in the same way and has the same effect as Ma non troppo (see immediately below) but to a lesser degree
<< "Ma non troppo" // but not too much; used to modify a basic tempo to indicate that the basic tempo should be reined in to a degree; for example, Adagio ma non troppo to mean ″Slow, but not too slow″, Allegro ma non troppo to mean ″Fast, but not too fast″
<< "Marcia moderato" // moderately, in the manner of a march (83–85 bpm)
<< "Meno mosso" // less movement; slower
<< "Meno moto" // less motion
<< "Moderato" // at a moderate speed (98–112 bpm)
<< "Modéré" // at a moderate tempo
<< "Moins" // less, as in Moins vite (less fast)
<< "Molto" // very
<< "Mosso" // movement, more lively; quicker, much like più mosso, but not as extreme
<< "Mäßig" // moderately
<< "Più mosso" // more movement; faster
<< "Poco" // a little
<< "Precipitando" // hurrying; going faster/forward
<< "Prestissimo" // even faster than presto (200 bpm and over)
<< "Presto" // very, very fast (168–200 bpm)
<< "Rallentando" // a gradual slowing down (abbreviation: rall.)
<< "Rapide" // fast
<< "Rasch" // quickly
<< "Ritardando" // slowing down gradually; also see rallentando and ritenuto (abbreviations: rit., ritard.) sometimes replaces allargando.
<< "Ritenuto" // slightly slower, but achieved more immediately than rallentando or ritardando; a sudden decrease in tempo; temporarily holding back. (Note that the abbreviation for ritenuto can also be rit. Thus a more specific abbreviation is riten. Also, sometimes ritenuto does not reflect a tempo change but rather a 'character' change.)
<< "Rubato" // free adjustment of tempo for expressive purposes, literally "theft"—so more strictly, to take time from one beat to slow another
<< "Schnell" // fast
<< "Slargando" // gradually slowing down, literally "slowing down", "widening" or "stretching"
<< "Stretto" // in a faster tempo, often used near the conclusion of a section. (Note that in fugal compositions, the term stretto refers to the imitation of the subject in close succession, before the subject is completed, and as such, suitable for the close of the fugue. Used in this context, the term is not necessarily related to tempo.)
<< "Stringendo" // pressing on faster, literally "tightening"
<< "Subito" // suddenly
<< "Tardando" // slowing down gradually (same as ritardando)
<< "Tempo Primo" // resume the original tempo
<< "Tempo comodo" // at a comfortable (normal) speed
<< "Tempo di ..." // the speed of a ... (such as Tempo di valzer (speed of a waltz, dotted quarter note. ≈ 60 bpm or quarter note≈ 126 bpm), Tempo di marcia (speed of a march, quarter note ≈ 120 bpm))
<< "Tempo giusto" // at a consistent speed, at the 'right' speed, in strict tempo
<< "Tempo primo"
<< "Tempo Io" // denotes an immediate return to the piece's original base tempo after a section in a different tempo (e.g. Allegro ... Lento ... Moderato ... Tempo Io indicates a return to the Allegro). This indication often funct
<< "Tempo primo" // resume the original (first) tempo
<< "Tempo semplice" // simple, regular speed, plainly
<< "Très" // very, as in Très vif (very lively)
<< "Vif" // lively
<< "Vite" // fast
<< "Vivace" // lively and fast (156–176 bpm)
<< "Vivacissimo" // very fast and lively (172–176 bpm)
<< "a tempo" // returns to the base tempo after an adjustment (e.g. ritardando ... a tempo undoes the effect of the ritardando).
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And now I am working on a full list of Musical forms. Trouble is, there does not seem to be a definitive list. Here is what I have:
- Album leaf
- Arabesque
- Art song
- Bacchanale
- Bagatelle
- Ballade
- Ballet
- Cantabile
- Cantata
- Canzonetta
- Capriccio
- Cassation
- Chamber music
- Chorale concerto
- Chorale fantasia
- Chorale setting
- Concerto
- Divertimento
- Etude
- Evangelienmotetten
- Fantasia
- Fugue
- Harmonie
- Hiérodrame
- Humoresque
- Hymn concertato
- Impromptu
- Intermedio
- Intermezzo
- Masonic music
- Melodeclamation
- Motet
- Motet-chanson
- Nocturne
- Oratorio
- Piano ballade
- Prelude
- Quodlibet
- Rhapsody
- Ricercar
- Romance
- Ruggiero
- Sacred concerto
- Salon music
- Scherzo
- Serenade
- Sinfonietta
- Sonata
- Sonnerie
- Stile antico
- Symphony
- Toccata
- Villanella
- Waltz
And now when I look at it, I see that I am missing Marches and Concertos. Is there a definitive list of Classical Music Forms? Am I even asking a question that makes sense?