Streamlining the browsing tree & multiple configs

[simoncn]

(23-09-2013 00:50)DavidHB Wrote:  Isn't this what would happen with the scheme described by Simon in any case? As I understand it, the Composer listing would include all tracks ascribed to that composer; those with Composition set would simply show as one entry under each composition name.

(the other) David

That's correct, except that it would be the tracks with a Group (not Composition) tag that would appear as a single item in the <n> items list and in the results from any index selections. This is how I find everythng in my library for a particular composer.

The Group tag creates a structural grouping of multiple tracks into a single item for browsing purposes. The Composition (or Work) tag doesn't create this structural grouping, but provides an index selection that can be applied either to groups or individual tracks.

The Composition (or Work) tag and the Group tag are independent and can be used either together or separately. For example, my double album "The Mystery Sonatas" by Biber consists of 59 tracks. It is tagged as a single Composition and I have grouped it as follows:

The Five Joyful Mysteries I (a group of 4 tracks)
....
The Five Joyful Mysteries V (a group of 5 tracks)
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VI (a group of 3 tracks)
....
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries X (a group of 5 tracks)
The Five Glorious Mysteries XI (a group of 3 tracks)
....
The Five Glorious Mysteries XV (a group of 4 tracks)
Passacaglia (a single track)

An alternative grouping would be the following:

The Five Joyful Mysteries (a group of 18 tracks)
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries (a group of 21 tracks)
The Five Glorious Mysteries (a group of 19 tracks)
Passacaglia (a single track)