Tagging classical music

[Mike48]

(27-03-2014 13:34)bbrip Wrote:  ...
I don't need a tag "Sub-Genre" my Genre entries for classical music consist of about 50 enties, so I have my differentiation already at this level.
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I don't need a tag "Instrument". Whats the point of putting "Piano" or "Organ" in the instrument tag when I have already defined a genre "Piano Concertos" or "Piano Sonatas" or "Organ Music" etc...
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I also decided against a "Composition" tag as I have defined composition at album level.
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I never ever use folder view and haven't done so for years. If you tag properly there simply is no use for it.

A great demonstration that there are many ways to solve this problem. I use broad genres and additional tags; bbrip uses far narrower genres and fewer tags. Each of us is satisfied with the result and finds it reasonable to use and maintain.

I have never used folder view, either, and I can't imagine doing so. I suppose someday I may have to resort to it (e.g., if I've badly mistagged something), but when there is a good tagging scheme, folder view is superfluous. Indeed, one could define a "good tagging scheme" as making folder view unnecessary.