Welcome to the open dataset for the Living Music Report. Fact-checking, investigation and re-use of the data found within is all welcome!
This dataset is made available under the Open Database License. Any rights in individual contents of the database are licensed under the Database Contents License.
- LMR
MPAsummary.csv(what MPAs contained in datase)- SSO (subfolders for every MPA)
SSO2019summary.csv(season summary)- SSO2019 (season subfolder)
SSO2019001.csv(individual series)SSO2019002.csv- ...
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A simple master list of MPAs in the report (MPAsummary.txt)
| Attribute | Pos. | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
MPAinit |
1 | A | The initialism for the MPA, used as the general reference in this datas et for any mention of the MPA |
MPAname |
2 | A | The full name of the MPA |
Named MPAInit (e.g. SSO)
Contains the following folders and files:
Summarises all series performed by the MPA in a given year. Note that this is the concert series, not the performance (i.e. the series may have been performed more than one time, noted in SeriesPerfs).
Named MPAInit + YYYY + summary.csv (e.g. MSO2019summary.csv)
| Attribute | Pos. | Format | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SeriesId |
1 | AN | Unique arbitrary identifier of a concert series | ACO2019004 |
SeriesName |
2 | A | The full name of the series as per the program | Theres a Sea in My Bedroom |
SeriesDate |
3 | ISO8601 | The month (or estimate) of the series, based on the date of the first performance, in the format YYYY-MM | 2019-05 |
SeriesPerfs |
4 | N | The number of times the series was performed (if Digital, 1) | 15 |
SeriesVenue |
5 | A | The location of the series (if multiple, "Various" is used; if online, "Digital" is used) | Sydney's Opera House's Utzon Room |
SeriesEd |
6 | Binary | Was the series part of an education program? (Y/N) | Y |
SeriesInt |
6 | Binary | Did the series have an interval? (Y/N) | N |
Named MPAInit + YYYY (e.g. MSO2019)
Contains individual .csv files for each concert series outlined in the MPA season summary file.
Named after referenced SeriesId (e.g. ACO2019004.csv)
Individual series outline every work performed in the series as per the criteria in the report. Structured as follows:
| Attribute | Pos. | Format | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CompName |
1 | A | Full name of the composer | Peter Sculthorpe |
CompBirth |
2 | YYYY | Year of birth of the composer | 1929 |
CompLiving |
3 | Binary | Was the composer alive on 31 December the year of report? (Y/N) | N |
CompNation |
4 | A | The citizenship of the composer at time of composition | Australian |
CompGender |
5 | A | The gender of the composer out of list as per report definitions (Male=M/Female=F/Non-binary=NB/Gender diverse=X) | M |
CompCald |
6 | Binary | Was/is the composer a CALD Australian as per report definitions? (Y/N) | N |
CompFn |
7 | Binary | Was/is the composer First Nations as per report definitions? (Y/N) | N |
WorkTitle |
8 | A | The title of the work performed | Djilile |
WorkLength |
9 | N | The length of the work in minutes | 5 |
WorkYear |
10 | N | The year the work was written | 1986 |
WorkAp |
11 | Binary | Was the work an Australian Premiere? (Y/N) | N |
WorkWp |
12 | Binary | Was the work a World Premiere? (Y/N) | N |
WorkInst |
13 | A | Instrumentation of the work | Chamber orchestra |