For contributing to this dataset, please follow this procedure:
- Pick a piece containing a figured bass line (if unsure, please refer to the table at the bottom of this document), ideally with 0 to 2 additional parts.
- Make sure the score you use is either under MIT license or (even better) public domain.
- Make sure the piece has not been added to the repository (refer to README.md) yet.
- Using MuseScore 3, enter the piece into the software with the figured bass line using MuseScore's figured bass function (refer to https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/figured-bass).
- Save as both uncompressed MuseScore 3 file (
[name].mscx
) and MusicXML ([name].musicxml
). - Check again that the MusicXML file and the MuseScore file contain the same information. (Sometimes, information is lost when converting between individual formats.)
- The file name must follow the following convention:
[composer]_[piece identifier].xyz
- Create a new branch with the file name without file extension, e.g.
[composer]_[piece identifier]
. For more detailed information about the[piece identifier]
, please refer to the table below. - Update the README with the new file.
- Make a pull request, ideally your new branch should consist of exactly one commit, to keep the repo history clean.
Recommended pieces:
number of additional parts | composer | piece(s) | description | hyperlink |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Francesco Durante | Regole | Partimento rules, very beginner-friendly for first-time contributors. Please save under the convention durante_regole_[page number].xyz |
https://partimenti.org/partimenti/collections/durante/durante_regole.pdf |
1 | Arcangelo Corelli | 12 Violin Sonatas Op.5 | Please save under the convention corelli_op5_[concerto number]_[movement number]_[movement tempo].xyz |
https://imslp.org/wiki/12_Violin_Sonatas%2C_Op.5_(Corelli%2C_Arcangelo) |
1-2 | Francois Couperin | Concerts Royaux | Please save under the convention couperinf_concertsroyaux_[concert number]_[movement number]_[movement name].xyz |
https://imslp.org/wiki/Concerts_royaux_(Couperin%2C_Fran%C3%A7ois) |
1-2 | Francois Couperin | Les Goûts-réunis (ou Nouveaux Concerts) | Please save under the convention couperinf_nouveauxconcerts_[concert number]_[movement number]_[movement name].xyz |
https://imslp.org/wiki/Les_go%C3%BBts-r%C3%A9unis%2C_ou_Nouveaux_concerts_(Couperin%2C_Fran%C3%A7ois) |
1 | J.S. Bach | Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo (BWV 1021-1026) | Please save under the convention bachjs_bwv[BWV number]_[movement number]_[movement tempo].xyz |
https://imslp.org/wiki/Sonatas_for_Violin_and_Basso_Continuo,_BWV_1021-1026_(Bach,_Johann_Sebastian) |
1 | J.S. Bach | Schemellis Gesangbuch (BWV 439-507) | Please save under the convention bachjs_schemelli_bwv[BWV number].xyz |
https://imslp.org/wiki/Musicalisches_Gesang-Buch_(Schemelli%2C_Georg_Christian) |