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The Computer Music Preservation and Electronic Library (COMPEL) seeks to meet the needs of modern musicians in three ways: by providing visibility to their work, by supporting the exchange of ideas by a robust network of connections between people and ideas, and by preserving works in their original forms for future use and study. | The Computer Music Preservation and Electronic Library (COMPEL) seeks to meet the needs of modern musicians in three ways: by providing visibility to their work, by supporting the exchange of ideas by a robust network of connections between people and ideas, and by preserving works in their original forms for future use and study. | ||
The first step is visibility. COMPEL is building a database of computer music and the artists who work with it, including composers, performers, technologists, musicologists, and anyone else who participates in the creation of sound-based digital art. We collect data that pertains to people, their artistic works, and discrete performances- check out one of our | The first step is visibility. COMPEL is building a database of computer music and the artists who work with it, including composers, performers, technologists, musicologists, and anyone else who participates in the creation of sound-based digital art. We collect data that pertains to people, their artistic works, and discrete performances- check out one of our sample records for a better idea of what that entails! | ||
The next step is exchange. Rather than a static list of compositions, COMPEL aims to display the connections between composers and their inspirations, between performers and the compositions they play, the ongoing discussions about music, and everything in between. In short, COMPEL is a relational database, not just a list of people and pieces. Eventually, this will mean that researchers will be able to ask and answer complicated questions, like "how many composers working with electronics are employed at universities?" or "what instruments are most commonly used in electroacoustic pieces?" | The next step is exchange. Rather than a static list of compositions, COMPEL aims to display the connections between composers and their inspirations, between performers and the compositions they play, the ongoing discussions about music, and everything in between. In short, COMPEL is a relational database, not just a list of people and pieces. Eventually, this will mean that researchers will be able to ask and answer complicated questions, like "how many composers working with electronics are employed at universities?" or "what instruments are most commonly used in electroacoustic pieces?" | ||