Çilek Koçak wrote
>
> I also share the concerns about definition of medley stated here
> and agree that it would be better under "a performance of" relation, but I
> also agree with caller#6, that you gave a really vague meaning to medley
> here.
> So, I came up with the idea of using the word "juxtapose" as a wider group
> that holds subitems like "Medley", "Potpourri", "Quodlibet" etc...
>
I'd be inclined to keep it simple and enter potpourris and quodlibets as
medleys. My gut feeling is that creating separate subcategories for them
would generate lots of unwinnable arguments ("It's a potpourri!" "No, it's a
medley!") without adding much value to the database.
I notice, though, that you started your forum thread with a question about
how to edit some "potpuri" tracks. It's unclear to me whether "potpuri" is
a distinct musical form, or simply the Turkish word for "medley." If it is
a distinct form, there might be an argument for adding it -- but I couldn't
say without more information.
As for the vague definition -- hey, that's *my* vague definition you're
criticizing! ;-) And the worst of it is, I'm starting to think you're
right. In addition to the caller#6 gave in the forum thread -- "songs that
were written to be performed together (like e.g. concept albums / prog)" --
I've thought of another one: musical quotation. When the Beatles play a few
bars of "La Marsellaise" at the beginning of "All You Need Is Love," that's
certainly "multiple works performed as a single continuous piece," but I
wouldn't call it a medley.
Patrick
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