Unsung Composers

The Music => Composers & Music => Topic started by: giles.enders on Tuesday 10 August 2010, 11:36

Title: Google
Post by: giles.enders on Tuesday 10 August 2010, 11:36
Has anyone noticed how many topics and names of composers that are mentioned on this site are picked up by Google?.  That can only be a good thing but it is a little frustrating when researching to get back to ones own quote!
Title: Re: Google
Post by: thalbergmad on Tuesday 10 August 2010, 12:03
It was thanks to google that I found this excellent site.

I think I was researching Zelenski PC and unsung came up on the 2nd or 3rd page.

The obscurity of the composers we discuss I guess is always going to ensure that one finds ones own quotes on the first few google pages.

Thal
Title: Re: Google
Post by: Delicious Manager on Tuesday 10 August 2010, 12:21
I too stumbled upon this site through researching something (or someone) obscure.

Rather than being irritated by it, i get a small sense of self-satisfaction when Google picks-up something I have posted somewhere on the internet. How important I must be!  8)
Title: Re: Google
Post by: Pengelli on Tuesday 10 August 2010, 18:34
And sometimes disconcerting,if it's something I regret posting.
Title: Re: Google
Post by: sdtom on Wednesday 11 August 2010, 00:24
I too have noticed and assume that some of the material that we do discuss is so obscure it is picked up by Google. I'm sure if we were discussing Beethoven's fifth we would see nothing.
Thomas :)
Title: Re: Google
Post by: JimL on Wednesday 11 August 2010, 01:40
Oh we'd see something on Beethoven's 5th.  If you want to go all the way to page 565! :)
Title: Re: Google
Post by: sdtom on Wednesday 11 August 2010, 04:56
only from the mind of Jim L ;D
Title: Re: Google
Post by: JimL on Wednesday 11 August 2010, 06:30
True, Tom.  We'd have to dig even deeper for yours!  8)
Title: Re: Google
Post by: giles.enders on Wednesday 11 August 2010, 11:29
Now Gentleman!  'Manners maketh man'
Title: Re: Google
Post by: thalbergmad on Wednesday 11 August 2010, 11:54
It is the obscurity that makes this place far more interesting than all other music based forums I have visited.

However, at the first mention of "Waldstein" or "Raindrop", I will be off.

Thal
Title: Re: Google
Post by: eschiss1 on Wednesday 11 August 2010, 13:49
Quote from: thalbergmad on Wednesday 11 August 2010, 11:54
It is the obscurity that makes this place far more interesting than all other music based forums I have visited.

However, at the first mention of "Waldstein" or "Raindrop", I will be off.

Thal
Sylphide.
Title: Re: Google
Post by: sdtom on Wednesday 11 August 2010, 15:32
he is right. I know Jim by the way and take this in the best of good spirit.
Title: Re: Google
Post by: JimL on Thursday 12 August 2010, 06:55
What?  We can't talk about the 'Waldstein' Concerto, or the 'Raindrop' Etude?!  ;D
Title: Re: Google
Post by: thalbergmad on Thursday 12 August 2010, 08:41
Nice one Jim.

Amazingly, in one of the forums I belong to we had a moonfright sonata.

Thal
Title: Re: Google
Post by: sdtom on Thursday 12 August 2010, 13:51
Quote from: JimL on Wednesday 11 August 2010, 06:30
True, Tom.  We'd have to dig even deeper for yours!  8)

Probably it would require a bulldozer and a bit of luck!!! :)
Title: Re: Google
Post by: John H White on Thursday 12 August 2010, 20:55
I think I found the old Raff Society Web site using Google and the old Raff forums were attached to it, including one for other lesser known composers. Sadly, the whole site got vandalized, but Mark, greatly to his credit, managed to resurrect  the Forum and Raff site as separate entities.