Search for music in Musical Discovery.

This screen enables you to search the entire Musical Discovery database for pieces of music that match criteria specified by you.

There is a quick search facility, in which you can type any word or words in the title of the piece you are seeking, and a list of matching titles will be displayed. Simply type your word or phrase in the text box at the top of the screen, then click the green button "Perform the Quick search". You may click on any item in the list and the music will be loaded and played. You can use the PlayBar at the foot of the screen to start, pause or stop the music.

For example, if you type the word 'song' into the box and click the green button, you should see a list of four or more titles containing the word 'song', such as 'Toreador song from Carmen'.

The advanced search facility gives comprehensive search options. On the left side of the screen, you can specify any combination of composer, country of origin, period of music, category of music, instrument, or ensemble. On the right, you may specify key signature, time signature, a range of tempos, and the length (theme, extract or full length). Once all your criteria have been entered, click the blue button to perform the advanced search.

For the technically-minded, the SQL database query corresponding to your criteria will be displayed in a box at the foot of the screen. This starts with 'SELECT codename, title........"

To clear all criteria from the advanced search screen, click the orange button. 

Once your desired piece of music has been loaded, you may use the top menu to switch to any other screen in Musical Discovery which operates on tunes. For example, you could view  music notation for your tune, from the MENU  Edit -> Staff View.


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