This page offers a general visual overview of the Music Preserved archive. At the moment it is intended as a broad overview rather than a final or exhaustive analytical tool, and hopefully will act as a way of exploring the archive from a different perspective.
The View button will show the matching records further down the page, and the Export button will download those results as a CSV file for further inspection. This page is still in active development, so please bear with me while it continues to be refined.
Archive Analytics
Overview of collections, composers, works, soloists, conductors, orchestras, formats, and broadcasters.
Collection sizes
How many recordings each collection currently contains.
Top composers
Most frequently occurring composers in the current archive view.
Top works
Most frequently occurring works or titles in the current archive view.
Top soloists
Most frequently occurring soloists or artist names in the current archive view.
Top conductors
Most frequently occurring conductors in the current archive view.
Top orchestras
Most frequently occurring orchestras in the current archive view.
Top formats
Most common formats such as CD, tape, broadcast source, and similar archive carriers.
Top broadcasters
Broadcasters most commonly represented in the current archive view.