David Runnion wrote: >Among other things on this site is a description of the Petrucci Project, >an attempt to create something like a musical version of the Guttenberg >Project: to create a considerable database of scanned music scores and >parts available for download of otherwise hard-to-find music. ... Some years ago I tried to convince project Gutenberg to create a scores section. They were adamant that general midi was all they could do, based on their idea of the lowest possible level of technology as the limit for accessibility. Since, at the time, this did not include a graphics monitor, anything but midi and a sound card was out What has made PG survive is the dedication of readers and scanners. There are many devoted midi-isers out there, who have done the grunt work of note entry, which, with some work, could be extended to full scores. Not only of unknowns, but of the basic works through the lowering of the copyright curtain. there are two major midi sites on the web which have a few hundred works as a basic starting point, perhaps some connection could be made there which would give the Petrucci project a big leg up? Stirling S Newberry Mp3s: http://www.mp3.com/ssn War and Romance Radio: http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/8/war_and_romance.html