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Notes on this revision

I am sending the latest edition of the "Violists in Orchestras" list.  This list
contains 5022± entries from an as yet uncounted number of orchestras (maybe
750±).

This is in an Excel format which should be usable on and platforms which support
Excel.  It should also be capable of providing input to databases which are
capable of handling ASCII files, since a conversion of the Excel file to other
formats should present no major problems.

I have organized the data in an order which should be logical in the Spreadsheet
format, but which, of course, can be modified to fit the user's choices.
 

2.   Field order and Definitions

Orchestra (Name of Orchestra)
Orchestra Website (URL)
Orchestra e-mail (e-mail address)
Country (Country of Orchestra)
State/Province (Where appropriate)
County State Province (Combines Country State Province)
Orchestra Category (for Youth and College/University Orchestras)
Last Name (Violist Last Name)
First Name (Violist First Name)
Full Name (Full Name)
Position (e.g. Principal, soloist ... etc.)
Violist e-mail (Not used at this time)
Gender (M - F - UK)
Male (1 if Male
Female (1 if Female)
UK (1 if Gender is Unknown)
DB Version (1.1)
Date Entered (Date violist entered)
Date Modified (Latest modification)
Comments (notes, comments, etc.)
Code ("Code" -- temporary designation)
Primary Source (Source of Data - if blank, Website))
Other Sources (Secondary sources)
Submitted by (Data supplied by listed person)
Verified by (Data verified by listed person)
Verified Date (Date of verification)

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I had mentioned earlier that I was going to add Youth Orchestras and College
Orchestras but because the current listings are not representative of the scale
and scope of these categories (I've come up with only 410± players in such
groups to date) I'll resist the temptation to include them at this time.  While
I am expanding those lists, I am also collecting data for additional categories
of violists:  teachers, members of small chamber ensembles such as quartets and
trios, soloists,  etc.  Eventually, I would hope to have a relational database
structured in a manner in which violists can have one listing which will cover
the full range of their viola-related activities.

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