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Discography

Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings and/or video recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry for a specific recording will often list such details as the names of the artists involved, the time and place of the recording, the title of the piece performed, release dates, chart positions, and sales figures. A discography can also refer to the recordings catalogue of an individual artist, group, or orchestra. This is distinct from a sessionography, which is a catalogue of recording sessions, rather than a catalogue of the records, in whatever medium, that are made from those recordings. The two are sometimes confused, especially in jazz, as specific release dates for jazz records are often difficult to ascertain, and session dates are substituted as a means of organizing an artist's catalogue. A compilation of a performer's piano rolls can be called a "rollography." A listing of video recordings can be called a "videography"; for example, Charles H. Parsons' An Opera Videography (1997, vol. xx of The Mellen Opera Reference Index), which lists 895 videos of 298 operas by 116 composers.

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Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings and/or video recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry for a specific recording will often list such details as the names of the artists involved, the time and place of the recording, the title of the piece performed, release dates, chart positions, and sales figures. A discography can also refer to the recordings catalogue of an individual artist, group, or orchestra. This is distinct from a sessionography, which is a catalogue of recording sessions, rather than a catalogue of the records, in whatever medium, that are made from those recordings. The two are sometimes confused, especially in jazz, as specific release dates for jazz records are often difficult to ascertain, and session dates are substituted as a means of organizing an artist's catalogue. A compilation of a performer's piano rolls can be called a "rollography." A listing of video recordings can be called a "videography"; for example, Charles H. Parsons' An Opera Videography (1997, vol. xx of The Mellen Opera Reference Index), which lists 895 videos of 298 operas by 116 composers.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371957586

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.