Categorizing and Organizing Classical Music

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This chapter explores the challenges of categorizing and organizing classical music in streaming platforms. It discusses the differences between classical and pop music and the need for a specific search interface for classical music. The chapter also mentions the complexity of organizing compilation albums and accommodating different versions and preferences of music.

Bob Kasenchak is a taxonomist and information architect at Factor. This is the second of two episodes with Bob that focus on what information architects can learn from music. The first conversation, which you can find in episode 116, focused on the structure of music itself. Today’s conversation focuses on how we can make music more findable — but there are insights here for anyone working with any type of information, not just music.

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