MetaBrainz Foundation
Research information for an open MusicBrainz instrument addition request
In MusicBrainz, Instruments are entities just like Artists, Works, Labels and Places; they can be linked to each other and to external sites (usually Wikidata).
To facilitate the addition of more Instruments, we use a ticket tracker.
For this task, you should pick an open INST ticket and research as much as possible about that Instrument.
Good information is:
- What this instrument looks like. (Links to sites with reference pictures, sites that sell the instrument, etc.)
- Where it came from. (Country or area.)
- Usage and historical data. (Was it used traditionally? As a shaman-tool? As a toy?)
- How old it is. (Was it from the Renaissance or did it come from way before even the Middle Ages or is it a modern invention?)
- Who (if anyone) invented it, and when.
- Links to Wikidata and other databases.
- How it relates to instruments already in the database. (Is it a hybrid of the trumpet and ocarina? Is it a forerunner to the kazoo?) provide links to instruments.
- Be as concise as possible, lists are a good thing!
Note: All information must have sources provided!
Here is a good example of a well sourced INST ticket/comment: INST-484 - clavioline.
Add this information in a structured way, as a comment on the ticket. For this you will need an account on the ticket tracker. Provide the Instrument (INST) ticket link and sources.
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Mridul Sharma, hasia, Cenk Alkan, J Young Kim, Ivascu Sergiu, Hartama, Eshan Singh, Enjeck Cleopatra, armdug20, Shameek Dutta, sneha.r, Jennifer Schug, Harman008, kartikohri1712, Ashish Kamathi-1, Vinita.Mulay