How to Query

In this section, we will explain what type of information you will find in the Concerts, Biographies, and Participants and Composers tabs and how to consult them.

1. Concerts

The database allows for a simple search by entering keywords. In this case, the search result contains a list of all events that include the keywords searched, which appear highlighted under the event title. This search will yield results by relevance. For chronological results, it is suggested to use the search filters.

It is also possible to perform an advanced search by selecting various search filters. The search result will always be a list of "events" ordered chronologically, which can continue to be filtered using new categories. If the events are incomplete in any of their items (no name, no cycle name, no venue, no repertoire, etc.), this means that such information was not available in the consulted sources.

To start a new search, it is recommended to select the "clear" option to delete the filters used in the last search.

The advanced search is organized into various categories, and it is possible to select different categories simultaneously to ask complex questions, such as: What piano works by Beethoven were performed in 1985? Or, what piano works by Beethoven were performed at the Goethe-Institut in 1985, with female pianists?

Search Filters

Dates: Allows selecting a time range between 1900 and today. Dates can be typed manually or selected from the calendar.

Event information: Allows selecting a cycle or type of event from the list of possibilities entered into the database, which will be displayed as a list.

Event Venue: Organizers, venues, and cities can be selected from the list of entered possibilities. Often, venues and organizers are equivalent.

Participants: Corresponds to those who physically participated in the events, indicating their name, gender, country or countries, and the activity performed in the event, which can be selected from a list of entered possibilities. It is possible to select various activities simultaneously.

Composers: Corresponds to composers whose works were performed in concerts, who can be selected from a list or by consulting the Participants and Composers tab. A gender or country option can also be selected.

Repertoire: Corresponds to the works performed in the concerts, which can be searched by name, instruments, or type of instruments from a list of entered possibilities, or indicate whether they were premieres in Chile or worldwide.

Groups: Corresponds to musical groups (ensembles, choirs, string quartets, etc.) that participated in the events. They can be searched by name or by types of groups, from a list of possibilities entered into the database.

2. Biographies

In this section, (1) biographies of people and (2) musical groups are presented in alphabetical order. The biographies also include related materials, as well as links to events associated with them (see the end of each biography: “Related events”).

3. Participants and Composers

This section presents a list of all people entered into the database, either as event participants or as composers of entered works. When consulting a particular name, the events with which that person is associated are indicated.

4. Groups

This section presents a list of all groups present in the database. As in the previous section, when consulting a particular name, the events with which the group is associated are indicated.