Musicians

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Tables used in the musicians database

band(band_no, band_name, band_home, band_type, b_date, band_contact)

composer(comp_no, comp_is, comp_type)

composition(c_no, comp_date, c_title, c_in)

concert(concert_no, concert_venue, concert_in, con_date, concert_orgniser)

has_composed(cmpr_no, cmpn_no)

musician(m_no, m_name, born, died, born_in, living_in)

performance(pfrmnc_no, gave, performed, conducted_by, performed_in)

performer(perf_no, perf_is, instrument, perf_type)

place(place_no, place_town, place_country)

plays_in(player, band_id)


The musicians database contains the following tables:

select * from musician
m_no m_name born died born_in living_in
1 Fred Bloggs 02/01/48 1 2
2 John Smith 03/03/50 3 4
3 Helen Smyth 08/08/48 4 5
4 Harriet Smithson 09/05/1909 20/09/80 5 6
5 James First 10/06/65 7 7
6 Theo Mengel 12/08/48 7 1
7 Sue Little 21/02/45 8 9
8 Harry Forte 28/02/51 1 8
9 Phil Hot 30/06/42 2 7
10 Jeff Dawn 12/12/45 3 6
11 Rose Spring 25/05/48 4 5
12 Davis Heavan 03/10/75 5 4
13 Lovely Time 28/12/48 6 3
14 Alan Fluff 15/01/35 15/05/97 7 2
15 Tony Smythe 02/04/32 8 1
16 James Quick 08/08/1924 9 2
17 Freda Miles 04/07/1920 9 3
18 Elsie James 06/05/47 8 5
19 Andy Jones 08/10/58 7 6
20 Louise Simpson 10/01/48 11/02/98 6 6
21 James Steeple 10/01/47 5 6
22 Steven Chaytors 11/03/56 6 7
       Number of records: 22
select * from place
place_no place_town place_country
1 Manchester England
2 Edinburgh Scotland
3 Salzburg Austria
4 New York USA
5 Birmingham England
6 Glasgow Scotland
7 London England
8 Chicago USA
9 Amsterdam Netherlands
       Number of records: 9
select * from performer
perf_no perf_is instrument perf_type
1 2 violin classical
2 4 viola classical
3 6 banjo jazz
4 8 violin classical
5 12 guitar jazz
6 14 violin classical
7 16 trumpet jazz
8 18 viola classical
9 20 bass jazz
10 2 flute jazz
11 20 cornet jazz
12 6 violin jazz
13 8 drums jazz
14 10 violin classical
15 12 cello classical
16 14 viola classical
17 16 flute jazz
18 18 guitar not known
19 20 trombone jazz
20 3 horn jazz
21 5 violin jazz
22 7 cello classical
23 2 bass jazz
24 4 violin jazz
25 6 drums classical
26 8 clarinet jazz
27 10 bass jazz
28 12 viola classical
29 18 cello classical
       Number of records: 29
select * from composer
comp_no comp_is comp_type
1 1 jazz
2 3 classical
3 5 jazz
4 7 classical
5 9 jazz
6 11 rock
7 13 classical
8 15 jazz
9 17 classical
10 19 jazz
11 10 rock
12 8 jazz
       Number of records: 12
select * from band
band_no band_name band_home band_type b_date band_contact
1 ROP 5 classical 30/01/01 11
2 AASO 6 classical 10
3 The J Bs 8 jazz 12
4 BBSO 9 classical 21
5 The left Overs 2 jazz 8
6 Somebody Loves this 1 jazz 6
7 Oh well 4 classical 3
8 Swinging strings 4 classical 7
9 The Rest 9 jazz 16
       Number of records: 9
select * from plays_in
player band_id
1 1
1 7
3 1
4 1
4 7
5 1
6 1
6 7
7 1
8 1
8 7
10 2
12 2
13 2
14 2
14 8
15 2
15 8
17 2
18 2
19 3
20 3
21 4
22 4
23 4
25 5
26 6
27 6
28 7
28 8
29 7
       Number of records: 31
select * from composition
c_no comp_date c_title c_in
1 17/06/75 Opus 1 1
2 21/07/76 Here Goes 2
3 14/12/81 Valiant Knight 3
4 12/01/82 Little Piece 4
5 13/03/85 Simple Song 5
6 14/04/86 Little Swing Song 6
7 13/05/87 Fast Journey 7
8 14/02/76 Simple Love Song 8
9 21/01/82 Complex Rythms 9
10 23/02/85 Drumming Rythms 9
11 18/03/78 Fast Drumming 8
12 13/08/84 Slow Song 7
13 14/09/68 Blue Roses 6
14 15/11/83 Velvet Rain 5
15 16/05/82 Cold Wind 4
16 18/06/83 After the Wind Blows 3
17 A Simple Piece 2
18 12/01/85 Long Rythms 1
19 12/02/88 Eastern Wind 1
20 Slow Symphony Blowing 2
21 12/07/90 A Last Song 6
       Number of records: 21
select * from has_composed
cmpr_no cmpn_no
1 1
1 8
2 11
3 2
3 13
3 14
3 18
4 12
4 20
5 3
5 13
5 14
6 15
6 21
7 4
7 9
8 16
9 5
9 10
10 17
11 6
12 7
12 19
       Number of records: 23
select * from concert
concert_no concert_venue concert_in con_date concert_orgniser
1 Bridgewater Hall 1 06/01/95 21
2 Bridgewater Hall 1 08/05/96 3
3 Usher Hall 2 03/06/95 3
4 Assembly Rooms 2 20/09/97 21
5 Festspiel Haus 3 21/02/95 8
6 Royal Albert Hall 7 12/04/93 8
7 Concertgebouw 9 14/05/93 8
8 Metropolitan 4 15/06/97 21
       Number of records: 8
select * from performance
pfrmnc_no gave performed conducted_by performed_in
1 1 1 21 1
2 1 3 21 1
3 1 5 21 1
4 1 2 1 2
5 2 4 21 2
6 2 6 21 2
7 4 19 9 3
8 4 20 10 3
9 5 12 10 4
10 5 13 11 4
11 3 5 13 5
12 3 6 13 5
13 3 7 13 5
14 6 20 14 6
15 8 12 15 7
16 9 16 21 8
17 9 17 21 8
18 9 18 21 8
19 9 19 21 8
20 4 12 10 3
       Number of records: 20

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