Talk:Thomas Robinson

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==Composers Project Assessment of Thomas Robinson: 2008-11-25== This is an assessment of article Thomas Robinson by a member of the Composers project, according to its assessment criteria. This review was done by Magicpiano. If an article is well-cited, the reviewer is assuming that the article reflects reasonably current scholarship, and deficiencies in the historical record that are documented in a particular area will be appropriately scored. If insufficient inline citations are present, the reviewer will assume that deficiencies in that area may be cured, and that area may be scored down. Adherence to overall Wikipedia standards (WP:MOS, WP:WIAGA, WP:WIAFA) are the reviewer's opinion, and are not a substitute for the Wikipedia's processes for awarding Good Article or Featured Article status. ===Origins/family background/studies=== Does the article reflect what is known about the composer's background and childhood? If s/he received musical training as a child, who from, is the experience and nature of the early teachers' influences described? OK ===Early career=== Does the article indicate when s/he started composing, discuss early style, success/failure? Are other pedagogic and personal influences from this time on his/her music discussed? OK ===Mature career=== Does the article discuss his/her adult life and composition history? Are other pedagogic and personal influences from this time on his/her music discussed? OK ===List(s) of works=== Are lists of the composer's works in WP, linked from this article? If there are special catalogs (e.g. Köchel for Mozart, Hoboken for Haydn), are they used? If the composer has written more than 20-30 works, any exhaustive listing should be placed in a separate article. OK. Contents should probably be multi-columned. ===Critical appreciation=== Does the article discuss his/her style, reception by critics and the public (both during his/her life, and over time)? The works are enumerated, but not stylistically described, e.g. by comparison to contemporaries. ===Illustrations and sound clips=== Does the article contain images of its subject, birthplace, gravesite or other memorials, important residences, manuscript pages, museums, etc? Does it contain samples of the composer's work (as composer and/or performer, if appropriate)? (Note that since many 20th-century works are copyrighted, it may not be possible to acquire more than brief fair use samples of those works, but efforts should be made to do so.) If an article is of high enough quality, do its images and media comply with image use policy and non-free content policy? (Adherence to these is needed for Good Article or Featured Article consideration, and is apparently a common reason for nominations being quick-failed.) No images or audio. Lacking an image of the subject, an image from a manuscript page of one of his publications would be appropriate. ===References, sources and bibliography=== Does the article contain a suitable number of references? Does it contain sufficient inline citations? (For an article to pass Good Article nomination, every paragraph possibly excepting those in the lead, and every direct quotation, should have at least one footnote.) If appropriate, does it include Further Reading or Bibliography beyond the cited references? Article has references and citation in a bewildering array of formats. Article needs serious copyediting to fix this. ===Structure and compliance with WP:MOS=== Does the article comply with Wikipedia style and layout guidelines, especially WP:MOS, WP:LEAD, WP:LAYOUT, and possibly WP:SIZE? (Article length is not generally significant, although Featured Articles Candidates may be questioned for excessive length.) Article needs copyediting. Short paragraphs need to be combined or expanded. Citation styles are inconsistent. ===Things that may be necessary to pass a Good Article review=== Article text formatting needs work (inconsistent referencing styles) Article requires more inline citations (WP:CITE) Article needs (more) images and/or other media (MOS:IMAGE) Article prose needs work (WP:MOS) (short paragraphs; combine or expand) ===Summary=== This is a short article about a poorly-documented Renaissance figure. The biography is presumably reflective of all that is know about him; however, I am surprised that Grove is not cited as a reference. It is good to have a listing of his works; but, they are not described stylistically (beyond the epithet of tutor -- are these really just exercise books, or can the music be compared to that of other contemporaries?) The article is lacking images and sound; some sort of relevant image should be included (manuscript page from one of the extant works?) The paragraphs are all short, some just a single sentence; these should be combined or expanded. The citations within the article are in a wide array of formats; this needs to be fixed. Article is a weak B-class article. Its content barely carries the rating. Magic♪piano 13:49, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

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