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Toccata (song)

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I don't think you were substantially involved in the article's genesis, but I thought it courteous to let you know anyway.-Thatotherguy21 (talk) 21:06, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

I think you misinterpreted my reason for deletion proposal. I recognize the Wikipedia policy of No Original Research, which means that the article is unlikely to be ever expanded beyond stub class. Add to that the fact that the entire text of the article is also stated in Brain Salad Surgery, and I believe my deletion proposal holds merit.

I will go through piece by piece to demonstrate. Take this passage from Toccata (song):

Toccata is the second track from Emerson, Lake, & Palmer's 1973 album Brain Salad Surgery. It is a an arrangement of Alberto 
Ginastera's 1st Piano Concerto, 4th Movement.

Brain Salad Surgery:

Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1973

2.  "Toccata" Adaptation of Ginastera's 1st piano Concerto, 4th movement

Toccata (song):

The song features heavy use of synthesizers. Both Keith Emerson's Keyboard synthesizers and Carl Palmer's newly developed drum 
synthesizers were used prominently.

Brain Salad Surgery:

On the instrumental "Toccata", based on Alberto Ginastera's 1st piano Concerto, special synthesized effects were produced not 
only by Keith Emerson but by Carl Palmer using newly-developed drum synthesizers.

Toccata (song):

Alberto Ginastera himself liked the band's rendition very much. A quote from him appears in the liner notes of Brain Salad 
Surgery saying "Keith Emerson has beautifully caught the mood of my piece".

Brain Salad Surgery:

Ginastera's agent apparently did not care for ELP's rendition and wasn't going to clear the publishing rights; however, 
Ginastera himself liked it a lot and arranged for clearance.

As you can see, there is not, as you stated, clearly more information than in the other article. Thus, why I proposed it for deletion. Sorry for any confusion and happy new year.-Thatotherguy21 (talk) 17:49, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

In regards to your query, it doesn't seem like there's an article on the classical version either. I don't know how much information there is about it that is readily accessible, but I could throw something together and see how it is.-Thatotherguy21 (talk) 23:18, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

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Magic secrets - discussion underway

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