Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Classical music

Deceased editor

I am sad to report that Hyacinth,a very long-standing editor to articles on this project, has passed away. Condolences should go on his talk page. Graham87 (talk) 08:39, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Please help out with Brahms

In his page, I fixed many of the phrases and made them less argumentative. Still, there's more that needs to be rephrased (especially under the Reception section), as well as citations that need to be added (especially in the introduction and Music section). I can't do all this by myself, so could somebody lend out a helping hand? Thank you.

P.S. My condolences to Graham87, I noticed he was mentioned in the post before me. May he rest in peace. Wikieditor662 (talk) 01:18, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

@Wikieditor662: I'm still here ... You probably mean Hyacinth ... Graham87 (talk) 15:03, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, my bad Wikieditor662 (talk) 07:31, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Issues with Milen Nachev

This article has multiple issues, but seems notable enough to keep. There are no wikilinks, there are no references, there are no sections or section headers, there are inappropriate quotes, and it appears that the main editor is the subject of the article, which may be a self-promotion issue. Came across it and thought I'd post it here hoping it comes across the right editing team. Shotgunheist ^💬 23:30, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Took a hacksaw to the massive WP:NPOV violations. Still needs a lot of work. PianoDan (talk) 17:18, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Shotgunheist, nice job spotting this. I added two sources and there seems to be more out there so I agree (re the talk page) that notability is probably not an issue. The self-promotion is pretty bad, but perhaps salvageable thanks to Dan's culling. Aza24 (talk) 22:37, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Classical music lists

Just created Classical music lists, a list of lists to help navigate this extensive topic. I probably missed some lists (specially if they don't have "list of" in the title), so please feel free to update the page directly if anything can be improved. Thanks for your help and input! — Gor1995 𝄞 15:41, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Awesome, nice work! Aza24 (talk) 22:36, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Bravo! Narky Blert (talk) 18:33, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Richard McKay

Could someone from this WikIProject take a look at Richard McKay? Article was created directly in the mainspace by new account with their first edit, and it has already been tagged with {{Notablity}} and {{UPE}}. I'm not sure whether the subject meets WP:NMUSICIAN; so, it would probably be a good idea for someone more experienced in articles about conductors take a look at this to see whether the subject is at least Wikipedia notable. If they are, then perhaps any promotional text can be cleaned up. The article also needs categories. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:03, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

I disagree that the article isn't adequately sourced - the Dallas Morning News and Dallas News would seem to qualify in that regard. If anything, it's OVER sourced in places. The tone's not as NPOV as one would hope, but it seems a perfectly cromulent topic for an article.. PianoDan (talk) 14:21, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Update: the article was draftified as Draft:Richard McKay by MER-C for being "covert advertising". MER-C also subsequently indefinitely blocked its creator for similar reasons. Others might disagree, perhaps, but it did kind of had the feel of something that was created by someone with a strong COI and maybe even for undisclosed payments. -- Marchjuly (talk) 20:47, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

John Curwen

Please see comment on talk page about obscurities in the description of the original "Tonic sol-fa". I spent more than an hour trying to work out how to put this page in Project Music, only to realise that there isn't one. This is really nothing to do with "Classical Music", but might belong to a music theory project, which I have no energy to investigate. Imaginatorium (talk) 08:03, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Is this (Talk:WikiProject Music) what you were looking for? Also Talk:WikiProject Music theory — Gor1995 𝄞 11:03, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Move discussion at Talk:Giacomo Benvenuti (composer)

Editors may wish to comment at this discussion. All opinions welcome.4meter4 (talk) 15:37, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Draft:Violin scam

I just created a draft for Violin scam, a popular scam globally. Any help with sourcing or expansion would be appreciated. Best, Thriley (talk) 20:57, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Giselle

Giselle has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:36, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Giacomo Benvenuti (composer)#Requested move 6 September 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Giacomo Benvenuti (composer)#Requested move 6 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Reading Beans 02:56, 15 September 2024 (UTC)