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Gramophone Magazine

Just a heads-up abbut Gramophone Magazine's re-designed website. Unfortunately, most of their archives have now gone behind a paywall. But they periodically bring some out and list them on their Focus page where they are freely accessible along with a bunch of recording guides for various composers. Voceditenore (talk) 17:26, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

A reminder to people (though those reading this likely know), that any actual references are NOT invalid all of a sudden because you need to pay to see them. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ (talk) 20:34, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

However, Template:Subscription required may need to be added into affected articles. Toccata quarta (talk) 20:41, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Actually, I was bemoaning the loss of the ability to use the archives for future research when writing articles, not for referencing past ones. I used to find quite a lot of useful stuff there, especially since they went back to the 1930s. Voceditenore (talk) 06:46, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Even if one is inclined and affluent enough to subscribe to The Gramophone's paywall the links will avail you naught. I'm afraid they remain invalid: the URLs are now all changed in the new dispensation. A sad loss. My own inclination is to remove the URLs from refs and leave the title, month and page numbers as is, but I know others think differently. Tim riley (talk) 19:46, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

No infoboxes

Just wondering why none of the composer pages have infoboxes, is this a conscious decision ?Xyphoid (talk) 19:18, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes—see the right top of this page. There are a few exceptions, though. Toccata quarta (talk) 19:20, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

On a side note - any progress on the box you guys were working on - the change to Wikidata and infoboxes is coming soon - will the project be ready?Moxy (talk) 20:35, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

In what sense? There's nothing on that page that says Wikidata deployment=compulsory infoboxes. Have I missed something? Voceditenore (talk) 22:36, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Who was working on what box? Kleinzach 01:22, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

I assume he's referring to Template:Infobox classical composer, the result of Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Composers/Infoboxes RfC. It is currently used in a number of composer articles, although. as far as I know, not added by members of this project. For more background see this subsequent TfD which closed as "speedy keep as bad-faith nomination". Voceditenore (talk) 08:21, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

That should be "closed out of process, after the template was improperly recreated after a proper AfD". Note that the template is entirely a subset of {{Infobox person}}, to which it is thus redundant. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:41, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Alexander Prior composer/conductor

As founder of Legendary Performances (501c3), and producer of "Mowgli" and original ballet composed and conducted by Alexander Prior, it would be a conflict of interest to add to his biography page. I request that the following additions be made to his 2008 timeline, or any other appropriate location. Many thanks, Beverly DeCer

Mowgli, ballet performance, at Kremlin Theatre, February 2008

> Alexander Prior, Composer and conductor, Choreographed and performed by Moscow Classical Ballet > filmed by nonprofit Legendary Performances, www.legendaryperformances.org > DVD hosted by Angela Lansbury > Mowgli DVD received Parents Choice Award, September 2012 http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=30785 >

This same message was left on the biography talk page Feb. 20, 2013 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.80.253.114 (talk) 20:07, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Enrique Granados infobox

This article has an infobox including nationality, occupation, 'known for' etc. What do other people think about this box? Is it appropriate? Should it be modified or deleted? Thank you. Kleinzach 01:45, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

WP Composers in the Signpost

The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Composers for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. –Mabeenot (talk) 07:59, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Charles-Valentin Alkan

I would like to bring this article up to at least GA, preferably FA, during this year, CVA's bicentenary . All comments/contributions/suggestions welcome. --Smerus (talk) 08:41, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Place of Birth in brackets

Example on Project Page overleaf has "Vytautas Miškinis (born 5 June 1954 in Vilnius)", there's a discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:Manual of Style/Biographies re a recent edit that would require Vilnius moved out of bracket, counter Grove etc. style. In ictu oculi (talk) 05:32, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Vital articles

There is a discussion occuring here, regarding which music articles should be deemed vital to the Misplaced Pages project. Your input would be appreciated. GabeMc 01:39, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Infoboxes

There is a proposal at Talk:Johann Sebastian Bach to add an infobox to the article. Ceoil (talk) 22:14, 21 March 2013 (UTC)