User talk:Gerda Arendt

songs
take courage · encourage
	Lobpreiset all zu dieser Zeit Herr, mach uns stark im Mut;

31 January
Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt
	Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3 Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn

Did you know ...

... that "Lobpreiset all zu dieser Zeit",
for New Year in the current Catholic hymnal Gotteslob,
takes two stanzas from a 1851 song by Heinrich Bone,
a third stanza and refrain from 1969,
and a 1529 popular melody by Luther?

(31 January 2021)

... that Stonecrop Gardens
in the Hudson Highlands
features alpine vegetation and a sunken English garden?

Archive of 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 + end · 2021 · blushing

in memoriam

Arik Brauer Jerome Kohl in Freundschaft Flyer22 Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts

2021 · take courage · encourage

take courage in 2021

calling heaven and earth to be glad

Welcome 2021! In the end, 2020 looked quite promising, and it's new year's resolutions can stay. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:22, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My motto for 2021 is taken from a song: tell (announce) all in distress to take courage, as Isaiah wrote. Perhaps I should have just said "encourage!"

Today is my grandparents' wedding anniversary. They loved gardening and made a small summer paradise for us kids, with fruits, vegetables, potatoes, abundant flowers, especially dahlias, and a swing, - so garden will be a topic in 2021, as Beethoven was in 2020, today expanding Stonecrop Gardens. Ongoing: Bach, psalms, recent deaths, opera, Germany, and (my) places and songs.

I love collaboration, and can't mention all 2,500 whom I acknowledged so far, so thank just three of them for constant help: LouisAlain (prolific article translations), Grimes2 (language, sources and articles on request) and Yoninah (psalms and DYK). I make you (three) honorary members of WP:QAI, the project about article quality that I inherited, - more detailed plans are laid out (work in progress) on the project talk. The only reward for members is a monthly calendar image I took, such as the year's picture, - if you (all) want that, sign up ;)

I am proud that I could take recent images of music-making I enjoyed, and plan to do more of that. Off to Stonecrop Gardens. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:47, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

QAI

I sent the following note to members and friends of QAI = quality article improvement, so here to myself ;) - I tried to give a good start to 2021 by updating the QAI project topics. Please check and correct, - did you know that you belong to project's few members from the beginning who are still active? Yes, I know, I joined as No. 6 when it was founded in 2012, No. 1 is blocked, No. 2 is banned (therefore we call the project also the cabal of the outcast), No. 3 moved away and back under a higher number, Nos 4 and 5 edit but do little project work. Here I am to keep it going, in fond memory of the legacy the founders planted. Precious and Impact are the project's prizes, and I offer monthly thanks to those who are active, - you who read this could be one of them ;)

Ongoing projects, besides writing and reviewing quality articles:

improve Psalms articles
improve Bach cantatas articles
expand and source translations
polish articles about people who recently died
offer infoboxes
perform gnomish tasks: spelling mistakes, unclosed new-line html (<br>, replace by <br />), {{ill}} instead of direct links to foreign-language Wikipedias, {{lang}} for foreign-language text, WP:Colons and asterisks by RexxS, navboxes, especially for operas which so far had sidebars, {{sfn}} instead of {{harv}}.

For moar private "happy new year" see here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:10, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year

see also Season's Greetings

Happy Epiphanytide

Happy Epiphany!

Martinevans123 (talk) 14:04, 5 January 2021 (UTC) [1][reply]

Thank you, Martin, - did you see that my latest musical impressions came mostly from a church dedicated to the 3 Kings? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:13, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My best wishes for the new year too, Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 11:22, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Peter, - find my wishes here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:15, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The Good Heart Barnstar
		Gerda, for six years you've diligently returned to remind me of the precious award that you so kindly granted me. It makes me smile each year. For your work in making the wiki a more wonderful place, please accept this small token of my appreciation.

-Philippe (talk) 05:13, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Now you made me smile, Philippe ;) - Have a good new year 2021! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:13, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wall of Honor

Gerda Arendt, you are one of nicest and caring persons in Wikipedia. As such, I have inducted you to the "Wall of Honor". We need more people like you in this project. I wish you a very Happy New Year. Tony the Marine (talk) 04:57, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Tony, and have a good new year 2021! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:22, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Enid Szánthó

On 2 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Enid Szánthó, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Enid Szánthó, a leading contralto of the Vienna State Opera, appeared as Erda in Wagner's Ring cycle at the Bayreuth Festival in 1930, but was no longer invited by 1938? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Enid Szánthó. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Enid Szánthó), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

a great voice, sadly silenced --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:36, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Gertrude Degenhardt

On 4 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gertrude Degenhardt, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gertrude Degenhardt illustrated her brother-in-law Franz Josef Degenhardt's song albums in the 1960s, and created art books such as Women in Music and Vagabondage in Blue in the 1990s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gertrude Degenhardt. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gertrude Degenhardt), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Gernot Roll

On 6 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gernot Roll, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gernot Roll, considered an expert in literary adaptations, was the cinematographer for the 11-part television series The Buddenbrooks based on Thomas Mann's novel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gernot Roll. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gernot Roll), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rosl Zapf

On 8 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rosl Zapf, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Rosl Zapf, a mezzo-soprano of the Oper Frankfurt who took part in world premieres, appeared at the Salzburg Festival in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte conducted by Georg Solti? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rosl Zapf. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Rosl Zapf), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Jutta Lampe

On 8 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jutta Lampe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the Schaubühne in Berlin, Jutta Lampe played Ophelia "as if in a trance", and male and female roles on a time voyage as the only actor in the premiere of Robert Wilson's Orlando? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jutta Lampe. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jutta Lampe), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:01, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mercy dog

This article would benefit from some German language sources, if you can find the time and the inclination. I know its outside your bailiwick, but I think it worthwhile. Happy New Year and New Decade! Best to you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:46, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'll look - hopefully tomorrow. (... although I was a bit unhappy that a dog was pictured and not the wonderful actress) Have a good new year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:16, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Merci. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:21, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This new article was just on the main page as a DYK. Not my DYK. I tweaked it and linked it (in and out). Didn't know about these dogs. 150,000 page views. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:26, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Great stats - it feels good that articles actually get noticed! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:42, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

in German: German Red Cross - they call them Rettungs-Hunde = rescue dogs, - the more precise term for "Mercy" seems to be Sanitätshunde, with 3 short paragraphs in de:Rettungshund, look for 1911. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:51, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I was also impressed. We do good and effective things (at least occasionally). That wonderful eye candy picture helped, I am sure. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:49, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit

On 10 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit", a 17th-century morning hymn, has been variously translated as "Come, Thou Bright and Morning Star", and as "Dayspring of Eternity"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Biserka Cvejić

On 9 January 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Biserka Cvejić, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Grimes2 (talk) 16:12, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Wolfgang Marschner

On 11 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wolfgang Marschner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Wolfgang Marschner was the violinist in the first public performance of a work by Karlheinz Stockhausen, his Sonatine, with the composer as the pianist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wolfgang Marschner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wolfgang Marschner), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The hook was written in fond memory of one of the world's greatest Stockhausen scholars who taught me something about the reliability (or not, don't follow them blindly) of sources back in 2009, see Talk:Siegfried Palm#Palm and Stockhausen.--Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:41, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your question: I remembered the violinist from childhood radio announcements, and wanted to mention Sonatine. I hoped to find references for the detailed other facts, but didn't, lack of time also. Refs will be there, but offline. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No doubt, I was just stunned that it was considered in a sufficient state to go to the main page. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:39, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Same for me, I even forgot, imagine. Yesterday, I had plans to nominate Fritz Reuter, but didn't (similar problems), and over all that failed to nominate Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, - also similar problems, but as that one made music history when dropping a measure when editing a Bach composition, I'm willing to invest some more time. Today I'll also have to look at Siegfried Borris or it will be too late ;) - What I'd really want to do is expand BWV 1 for FA. Pre-FAC comments welcome on the talk. There was a peer review in which practically only the nomination was criticised ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jerome Kohl draft

The draft article on Draft:Jerome Kohl has been edited to add the 4-page memorial about him published in Perspectives of New Music, which I believe is enough now to satisfy notability. Would you be willing to review and move to namespace if you agree? Thank you! -- Michael Scott Cuthbert (talk) 07:50, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I made the DYK in memory of Jerome Kohl.

I worked a bit on the draft, so did Cote d'Azur, Aza24 and Toccata quarta. Someone will move it, I am sure. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:06, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

... and Grimes2 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:30, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edit conflicts

I'm sorry for the edit conflicts. But the results of our effort are great, see Biserka Cvejić. Grimes2 (talk) 12:25, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, and please don't see some "ec" as criticism, just information to avoid the next. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:34, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

... and it was moved! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:41, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A bit of Alaska snow for your Monday

Not from my area but it's not far off from what I see on the trails. Our snow is about two to three feet deep in most places. It's pretty compacted on the trails but less so outside of them. The dogs love it!! Their discipline is about the only thing keeping me out of a snow drift (LOL). Our house looks like a giant pile of snow right now. These pesky flash blizzards keep piling it up. It's -2f and we may sneak up to 0 or 1f today. --ARoseWolf (Talk) 19:57, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Soo beautiful, thank you for sharing. I was on skies today, fairy-tale landscape here as well. - I moved the pic to the right for indenting, hope you don't mind. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:15, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all! My toes and fingers stay frozen, not to mention my brain, so sometimes I need a little help. LOL It's not ideal for most but I love it here. I need to upload some photos myself. --ARoseWolf (Talk) 21:30, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination for Stonecrop Gardens

Nice to meet you, Gerda. I have approved your DYK nomination. This is my first time to review a DYK, so I apologize for any conventions I may have violated. Please let me know if there is anything else I need to do to ensure your DYK gets through the pipeline. Best wishes! DiverDave (talk) 17:47, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, my pleasure! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:00, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for La schiava in Bagdad

On 13 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article La schiava in Bagdad, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a few years after Pacini's opera La schiava in Bagdad premiered in Turin, Rosalbina Caradori performed the title role of the slave girl (pictured) in London? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/La schiava in Bagdad. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—valereee (talk) 00:01, 13 January 2021 (UTC

DYK for Die Schutzbefohlenen

On 13 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Die Schutzbefohlenen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both Elfriede Jelinek's 2013 play Die Schutzbefohlenen and the ancient Greek play that inspired it deal with refugees fleeing to Europe? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Die Schutzbefohlenen. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Die Schutzbefohlenen), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	Hello, Gerda Arendt! You are receiving this barnstar because, according to this database query and this database query, you were the #6 most thanked Wikipedian of 2020 as well as the #5 most thankful Wikipedian of 2020, with 1716 recipient entries and 3629 performer entries in Special:Log/thanks. Thank you again for your contributions! Mz7 (talk) 22:00, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

thank you, without (lazy) click ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:18, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh thankful, too. Now I get it! El_C 22:58, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with this wholeheartedly. Gerda is one of the most amazing Wikipedians I have met in my brief time here. Always kind and always helpful. Please keep being who you are, Gerda, which is as close to perfection as one could get. --ARoseWolf (Talk) 16:22, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
blushing with thanks, RoseWolf! - please consider to color you talk blue in your signature, - "red link talk" signals "new user", someone to greet with a first welcome ever, and that seems a bit misleading - if not blue, any other colour better than red - Alternatively, you could link "Wolf" to the talk, - nobody would misread that, I guess. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:28, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry. It's supposed to be a rose pink hue rather than red. I will most definitely alter the color. --ARoseWolf (Talk) 16:31, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is this better or should I just drop the "Talk"? --ARoseWolf (Talk) 16:36, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Like this better. Sorry for hijacking your moment. Not my intention in the slightest. Thank you for the tip and congrats. It's well deserved. --ARose Wolf 16:41, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

YES I like that better, much better! I wasn't even "on" here, - household stuff, no moment lost ;) - Among the gnomish tasks further up, there's an essay by a friend (RexxS) about indenting, - good stuff. (If you need any help with templates, formatting, and even admin tasks, ask him. He just survived COVID so can take a lot.) I did indenting for you above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:01, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	the dyk guy Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 15:17, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Oscar Fritz Schuh

On 15 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oscar Fritz Schuh, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Oscar Fritz Schuh created a new style to direct Mozart operas at the Vienna State Opera, focused on the psychology of the characters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oscar Fritz Schuh. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Oscar Fritz Schuh), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

my little contrib to Wikipedia 20 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:52, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know ... that today, Wikipedia celebrates 20 years?

... that Oscar Fritz Schuh created a new style
to direct Mozart operas at the Vienna State Opera,
focused on the psychology of the characters?
(15 January 2021)

... that director Frank Stähle revived
the choir and orchestra of Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium
and conducted them in Mozart's Requiem
for the centenary of the Lutherkirche?
(15 January 2016)

... that it took more than half a century to complete
the Neue Bach-Ausgabe,
the second edition of the collected works of Johann Sebastian Bach?
(15 January 2011)

This is fab, well done Gerda! Nice article, never heard of the guy or half of the venues he worked at, so this was highly educational. Thanks! DBaK (talk) 21:49, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

While the first one was planned for the occasion, the second was a happy coincidence - I sang in that revival - and this last one just a coincidence, one of the articles LouisAlain began, as the one below. GRuban added the pic just yesterday, ot that one could also have been on the Main page, imagine. I love this team! GRuban, would you find a pic for Siegfried Palm as well? My second article, and Jerome Kohl (User talk:Jerome Kohl helped me understand that even if a reliable source says something, it can be wrong. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Siegfried Pank

On 16 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Siegfried Pank, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Siegfried Pank (pictured), the director of the International Telemann Association, was a cellist of the Gewandhausorchester and professor of cello and viol? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Siegfried Pank. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Siegfried Pank), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Osian Ellis

On 16 January 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Osian Ellis, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 23:22, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't believe he had no article in German. Changed, and immediately appeared on the Main page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:37, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Natural horns

As I was going through your new FAC I was reminded of a recent surprise I learned while researching for my WIP rewrite of Trumpet: that Baroque composers only had natural horns to work with! That was pretty mind-boggling for me as a trumpet player. Have you ever seen, in person, a Bach piece played by true natural horns/trumpets? A lot of modern performers seem to use holes to shift some of the partials towards equal temperament, but I really like the sound from those instruments without holes—which I'm guessing is also more authentic. Here is an example that I found enlightening. Cheers, Ovinus (talk) 11:08, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, natural horns in Cantata 4 of the Christmas Oratorio in the 2019 performance pictured on my user page, - that's Cantata 6, of course, with all soloists singing together. The two conductors (one for 1 to 3, the other for the rest) agreed that an occasional "kicksen" was better than modern instruments. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:42, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"The first movement is a chorale fantasia dominated by the trumpet."

BWV 126. And I bet you wrote the sentence above! Isn't it, though, and how glorious. It's directly your responsibility that I am wallowing in this right now, Gerda, because your FAC made me listen to BWV 1 and on my Suzuki vol 34 that's coupled with 126 and 127. And here I am. I had just finished having my socks blown off by the horns in BWV 1 and then up popped 126 with the trumpet, er, dominating the chorale fantasia ... usw. Shocking that I didn't already know it, of course, but I have long since given up apologizing for my ignorance ... it would be a fulltime job otherwise. Gosh, it is an education reading your Talk page! Cheers DBaK (talk) 15:34, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BWV 1, concertante violin 1

Having seen the poor quality pixilated image for the concertato violin 1 part for BWV 1, I downloaded a high resolution version, slightly rotated and clipped. It's quite readable now. See what you think. Mathsci (talk) 10:42, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you lovely! Please understand that I hesitate to enter BWV 53, a topic I wasn't involved with much and don't know much about. I have enough articles left behind with the feeling of too much discussion vs. little gain in content. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:46, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I looked at my 1995 boxed version of the Teldec recordings of the Harnoncourt-Leonhardt version. There the 144 page booklet, written by Alfred Dürr, lists the Harnocourt recording as published on 1971 and on original instruments. Audio listings already can sometimes found in library catalogues (including in Germany or the BnF). My other suggestion is to have a brief summary of the discography, with a detailed listing elsewhere using the BSW, as for BWV 4 or Vespro della Beata Vergine. In separate discographies, difficulties with WP:TAGBOMB can be avoided. Mathsci (talk) 09:42, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I had the same idea: split the discography off, - just didn't get to it yet. With some amusement, I read today that I made up my mind to make BWV 1 a featured article, - on this day two years ago. No rush. If you want to proceed with the split already, go ahead. I received a review of the Harnoncourt recording which will be useful, - only read the beginning so far. Graham, perhaps you can help: we want to derive an article Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 discography from Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, this version, - how can the edit history appear there, - just attribution on the talk or other? It was done for BWV 4 years ago, copy and paste it seems. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:03, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good. Can't you arrange the split together with Nikkimaria? I'm sure Graham87 will also be able to help you in sorting out edit histories for proper attribution to be given. Mathsci (talk) 11:09, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, attribution in the edit summary and on the talk page (with {{copied}}) would be fine. Graham87 11:33, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt

On 19 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after the Dreikönigskirche escaped destruction in World War II, it became Frankfurt's leading venue of church music performances (example pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I like to see my pic, and show a diferent one today ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:04, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Czech request

Hi Gerda -- I was wondering whether you, or perhaps your talk page watchers, might be able to help out an article stuck in draft on a Czech pianist/composer Draft:Václav Krahulík. It looks as if it is a translation of the Czech Wikipedia [2] but I have no Czech at all. Many thanks! Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 00:42, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Espresso Addict, I can look for formal deviations Czech/English, but can't tell reliability of sources. No Czech on my part. Hrdinský? Project Classical music? (link on my user page) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:40, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, you are so good at Eastern European musicians I thought you must be able to get by in the languages! I'll try Hrdinský; not had much luck with the Classical Music project in the past, at least with subjects outside the first rank of notability. Thanks, Espresso Addict (talk) 09:43, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I just found someone for Russian (can't type the name, but look in Precious), but miss Halibutt for Polish. Smerus perhaps? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:50, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've just asked Hrdinský and they seem to be active at the moment, so let's see if they bite :) I do so hate losing potential material because the creators don't know how to write an article that passes muster, and draftspace freezes out collaborative editing. I'm working on a Bulgarian violinist at the moment, but luckily the sources so far are in English! Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 10:09, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good to hear, and good luck with the violinist. Draft space is awful, - no connection to the article in other Wikipedias, authority control doesn't work, and nobody sees it because it's not linked (red links instead!), - I believe tags for required sources would suffice in most cases when articles are moved there to "incubate". Watch LouisAlain's talk, where it happens again and again, just because German and English have different ways of sourcing. - I'll improve a garden today, to celebrate a birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:19, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Nun lasst uns gehn und treten

On 22 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nun lasst uns gehn und treten, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both Jochen Klepper and Hildegard Schaeder sought solace amidst the horror of the Nazi regime in Paul Gerhardt's 17th-century New Year's song "Nun lasst uns gehn und treten"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nun lasst uns gehn und treten. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nun lasst uns gehn und treten), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The world needs more mensch

I see both sides, but you were right to bring it up. I only knew her through my watch list but I know she was a tireless and fair volunteer. Take care, Tiderolls 13:43, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

thank you, feel understood, and even where I sowed some fruit of response could be enjoyed (because, as I explained to one per email: the message of saying nothing may be correct but is too ambiguous) - I never worked with her on an article, but saw her go and come back several times, and saw her contributions that can hardly be overrated --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:52, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

FA

Hello Gerda, I have a request which I think you might be able to help me with. I'm interested in improving R. A. B. Mynors, one of the GA's I helped promote, to FA status. While I have solid experience in the GA process, I have none when it comes to FAs. I've read at WP:FAC that first time nominators should seek someone as their FA mentor. I saw your name on the list and remembered that you'd mentioned the Mynors article in the precious award you gave me a while back. Would you be interested in helping me improve this article? I think it's at a high level with regards to comprehensiveness and use of sourcing, but might need work in the stylistic department. Let me know what you think! Best, Modussiccandi (talk) 23:24, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am interested, but it's bedtime for me. I'll look. Alternate text for images and consistent referencing style (with page numbers and names of author, editors, translators ...) are two points that will be looked at, and you can do yourself. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:30, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I didn't mean to rush you there. I actually went to bed after writing this myself and was anticipating your reply in the morning. Best, Modussiccandi (talk) 10:08, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fine. I will do what I can, but my time is limited, and I never brought a biography to FA. If I was you, I'd look at one and check for things to be learned. Nigel Williams (conservator) comes to my mind. Perhaps also check the review there for things reviewers want to see. I have a FAC open, and while a completely different topic, questions regarding sources may play a similar role. Another good way to introduce yourself to the FA people is to comment on a few open FAC, - and learn on the side what should be done or avoided. - As some step on the way to FAC, I recommend a peer review to collect other voices. You decide if sooner or later in the process. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:18, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant, thank you a lot. I think I'll submit the article to peer review right away. I'll start putting some work into the article later today. Thank you for the advice and your time. Modussiccandi (talk) 11:12, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fine, I'm just in the process of a copy-edit, and wondered where to leave questions such as the needless repetition of his death in the lead, but will then just postpone until the PR. Adding a comma here and there is different. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:15, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke

On 23 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, who succeeded C. P. E. Bach as the music director of Hamburg, edited an early publication of the The Well-Tempered Clavier in which the first prelude had an extra measure? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Christuskirche, Walsdorf

On 24 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Christuskirche, Walsdorf, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Christuskirche in Idstein-Walsdorf received this name in 1993, 600 years after a first chapel in the village was mentioned? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Christuskirche, Walsdorf. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Christuskirche, Walsdorf), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Could I interest you in...

an alley of stray cats? El_C 18:33, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

yes, El C, always better with cats - DYK that Rosiestep guards her talk by cats, once even "my" 3? ... and how I miss Fylbecatulous? - life is too short --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:39, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thinking of purchasing that chipmunk leash, btw! El_C 19:55, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

did you go to the charming little church on top? ... it takes quite a close view to see all the little angels --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:02, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, I'm more impressed with what seems like a monster organ (I think)... El_C 20:07, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I heard that term only applied to this one ;) - our (former) Wiesbaden conductor was permitted to play it, and participate in a rehearsal, imagine, due to talking to someone on a train ride through the States --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Whoa, I realize it's in Salt Lake City, but the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw that was: that surely is the Constantinople of organs! El_C 22:25, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

the choir is more than 300, listen they really mean it, marching on ... - I looked for For All the Saints, imagine. alternate. Gotthilf Fischer, however, conducted 1,500, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:16, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nice, I'll have me some of that Battle Hymn of the Republic! What a spectacle of sound (and also sight). El_C 04:54, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and speaking of which, I would be remiss if I were to fail to mention: "Battle Hymn of the Republic - Modified for Relevance | Don Caron." El_C 05:06, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

yes, you can --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Gotthilf Fischer

On 25 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gotthilf Fischer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gotthilf Fischer (pictured) founded the Fischer-Chöre, who appeared with 1,500 singers at the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gotthilf Fischer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gotthilf Fischer), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—valereee (talk) 12:01, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ringturm

On 27 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ringturm, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Ringturm, a 65-year-old skyscraper in Vienna, has been wrapped by artists in summer, such as Mihael Milunović's Vision (pictured) in 2017? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ringturm. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ringturm), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Vision, my topic of 2020, remember? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Arik Brauer

On 27 January 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Arik Brauer, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 02:15, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

February 2021 at Women in Red

Black women | Classicists | Folklore

--Rosiestep (talk) 14:59, 27 January 2021 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

DYK for Jerome Kohl

On 28 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jerome Kohl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jerome Kohl, a music theorist of the University of Washington, was recognized internationally as an authority on the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, publishing a book on his Zeitmaße in 2017? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jerome Kohl. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jerome Kohl), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is wonderful. Well-deserved award. :)

Peace forever, Jerry. Antandrus (talk) 00:47, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Friends, you made me cry.


Luigi Nono and Stockhausen at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse

In Freundschaft

Did you know ...

... that Jerome Kohl,
a music theorist of the University of Washington,
was recognized internationally
as an authority on the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen,
publishing a book on his
Zeitmaße in 2017?

(28 January 2021)

I looked up to Jerome from the day he came in my life (in 2009, telling me that was a eliable source said about Stockhausen was wrong, - it's still on the talk of Siegfried Palm, my second article), and I imagine our conversations - thoughtful, on a meadow - as pictured, in the spirit of Stockhausen's wonderful titles: In Freundschaft, Kontakte, Originale, Licht ... We never met. We edit-warred over Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik and Georg Katzer, but always with respect. (If you want a tedious task, change the now deprecated parenthetical references, in hundreds of articles.) We worked together on many other. He thanked me for links to performers of Stockhausen's music, and I tried to mention their relation to the composer on the Main page, see Wolfgang Marschner (intentionally in memory), and before.

Jerome remains an inspiration, for the world. I will remember what he wrote (about Karlheinz Stockhausen and William Waterhouse (bassoonist) who died within a few weeks in 2011, and Stockhausen had just acknowledged WW for a memorial book): "I hope that they have met again in the beyond and are making joyous music together." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:50, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A beautiful bouquet of flowers to celebrate the memory of a special person. Well done Gerda. MarnetteD|Talk 17:16, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The uses of Ludwig

LvB strikes again!

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-search-piano/russian-police-searching-navalny-allys-flat-treated-to-beethoven-piano-recital-idUSKBN29X1ZO

– Sca (talk) 15:25, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

!!! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:30, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Herr, mach uns stark

On 30 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Herr, mach uns stark, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Anna Martina Gottschick wrote the hymn "Herr, mach uns stark" because a composer wanted to make Ralph Vaughan Williams's 1906 melody of "For All the Saints" available for German church singing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Herr, mach uns stark. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Herr, mach uns stark), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

in the 2021 series courage --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:21, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Stonecrop Gardens

On 30 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stonecrop Gardens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Stonecrop Gardens in the Hudson Highlands features alpine vegetation and a sunken English garden? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stonecrop Gardens. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Stonecrop Gardens), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 30 January 2021 (UTC) [reply]

Great memories! - in the 2021 series garden --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:21, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Lobpreiset all zu dieser Zeit

On 31 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lobpreiset all zu dieser Zeit, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "Lobpreiset all zu dieser Zeit", for New Year in the current Catholic hymnal Gotteslob, takes two stanzas from a 1851 song by Heinrich Bone, a third stanza and refrain from 1969, and a 1529 popular melody by Luther? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lobpreiset all zu dieser Zeit. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lobpreiset all zu dieser Zeit), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]