Portal talk:Classical music

Changed of overall format / layout
I have changed the layout and format - Jay (talk) 15:24, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I like the layout, but the featured picture looks a leetle kooky (jutting out of the border). I'm also not a big fan of the colors. Perhaps black and gray would look nicer? With some fancy transparency? &mdash;La Pianista (T•C•S•R) 22:49, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe what is more important now is the content. The portal has been "abandoned" for quite sometime. About the color, it is up to majority's idea. I changed it because the former colors are too dull. I am in a process of changing contents and create archived pages like what I do for Portal:Opera (the contents are updated every month). I will post suggestion contents in Classical Music talk page, feel free to suggest for contents. I wil update Portal:Opera first. If we have volunteer to manage this portal, it is even better, so I can concentrate to Portal:Opera only. - Jay (talk) 02:44, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I will be more than willing to volunteer (I'm hungry for a serious task); but first, what exactly needs to be worked on, in your opinion, before I accept? &mdash;La Pianista (<b style="color:#696969">T</b>•<b style="color:#696969">C</b>•<b style="color:#696969">S</b>•<b style="color:#696969">R</b>) 03:32, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Great, read at CM talkpage (bottom page). I have list down some of the tasks to do every month and the most important is, this portal content must not clash with Opera portal contents - Jay (talk) 03:37, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Fantastique, thanks for your collaboration, Jay. :) &mdash;<b style="font-family:Century Gothic; color:darkblue">La</b> <b style="font-family:Century Gothic; color:dodgerblue">Pianista</b> (<b style="color:#696969">T</b>•<b style="color:#696969">C</b>•<b style="color:#696969">S</b>•<b style="color:#696969">R</b>) 03:48, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Projected schedule
I have started a schedule for selected articles, bios, and images in My sandbox. Any help regarding the selection of future selections is needed. Collaboration may be carried out directly beneath the table I have provided.

Thanks muchly for your help,

<b style="font-family:Century Gothic; color:darkblue">La</b> <b style="font-family:Century Gothic; color:dodgerblue">Pianista</b> (<b style="color:#696969">T</b>•<b style="color:#696969">C</b>•<b style="color:#696969">S</b>) 16:44, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Why...
...is the images for WikiProject Contemporary music a helicopter...? :) <i style="color:#000000">Allanon</i> ♠The Dark Druid♠ 07:44, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Beats me. :) I've always been wondering the exact same thing. &mdash; <b style="font-color:#00008B">La</b> <b style="color:dodgerblue">Pianista</b> (T•C) 04:41, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * See Helikopter-Streichquartett. Michael Bednarek (talk) 06:19, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I thought it could be that. :) Thanks, Michael. &mdash; <b style="font-color:#00008B">La</b> <b style="color:dodgerblue">Pianista</b> (T•C) 06:27, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Notable Composers section
This section is really just "notable composers from Classical/Romantic periods plus J.S. Bach". There are plenty of notable composers from different time periods who would make a better, more representative list. I think the list should represent all of the major periods. The problem is that when a name is taken off, someone will undoubtedly be offended and revert. Therefore, I will add a few names, and then we can discuss who does not belong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.194.39.41 (talk) 16:04, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Why don't we do away with that section altogether? It seems only to be the cause of headache and numerous disputes over the perpetual argument about who is notable and who isn't. If no one dissents, I'll be happy to remove it. &mdash;<i style="color:gray; font-family:Times New Roman">La Pianista</i> ♫ ♪ 05:35, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Maybe 'Featured composers' (using highly rated articles) would be better? -- Klein zach  05:47, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Good idea. The list should be based on fact, not whim. How about a "Top Ten" or sorts? (Not that we should put that in the title, of course.) &mdash;<i style="color:gray; font-family:Times New Roman">La Pianista</i> ♫ ♪ How's my driving? 06:35, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, what I meant was FA and GA. -- Klein zach  07:14, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, what I meant was the section under Portal:Classical music/Topics. :) &mdash;<i style="color:gray; font-family:Times New Roman">La Pianista</i> ♫ ♪ How's my driving? 06:50, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Exactly, which are articles . . . . -- Klein zach  06:54, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * And I thought you were referring to the "Featured article" on the left column...
 * Anyhow, is there a way to select a top ten? A way to find the hit counts for the top ten classical composers? I will be off to bed now - I'll mayhap respond tomorrow. &mdash;<i style="color:gray; font-family:Times New Roman">La Pianista</i> ♫ ♪ How's my driving? 06:58, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Ah, right, see Category:FA-Class Composers articles, Category:A-Class Composers articles, and Category:GA-Class Composers articles. -- Klein zach  07:14, 21 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually, I was thinking of picking out a top ten using hit counts. Tell you what, if no one has any issues with it, I'm going to go ahead and pick out the top ten most viewed composer pages and will check back when I figure them out. &mdash;<i style="color:gray; font-family:Times New Roman">La Pianista</i> ♫ ♪ How's my driving? 06:17, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

luthier
Please help me stop an apparently British editor from violating WP:ENGVAR by censoring well-sourced information about US usage. Ironically he even feels authorised to remove Oxford online dictionaries' information that he feels is wrong. --Espoo (talk) 21:46, 25 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Actually, on his user page, he claims to be a US citizen of Ukrainian descent. He's also a member of WikiProject Musical Instruments; I suspect you might do better to raise the issue for discussion there. Totally anecdotal, to be sure, and possibly idiosyncratic, but for whatever it's worth I'm from the United States, and I do use the word "luthier" with some regularity, admittedly more for those who make plucked instruments than for those who make bowed ones.Drhoehl (talk) 01:40, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Segnalation
In the "list of articles every Wikipedia should have" there are nine composers of XIX century, and only one (Pierluigi da Palestrina) of pre-bachian "ancient music". I have suggested to add at least Dieterich Buxtehude. The talk is here. --95.232.195.147 (talk) 00:03, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Linking new articles
My first Wikipdia article about a classical piano duo has just been approved and I just wanted to know if is it possible to "link" or relate this article to the Classical music portal and how should I do it. Please find the link to the article here: Carles and Sofia piano duo Thank you very much — Preceding unsigned comment added by Littleparrot (talk • contribs) 08:31, 4 September 2013 (UTC) --Littleparrot (talk) 13:13, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Given the articles currently linked to from this portal are of such stature as Bach and Stravinsky, where do you propose that the Carles and Sofia article link be placed? Not even artists of such stature as Yo-Yo Ma or Jascha Heifetz or Enrico Caruso are linked from this page. By the way, very nice, well-sourced article.  Encore!  Encore!   <b style="color:#008B8B">78.26</b>  (I'm no IP, talk to me!) 15:15, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Near-inaudible mp3
The file is very soft (low volume). Even with my computer's volume and the "Play" volume both at maximum, I can barely hear it. Can anything be done about this? --Thnidu (talk) 19:37, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Contrary to your section heading, this file is not an mp3 file but a MIDI file. On my system (W7) it plays at perfectly audible volume in Firefox/Pale Moon using Media Player Classic and in Internet Explorer which uses Windows Media Player. It doesn't play in Chrome because I don't (want to) have Quicktime installed. What's your environment and what happens when you press the "Play" link? have you consulted Media help (MIDI)? -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 12:03, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
 * D'ohhh! (facepalm) Yes, that was a dumb mistake of mine (MP3 for MIDI). I have
 * OS X 10.7.5
 * Firefox 30.0
 * QuickTime Player 10.1
 * QuickTime Plug-in 7.7.1
 * When I click "play", e.g., "play midi example" in the first line of Media help (MIDI), I hear the content play, but very faintly. This is, as I said above, with the volume turned up to max on both the "Play" link and my computer. With the same settings, File:Anthem of Bashkortostan.ogg is perfectly audible, the tune and the words both clear.
 * I've just tried to follow the instructions for QuickTime with Firefox, but I'm not getting any improvement.
 * --Thnidu (talk) 05:05, 13 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't know anything about OS X, but there quite a few discussion threads in various forums about that problem. Does any MIDI file play at an audible volume on your system? -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 05:38, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Schubert, Trout Quintet
I hoped to amend the musical example in this article, but was told that "the melody" had been "more clear" before. I am rarely working in the English Wikipedia, so I wonder if this is consensus? --INM (talk) 13:13, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Design
The yellow background is really irritating, has anybody thought about changing that to a slightly calmer color?—‎ Lost Whispers talk 11:50, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

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New article
Hello all...I just started an article, Hickford's Long Room, about a concert hall in London (1713 - c. 1779) in which a variety of then popular but now classical music was performed. Looking up the name "Hickford's" in Newspapers.com or Newspaperarchive.com brings up articles from the era, with the names of singers and instrumentalist performers. At a glance, I would say there is potential to bring out some of these early performers and give them a modern presence in the new article. I will add some myself, but there are a lot of names to research. Welcome to anyone.Jacqke (talk)