Talk:Frederic Hymen Cowen

Comments
I am sorry to be pedantic, but my research is based on resources that are in the public domain or the British Library, which I have spent 5 years collating. As such, there is nothing original in the content of this article that cannot be clarified from many sources. I am the only significant authority on this composer, although Lewis Foreman and Jeremy Dibble would be able to confirm a majority of my statements. Christopher J. Parker  Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Signa_%28opera%29"
 * I appreciate the effort you've put into documenting this composer. -HammerFilmFan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.111.2.158 (talk) 07:20, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Verification
There is also an entry on Cowen in the Oxford Dictionary of Opera. I don't see any problem with the article as a whole so I am removing the OR tag. If anyone wants to challenge details in the text then they should go ahead and do so. Regards from the Opera Project! - Kleinzach 01:08, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The OR tag was in initially placed to reflect the fact that the author had declared the article was based upon his own phd research. There has since been a great deal of laudable effort (on Mr Parker's part) to adequately reference the article, and I more than agree that the tag should be removed. I do, however, feel that there ought to be a wikify tag, as the article could do with cleaning (e.g. removing the more floral descriptions, such as "illustrious masters", and "he succeeds wonderfully",) and trimming down to a degree. I would be happy to have a go, but think it only fair to give Mr Parker first bite -  Tiswas (t/c) 09:00, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, I agree. - Kleinzach 09:26, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Tidy up
I have taken up the collective advice on the removal of some of the more flowery phrases and have made a correction to the picture insert information to bring it into line with the main text, and correct the error. Cowen's birth name varies in almost every publication, but I have seen a synagogue document that confirms his birth name as I have corrected it.Christopher J. Parker 15:40, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * It's looking good. By the way we don't use infoboxes on composers articles. there is a stong policy against this at the Composers Project, see WikiProject Composers. Regards -- Kleinzach 04:27, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Chamber Music
the Musical Times of June 1 1879 (avail. Google Books and in Libraries) (p.321) mentions the premiere of a piano quartet in C minor (on 12 May 1879 - Cowen/M. Musin, violin/Mr. Hann, viola/M. Albert, cello). (It is possibly since lost, but if there are corroborating mentions elsewhere then perhaps should be in the worklist? ) Schissel | Sound the Note! 05:07, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Interesting. The Grove doesn't mention it at all - typically, they try to cover lost compositions. Your cite is a valid RS. I hope a copy exists somewhere waiting re-discovery/recording. I'm going to go ahead and add it to my personal notes on this composer. -HammerFilmFan  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.111.2.158 (talk) 07:24, 18 October 2021 (UTC)