Talk:Guy d'Hardelot

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We categorise her as Hardelot, Guy d'. This would normally be correct, however in this case this was not her name. She chose the entire "Guy d'Hardelot" as a pseudonym when composing; she did not become Mlle. Hardelot or Mlle. d'Hardelot. I'd prefer to sort it under "Guydhardelot". I suppose it makes it hard for people who assume this was her legal name, and never knew it was merely a pseudonym, but still ...  Comments? -- JackofOz (talk) 23:07, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

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''She was singularly successful as a writer of songs, in which she combined French delicacy with English solidity. Few women composers became more popular in the early 20th century than did d'Hardelot, and her success was won on merit alone. In spite of the help of many friends, it was some time before the public realized that her work possessed high merit.''


 * ... singularly successful ... popular ... success was won on merit - that is all consistent. But then comes the last sentence, which really contradicts the foregoing.  What does it mean?  --   Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  12:51, 30 July 2015 (UTC)


 * It looks like that text is from the original (public domain) 1911 Etude magazine article, and was originally written in present tense, since she she was still alive. It has since been edited to be in past tense, which mangled it a bit.  We could change the very end -- maybe "She was singularly successful as a writer of songs, in which she combined French delicacy with English solidity. Few women composers became more popular in the early 20th century than did d'Hardelot, and her success was won on merit alone. In spite of the help of many friends, it was some time before she achieved this success." Antandrus  (talk) 15:05, 30 July 2015 (UTC)