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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 20:21, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Piano Sonata No. 2 (Chopin)

 * ... that the earliest part of Chopin's first mature piano sonata, Piano Sonata No. 2, is a Marche funèbre (beginning pictured)? Source:
 * Reviewed: Flint Public Library (Flint, Michigan)

Improved to Good Article status by Zingarese (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 14:26, 26 July 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg This article is good in terms of length, having the hook cited, and its recent promotion to good article status. But, it doesn't seem like every paragraph ends with a citation, and the hook can be a bit confusing (is it the first movement, or the earliest written part). I'd suggest changing "the earliest part" to "the first written part" or "the earliest written part" (with a preference for the latter). Then, all you would have to do is clean up the citation problems, and you'd be good to go.  RileyBugz 私に叫ぼう私の編集 17:05, 26 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the review! For the citations, you will have to wait for the author. I know that the description of music can be seen like a plot section, which doesn't require a citation. - Perhaps Zingarese has also an idea for the hook, because - sorry - "earliest written part" before we even know of what seems many words. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:12, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I was basing "earliest written part" off of "The compositional origins of the Piano Sonata No. 2[...]", by the way. For the citations, I see uncited information in both the "Reception and legacy" section, and the "Available editions and recordings" section. RileyBugz 私に叫ぼう私の編集 17:16, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi and : I added a citation for the unsourced information in the Reception and legacy section - it appears I inadvertently forgot to do so earlier. For the available editions and recordings section, however, i do not feel that is necessary - other good articles such as Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn) and Schubert's last sonatas don't have citations in their respective sections either. I could add AllMusic/Discogs/etc citations after each recording artist's name that would just indicate that the recording really exists, but that would take some time and I am increasingly busy in real life these days. Again, other GAs/FAs of musical compositions have recordings sections which are, for the most part, without inline citations. Zingarese  talk  ·  contribs  17:30, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I also agree with Gerda that his hook is fine as it is. Another hook could be


 * ALT2 "... that the Marche funebre from Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 was played at the funerals of John F. Kennedy and Margaret Thatcher?" Zingarese talk  ·  contribs  17:34, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I'd be fine with the hook you propose, Zingarese, but I feel that the original hook is ambiguous. When I first read it, I thought that it meant that the funeral march was the first movement. Thus, I think that in its current state, that hook is too ambiguous (and it doesn't seem to be intentionally going for that). RileyBugz 私に叫ぼう私の編集 17:39, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I am not happy with two funerals ;)
 * ALT1: ... that Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2, his first mature piano sonata, contains as its third movement a Marche funèbre (beginning pictured), which was composed earlier than the other music? Feel free to polish. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:03, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg – ALT1. Nice job on the hook and article, Gerda Arendt and Zingarese! RileyBugz 私に叫ぼう私の編集 18:27, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I have labelled Zingarese' hook suggestion as ALT2. I think it is more interesting than ALT1. Would you be able to formally approve it (with a tick)? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:35, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
 * It would need formatting, and is it about music, and Chopin's working style, or some famous people? Famous funeral marches are played at famous people's funerals, - nothing specific to THIS work. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:41, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
 * At those funerals, was it even played on a piano, or in an arrangement? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:43, 8 August 2018 (UTC)