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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Chevalier de Saint-Georges


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is neutrally written and fairly comprehensive in the content it addresses thus far. While the reference section of the article is diverse and extensive, many content sections of the article could benefit from additional citations to aid with factual reliability. The "Operas", "London and Lille", and "Saint-Domingue" sections also contain an excess of direct quotations which, while generally well-cited, do go against Wikipedia's encyclopedic nature and may warrant some rewriting for the sake of clarity and accessibility. Discussion of Joseph Bologne is relevant to contemporary interests in decolonizing the music canon and centering marginalized composers; in particular, the article might be expanded slightly to address the well-intentioned but problematic classification of Bologne as the "Black Mozart". The talk page additionally highlights how the need to make the facts of the article more reliable and clearly stated is ongoing.


 * Sources
 * de Lerma, Dominique-René. “The Chevalier de Saint-Georges.” The Black Perspective in Music, vol. 4, no. 1, 1976, pp. 3–21. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1214399 . Accessed 3 Apr. 2023.
 * “LE CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES.” Negro History Bulletin, vol. 4, no. 3, 1940, p. 67. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44246040 . Accessed 3 Apr. 2023.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * L'amant anonyme


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is currently very short with only a few references, and I believe there is some more that can be said about the opera's historical context and synopsis, as today it may be considered one of the defining works of Joseph Bologne's career. Additionally, the Wikipedia link to this piece on the "Chevalier de Saint-Georges" article is defunct, and it would be helpful to update the link and ensure that viewers can access this additional information.


 * Sources
 * “L’amant anonyme: Opera in two acts by Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges.” Haymarket Opera Company, 2022, http://www.haymarketopera.org/chevalier . Accessed 3 Apr. 2023.
 * Jones, Isola Charlayne. Observations and Insights Into the Life and Vocal Works of Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges). 2016. Arizona State University, DMA dissertation.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Concert des Amateurs


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is also very short and only makes reference to one source. As this organization was allegedly a significant part of Joseph Bologne's early career, it seems logical that additional sources about Bologne could be used to expand this article's content. Improving this article would also create more contextual connections between Bologne and other people associated with the Concert des Amateurs, such as his predecessor François-Joseph Gossec.


 * Sources
 * Banat, Gabriel. The Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Virtuoso of the Sword and the Bow. Pendragon Press, 2006.
 * de Lerma, Dominique-René. “The Chevalier de Saint-Georges.” The Black Perspective in Music, vol. 4, no. 1, 1976, pp. 3–21. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1214399 . Accessed 3 Apr. 2023.