User:Kell0173/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Classical music

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate, as the MUSC-2323 course at the University of Oklahoma begins with the question "what is classical music?" I was curious to see how this article answers that questions and which definitions of classical music it describes. As a cellist, I was also interested to see what descriptions of symphony orchestras might be included in the article.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead section:

The lead section's introductory sentence concisely and clearly describes the topic of classical music, emphasizing the concept of western classical music. This section also includes brief descriptions of the article's topics of history, performance, women in classical music, relationship to other music traditions, commercialization, and education. However, I found the image of the string quartet performing outdoors in Vienna in 2006 slightly distracting and would have preferred an image of a well-known classical composer or a symphony orchestra.

Content:

I especially enjoyed the article's section on women in classical music and believe that all essential topics are covered. However, I would have appreciated more insight into instrumentation of classical music ensembles.

Organization and writing quality:

The article is clearly divided into subsections, and I do not have recommendations for improving the organization. Writing quality is also superb, as the article is concise while also providing essential insight into topics like the history of classical music performance.

Images and Media:

Most of the article's images enhance the reader's understanding of the topic, such as the picture of renaissance writing. However, more images demonstrating the instruments utilized in different periods of classical musics would have improved my visualization of classical ensembles in these eras.

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