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Nicola Vicentino

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I wanted to find a smaller yet interesting article that showed good potential in the subject of music.

Evaluate the article
I think this article has a lot of potential and already has some strong aspects that make it the perfect candidate for attention. The topic, a 16th century Italian music theorist named Nicola Vicentino, is a perfect example of the kind of subject that wikipedia can make shine by collaboratively piecing information together. The lead section is concise and may only need a few more words or a sentence to more accurately depict the breadth of Vicentino's work. The content of the article is relevant to Vicentino's life events and the subjects of his studies with a healthy mix of recent (early to mid 2000's) and older references (1950's) that highlight the life a of a theorist that is more obscure outside of academia. The writing, while at times vague due to the lack of accurate historical records, does a excellent job of remaining neutral on the information it presents by not emphasizing or discounting the importance of Vicentino's work. The article contains good variety of articles spanning many authors and publishers as well as a radio program by the notable broadcaster BBC. Many of the references are from the early to mid 2000's with the most recent being 2012 which, considering the historical and academic nature of the topic, is fairly recent. The article has well organized section, with each part of Vicentino's life broken down nicely, however the article could do a better job of citing the specific references that each piece of information comes from, as well as including the titles of his works. Furthermore, much of the biography has no direct citation to the references which hurts the credibility of the writing and makes it hard to dive deeper into specific parts of the article. The media used is effective and covers the major section of the article, however the text in the biopic could use translation to english.

The talk page of the article is comprised of very encouraging and constructive feedback. Several of the contributors have confidence that the article only needs some moderate to minor changes to really make it shine. I would agree with this analysis as well. This article has a B rating in two of the groups that its a part of (composers and science and academia) as a C in music theory. With some attention it could be an A-class article. The article is neutral, flows nicely, and gives the reader a well-rounded picture of Vicentino, a more obscure figure in music that has been covered and studied enough to constitute a reliable and noteworthy addition to the study of music theory and its history. Organizing this article by directly citing the references, as well as including more specific details on his writings will help this page reach an A-class rating.