User talk:Alfietucker/Archive 2

The Wagner article is in need of some help
We're in a bit of a pickle in the Wagner discussion page. The issues concerns Social class (sociology) and the phrase supposedly common Germanic past and has now been dismissed by some editors as inconsequential. Furthermore, the name Other interpretations in the article dismisses the general review and broader Wagner analysis to a subcategory under Controversies (mainly the topic of anti-Semitism). Please help. Just take fast look and maybe help in the balancing act. Thank you


 * In his own era he furthermore provided the newly emerged middle class with a medium to transfer its familial and political conflicts into a myth of supposedly common Germanic past.
 * (In the introduction, removed as non consequential)
 * User:Major Torp (talk) 17:56, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Poulenc and Satie
"Jourdan-Morhange, who knew them both, wrote: "In spite of the warm recommendation of Ricardo Vines, Erik Satie ... at first saw him only as a middle-class son ... who would remain an amateur." But Satie's opinion changed." Entrancing muse: a documented biography of Francis Poulenc by Carl B. Schmidt, p.38 I'll find a quote about Ravel etc. Really nice to be talking about Poulenc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.159.110.107 (talk) 17:15, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello - nice to hear from you, though do sign in so I know you by some more friendly moniker than your IP address! Glad, too, that you are referring to Schmidt, though just a few pages earlier (p.23) he writes: "Later, Auric was responsible for introducing Poulenc to Satie." The impression I have is that Vines' "warm recommendation" was in talking about Poulenc, rather than a personal introduction. Alfietucker (talk) 17:47, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Maybe, maybe not. It does not matter anyway, it's better to insist on the music of Ravel etc than on whether Poulenc actually (not) meet them... 83.159.110.107 (talk) 20:52, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Siege of Cawnpore
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Your advice on how to improve Francis Poulenc?
Hello Alfietucker. Your name was mentioned as a person with some classical music expertise at User talk:Bbb23. If you have any time to advise on what to do about the Poulenc article it would be appreciated. Consider joining the discussion at User talk:Bbb23. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 16:39, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Talkback
Evanh2008, Super Genius Who am I? You can talk to me... 09:18, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Retrojunk
This site appears to be a user-editable Wiki. We don't consider such sites to be reliable sources. Sorry. Yworo (talk) 16:53, 5 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Deseret News is a fine source. Thanks. Yworo (talk) 18:30, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Lydia Davydova
I came across the Lydia Davydova article randomly. But I am a singer myself and thought the bio was very interesting. You're welcome for the (small) help, and I wish you the best continuing! Jeremiah (talk) 00:24, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

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Talk:Dmitri Shostakovich
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Hello
Hi. I'm not quite sure one should (can?) ask for another's friendship here... I was just wondering whether we could collaborate. Greetings. (Btw, saw your edit on Symphony No. 2 (Borodin)) Centaur81 (talk) 13:50, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello - in principle I'd be very happy to collaborate. It can feel a lonely process just working on one's own, and it would be nice to compare notes/share resources. Plus, we both seem to have a shared interest in Russian music and possibly other areas. The only thing is that in the "real" world I'm about to go on the road and won't be settled again until around/after Christmas - though I may be able to "pop in" here at odd moments before then. But yes, do stay in touch. Was there any particular project you wanted me to have a look at at some point? Alfietucker (talk) 14:07, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not working on anything in particular, except, I just wanted editors to take Mikhail Rudy forward. My problem is that I do not have any further source material. I basically contribute through small (maybe sometimes inconsequential) edits such as selected/notable recordings/discography etc. and sorting out messy stuff, tabulating things etc. Well my interest is not restricted to Russian music alone. And I have been involved in projects other than music as you may have noticed. Will keep in touch. Regards. Centaur81 (talk) 14:45, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

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Titanic
Thanks for your input on Titanic's plot. --Ring Cinema (talk) 13:38, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your feedback. My pleasure - I saw your edit, and seeing how indeed overlength the plot was (albeit well-written) I thought I'd give it a go. All best, Alfietucker (talk) 13:43, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * The movie is long and prominent so some allowance on the plot summary is not bad. --Ring Cinema (talk) 18:18, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree with Ring Cinema. Thank you for your edits. Like I stated in my edit summary, you made really good, smart cuts that were more so about getting rid of unneeded words instead of the material itself. And as Ring Cinema stated, the film is not of typical movie length, so there was an allowance for the length to be somewhat longer than what Manual of Style/Film suggests. However, I didn't see the plot summary as being long before your edits; it'd already been cut down significantly some time ago, and what was left there afterward was mostly the result of consensus. I'm not even sure if it already met the Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film guideline for plot length before your edit, but I know that it was close to meeting it if not the case. And your edits helped tidy it. Thanks again. Flyer22 (talk) 03:24, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Sergei Prokofiev
Hi Alfie, thanks for the lede on the above. I have done a small ce and added a few bluelinks and a flag (Do you know who this was by any chance?) See if you agree with the ce if not ping me a message and we will discuss. All the best -- Cassianto (talk) 23:18, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Cassianto. I've just done a trans-Atlantic flight, so forgive anything here which doesn't make sense. On the whole I'm very happy with what you've done, though I might reword the Scythian Suite part since the point I was trying to make was it was Prokofiev's first major orchestral work which didn't involve the piano (ie himself actually playing, albeit he conducted the premiere). Also, the exercise has highlighted how much more work there needs to be done on the main article, so I'll be setting to once I've got the time and energy. I'm sure we'll be communicating more later over SPrkfv. All best, Alfietucker (talk) 06:55, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Irish Stepdance Page
Hi. I noticed you did some editing in Irish Stepdance. Are you very familiar with it? I can't find anyone who is knows much about it. Would you be able to help with improving that page? Thanx! ReelAngelGirl (Talk) 15:58, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll be honest - I came across that page when I was trying to find some background to Riverdance: I was visiting some American friends and one of them showed me a video of Riverdance with great enthusiasm though - for some reason - under the impression it was Scottish! Anyway, I found Wikipedia's Riverdance page and from there came across Irish stepdance. I can't say I know a great deal about it, but I remember Frank McCourt's not altogether complementary comments about it, and reading somewhere that this (as with so many late 19th-century "renaissances" of nationalist intent - including Russia of which I know a great deal more) was essentially a late-19th/early 20th-century invention. So, rather piqued to find an article with not a single citation and which said effectively the opposite, I went searching for info on Googlebooks and fairly quickly found the two references which I put in. So no, I don't claim to be any kind of expert. But I'm very happy to pop in from time to time, not only to challenge assumptions that stepdancing is some kind of ancient folk practice (though I would be happy to see this perhaps provoke someone into finding an authoritative source which can demonstrate otherwise) but also help improve the article in, I hope, a candid but friendly spirit. All best, Alfietucker (talk) 01:39, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

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