User talk:Gerda Arendt/2011

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Go Gerda Girl
You do great work and I love it! Don't let Tony get to you. Ihre Arbeit ist grossartig. Weiter schreiben, eien lange Zeit. PS, I really liked the article about the church the communists blew up. BarkingMoon (talk) 11:50, 19 June 2011 (UTC) Sehr geehrte Gerda, I have a watch on your page since a few weeks ago. I approved and moved 167 to holding for June 24.BarkingMoon (talk) 12:11, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:13, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keine Problem. Koennen Sie ueberpruefen DYK Noel F. Parrish? Danke. BarkingMoon (talk) 12:14, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Later, yes, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:24, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * See my talk page. Thanks so much! BarkingMoon (talk) 11:13, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Symbol support vote.svg On 30 December the article became a GA, thanks to Ched Davis, PumpkinSky and MathewTownsend, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:40, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Flowers!
For your wonderful comment, cutting right to the heart of the matter! cmadler (talk) 13:18, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Oh!
(re: Productive people leaving the project)

Dear Gerda, I'm afraid Wikipedia has lost its sense of humour. That's the end result of digitalization: all nuance and shadow - all morality - is ultimately pixillated, and the texture or grain of all thought is becoming black and white, no forgiveness, no redemption, no chiaroscuro, just total accountability and literalism. People have built empires like that before - Not very nice ones. As for the unladylike word, every word I wrote into that article has since been written out - probably for the best. All that's left are my remarks in the MfD, like the smile of the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland: but at any rate, the article survived. (Incidentally the word was used by a very respectable professional woman in an episode of (I think) Inspector Morse, so it could be thought 'contemporary'.) I look forward to seeing what Messiah III says, I congratulate you as usual on your productiveness, and wish you the joy of irreverent analogue laughter. :-) yrs, Steven. Eebahgum (talk) 09:52, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Laughing now, thank you! (Although I have to deal with a deletion discussion.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:02, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps not for the article, but for chewing over, what has often puzzled me: why was the beautiful music of Part III in Messiah so often severely cut in performance until quite recently - still, perhaps? Was it because the whole work is too long and they thought no-one would stay to the end - or because they thought no-one would notice? Since by Man came death etc, (and the responses), and O death where is thy sting, used to be dropped regularly. Yet as the article shows they are essential to the Pauline context and epistemology of Part III. Even 'Thou shalt dash them' or 'For he is like a refiner's fire' (which I once sang at Otley Hall) used to be left out in short versions, though they are among the great showpieces in my opinion (not Part 3, I know). What I'm wondering is whether the cuts were really prompted by considerations of ease in performance, or whether in fact there was a sort of theological censorship going on which the average listener might not have been very aware of, to make the work 'fit' popular English theology more comfortably? A sort of prudish anti-apocalyptic impulse, as if it might not go too well with the cucumber sandwiches? Eebahgum (talk) 10:21, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Messiah III
 * Good questions. We sang "Since by man came death" for Easter. But we will cut a bit in the concert (Part II), not for theology but length - both too much for us to learn and the listeners to take in. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:01, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Lo dicono
Truth be told, I'm not sure it is Latin, so much as bastardized somethingorother. Roughly: "Don't let the bastards grind you down."

Oh, well - I'm glad to see you're still here; I'm starting to wonder... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 07:30, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the translation. Why I am still around, I wonder myself at times, I got very weak when I was screaming. I stay partly because of "not let them". Do you understand German? If not I will translate that, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:47, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't, I'm afraid. I see something about weather, but that's as far as I can get.


 * I keep hoping that if enough good content contributors disappear, someone's going to notice the common denominator and actually attempt to do something about it. Not that I'm holding my breath.  I just keep my head down, do my thing, and try to avoid getting hit in the face as much as possible. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 07:52, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * It means: there is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothes. Did you read my related essay on despised and rejected where hits in the face are also mentioned? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I had not seen it, no - funny, though, how appropriate to the situation at hand it is. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:23, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Messiah FA
Congrats on the promotion of Messiah (Handel) to Featured Article. It appeared to me to be an unusually difficult subject to tackle. Very well done. Finetooth (talk) 21:13, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes indeed: your help, particularly in the early stages of the writing, was much appreciated. I hope you enjoy seeing Rinaldo; I've never seen it myself, but I love the music and enjoyed writing the article earlier this year. Brianboulton (talk) 21:20, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Let me add my appreciation too. When working on the article it was such a comfort to know there was the safety net of your immense knowledge. Tim riley (talk) 22:16, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Let me add my congratulations and thanks here as well, and thank you for your kind note on my talk page. I was busy and only left one note (on Brian's page) but I do appreciate the group effort. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 16:45, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Congrats! Well done! For me, I am not so sure I want to venture into FA making land. Pumpkin Sky  talk  23:45, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * FA
 * Thank you! I never "wanted to venture", the two others talked me into it, and it was a great team experience! They did Rinaldo before, written 300 years ago, I heard it yesterday, sparkling! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:25, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations, just noticed it passed. A great achievement. Ceoil 18:53, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Messiah


 * Featured Article promotion
 * Thank you! I just listened to the "entirely absurd, and without reason" Amen, what a fitting picture! I will look what I can do, but the list of articles I still want to write is long, look at the red links on my page - and a chorus pic as well, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:14, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you
Just wanted to say thank you for creating the article on my grandfather Peter Graeme and, I see, also some of his colleagues/friends :) Scrumph (talk) 10:40, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, appreciated. See also at the article talk. William Waterhouse was a friend of mine, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:24, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thanks for catching my change! I was doing an experiment for a research class to see how long the clearly ridiculous change would last! :)

Necheshiron (talk) 18:56, 11 October 2011 (UTC) 

Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5
The very day I have completed the 237 cantatas in French (and particularly your latest BWV 169), you come up with BWV 5! Won't you have any mercy on me?


 * See if you can find refuge! Big smile, Louis, and congratulations!!! I will keep you busy, slowly adding one a week, will take about two years, I guess, but I'm not counting. See my mercy: I skipped St. Michael's Day and Reformation Day. For Lent - no cantatas - I plan St Matthew Passion, based on the improved German version. BWV 169 and the Passion will appear on the Main page tomorrow, 14 h for 12 hours. What do you think of installing a French template Bach cantatas? (On the bottom of every one in English and Norsk, for easy navigation.) Or the German Liste der Bachkantaten--Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It didn't occur to me how appropriate to my "plea" the title of the cantate is...
 * As pertains to a French template for the cantatas, I've been a registered user for three and a half month only therefore I'm not familiar with how to create such and such device but I have noticed it is something worth doing. I will ask for some help in this regard and also about how to indicate in the cantata infobox the average duration of any performance.
 * The page you link to I've already visited and contemplated the possibility to adapt in French, just... that there are far less pages dedicated to religious issues on the Fr. WP than on the En. and the De. ones which means that would end up with a lot of red links not about to be created very soon. I'll try to stop by for some hours to see what I can do about it though
 * BWV 5 should be completed within days. LouisAlain (talk) 19:30, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

van der Weyden
Delighted to hear you got to see both recently; Have not made it to Berlin yet and am insanely jealous. Your suggestions are good and will get to them soonish, but preoccupied at the moment. I'll get to the St John too in time, looking forward to that. I notice you are knocking out quality article after quality article; kudos. I'd always like to help your pages with a small copyedit, but slow to jump in after our first meeting. Best. Ceoil (talk) 21:14, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Ta! By the way, do you mind me asking which part of Germany you are from? I've spent time (months each) in Erfurt, Munich, Stuttgart and Hanover. Erfurt was the most impressive. Ceoil (talk) 22:54, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * DYK (pictured): raised in Dortmund, studied in Hannover, now singing in Idstein and Wiesbaden, no DYK yet about my beautiful birth place, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:13, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm from Macroom, which is a nice enough town, but far more interesting are the many megalithic stones around it. I kind of guessed you were a singer. Ceoil (talk) 23:59, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Re: Brahms Requiem
Hi Gerda, you're welcome! I'm jealous ... Brahms' Requiem is one of my very favourite compositions! I sang the 4th movement with the choir at Braille Music Camp in 2003, as a piano reduction ( not sure why we didn't use the perfectly functional organ, but oh well), in English, as "How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings Fair". It was breath-taking to hear all the parts come together, especially in the fugal passages. Then I heard a sublime performance of the entire work, performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra plus its chorus. I wonder what the organ reduction would be like ... I'd be especially interested in what the organist at your performance does with the drumrolls near the end of the 3rd movement.

And yes, I remember my namesake. Happy birthday to Mr. Waterhouse! :-) Graham 87 07:59, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! You probably used a piano version, because that (for two pianos) was done by Brahms himself. The organ version we will get is a combination of at least two ..., it's less official. I will report about the drumrolls in case I am not too busy singing. We will do that movement quite fast, especially compared to the same conductor's version with the regular church choir in 2003, - now almost at speech tempo, which is great for something like a giant motet, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:08, 2 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Haha, sounds like a hoot. I wonder if the term Sprechstimme would be warranted here? It's used in German Wikipedia's description of Waterhouse's work. Graham 87 15:06, 2 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for looking closely (and so fast)! - Thanks for the hint, I will insert it and ask him, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:10, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Photo of the day
On Commons, von ihre Nachbar in Oesterreich File:Hauhechel-Bläuling, Polyommatus icarus Paarung 1.JPG, stunning picture, it was today's picture of the day on Commons. Pumpkin Sky  talk  00:27, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Beautiful! Thanks for pointing that out! - I also like the orchid to go on the Main page with BWV 62! But my absolute favorites are the pics of Mbz1 (you have to scroll past the ugly message on top for samples, there are galleries, and the talk is recommended reading), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:12, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Teamwork barnstar

 * Thank you! Teamwork is what I like here and why I still am here. I enjoy teaming with you especially! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:20, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Frohliche Weinachten und Gluckliches neues Jahr
Entschuldigen aber ich habe keines umlaut Tastatur (ist das das richtiges Wort fur "keyboard")? Foto kommt aus Baden_Wurttemberg. Pumpkin Sky  talk  12:33, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Gibt es schnee where you live? Just a heavy frost here. Pumpkin Sky   talk  12:52, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Darn. See Killervogel5's talk page. I should have used Kürbis-Himmel on de wiki instead of PumpkinSky. Pumpkin Sky  talk  12:58, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Danke, Kürbishimmel, frohlich + glucklich after singing Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Sandström), kein Schnee, kein Problem, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:13, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Ach ja! Ros heute. Ganz gut! Ich liebe schnee, aber hier gibt es zu wenig Pumpkin Sky   talk  13:22, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Ros war gestern, Christmette, it's on de Main page today and tomorrow, Schon gewusst? (lower right corner) „Wie mit einem akustischen Heiligenschein“ umgibt in Jan Sandströms Fassung ein achtstimmiger Summchor das Lied Es ist ein Ros entsprungen von Praetorius. - True. Today we performed the Mass No 1 by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, with the altos singing "Et incarnatus est". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:27, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * ausgezeichnet! Pumpkin Sky  talk  13:39, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * See KV5again, I've learned to do umlauts in wiki. Other comments too. Pumpkin Sky   talk  13:51, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190
The DYK project (nominate) 14:04, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren, BWV 154
I've just reviewed this article and passed it for DYK — no problems. Would you excuse me if I make a comment about the body of the article to make it clearer to the reader, especially those who may not know much about musicians. It would help (certainly me) if the first time that the names "Dürr" and "Gardiner" are used, their full names could be spelled out, and maybe a very brief description, say, "the choral conductor and musicologist John Eliot Gardiner..." rather than just plain "Gardiner". Just a thought to enhance clarity. Hope you do not mind me mentioning it. Happy New Year.--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 17:06, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Good idea, go ahead, especially for Dürr, who doesn't have an article en (but de). I will copy for cantatas to come, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:38, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
 * May I leave this to you, as I have no knowledge about Dürr. Cheers,--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 17:41, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
 * You tell me what dancing stags are, I tell you that Dürr wrote The book on the Bach cantatas, in connection with the NBA. There is a translation to English, but I don't know how to reference that. As for Gardiner, he became famous doing the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, all Bach cantatas in 2000. I think to remind readers of that might be even more helpful than a general "choral conductor and musicologist". Btw, BWV 190 is on the Main page right now, to start the new year with "Sing a new song". Did you have a chance to look at St. Martin, Idstein? Cheers, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:34, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK issues for Polish songs by Frédéric Chopin
Hello! Your submission of Polish songs by Frédéric Chopin at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! — Preceding unsigned comment added by AjaxSmack (talk • contribs)


 * Please note the comment I made at this nomination concerning the identity of the "Jim Samson" article! --Hegvald (talk) 00:53, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153
Materialscientist (talk) 14:05, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK award
Hi Gerda, thank you very much for the DYK award and thank you for helping me to get there! I think I'll switch focus now from DYK's to holiday-related articles and getting my first B class article. Gruß. --Bermicourt (talk) 12:19, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65
Thanks from me and the DYK project Victuallers (talk) 17:00, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren, BWV 154
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Alfred Dürr
The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

How does DYK work?
I am new and have made my first DYK nomination Wabash Memorial Bridge (Jan. 6) It has now been reviewed. I don't understand what the next step should be. The reviewer did not move the nomination to the prep area. Is that something that I should do, or is that something that nominators are not generally allowed to do. Please give me some advice. Thanks, Racepacket (talk) 17:09, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Paul Pyant
The DYK project (nominate) 12:05, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Polish songs by Frédéric Chopin
Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Neue Bach-Ausgabe
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for John Fryatt
HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   00:04, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? BWV 155
HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   12:04, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Online Ambassadors
I saw the quality of your contributions at DYK and clicked on over to your user page and was pretty impressed. Would you be interested in helping with the WP:Online_Ambassadors program? It's really a great opportunity to help university students become Wikipedia contributers. I hope you apply to become an ambassador, Sadads (talk) 02:50, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the honour, but I feel not qualified, being not familiar with English speaking universities. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 01:05, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
This stub just cropped up. Maybe you can turn it into something useful. :-)4meter4 (talk) 08:39, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jane Stirling
Thank you for your article Victuallers (talk) 00:03, 25 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Wow. I had no idea my article had even been nominated till I was advised that it appeared on the Main Page.  Thanks for the nom, Gerda.  Maybe you might just let me know in future if you nominate something I create.  Cheers.  --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  11:59, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK query
I had an easy query on O angenehme Melodei, BWV 210a & O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit, BWV 210. Johnbod (talk) 13:40, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Werner Neumann
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   18:04, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Bach-Archiv Leipzig
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   18:05, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Article request
Hi Gerda. I'm currently working with User:Brianboulton‎ on getting Handel's Rinaldo to FA for the opera's 300th anniversary next month. An article on this music festival would be very useful as we will be linking to it in the performance section. Would you be willing to work on it?4meter4 (talk) 17:13, 29 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure what to name it at the English wiki. This is the German wiki article: Händel-Festspiele Halle (Saale).4meter4 (talk) 19:49, 29 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Lol. Looks like we're talking across one another. My suggestion would be to find some English language reviews of the festival's productions and see how they refer to the festival. The wiki article here should reflect the english language refs in my opinion. One possible name which comes to mind is International Handel Festival, Halle.4meter4 (talk) 19:52, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Let's keep it one place then. The closest to their website would be Handel Festival Halle (Saale), the lead could explain the long birthplace thing, Halle (Saale) being the official name (probably the city's article should be moved ...), no idea why they have festival, not Festival. What do you think? Take your time, it will grow in my sandbox, after (!) the next Bach cantata for 6 February. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:00, 29 January 2011 (UTC)


 * That sounds fine. I think as more sources are looked at we'll have a better idea what the final name should be. We can always make any appropriate redirects. Thanks again Gerda for your help.4meter4 (talk) 20:05, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit, BWV 210
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   00:04, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for O angenehme Melodei, BWV 210a
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   00:05, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Anna Reynolds (singer)
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   12:04, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Joanne Lunn
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   18:03, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Elke Neidhardt
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   18:03, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83
Materialscientist (talk) 00:04, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Handel Festival, Halle
Hi Gerda. Done. It could have been worse. When I first read it, I thought it was a festival hall! Imagine the mess if I'd changed it to Handel Festival Hall! Gruß. --Bermicourt (talk) 07:32, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Musiktheater im Revier
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   12:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Utrecht Te Deum
Thanks for your query about the Chapel Royal. I don't know much about the link with St Paul's but it is an interesting topic and I will try to find out more. It may be of interest that the Chapel Royal goes "on the road" in connection with the Royal Maundy service. I think that the choristers combine with the choir of whichever cathedral they are visiting.--Alan (talk) 20:36, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Hello! Your submission of Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! StAnselm (talk) 02:46, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Rinaldo FAC
I thought I'd let you know that Rinaldo has now gone to FAC. At the moment TFA for 24 February is still open, but Rinaldo won't get there on points - a music article is scheduled for 12 February, so we have to trust to luck. Still, many thanks for your help in improving the article. Brianboulton (talk) 23:46, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Handel Festival, Halle
Hello! Your submission of Handel Festival, Halle at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Thelmadatter (talk) 16:19, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Please check the 2nd, 5th and last paragraphs. If its separated by a space from another paragraph, it needs a citation. By the way, nice to see someone working on Germany related articles. I lived in Augsburg from 1988 to 1992. I miss kartofelpuffer, Stroh`s and really really really good beer. Oh yeah and Kathe Wolfarht too.Thelmadatter (talk) 02:08, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra (Martinů)
Orlady (talk) 06:04, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Christine Weidinger
Orlady (talk) 12:03, 11 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for noming this one Gerda. Also, good job on all of the Handel related articles. On another note, you may wish to comment at Featured article candidates/Rinaldo (opera)/archive1 since you participated in the peer review. Best.4meter4 (talk) 01:37, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate
Orlady (talk) 06:01, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

WP Classical Music in the Signpost
"WikiProject Report" would like to focus on WikiProject Classical Music for a Signpost article to be published this month. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Also, if you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day! -Mabeenot (talk) 21:43, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for participating in the Signpost interview. The final article is located here. Please check to make sure your comments were used accurately and that we used the correct gendered personal pronoun. Thanks again. -Mabeenot (talk) 03:19, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

your message
Hi Gerda! Thanks for your message. And for the information about the concert. I shouldn't worry about the article title, it looks as if it is only meant to differentiate your W.W. from the violinist of the same name. The article itself does give a pretty useful impression of what he was about. As you may have guessed I have been feeling a bit disillusioned with here and I recoil from its allurements and confrontations. I haven't even logged in for a couple of months. And even if Wikipedia does try to hold up a mirror to the whole of life, there is DEFINITELY more to life than Wikipedia!!! Thank goodness... and thank you. I'm just enjoying a new vinyl acquisition, Desző Ránki's 1978 vsn of the Liszt Sonata (Hungaroton SLPX 11944) - luminous. Best wishes,Eebahgum (talk) 13:11, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144
Materialscientist (talk) 18:02, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126
Hello! Your submission of Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 20:01, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Herzlichen Dank!
…für die rechtzeitige Spitze über den Verbleib des Artikels!

Hinweis: Ich weiß nicht Deutsch um das Ausmaß der in der Lage, in sie zu schreiben. Ich kann nur verstehen, was geschrieben wird. Das erlaubt es mir, selbst kleinere Änderungen an den Ausgang der automatischen Übersetzung (siehe oben). Nochmals vielen Dank! Cherurbino (talk) 13:13, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Franz Anatol Wyss
Most of the sources are in German. I don't speak German.. The idea with my stubs was than people who speak German would translate them from German wikipedia and find sources. I resent the comments by John Bod, anybody could expand them. Its not my fault that they haven't, I've done more than my fair share of article expansions... If I was confident of my German translation I'd have written more....♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:49, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Well I did start a batch of Swiss painters a few years back which I agree probably shouldn't have been started as sub stubs. But I thought Swiss painters would have some interest and German speaking editors interested in expanding them. SOme were expanded nicely like Otto Abt but the majority haven't been touched sadly... I can't find much more on Wyss but I'm certain a lot of the others in Category:Swiss painters could be expanded and have more sources.. Like this. I'll make a note to try and expand a few, I could use google translate but I'd need some proof reading assistance of course... ♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:55, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

I've done it. Should be plenty in Category:Swiss painters who were/are solely painters though which need translation!!..♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:21, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Handel Festival, Halle
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Howard Arman
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Gerhard Taschner
The DYK project (nominate) 18:06, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Jules Delsart
Hello! Your submission of Jules Delsart at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:09, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi, I notice you weren't notified by the reviewer. Best, Yoninah (talk) 21:09, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
 * BTW all the refs are bare URLS. Yoninah (talk) 00:28, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
 * What do you mean, you don't know how to expand a bare URL? You've been referencing quite nicely on your new articles. You can use WP:Citation templates for a plug-in format. Normally I just go ahead and format everything, but I just don't have the time right now. Best, Yoninah (talk) 15:22, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK and the opera project
Just letting you know Gerda, the opera project already has a place to store DYKs at Portal:Opera/DYK/Did you know?. Best.4meter4 (talk) 04:33, 24 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Gerda. The link 4meter4 gave you is correct and I've changed the link you added at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Opera to reflect that. I've also copied the ones you've listed there to that page. Did you know? is a permanent rotating feature at Portal:Opera. The feature contains 3 DYKs at a time with each set of three having its own page. Here's an example. I can create a couple of new DYK pages and add them to the portal rotation (we currently have 22 of them, listed here), which would be a good idea, but I'm not sure what purpose WikiProject Opera/DYK Archive serves. It's fine to keep it if you want to record recent OP DYK activity, but it seems like a lot of work for little gain.


 * Also, I moved the DYKs you added to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Opera to a different location higher up the page as they were interefering with the layout of the page, and I removed the one about Semiramide because it had nothing to do with the Handel in the actual hook. Were you planning to have something permamnent re DYKs for special anniversaries on the Project talk page? That's a nice idea, but then it has to be kept up, or only occasionally added for a specific anniversary, with out of date ones removed when the month has passed. Voceditenore (talk) 10:23, 24 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Gerda, I have more opera related DYKs at User:4meter4/DYK. If you want to add them to the opera portal archive, please do. Best.4meter4 (talk) 23:20, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Anne Sharp
Hello! Your submission of Anne Sharp at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 17:04, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi again. The ALT is supported by the singer's birthdate, so there's no problem with it. However, the article still lacks inline citations. Could you help with that? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 09:32, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Selva morale e spirituale
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Fritz Lehmann
Materialscientist (talk) 18:03, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK issues
Hello Gerda. In view of this exchange, I wonder if you could consult with me in future before nominating my new articles for DYK. It is your right, of course, to nominate any article you like, but in Jules Delsart's case, I felt that pressure was being applied to me to make some changes to get a successful nom, when I never thought the article was suitable for DYK in the first place. And I still don't. I have resisted that pressure; should you wish to do further work on Delsart to get it up to par, well, you know you don't need my permission to do that. All the very best, Gerda. --  Jack of Oz   [your turn]  23:58, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Jules Delsart
I improved Delsart for you. Hopefully this will get the good ol DYK tick now.4meter4 (talk) 12:14, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

DNB template
Great, I'm glad you like it. Add it to as many articles as you like - it is less likely to be spuriously deleted! If you point me at the other German template I'll see if I can produce an English version of it too. Gruß. --Bermicourt (talk) 20:13, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126
The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jules Delsart
Thanks for helping with Did you know Victuallers (talk) 06:02, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Opera DYK
Sorry about that, I misinterpreted your edit as a single "this is not verified" rather than two separate issues "when was this" and "this is not in the opera portal rotation." Roscelese (talk &sdot; contribs) 17:07, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

You Are Not Forgotten
So sorry, don't know how I missed you!

Server lag
Hi, I noticed your change here which added a space to the AFD template. I think you may be seeing a redlink to the AFD discussion because of the server lag in providing a link to the page created only seconds before. If you were to purge the page you would see the link turn blue. Adding a space to the template forces the page to be purged when you preview or save and that is why it looks as though the link is "fixed" when in practice it was already working. Cheers Fæ (talk) 08:44, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Stoepel
Gee, thanks for a nomination - but I think it still needs a bit more. I just need a rest from it for a bit. I know I could probably find more info about his life in France with time. But thanks for the nomination! -- kosboot (talk) 12:50, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Introduction and Allegro (Ravel)
Hi Gerda, I was just looking over this article for your DYK nomination. Frankly, I'm afraid to say anything formally on the DYK talk page because of the flak I got from JackofOz for suggesting that he format the references on Jules Delsart. Here the references rely on several blogs and the artist's own web page &mdash; not very reliable sources. If you could fix this problem, I'll be happy to review the nomination. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:26, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi, I don't understand your question about the links to the instruments. The first mention is in the bolded title itself, so I linked them the first time they are mentioned separately. Best, Yoninah (talk) 14:35, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Re: linking. I think your mind is much more on music than the average reader (like me). Linking musical instruments may tickle a reader's fancy to read up on them (which I have done myself in the course of reading a music article). Please read Overlinking and underlinking. Yoninah (talk) 14:58, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Introduction and Allegro (Ravel)
Hello! Your submission of Introduction and Allegro (Ravel) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 10:24, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK: Le sorcier
Hi Gerda, I think you forgot to add which article you've reviewed for this nomination. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:10, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Introduction and Allegro (Ravel)
Gatoclass (talk) 10:03, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Le dernier sorcier
Hello! Your submission of Le dernier sorcier at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 18:41, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Please see new note on DYK talk page. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:21, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Beverly Wolff
See my comments at Wikipedia talk:Did you know. Best.4meter4 (talk) 20:41, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Fair use image note
Hi Gerda, just a reminder, "fair use" images cannot be used anywhere in Wikipedia except in their article. I removed File:Annesharp.jpg from the Opera Project talk page and replaced it with an image of Adelaide Malanotte. I see you also have the Sharp image at User:Gerda Arendt/WikiProject Opera/DYK Archive. You'll need to take it off. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 08:11, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Anne Sharp
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   11:03, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   10:42, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Request
Gerda, would you mind creating an article on opera director Jens-Daniel Herzog? I'm having a hard time finding English language sources, but there seems to be a ton of German language content about him. Best.4meter4 (talk) 15:03, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thany you Gerda. This is a great start! I'll see what I can do to help improve it.4meter4 (talk) 22:52, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Stoepel
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   10:12, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Le dernier sorcier
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   09:43, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! -- kosboot (talk) 11:43, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ivor McMahon
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   01:22, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK at Portal:Germany
Thanks for letting me know. There is also Maxberg specimen from 2 March 2011. Calistemon (talk) 03:13, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Peter Graeme
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the message. You're wonderfully well propagated, if I can put it like that! I prefer to sneak my edits in past the Liktor while he's looking the other way! I am keeping an eye on what you are doing and am hoping you will go on to pick up some of those names in the Karl Haas (conductor) article for the London Baroque Ensemble - maybe even it should be relocated/redirected to an article named for the ensemble rather than all under the name of Haas? An addition to the recordings there listed should be the Beethoven sextet op 71 and Octet op 103, together with Rondino Octet (Andante) and 3 Marches (1809-10), which I have on a PYE Golden Guinea GGC 4038. The Marches are 1958 and the rest 1959 (P) and there is a useful personnel listing including Jack Brymer and Alan Civil, though confusing as it doesn't say who is playing in which performance (and there are supernumeraries)... Were the 'Westminster' recordings actually for Decca and DGG etc or weren't they simply adopted and distributed by those companies? I'm a bit ignorant about that but I think World Record Club also issued some Westminster recordings, and they (WRC) were independent until 1966. Keep up the good work, Eebahgum (talk) 09:14, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Münchener Kammerorchester again :-)
Hi Gerda,

First of all, thanks for your message - I sincerely appreciate your time taken to reply. As for the title of the article, Naming conventions (use English) might possibly appear to suggest the better name may yet be "Munich Chamber Orchestra": This is of course non-determinative. I - again of course - defer to your knowledge about what the correct title of the article should be. You won't get any complaints from me if you correct it.
 * GHits for "Münchener Kammerorchester" in English" gets "About 9,480 results";
 * GHits for Chamber Orchestra" in English" gets "About 325,000 results".

Oh, and about my German. Time to 'fess up. Just between you and me, ok, I've never actually studied German. I majored in Japanese, and lived in Japan... but to my horror, I am able to get the gist of a page in German - ach du lieber! - about ten times more easily than one in Japanese. After my adventures in Japanese and to a lesser extend Chinese and Korean, to me German looks like Middle English without the French...

All that said, again, thanks, and happy collaboration to you, too! xxx --Shirt58 (talk) 11:51, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jens-Daniel Herzog
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   00:04, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Lyndon Watts
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   08:02, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Munich Chamber Orchestra
Thanks for the article Victuallers (talk) 08:04, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Congratulations for your umpteenth DYK! Most happy that I could be a teeny part of it. --Shirt58 (talk) 10:37, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Timothy Brown (hornist)
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   08:03, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Alexander Briger
Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Detlev Glanert
Hi Gerda, thanks for the Munich Biennale and DYK work! I've got most of the material for the Glanert style section in my head and will try to get it down onto 'paper' this morning. Scarabocchio (talk) 06:38, 31 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Now that was an eventful 24 hours in the life of an article! :-) Grazie tanto ... Scarabocchio (talk) 20:25, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Munich Biennale
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   16:04, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, the Munich Biennale page has taken 900 views, of which 472 were on Mar 31/Apr 1 so I begin to understand the interest in DYKs! Scarabocchio (talk) 13:32, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Christoph Poppen
The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Worklists
Would you mind if I continued to put worklists into tables, eg Jens Joneleit? I have a (very, very) distant idea of bringing all of the operatic works of the 21st century together into a single list (there are about 60-100 operatic world premieres a year, so 600-1000 works so far (and counting!)). Another vague idea (even more distant) is to see whether the texts of the tables can be automatically translated, so "after the farce by X" can become "dopo la farsa di X", and "nach das Posse von X", and "d'apr&egrave;s la farce par X". This should also explain why my descriptions of works/ libretti can look a little mechanically repetitive! :-) Scarabocchio (talk) 13:47, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Jesus at Herod's Court DYK
Just to let you know. I have found a source for the hook in Jesus at Herod's Court and I have created an alternate hook that could help with the prose. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 20:10, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hans Stadlmair
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wilhelm Killmayer
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Jens Joneleit
Hello! Your submission of Jens Joneleit at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Thelmadatter (talk) 01:35, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Detlev Glanert
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

About Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben, BWV 77
Hi Gerda!

You wrote: "Incidentally I noticed your 'creation' of Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben, BWV 77, I don't know for what purpose. If you have to create a Bach cantata, would you please follow the established scheme as discussed in Classical music, compare perhaps the latest BWV 182. The lead, headings and external links should look the same for all of them. (Admitted, there are older ones who don't yet.)" I guess my purpose was to start a Wikipedia article about a cantata by a composer whose music I have loved since I was a child. In the violin lessons of my teenage years, I incompetently scratched out scales, arpeggios, and Rodolphe Kreutzer studies for 40 minutes. I endured this just for the last 10 minutes of the lesson, when my teacher - he has a Wikipedia article - would play excepts from the Bruch and Mendelssohn violin concertos, and a bit of Paganini. And if I had practiced or was really lucky, he would play the the Prelude to the E major Partita or The Chaconne. Enough of the that. While that was not my intention, it seems I have not followed the article guidelines, and in the process, offended you. Whether you accept this is up to you, but I offer my apologies and a sincere promise that I will abide by the guidelines in future.--Shirt58 (talk) 11:29, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I am sorry that my tone sounded like I was offended, very sorry!! I welcome any help on creating articles on the Bach cantatas. As you can see in the template (which also should go into every single one) there are more red than blue. All I wanted to express is that if we add we should follow the standard which was established last year. I was curious why #77, of more or less 200? I go by the liturgical calendar, so 182 is for DYK next Sunday, 3 for Easter to follow. But first I will go and change 77, as an example for a working stub, ok? And keep up the music! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:40, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sandeep Bhagwati
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jan Müller-Wieland
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Epitaphium
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Italic title
The italic title template will only italicise the part of the title preceding the first bracket. can be used for more selective italicisation (e.g. list of Nepenthes species). Cheers, mgiganteus1 (talk) 10:45, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bright Angel (Waterhouse)
Hello! Your submission of Bright Angel (Waterhouse) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:35, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Please see new note on DYK talk page. Yoninah (talk) 21:58, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Großgaststätte Ahornblatt
As always, thank you very much for your patience and support. Robert Clausen (talk) 18:53, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Gerd Kühr
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jens Joneleit
The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Bernd Redmann
The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jörg Duda
The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Bassoon Quintet
The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Britten concerto
I didn't mind your edits. The problem is why it was added in the first place. The "sound samples" that User: Lazinov has been posting are not free samples. They are really just links to his online music store. I'm just removing his advertisements. (see Special:Contributions/Lazinov) Sorry that you inadvertently got mixed up in this.DavidRF (talk) 15:42, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for De Nederlandse Bachvereniging
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Bright Angel (Waterhouse)
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Alexander Winterberger
The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66
Orlady (talk) 12:02, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Julie Price (bassoonist)
The DYK project (nominate) 18:04, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Münchener Biennale
Hi Gerda. Mad suggestion ... how would you feel about creating a lead paragraph for the Münchener Biennale in German? I could strip the librettist/ source column from the table, translate the month names myself, and change WP into UA, and we'd have a new page in de:WP ... Scarabocchio (talk) 15:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Another request
Hi Gerda. Great work on the Weisbaden articles. Perhaps you wouldn't mind doing one on the Wuppertal Opera House which has an article in the German wikipedia at de:Opernhaus Wuppertal. Best.4meter4 (talk) 06:56, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK Reviews
Hi Gerda. I looked for that rule recently and couldn't find it so assumed it had been dropped! --Bermicourt (talk) 08:38, 29 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Found it. Yes your reminder was gentle, but still very much needed! Thank you! --Bermicourt (talk) 20:30, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42
The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Lolita (opera) DYK
Gerda, you already have a hook in prep area 2 that mentions this article. Why have a seperate hook for this article when it could be bolded in that hook? Indeed, I already did so before you added this most recent nom.4meter4 (talk) 11:39, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden
The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Lolita (opera)
Hello! Your submission of Lolita (opera) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Miyagawa  (talk)  20:43, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for IceMole
Hi, thank you for your careful vetting of DYK for IceMole. I have addressed your concerns by removing the two tags - "stub" & "underconstruction", both placed by me early in the creation of the article. I have also found an english wikilink for Fachhochschule Aachen and amended the hook accordingly. May I request revetting for further issues/passing the DYK? AshLin (talk) 18:06, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your comments. I provide some more clarifications to some issues mentioned on the DYK for your consideration :
 * "probe" = "Sonde" im Deutsch, Bitte prüfen
 * "trial" = "Überprüfung" von Maschinen, Bitte prüfen &
 * "student project" weil es sagt so auf dieser Seite.


 * Within my limited German knowledge and help of Google translate, this is the best transalation, I could do of the hook in German.
 * "... dass IceMole, ein autonomes Eis Forschung Sonde zur Erkundung Polarregionen, Gletscher und außerirdischen Regionen entwickelt, einem Studenten-Projekt in der Fachhochschule Aachen, Deutschland ist?"


 * Hope this helps :). Would you consider vetting the DYK now? If there are more issues, I am happy to address them.

Danke schön, AshLin (talk) 05:29, 8 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you for improving the DYK for IceMole. In my humble opinion, it is now ready for being checked in all aspects. I assure you that English readers will have no problem understanding what I mean by "probe" and "trial". However, I respect that you would like someone else with better knowledge of English to pass the article. Thank you for your help. Danke schön und guten tag! AshLin (talk) 15:15, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Stockhausen
As I stated, the fact are already in existing sources. There is no rule that evey single sentence has to be cited. What is not only impolite, but downright destructive is the peremptory removal of innformation without thought, logic, or common-sense. Anyone who bothered to read the paragraph should have been able to tell that information about his father's death was necessary. A good reviewer of any addition would first look to see if it was useful. The lazy thing to do is to add a "citation needed" tag. The less lazy, is to find a citation if you think it necessary. As I say, it is already in the sources. It is worse than rude, it is destructive to the encyclopedia to simply remove in an unthinking, mechanical and peremptory fashion material that is obviously not vandalism. Paul B (talk) 17:28, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Composer of the month: Hans Vogt
Given that you are our German expert, I thought you might be willing to tackle Hans Vogt this month. His opera Die Stadt hinter dem Strom (opera) is actually based on the novel Die Stadt hinter dem Strom (de:Die Stadt hinter dem Strom) by Hermann Kasack (de:Hermann Kasack). All three could use articles if you have time. I myself am going to try and tackle a couple of the Perti operas. Best, 4meter4 (talk) 12:27, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for taking this on. Good start on Kasack. If I can be of any help let me know. As for the Lolita (opera) queue placement, I didn't promote the hook and, as I contributed somewhat to the article, I don't feel like I should be the one to move it. Best, 4meter4 (talk) 12:54, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Lolita (opera)
Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal, BWV 146
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK Nom question
Hello! Your submission of Hermann Kasack and Die Stadt hinter dem Strom at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:27, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry about the messed-up format, not sure how to make this work for a multiple nomination. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:29, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wo gehest du hin? BWV 166
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hermann Kasack
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Die Stadt hinter dem Strom
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

CFR for opera singer cats
Please take a look at Categories for discussion/Log/2011 May 23.4meter4 (talk) 18:57, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Gerda, just letting you know that you forgot to sign your comment at the categories for discussion page.4meter4 (talk) 20:40, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, you caught it. lol4meter4 (talk) 20:41, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Psalters at DYK
Thanks! Did you click on the external link for the Isabella Psalter, to photographs of every single page of the manuscript? Thank you BSB for making that available! If only they had included a more complete description of the manuscript and its contents. Drmies (talk) 15:56, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Request
Hi Gerda. I am about to leave on vacation and do not have time to nominate a couple articles for DYK. If you have time to nominate Edward H. Harte and Nathaniel Merrill I would appriciate it. Dick Wimmer is also a possibility with a little expansion. I understand that you might not have time yourself, but any help is appriciated. Best, 4meter4 (talk) 10:34, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Edward H. Harte
Hello! Your submission of Edward H. Harte at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; talk 14:59, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch, BWV 86
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nathaniel Merrill
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:17, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128
NW ( Talk ) 00:04, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Membra Jesu Nostri
Thank you for your thank-you note. As to thou vs.you, by Buxtehude's time thou had already fallen out of everyday use in the King's English (at least, according to Merriam–Webster's Dictionary of English Usage). I further don't see the point of translating the Latin text of a composition of some earlier date into contemporaneous English; take for example the hymn Alma Redemptoris Mater by Hermannus Contractus: translating it to 11th century English will produce a text that is as incomprehensible to most readers as the original Latin. --Lambiam 11:54, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 183
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you, Gerda Arendt, for your kind comments about the quality of my contributions on Wikipedia. I really appreciate that. I hope you are well, -- Cirt (talk) 19:19, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Replied to you, diff. Thanks for your kind words, -- Cirt (talk) 22:01, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

June 12
I put your June 12 hook into a prep set but wasn't sure what you meant by your last comment on the noms page. Pls advise if we need to change what's in the prep set. BarkingMoon (talk) 15:25, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * No, I meant a comment you made about the June 12 nom, something about "like 95% of the other music DYKs". Also, we need to keep an eye on it to ensure that when it moves to a queue it'll show on 12 June.BarkingMoon (talk) 17:36, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hans Vogt (composer)
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Edward H. Harte
Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 59
Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut, BWV 173
Materialscientist (talk) 12:13, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen, BWV 175
Materialscientist (talk) 06:04, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the quotes formatting attempt, but I just want to keep my post the way it is. :) -- Cirt (talk) 14:47, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for changing it, :) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:44, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

That concert
Dear Gerda, Thanks, what a wonderful occasion you have painted. Sadly I have been utterly tied up in family matters of late, and seem never to have a day to myself, or to attend such things. I have just been lured into an arid debate (see my edit history) which I forbid you to become involved in! Sometimes it is very hard not to be misunderstood, even with the best of intentions. Take care! I am tickling at my piano, a horrible noise to everyone except me! Eebahgum (talk) 22:43, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks!! And maybe you can find at least one link for the recording details I have just added to 'Komm, du süße Todesstunde'-? Doesn't the Mannheim Choir get a mention anywhere?Eebahgum (talk) 22:55, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * That's a really great article about the Paulinerkirche in Leipzig. How bitterly sad it is, though you have brought it before the eyes of the world again for Wikipedia. Thankyou. Eebahgum (talk) 23:44, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Paulinerkirche, Leipzig
Materialscientist (talk) 18:02, 18 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Wonderful article! Thank you for writing it.  I am having trouble understanding why it was dynamited in 1968 -- how could such a cultural treasure be so casually destroyed?  Especially when you consider how many of the great cathedrals and monuments in Germany were destroyed or heavily damaged during the war.  Many of my own ancestors are from Leipzig; they may have worshipped there. Antandrus  (talk) 21:55, 18 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Why? It wasn't fit for communism nor for the way the regime wanted the Augustusplatz to look. You can see what they got in the one ref in English. The website of the foundation has pics of the destruction. I was in Leipzig in 2008 and heard the Thomanerchor, every service mentioned the debate about the new construction and its function. I was reminded now when a Bach cantata (BWV 59) took me to the article stub, - and got hooked. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129
The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Go Gerda Girl
You do great work and I love it! Don't let Tony get to you. Ihre Arbeit ist grossartig. Weiter schreiben, eien lange Zeit. PS, I really liked the article about the church the communists blew up. BarkingMoon (talk) 11:50, 19 June 2011 (UTC) Sehr geehrte Gerda, I have a watch on your page since a few weeks ago. I approved and moved 167 to holding for June 24.BarkingMoon (talk) 12:11, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:13, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keine Problem. Koennen Sie ueberpruefen DYK Noel F. Parrish? Danke. BarkingMoon (talk) 12:14, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Later, yes, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:24, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
 * See my talk page. Thanks so much! BarkingMoon (talk) 11:13, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173a
Calmer  Waters  00:04, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Unionskirche, Idstein
Calmer  Waters  12:03, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Flowers!
For your wonderful comment, cutting right to the heart of the matter! cmadler (talk) 13:18, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75
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DYK for Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe, BWV 167
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Your message
Hi Gerda, Thanks for your comment. I seem to be creeping back but, as I'm now doing some part-time work I hope to keep my contributions to manageable proportions and not to get too involved with the Zionist trolls.

Going by the German and English names of Borordin's opera, then the title in the first line should be Princess. I would tend to transcribe the name as Ilarionovna Vassiltschikov, but maybe we should keep the same pattern of Romanisation as in her German name. Romanization of Russian and BGN/PCGN romanization of Russian give the normal rules.

Presumably you noticed me copy-editing Tornrak. I had seen your adding it to the opera DYKs. I had another one for Twice through the Heart. I don't know whether you want to add that or whether it being on the rotation as a GA makes it redundant.--Peter cohen (talk) 12:59, 24 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I've made one clarificaiton to the article and suggest one other clarification. That is that the couple were both allowed to remain occupants of Schloss J until their deaths and therefore that is why the permission came from her and not from the owners. I didn't notice any problems with your English and as I now do proof-reading that should be a good sign.--Peter cohen (talk) 15:27, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Soldiers Chapel
Guten Tag Gerda. Wie geht's? I thought you'd like this article since you like church stuff. I started it in my sandbox before the break. It's at DYK now. BarkingMoon (talk) 14:37, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Cantata
Dear Gerda, Thanks for improving those artist details. Sorry I was so inaccurate. Hope all's well.Eebahgum (talk) 22:01, 25 June 2011 (UTC)


 * What an interesting person. I don't think you can readily escape 'she' because the alternatives are either unwieldy (and so draw attention to the problem rather than hiding it) or else too perfunctory, with a dash of lèse-majesté about them: they sound either discourteous or inconvenient. I am so out-of-date (and no doubt wickedly patriarchal) that I still receive a slight shock when I hear a woman referred to by her surname alone, unless in a newspaper report of a criminal conviction, or as an academic courtesy to a colleague, or by that kind of super-celebrity which speaks of 'Callas' or 'Tetrazzini', 'The Cruvelli', or 'La Calvé'. Truly the zenith and the nadir of things. Using 'von' gets away from the starkness of the name alone, and nods at the aristocratic title, but to me 'von Metternich' in this context should refer to her husband. The only other way round it is to rearrange the syntax so that the word 'she' doesn't occur so often, or comes later in the sentence. Anyway what you have written reads perfectly well. I have made a couple of infinitesimal tweaks. Eebahgum (talk) 13:16, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

More about Jenny Lind
If you have a moment, I'd be grateful for your thoughts on the point raised here. I'm happy to go with the consensus on the titling. Tim riley (talk) 13:14, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Messiah
Please see Messiah sandbox for some thoughts you may like to comment on. Brianboulton (talk) 17:50, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Gerda, it really isn't worth editing the current Messiah lead, as this will be completely rewritten at the end of this week, so I'd save your thoughts until then. I'll be working on the page later today, and will deal with your accumulating points on the workpage. Brianboulton (talk) 14:11, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tatiana von Metternich-Winneburg
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DYK nomination of Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10
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A Promise Kept

 * keeping a promise.BarkingMoon (talk) 08:57, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * thanked already, where it will be seen, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10
Materialscientist (talk) 16:02, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75
The DYK project (nominate) 08:01, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Lockenhaus
Hello Gerda. Subsequent to your comment, I added an ALT1 for Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival at DYK. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:09, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi again. Glad to hear it was promoted! I just did a little bit of re-wording on Church of St. Nikolaus, Lockenhaus, hoping to clarify some of this and that. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:55, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK hook query
Hey Gerda, I am having a little trouble scanning the hook at Template:Did you know/Preparation area 2, just the last clause doesn't flow for me. I think bluelinking the two latter instruments as they are unsuual would help but I am a real neophyte when it comes to classical music....cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:55, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Parable of the great banquet
Please be careful when adding external links sections as with this edit of Parable of the great banquet. There are two problems with this edit. You added an "External links" section when one already existed and you added it before the "References" section which is against MOS:APPENDIX. Jason Quinn (talk) 05:31, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, BWV 76
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 08:02, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Your new Messiah DYK
Gerda, what would you think of this 1755 Annunciation to the Shepherds rather than the 1663 one you have? Not to sound like a broken record but it might show up better at DYK because it is more square. Really nice hook, BTW!  Sharktopus  talk 16:03, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I reviewed your BWV 135 but of course I have a suggestion about a hook. But it is good to go as it is, if you want to keep the hook you have.   Sharktopus  talk  19:24, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Lockenhaus
First thing first. You speak German and I don't. The closest I get is Dutch. ;-) Having said that. When, in German, you read "Kirche der Heiligen Peter und Paul", is it correct? To make things even more tricky heiligen can be singular or plural. Am I missing something? Would appreciate a little help. Tschüss --Alberto Fernandez Fernandez (talk) 23:02, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Re: Work in progress Messiah
Hi Gerda, wow, sounds great! I've done a quick copyedit on each of the articles. The thing that concerns me most is the position of the TOC; it *must* be in a standard position in the wiki-markup for screen reader users. I've simply moved it, but feel free to fiddle around with it. Graham 87 14:02, 13 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I've fixed the TOC at Messiah Part I by adding TOC limit. Re: "the prophecy": there only was one prophecy (i.e. prediction) of Christ, so "the" seems appropriate in that place, even though the oratorio deals with different aspects of that prophecy, as you say. Graham 87 13:05, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
Calmer  Waters  00:04, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV 135
Materialscientist (talk) 16:03, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

BarkingMoon
Thanks for your note. I'm sorry about how things turned out. I guess we'll never know the true story. But at least we have Gray-crowned Rosy Finch and other fine articles. Different people contribute in different ways. Thanks for your contributions - WP's information on baroque liturgical music is much richer because of you. Let me know if I can ever help.  Will Beback   talk    21:32, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
 * There really is more here than meets the eye. BarkingMoon chose to leave, so perhaps it's better if we respect that decision. The ArbCom is fully aware of the background and I suggest you bring it up with them if you wish to pursue it. But there's a lot of wisdom in the adage, "let sleeping dogs lie".

thx
link. was gonna do that tonight. — Ched : ?  23:15, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Messiah, Part III
Hello! Your submission of Messiah Part III at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Pumpkin Sky  talk  00:08, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * You seem to do a lot of music articles. Very nice. Pumpkin Sky  talk  00:08, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

BTW...
sent you an email too. :) — Ched : ?  20:25, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Paulskirchenverfassung
Ping on Talk:Paulskirchenverfassung. Int21h (talk) 08:23, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Messiah structure
The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of PARSIFAL Project EU


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DYK for Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185
Gatoclass (talk) 16:23, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of PARSIFAL Project EU for deletion
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Re: Work in progress Messiah
Hi Gerda, that is indeed a funny order for the Main Page appearance. I'll check out the articles that are about to appear on the Main Page. Graham 87 07:44, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Messiah Part III
EncycloPetey (talk) 08:02, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Oh!
(re: Productive people leaving the project)

Dear Gerda, I'm afraid Wikipedia has lost its sense of humour. That's the end result of digitalization: all nuance and shadow - all morality - is ultimately pixillated, and the texture or grain of all thought is becoming black and white, no forgiveness, no redemption, no chiaroscuro, just total accountability and literalism. People have built empires like that before - Not very nice ones. As for the unladylike word, every word I wrote into that article has since been written out - probably for the best. All that's left are my remarks in the MfD, like the smile of the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland: but at any rate, the article survived. (Incidentally the word was used by a very respectable professional woman in an episode of (I think) Inspector Morse, so it could be thought 'contemporary'.) I look forward to seeing what Messiah III says, I congratulate you as usual on your productiveness, and wish you the joy of irreverent analogue laughter. :-) yrs, Steven. Eebahgum (talk) 09:52, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Laughing now, thank you! (Although I have to deal with a deletion discussion.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:02, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Messiah III
Perhaps not for the article, but for chewing over, what has often puzzled me: why was the beautiful music of Part III in Messiah so often severely cut in performance until quite recently - still, perhaps? Was it because the whole work is too long and they thought no-one would stay to the end - or because they thought no-one would notice? Since by Man came death etc, (and the responses), and O death where is thy sting, used to be dropped regularly. Yet as the article shows they are essential to the Pauline context and epistemology of Part III. Even 'Thou shalt dash them' or 'For he is like a refiner's fire' (which I once sang at Otley Hall) used to be left out in short versions, though they are among the great showpieces in my opinion (not Part 3, I know). What I'm wondering is whether the cuts were really prompted by considerations of ease in performance, or whether in fact there was a sort of theological censorship going on which the average listener might not have been very aware of, to make the work 'fit' popular English theology more comfortably? A sort of prudish anti-apocalyptic impulse, as if it might not go too well with the cucumber sandwiches? Eebahgum (talk) 10:21, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Good questions. We sang "Since by man came death" for Easter. But we will cut a bit in the concert (Part II), not for theology but length - both too much for us to learn and the listeners to take in. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:01, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Messiah Part I
EncycloPetey (talk) 16:02, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Messiah Part II
Hi Gerda, just to let you know I have had to refuse your nomination for Messiah Part II. Please read my reasons on the DYK suggestions page. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:41, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!
You know what for. Marrante (talk) 12:32, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Messiah FAC
Tim and I feel that the peer review has run its course and that the article is ready to be nominated at WP:FAC. I shall be doing this on Wednesday (27 July). Would you like us to include your name as one of the nominating editors? This seems justified in view of your work on the article, but if you would rather not, please leave a note on my talkpage. Brianboulton (talk) 13:21, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Tatiana von Metternich-Winneburg
The DYK project (nominate) 21:11, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

En dashes
Hi, nice work on Messiah Part II. Yes, the number ranges are now correct. You'd find the dash script very useful indeed, and might consider installing it – for breaks and number ranges. You just upload the dash script Just paste: importScript("User:GregU/dashes.js"); into your vector.js file or monobook.js file. Expect the button at the same tab as the move-page. Instructions for script acquisition in general are here. Tony  (talk)  07:49, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
 * What about at the top: | No. (N/B) | Title or first line | .... and 22/19, 23/20.
 * Or Nov/Bar no., for the first column? Linking it to the previous section will escape most readers.
 * You might consider "Tempo" rather than "Marking", since the "Metre" is also a marking ("Time" seems vague). I see MoS (music) says "E-flat major". "Form" and "Scoring" could be conflated for greater flexibility in the tabular space restriction?  Tony   (talk)  12:04, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
 * What about spaced slashes, as for poetry, "22 / 19"? I would like to see the numbers separated. The longer heading for the first column would make that longer. The normal reader will read top to bottom and have read the explanation before getting to the table. "Tempo" taken. (I copied from Christmas Oratorio.) Will adjust the "flats". I am not familiar with conflating yet. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden, BWV 88
EncycloPetey (talk) 15:11, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Messiah Part II
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 03:20, 29 July 2011 (UTC) 23:27, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Messiah Parts
Hi. I've started with a few (minor) changes to Messiah Part I, however I thought I'd ask your opinion before continuing with more significant change. I would like to: Novello/Bärenreiter ). If one heading is on two lines, then could also expand "Time" to "Time signature" and "Key" to "Key signature" . GFHandel &#9836; 00:02, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
 * change the section title "Part I table" to "Part I summary". "table" is a bit too nerdy and internal and I feel it would be better to have a section heading that describes what is in the table.
 * expand some of the abbreviations in the table (e.g. "ob" -> "oboe") as that will aid the reader (and not take up much extra space).
 * complete the borders of the table (the final column should have borders in all cells).
 * split the "Form" column into "Form" and "Voice" columns.
 * find out where the link in the table heading "No N / B" is supposed to go (currently links back to the start of the current article).
 * Possibly rename "No N / B" to something recognisable (e.g. I wouldn't be scared to use something that straddles lines and makes the column wider: "Movement
 * Went bold and implemented most of the above. If you don't like the changes, the revert link is somewhere near the top-right of the page. :-) GFHandel &#9836; 02:56, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Messiah Parts movement numbering
The more I look at the movement numbering in the table at Messiah Part I the more I would like to change it. I'm leaning towards splitting the first column into two columns: "Movement (Novello) and "Movement (Bärenreiter) —with the current links remaining only in the Novello column. I'm trying to address a confusion that I encounter with the current system: e.g. which is movement 8 in the Bärenreiter system? I'm guessing that's obvious to an expert (such as yourself), but I find it difficult to figure it out from the current table (is movement 8 split across two rows, or is the table saying that "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" doesn't appear in the Bärenreiter numbering?). Please don't be shocked at the suggestion of splitting the column as WP's role should be to help the reader understand things, and using more horizontal space shouldn't be a hindrance to that goal. I'm happy to do the splitting work if you give me some guidance about the Bärenreiter system (and of course if you think the split is a good idea). Cheers. GFHandel &#9836; 00:24, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Again, went bold and split the first column. I think the problems with the second column are now more obvious (and hopefully easy for you to fix). GFHandel &#9836; 02:57, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Lo dicono
Truth be told, I'm not sure it is Latin, so much as bastardized somethingorother. Roughly: "Don't let the bastards grind you down."

Oh, well - I'm glad to see you're still here; I'm starting to wonder... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 07:30, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the translation. Why I am still around, I wonder myself at times, I got very weak when I was screaming. I stay partly because of "not let them". Do you understand German? If not I will translate that, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:47, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't, I'm afraid. I see something about weather, but that's as far as I can get.


 * I keep hoping that if enough good content contributors disappear, someone's going to notice the common denominator and actually attempt to do something about it. Not that I'm holding my breath.  I just keep my head down, do my thing, and try to avoid getting hit in the face as much as possible. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 07:52, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * It means: there is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothes. Did you read my related essay on despised and rejected where hits in the face are also mentioned? (Now pictured on P:DE) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I had not seen it, no - funny, though, how appropriate to the situation at hand it is. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:23, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 09:33, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Nels Running
You, Sharktopus, and Ched Davis have taken a whack at this. Can it be put back into DYK somehow or is it toast? Pumpkin Sky  talk  19:37, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Gloria (Handel)
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:49, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Was willst du dich betrüben, BWV 107
This sentence has syntax and other problems. What does it say in the original German source? The word "already" is too undignified for the sentence. Another of your sources says "decidedly old-fashioned", which is much better. "At Bach's time" should be "in" or "by" (probably "in") and then end the sentence and begin a new one. But I am not sure what to do with "then only later", and everything after. The sentence gets very confusing to read.


 * The treatment was old-fashioned already at Bach's time, he had used it once much earlier in Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, and then only later, for example in Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129, but not again during the second cycle.

My tentative suggestion:


 * The treatment was decidedly old-fashioned in Bach's time. He had used it once much earlier in Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, and then again later, although only during the first cycle, as in Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129.

It would help to see the German source for this. Marrante (talk) 11:59, 2 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Btw, I love that portrait of Heermann. It makes me laugh every time I look at it. It's positively expressionistic, nearly 1920s in look. Of course, it was probably considered just inept (the bone structure is totally off — or the guy's face was twisted on the rack!) but I love it. Did you ever see this one? Check it out! The guy in front, carrying the bowls (on the boards) has two left feet! It's such a slice of life, that painting — of the times and of the painter who just gave up trying to fix it! Marrante (talk) 12:21, 2 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Pic: hope to nom that with the chorale, in case I get to it! - Will take your modified suggestion to the article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:24, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Salvation for Paul Speratus by removing a hymnbook?
I loved your three-article hook ideas, but I hope you don't mind that I am going to move Lutheran hymnal to a separate one-article hook while I still can (it was created July 28 so today is the last day) of course with you still as co-maker. Otherwise, I worry that all three articles will slip past into oblivion because reviewing three at once is a lot of work.  Sharktopus  talk 23:18, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Good, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:55, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Highland Cottage DYK
Not a problem. When we need to disambiguate articles, we just move them. It's not much effort (Once again, I do agree with you that it's something of a surprise that there are no other currently notable Highland Cottages ... there's no shortages. of other candidates. Daniel Case (talk) 00:12, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, understand. I know how easy the move is, and suddenly, instead of a person, a dab-page is a friend of Stockhausen, and the page history is lost. But this is just a building, smile, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:36, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations
Congrats on the promotion of Messiah (Handel) to Featured Article. It appeared to me to be an unusually difficult subject to tackle. Very well done. Finetooth (talk) 21:13, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes indeed: your help, particularly in the early stages of the writing, was much appreciated. I hope you enjoy seeing Rinaldo; I've never seen it myself, but I love the music and enjoyed writing the article earlier this year. Brianboulton (talk) 21:20, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Let me add my appreciation too. When working on the article it was such a comfort to know there was the safety net of your immense knowledge. Tim riley (talk) 22:16, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Let me add my congratulations and thanks here as well, and thank you for your kind note on my talk page. I was busy and only left one note (on Brian's page) but I do appreciate the group effort. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 16:45, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

FA
Congrats! Well done! For me, I am not so sure I want to venture into FA making land. Pumpkin Sky  talk  23:45, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I never "wanted to venture", the two others talked me into it, and it was a great team experience! They did Rinaldo before, written 300 years ago, I heard it yesterday, sparkling! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:25, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Was willst du dich betrüben
I thought about reviewing this article for DYK but, while he certainly looks distressed in the portraits, I didn't see anything in the text or sources about him being specifically distressed about the 30 years war. It was a good and interesting hook, but maybe he was just one of those individuals who's perpetually distressed.Volunteer Marek (talk) 06:01, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Source: "During this period Köben was plundered four times, on each of which occasions Heermann lost all his moveable possessions; he was frequently in danger of his life; was several times obliged to flee, and once had to remain a fugitive in concealment for seventeen weeks. But it was in the midst of all these troubles ..." - summarized to "distressed" to match the title, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:22, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah I saw that - not quite the same. Honestly, I really liked the hook and thought it was really witty. But was conflicted enough about it being a bit SYNTH-ish to avoid reviewing it.Volunteer Marek (talk) 06:30, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

General comments about DYK
[this comment moved to new section below and section header changed] Carcharoth (talk) 11:53, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * DYK has become such a pain and so bureaucratic it's not worth nominating anything. It shouldn't be this painful to get a decent new article recognized. Pumpkin Sky  talk  12:08, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * My post above was a helpful hint about following DYK as a whole, not about the nomination process. Would you mind posting your post under a new heading, as it seems to have little to do with what I was saying and seems to be changing the subject? Carcharoth (talk) 12:23, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes I mind. Pumpkin Sky  talk  13:25, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, I've moved my comment to a new section below. Carcharoth (talk) 13:28, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Following changes at DYK nomination pages
I noticed your comment at WT:DYK about not being able to follow areas of interest, and replied here. In case you miss that, I'm pointing out here that this link allows anyone to follow all the changes to all nomination subpages currently transcluded on the nominations page. Hope that helps. Carcharoth (talk) 11:53, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Messiah
Congratulations, just noticed it passed. A great achievement. Ceoil 18:53, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Was willst du dich betrüben, BWV 107
Materialscientist (talk) 08:04, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Speratus DYK Nom
Hi Gerda, I have reviewed yours and Sharktopus' nomination at Template talk:Did you know/Paul Speratus, First Lutheran hymnal, Es ist das Heil uns kommen her and I have one problem before I approve it. Could you reply there? Thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:46, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
 * That's embarassing. Yes, sorry. I forgot that duplication check doesn't show the quotation marks. I've promoted it to Prep 4, with the literal English title. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:04, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! (Hint: others have been told not to promote hooks they have been involved. It seems to be an unwritten thing.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:09, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Indeed, but it is also noted that it applies when there is no shortage. WT:DYK shows a pretty bad shortage, so I've had to do a little bit of IAR-ing. Thanks for the hint. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:20, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Good, duck. - But: I would prefer the German title also (not instead), which is the article name. "Paul Speratus" looks Latin, he could be any nationality, he probably didn't know English, so couldn't write "Salvation ...", + it should correspond to the Bach cantata of the same name. It's a double nom, so can be a little longer, without IAR, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:37, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I see someone else is already on this. Daniel Case (talk) 16:58, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for First Lutheran hymnal
Calmer  Waters  00:02, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Featured Article promotion

 * Thank you! I just listened to the "entirely absurd, and without reason" Amen, what a fitting picture! I will look what I can do, but the list of articles I still want to write is long, look at the red links on my page - and a chorus pic as well, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:14, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Paul Speratus
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Es ist das Heil uns kommen her
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:06, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein
Materialscientist (talk) 08:02, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Today's DYK of Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein
I don't understand what the last sentence of the lead is getting at: "Mozart used a tune in his opera The Magic Flute". George Ponderevo (talk) 14:19, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing that out. Better? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:17, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Much better. :-) George Ponderevo (talk) 14:03, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Was willst du dich betrüben
Gatoclass (talk) 00:04, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you
Just wanted to say thank you for creating the article on my grandfather Peter Graeme and, I see, also some of his colleagues/friends :) Scrumph (talk) 10:40, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, appreciated. See also at the article talk. William Waterhouse was a friend of mine, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:24, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of European route E59
Hi! Thank you for reviewing the DYK nomination of the European route E59. I have proposed an ALT hook as suggested and feedback on fivefold expansion as requested.--Tomobe03 (talk) 10:06, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Approved already, but thanks for the note, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:09, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Extra work, no extra pay
Hi, help on refs, or truth telling at Ave_Maris_Stella will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. History2007 (talk) 00:26, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

Goethe–Schiller Monuments
Thanks for reviewing this article for DYK, and for the compliment. Easchiff (talk) 17:13, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

St Botolph's Church, Botolphs - ALT hook
Mir gefällt es! Let's go with that (and the new picture). Cheers, Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  18:15, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Wanna job?
I just saw the new Bruno Kastner because someone added it to List of stutterers, which I got to FL status. I thought you may want to work on it and nom for DYK. Pumpkin Sky  talk  20:45, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Re: Engelein
Gerda,

Thank you so much with the help with translation and fixes you made to the article I created, Bruno Kastner! I was a bit at a loss with the translation for engelein as I wasn't sure if this was the singular or plural form. I greatly appreciate your help! My German is a little rusty - I must work on this! ExRat (talk) 22:32, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Iván Erőd
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:03, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist, BWV 45
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:03, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168
Calmer  Waters  08:03, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Moonrakers Lied
Vielen dank! Jemand bemerkte. Aber wo sind die Tränen von gestern abend? Wo ist die Schnee vom vergangenen Jahr? Moonraker (talk) 07:37, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
 * No, I hadn't followed a link to "entirely absurd and without reason" - do you mean here? Moonraker (talk) 02:27, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Simpler: Hallelujah (used the above as ref), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:41, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Aha, I am with you. Thank you for the dramatic and climactic Hallelujah! Moonraker (talk) 05:05, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Gerhard Präsent
Calmer  Waters  08:02, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Michael Herrmann
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:01, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK nom for Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101
Hi Gerda, I have reviewed your DYK nom for Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101 at Template:Did you know nominations/Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101 and there are a few small issues that should be dealt with. Could you see my comments at the nomination page and reply there? Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:54, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * answered, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:02, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Herbert Blendinger
Hello Gerda Arendt: You ask a very good question. I'm not quite sure I have the correct answer. I usually only translate items that I'm sure of the translation. For me, if it is a "standard" or "common use" translation, capitalization for titles are used, otherwise maybe lower case letters as you said. Titles of songs (maybe even titles of Bach Cantatas) may have a different protocol. I'm not sure. Sometimes italics print out of context and lower case title translations look strange to me. Generally I do what looks right. I should research more carefully Wikipedia capitalization practices.

If something I've done doesn't look right, please feel free to make changes. I'm not particular about doing things my way.

Thank you for the DYK co-authorship. It is appreciated. Cheers. Hrdinský  〒  15:43, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello Gerda Arendt: Thank you again. I have to apologize because I made several typographical errors there.  I was a bit sleepy at the time and was not thinking clearly. Regards,  Hrdinský   〒  12:30, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The English version of Zsolt Gárdonyi's website has the translation "on the Mount", not a published score as I thought. I think it's fine to change it back to "to the Mount", don't you?  Hrdinský   〒  13:14, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Bruno Kastner
Materialscientist (talk) 23:13, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Haugtussa (song cycle)
Oh at last I find someone who knows about music and DYKs. You've got many creadits up here! Yes, I knew about the convention, but I didn't know how to italicize the title, can you believe that? The ALT reads "the first to perform"... first duo yes. Not so interesting, but it's an ALT anyway! As for Grieg being at the piano I guess I read that somewhere, but I just can't remember so I deleted that info. Can't find the source for it now.

When I first read about Veslemoy I was quite confused about her too. Haugtussa yes, is a female elf living in the underworld, and Gislaug (seems to me the real one) is indeed Veslemoy (Gislaug's fantasy?). Jon is the boy! Quite confusing isn't it? (Source 5: Cultural functions of intermedial exploration, p. 87) I didn't read the book either, but I will for sure.

I refrased the sentence: a large orchestral work... let's see if it holds then. Oh, you said sth about: "it lacks a paragraph on the music which is described as interesting in a source", but I don't know what you mean. I coulda described the musical part and turned it into a dissertation, but you know I can't do it all by myself! Look Gerda, I just translated the article, I didn't write anything! Had no intention to nominate it to any DY. I was just invited by a nice guy so I thought I should help. Your review was really appreciative, that was sweet. Thank you for the teaching! Oh, next time I write sth about a song or composer I will bring it to you, ok? Kisses Gerda, see ya soon.....:) ! Krenakarore   TK  00:47, 30 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you! I rephrased a bit, see if what I understood it what is meant. No dissertation on the music needed, just get three sentences from the sources you use anyway. - Please get your signature a little smaller, I prefer flowers, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:32, 30 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Great, everything is perfect. I will mention something about the music, maybe under another heading. As for my signature, I made it a bit smaller (withing the size of the "rules" and shorter than Honorificabilitudinitatibus otherwise I would be called Pigmy), but I still prefer to keep it the way it is once it has a lot to do with the meaning of the word ("giant indian") and of course, my personality......:) ! Thanks a million Gerda. Krenakarore   TK  12:27, 30 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Giant person, thank you so much! I asked some people to look at the translation to make it a bit more "English", there's no rush, right. Do with your signature what you want, but I edit my talk my way, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:39, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

copy: DYK for Haugtussa (song cycle)
Much obliged, Krenakarore  TK 22:04, 1 September 2011 (UTC) (Copied, I just reviewed, no DYK count) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:12, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Haugtussa
I am sorry I didn't check for name consistency. However I am not sure what you mean under "clean-up". If you are talking about replacing redirects with direct links, then I am not sure it is worth wasting time: redirects work just fine. Staszek Lem (talk) 14:59, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

/* 20th century */ Christuskirche (Mainz)
Thanks Gerda for your contribution!! --Symposiarch (talk) 21:51, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

Your DYK nom for ALEA Ensemble
Hi Gerda, I've reviewed your nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/ALEA Ensemble and I have some issues with the referencing. Could you see my comments at the nomination page and reply there? Thanks. (BTW, I swear your list of barnstars keeps expanding every time I come here). Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:42, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * A different nomination this time, at Template:Did you know nominations/Herbert Blendinger. It would be nice if we could have some access dates. As above, please reply there. Thanks! Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:10, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Is his funeral in the morning or evening? I will attempt to time it so it is showing during his funeral. Please reply here. My condolences. Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:35, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * 2:30pm in Cologne. But I'm going to also nominate him/them and ask for an exceptional speedy processing, that might be more important to appear at the time. Perhaps use Blendinger as a placeholder and switch, if the speedy nom is successful. I'll think about a less quirky hook for Bei Nacht eventually. There is a pdf ref (#6) with a pic of the Waterhouse Piano Trio. Do you see a way to use that (cropped) for WP? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:27, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * nominated, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

RE: DYK for Bruno Kastner
Gerda, Thank you so much for for the DYK nomination and all of your help with the article on Bruno Kastner! I am very grateful and pleased to have seen it on the front page! I have a few "to do" articles on other German silent film actors and actresses. If ever I need help with them, I shall certainly turn to you for advice! Many regards, ExRat (talk) 03:00, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Your DYK nom for ALEA Ensemble
Hi Gerda, I've reviewed your nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/ALEA Ensemble and I have some issues with the referencing. Could you see my comments at the nomination page and reply there? Thanks. (BTW, I swear your list of barnstars keeps expanding every time I come here). Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:42, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * A different nomination this time, at Template:Did you know nominations/Herbert Blendinger. It would be nice if we could have some access dates. As above, please reply there. Thanks! Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:10, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Is his funeral in the morning or evening? I will attempt to time it so it is showing during his funeral. Please reply here. My condolences. Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:35, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * 2:30pm in Cologne. But I'm going to also nominate him/them and ask for an exceptional speedy processing, that might be more important to appear at the time. Perhaps use Blendinger as a placeholder and switch, if the speedy nom is successful. I'll think about a less quirky hook for Bei Nacht eventually. There is a pdf ref (#6) with a pic of the Waterhouse Piano Trio. Do you see a way to use that (cropped) for WP? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:27, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * nominated, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * 2:30 pm in Cologne would be 1:30 London, right? I will look at the image, but it seems to be from a brochure, which would be copyrighted. Extracting it would be simple, and I think the crop wouldn't be too difficult. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:23, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The image is from a so-called flyer, distributed to announce the concert. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:34, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Just a quick pointer, there are some unreferenced sentences in the Blume article. I would not have a problem with a quick nomination and promotion, and I doubt many people would. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:26, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Those are from the de WP, s.a. - I might use the documenta catalogue as an offline source for them, if that helps. It's probably even true. The twins are a fact I can support by knowing personally. The line about how they met I just dropped, because one source says exactly that it happened at a drawing course in the Fritz-Henßler-Haus in Dortmund, - which seems likely but a bit too detailed within the (growing) article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:34, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Done. - Answering your question from above: I like barnstars, flowers even more, so I keep them when I archive the rest. - I appreciate especially the flowers - for my flowery remark - from the one who introduced me to DYK with my first article (which had been deleted and rescued), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see. I will review it now. I've also expanded Cinta Pertama a bit to cut back on the footprint of the plot. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:56, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Finished review. I have some concerns with the blockquotes. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:04, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

RE: DYK for Bruno Kastner
Gerda, Thank you so much for for the DYK nomination and all of your help with the article on Bruno Kastner! I am very grateful and pleased to have seen it on the front page! I have a few "to do" articles on other German silent film actors and actresses. If ever I need help with them, I shall certainly turn to you for advice! Many regards, ExRat (talk) 03:00, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for ALEA Ensemble
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Anna and Bernhard Blume
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   08:03, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Your nomination for Heinz Winbeck
Hi Gerda, thanks a lot for the flowers. I have reviewed your nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Heinz Winbeck and I am having issues with one of the references, as well as the hook interest. Could you see my comments at the nomination page and reply there? Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:00, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Answered there. Many flowers yesterday, and Bach live music WTC B-flat minor ad E major preludes. "Now and in the hour of our death", I forgot that I nominated like that, how fitting again. - You seem to be familiar with pictures: what would be the way to upload the 2 score pics from Messiah to the commons? - And would you crop the Waterhouse Piano Trio pic, for an ALT hook on @night? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:52, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Herbert Blendinger
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Article
Hello! Your submission of Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Drmies (talk) 20:06, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Miguel Ángel Coria
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Heinz Winbeck
Materialscientist (talk) 16:02, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Zoltán Gárdonyi
Orlady (talk) 08:02, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137
Orlady (talk) 16:03, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Lang Lang
Hello Gerda. Let me start by saying how impressed I am with your never-ending stream of interesting DYKs. I was, however, wondering whether you feel like a change, namely helping out with the article on Lang Lang (pianist). It really needs some careful attention. I've being doing a bit of work on it myself (mainly refs, prose, etc.) but it would be great if you could have a look at it yourself. Given Lang's rising popularity and his efforts to introduce children to classical music, I think we should try to get it up at least to B status, if not GA. I know some people find Lang Lang rather irritating at times and something of a show-off but his current place in the world of music deserves proper recognition, even on Wikipedia. After all, some 7,000 people have read the article over the past couple of days! - Ipigott (talk) 16:20, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * All agreed, but we have a concert on Sunday, my first Messiah! I will look afterwards. one of our soloists also needs some careful attention, I personally would look there even sooner, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:26, 12 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Great. I look forward to your contributions. In the meantime, I'll try to do a bit more on it myself. The Messiah is always a wonderful experience. Hope you enjoy it. Andreas Scholl has something in common with Lang: they have both appeared at the Last Night of the Proms. I agree his bio needs lots of attention too, especially on better referencing. It also needs more work (or perhaps a separate article) on his discography. I'll take a closer look at it later. - Ipigott (talk) 07:23, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

European Festivals Association
Im sorry, I thought that was the name in English! I wrote the article in support of a project underway with the ITESM CCM campus related to the Festival Internacional Cervantino, which is a member of the Association. A lot of the performers at the Mexican festival come from Europe. Im working on improving the one on Åke Parmerud but there is precious little information other than repeating of his bio from his website. Lots of the performers are from Germany too, if you´d like to help out! These are good kids and at least two of them speak good German.Thelmadatter (talk) 21:29, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * "Event" can be ambiguous in English but if the Rheingau Festival has concerts and other things year round, that does not fit my definition of "cultural festival" It would be more like the Festival Internacional Cervantino which occurs for three weeks once a year, centered in one place. I used the term "event" with that in mind, but even the individual concerts within the festival can be called events. The meaning of the word depends on the context.  Ill check the sources you recommend!Thelmadatter (talk) 13:56, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I must certainly rewrite Rheingau Musik Festival if that's your impression! It has events (many different kinds, not only concerts) in July and August, different locations in the one area Rheingau. Some other events in spring and Advent are not really part of the main thing. - The EFA sources were random quick finds, at least one in English. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:06, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
Hallo Gerda I was wondering why I hadn't translated into French the paragraph dedicated to the music of this cantata when I've just discovered you wrote it last week! Since I've noticed you closely follow the build-up of the French WP body of Bach's cantatas, I'll try my best not to misinterpret your words.

My intention is to completely cover all 240 or so cantatas by the end of October. 160 new articles have been created so far. Your name is German and the few corrections you've made deal with spelling issues in German. Your help is therefore useful since I do not always check and distinguish the Dative from the Accusative...

Sincerely yours LouisAlain (talk) 13:59, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Smiling back! Too bad my French is about non-existent. I'm very pleased that you honour my work by taking it to French, faster than I can produce. I started about a year ago and do one a week (more for holidays), following the liturgical year. BWV 77 for Trinity 13 is not yet ready, recitatives and arias missing! The Gardiner source offers a lot, especially in this case, more than could go to the article, but it's good to provide the link. The best source for the German text seems to be the University of Alberta site. You probably noticed that all cantatas have an article in nn, but don't copy their spelling of the German, smiling again. You probably also noticed that en-WP adds the BWV number to all cantatas, to avoid ambiguities. - I do the German version after the English. Following you closely is done by my watchlist, smiling more, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:18, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Bei Nacht
Materialscientist (talk) 08:04, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Zsolt Gárdonyi
Materialscientist (talk) 08:02, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Bach's Cantata
Hallo Gerda,

Ich hab' vergessen Ihnen zu gratulieren für die hervorragende Arbeit Sie tun mit der Bach Cantaten. Die Übersetzung begin ich mit dem English Artikel aber oft benutze ich auch das Deutsche Artikel wo es gibt alternative Möglichkeiten für besser und klarer ausdruck auf Franzözisch.

It particularly helps when one sentence is divided into two parts or when the German phrasing is somewhat different from the English one.

I've just completed cantatas BWV 88, BWV 164, BWV 140, BWV 154 and BWV 60. Taking into account the load of work that still lays ahead of you, I will have finished the whole coverage by the end of next month. If you're interested in having your work translated into French, would you mind keeping me informed with each new cantata you will have completed so that I can make the translation within days?

As pertains to the translation from English (or German) into French of biblical quotes, I prefer not to engage in the exercice since there exists "official translations" of these texts and my attempts would be awkward to say the least. So if it's only a matter of Wer bist du? oder Die Apostel waren glücklich, Jesus zu empfangen, I think it safer not to go further in this path. All the more when it comes to XVIIIth German...

Tschüss! LouisAlain (talk) 10:24, 17 September 2011 (UTC)


 * I am so impressed with your translations to French! Also of vox Christi etc. - Biblical quotes: there is Wikisource for that in English, I don't know about French. I use the English translations only to make connections to the music. You will have noticed that I wasn't the only one to work on the cantatas, BWV 1-44 and selected others were there before. I list the BWV numbers I covered on my user page, next will be expanding 25. Probably it's easier to watch my German user page, less "traffic", no "Did you know" reviewing. Will sing Messiah in choir tonight!!! Excited, tschü-üss, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:17, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * My very best wishes for the Messiah performance; I hope it goes well. I'm afraid that my understanding of German isn't sufficient to enable me to follow your programme notes, but the presentation looks impressively professional. Please tell me how it went. Brianboulton (talk) 20:52, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The rehearsal went very well, see a few pics, concert coming (today my time), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:56, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The concert was exceptionally good! Andreas Scholl was pleased with the choir, to make it short, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:03, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Gloria in excelsis Deo (BWV 191)
Ach, vielen Danke Gerda für ihre Hilfe mit der Referenz. I was at a loss on how to correct it (I'm still a new comer to WP). Hope you're satisfied with the general outlook of the translations though.
 * Very much so. BWV 191 was my very first one here!--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:50, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

You may have noticed I took on Himmelskönig, sei willkommen (BWV 182) yesterday and I used the Giotto painting as you did on the English page.
 * Funny story: there was no Giotto first, because I didn't find a Baroque pic. Then someone replaced - while the article was on the Main page, "Did you know ...?" (DYK) - the pic of the Schlosskirche by the photo of a donkey. So I felt there was need of an entry into Jerusalem, even Renaissance. (The cantatas I touched all have a DYK question on their talk page.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:50, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

As pertains to the use of BWV or not at the end of the titles (in French) it's just that when I started, there already were hardly ten pages on the cantatas with a certain model so I followed suit. When all cantatas will have been translated, I will have a complete review of the ensemble and some changes probably will take place.
 * In German, they were willing to uniformly add the BWV # to the ambiguous ones (which means among others all chorale cantatas, because the chorale comes under the same name, without BWV#), replacing some "(Bach)", others "I"/"II" ... - I added to BWV 25. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:50, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Bonne journée LouisAlain (talk) 09:38, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Katia Plaschka
Hi Gerda, I made some changes in phrasing to the article and modified both the concert section and the lede to state that she specializes in oratorio in her concert performances - hope you don't mind. I then reviewed the DYK nomination, and the only quibble I have is that I don't think the hook is clearly expressed. I've proposed an alternate; I would have used an apostrophe but since you don't like that, I found another way of introducing the quote. Have a look and see if you're ok with it. Yngvadottir (talk) 18:09, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben, BWV 77
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Markus Flaig
Materialscientist (talk) 08:03, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Katia Plaschka
Materialscientist (talk) 20:05, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

"Eine in lichter Höhe verankerte, ins Schwarze reichende Tiefe..."
Yes, indeed, this is just the kind of prose I used to get for translating when I was in the Sixth form. The notion of something being "in lichter Höhe verankerte" strikes me as a strange one, but we can only do our best with it. "Light height" doesn't work in English, because the natural meaning of "light" as an adjective is "lightweight" and the natural meaning of "height" is "tallness". My dictionary says that "lichte Höhe" means clearance (that is, Lichtweite), but I can't see that meaning in this context. I read "lichter" as more about luminosity than openness or weight or easiness, and "altitude" can certainly apply to a voice, so I intended "bright altitude" to convey what I was picking up, which was a hint of celestial height, but perhaps "easy altitude" would be better? On the other point, "touching upon" does mean the same as "reaching" but has a more literary ring. Moonraker (talk) 02:08, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe, BWV 25
Orlady (talk) 08:47, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Orlady (talk) 10:08, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Privacy!!
I requested User:Materialscientist's help in the matter of an unrequested, unwanted e-mail from User:Cncplayer which was an intrusion into MY privacy. My quoting the e-mail verbatim broke the privacy of nobody, least of all User:Cncplayer. I edit on Wikipedia quietly and I don't want e-mails from "strange" users (look at his pages & his other user names). Materialscientist helped me by explaining what to do. I hope you now understand why I was perplexed by your comments. I have left the message here because it is not for Materialscientist. Denisarona (talk) 10:49, 29 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Again, I will reiterate, User:Cncplayer invaded MY privacy - thus giving up any of his presumed rights to privacy. In addition I did not solicit your comments in what was a discussion between Materialscientist and me. I have no wish to argue with you but I fail to see what business of yours it is. It was MY privacy that was invaded. Perhaps you should leave a comment with User talk:Cncplayer. Denisarona (talk) 11:24, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ulrich Cordes
Orlady (talk) 00:03, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Your DYK nom for The Creation structure
Hi Gerda, I noticed that you have an unreferenced paragraph while reviewing your nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/The Creation structure. Could you fix it and let me know at the nomination page when you are done? Thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:34, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for The Creation structure
Orlady (talk) 12:02, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 99
Hello! Your submission of Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 99 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Pgallert (talk) 12:51, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
 * replied there, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:04, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
 * me, too. --Pgallert (talk) 13:46, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 99
The DYK project (nominate) 00:37, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Konrad Jarnot
Many thanks for the nomination and the improvements. I have been busy in real life during the past week. Moonraker (talk) 09:45, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Christus, der ist mein Leben, BWV 95
The DYK project (nominate) 00:09, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Schloss Pillnitz
Thank you for suggesting to nominate this article. And thanks a lot for improving it! Now it looks (almost) perfect to me... --Linear77 (talk) 20:50, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Andreas Scholl
Thanks to you for your kind comment! Markhh (talk) 07:30, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thanks for catching my change! I was doing an experiment for a research class to see how long the clearly ridiculous change would last! :)

Necheshiron (talk) 18:56, 11 October 2011 (UTC) 

redlinks for Germanicus (opera)
For you: Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage, Bachfest Leipzig, also Michael Schneider (flautist) ;) In ictu oculi (talk) 11:35, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, did you see that I changed already? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:37, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, I did see after, Thanks. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schneider_%28Organist%29 is on de. only. In ictu oculi (talk) 12:41, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Thomaskirche
There were two organs in the Thomaskirche, the second of which was the Swallow's Nest organ on the east wall of the nave. It is supposed that it was used for the St Matthew Passion and that it was demolished at some stage (1740?). Other sources for the picture date it to 1877. |home Modern organs have been built in the Thomaskirche post 1885. However, as far as wikipedia is concerned we use secondary sources, in this case the book by Martin Geck (page 72, as referenced at the image file). If you have some other source that contradicts that book, please provide it. I have no reason to doubt Martin Geck (although writers like Christoph Wolff are evidently much higher authorities). Mathsci (talk) 20:25, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I think Geck is correct in identifying this as the second organ loft. In fact, the review of Christoph Wolff's book Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician (2000) states the following, "Most revealing are the computer-generated images (based on a nineteenth-century watercolor and a modern photograph) of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig; these show the swallow's nest organ loft and the west end with its large organ and two-tiered gallery, including instrumentalists and singers on different levels. These images are particularly valuable for understanding the context for performances of Bach's vocal music, not only the weekly cantatas but also the grandly conceived Good Friday Passions." So according to this review, these images are discussed in detail in Wolff's book, which most probably was Martin Geck's source. I'll try to find out a little bit more about this from Wolff's book. The image was originally included because of the organ. (I note that there is no wikipedia article Swallow's nest organ.) Regards, Mathsci (talk) 21:25, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I've checked now with Wolff's book (P 266). The main organ was directly behind on the west end of the church (P 267) and the second swallow's nest organ was on the east end of the church, where the image is facing. Here is Wolff's computer reconstruction of the smaller organ loft from Kratz's image. . Mathsci (talk) 21:44, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Konrad Jarnot
Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Schloss Pillnitz
Thanks again for suggesting to nominate this page (and for improving it). I have done all I could -- is there something else to do from my side? --Linear77 (talk) 08:16, 13 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Dear Gerda, thank you for the information. The residence castle of the king(s) was Dresden castle, it has been linked to Pillnitz Castle ("See also"). I did my best to improve this site before Pillnitz Castle will become famous ;-). Again, I would now need a native speaker to check the English. Could you please do a fast run through “Dresden Castle” and improve my English (e.g., headline: Current Use??)? Don’t worry that there are only a few refs, this I will fix later. --Linear77 (talk) 06:57, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Just went through the article. More on your talk page. Marrante (talk) 12:23, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!
For Hanna Bergas! Marrante (talk) 12:23, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Pillnitz Castle
The DYK project (nominate) 12:01, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
How come you thanked everybody else for the barnstar but me? Do you hate me?♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:00, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

You do great work though with DYK and sorting out referencing so it is well deserved! Sorry, its just I try to keep a positive atmosphere on here and I think editors who do good work should be rewarded and praised and encouraged. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:15, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Well I seem to get on well with most people on here but I do know there are certain editors on here who really seem to detest me, either because of the fact I've created a lot of short stubs or because I've said something on some forum which they disagree with. I wasn't sure if I had offended you with something I said about DYK or stubs or something. If I have I apologize.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:24, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Well naturally of course I'd like to create every article as GA quality with content and sources but the scope we are trying to achieve is so massive that sometimes just having a mention of the topic is at least a platform which can be built upon. We are a wiki and articles can dramatically change within minutes. But we lack the contributors, especially for German topics. The eventual goal of course is to have full articles on all German rivers etc and that but somebody has to do the initial step towards trying to get them into wikipedia in english. That's the idea in terms of long term development of course as I think we'll be around for as long as we want to be and the website could be infinitely greater than it currently is. I do know though that some people on here think they are useless because of their initial low value. Best regards. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:39, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Barnstars, I was referring to your past barnstars received in previous weeks/months! Sorry LOL!♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:42, 18 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Taken, understand now, Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:46, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden, BWV 47
Thank you for supporting the DYK project Victuallers (talk) 12:04, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK nom
Thanks for nominating Jack Harrold. If you want, you could also nominate John Stewart (tenor), William Brown (tenor), and David Atkinson (baritone) (too late on Atkinson?).4meter4 (talk) 23:26, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, too late on Atkinson, so rushed for Harrold. The others tomorrow - late here, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:28, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Your DYK nom for Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169
Hi Gerda, it's been a long time since I've had the pleasure of reviewing one of your submissions. I took a look at Template:Did you know nominations/Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169 and just have an issue with the hook. Could you reply there? Thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:20, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks for saying pleasure, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Minor clarification for DYK article
Hi, as noted in my review at Template:Did you know nominations/Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5, in the last sentence of the "History and words" section of the article, the movement number seems to be missing. M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  19:24, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Kriebstein Castle
Hi Gerda. I'm slightly nervous about this one as, having checked the castle website, the German article seems to have plagiarised it. I'm wondering whether to delete the article or cut it right back.

Is this the norm on German Wikipedia? --Bermicourt (talk) 11:22, 27 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't know much about de, feel not welcome there (recently 3 German singers who all appeared in DYK en, were not acceptable for their "Schon gewusst?" - der Prophet gilt nichts in seinem Vaterlande. I sighed several times having to translate from de without a single ref, but this is worse. The castle is too impressive to be deleted! I saw an art exhibition there once, perhaps also to be mentioned. Keep and cut back, I would say. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:28, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I think this has been settled at de:Diskussion:Burg Kriebstein in June 2004, presumably before more stringent WP:OTRS declarations were required. I don't see any reason to cut the material. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 12:46, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Michael Schneider (conductor)
The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5
The very day I have completed the 237 cantatas in French (and particularly your latest BWV 169), you come up with BWV 5! Won't you have any mercy on me?


 * See if you can find refuge! Big smile, Louis, and congratulations!!! I will keep you busy, slowly adding one a week, will take about two years, I guess, but I'm not counting. See my mercy: I skipped St. Michael's Day and Reformation Day. For Lent - no cantatas - I plan St Matthew Passion, based on the improved German version. BWV 169 and the Passion will appear on the Main page tomorrow, 14 h for 12 hours. What do you think of installing a French template Bach cantatas? (On the bottom of every one in English and Norsk, for easy navigation.) Or the German Liste der Bachkantaten--Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It didn't occur to me how appropriate to my "plea" the title of the cantate is...
 * As pertains to a French template for the cantatas, I've been a registered user for three and a half month only therefore I'm not familiar with how to create such and such device but I have noticed it is something worth doing. I will ask for some help in this regard and also about how to indicate in the cantata infobox the average duration of any performance.
 * The page you link to I've already visited and contemplated the possibility to adapt in French, just... that there are far less pages dedicated to religious issues on the Fr. WP than on the En. and the De. ones which means that would end up with a lot of red links not about to be created very soon. I'll try to stop by for some hours to see what I can do about it though
 * BWV 5 should be completed within days. LouisAlain (talk) 19:30, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Letter_to_the_Hebrews
I posted something here, if you want to have a look. Bach died over 250 years ago, so the fact that he called Hebrews an "Epistle", does not mean that is the usual term in modern day English. Clearly, however, if you are quoting something he's written himself, you should accuratly quote it as "Epistle". Philadelphia 2009 (talk) 11:08, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169
The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

van der Weyden
Delighted to hear you got to see both recently; Have not made it to Berlin yet and am insanely jealous. Your suggestions are good and will get to them soonish, but preoccupied at the moment. I'll get to the St John too in time, looking forward to that. I notice you are knocking out quality article after quality article; kudos. I'd always like to help your pages with a small copyedit, but slow to jump in after our first meeting. Best. Ceoil (talk) 21:14, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Ta! By the way, do you mind me asking which part of Germany you are from? I've spent time (months each) in Erfurt, Munich, Stuttgart and Hanover. Erfurt was the most impressive. Ceoil (talk) 22:54, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * DYK (pictured): raised in Dortmund, studied in Hannover, now singing in Idstein and Wiesbaden, no DYK yet about my beautiful birth place, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:13, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm from Macroom, which is a nice enough town, but far more interesting are the many megalithic stones around it. I kind of guessed you were a singer. Ceoil (talk) 23:59, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jack Harrold
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Passion music
Hi, I looked at Passion_(Christianity) and noticed that you had done a couple of edits to that page. I will be cleaning up the rest of the page before January 2010, but do not want to touch that section. How good/bad is it? Thanks. History2007 (talk) 23:56, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Grünes Gewölbe
Hi Gerda. Thanks again for making Pillnitz Castle a DYK success. I have been working on the related Grünes Gewölbe since then -- and would like that an English native speaker goes through it. Could you help me with this? You might find it interesting to learn about a cherry stone with 113 faces carved on it, etc. It was so much work -- now I would like to see it getting 'polished' by correcting any English mistakes I did. Your help (or that of someone else) would be really appreciated! --Linear77 (talk) 12:26, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I will look (after a little more on BWV 180, to come), but for native speakers, ask Yngvadottir and Marrante, who helped before. Michael Bednarek is an excellent speaker of both English and German, but I don't know if he would be interested in the topic enough. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:50, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot! I just asked Michael, but it might help if you would look as well. You did miracles to my Pillnitz article ;-) --Linear77 (talk) 17:19, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much. See my comments on my talk page.--Linear77 (talk) 09:14, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Re: Brahms Requiem
Hi Gerda, you're welcome! I'm jealous ... Brahms' Requiem is one of my very favourite compositions! I sang the 4th movement with the choir at Braille Music Camp in 2003, as a piano reduction ( not sure why we didn't use the perfectly functional organ, but oh well), in English, as "How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings Fair". It was breath-taking to hear all the parts come together, especially in the fugal passages. Then I heard a sublime performance of the entire work, performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra plus its chorus. I wonder what the organ reduction would be like ... I'd be especially interested in what the organist at your performance does with the drumrolls near the end of the 3rd movement.

And yes, I remember my namesake. Happy birthday to Mr. Waterhouse! :-) Graham 87 07:59, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! You probably used a piano version, because that (for two pianos) was done by Brahms himself. The organ version we will get is a combination of at least two ..., it's less official. I will report about the drumrolls in case I am not too busy singing. We will do that movement quite fast, especially compared to the same conductor's version with the regular church choir in 2003, - now almost at speech tempo, which is great for something like a giant motet, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:08, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Resurrection of Jesus
Dear Gerda,

Mary Magdalene was the first to see the risen Jesus. Sorry for earlier misquotation of Luke, I meant Mark, so my correction now reads "(in Mark 16:9 and John 20:14 to Mary Magdalene alone)". Best wishes, JMMuller (talk) 12:34, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Yogo sapphire
I see you're interested in the Yogo article I'm working on. It's quite long for a new one. There are all sorts of neat DYK hooks possible here. I have uploaded a photo of a purple Yogo. Let me know what you think. Middle of next week I'll be able to take pic of cornflower blue one and that's roughly the time I hope to be done adding material to my sandbox2. Pumpkin Sky  talk  23:00, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Looks sparkling! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:06, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. While you can see the gem fairly well for an amateur photo, the purple to me seems heavier on the left and lighter on the right. What do you think? In real life under normal light the purple appears very consistent; in this gem a rich plum color. Pumpkin Sky   talk  23:08, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
 * They are probably difficult to capture in a photo, hard to tell how daylight without sun would be. I would - in this case - try to not have the pics so close together, perhaps one right, one left, to showcase every single one more. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:15, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Gems are VERY difficult to photograph accurately. I was going to do a final on the photo layout after I'm done adding material. Pumpkin Sky  talk  23:21, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Article created
I've moved my Yogo sandbox to mainspace. Posting to Montanabw's and Tim1965's talk pages. A few thoughts:
 * Unless Montanabw objects, I'd like Tim1965 to do the DYK nom BUT please wait til I get a Creative Commons release on a photo I have a lead on (it's a very good pic) AND let's throw our noggins together on good hooks. This is FULL of hook possibilities. Let's do this discussion on the new article talk page
 * There are almost 80 numbered refs and it's over 41K big, not bad for a new article
 * On the DYK mention it was moved from sandbox 6 NOV, so they'd won't say it's overdue. I started OCT 25. log here
 * Copyedit help from all and asssistance in meeting all wiki policies greatly appreciated.
 * Let's centralize all discussion on the new article talk page.
 * the mine and the gem are so intertwined I lean to leaving it all in one article vice a separate mine article
 * Pumpkin Sky  talk  19:41, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Looks fine, I'll wait and see, 5 days to come up with a hook, but I don't know if the article's talk page is the place to discuss a hook, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:47, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * It's not a big deal to me, whatever people want. If you edit too much you can't review ;-) Pumpkin Sky   talk  19:55, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * see pic and summary Pumpkin Sky   talk  11:06, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Seen and liked! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:08, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Valentina Babor
Hello! Your submission of Valentina Babor at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Marrante (talk) 09:29, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5
Thanks for supporting the DYK project Victuallers (talk) 12:04, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Valentina Babor
Materialscientist (talk) 12:37, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

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 what can be in the introduction and what not, should it be shortened and are the chapters in the right order? At the Wagner discussion page there is Edit War solution topic and at the end of it some courses of action that I was requested to list. Please help, it seems that the few old hags (me included) don't want to come to any conclusion. Just take fast look. Thank you User:Major Torp (talk) 14:20, 7  November 2011 (UTC)

Category:20th-century Lutheran church buildings
Again the usage was worked out in several CfD discussions. It is for church buildings built in the specific century. Could the category introductions be more informative? Yes. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:07, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks
Well you do great work with the cantatas and such so keep it up to! BTW if you ever have some red links you want filled give me a bell. I'll try to add some content to them not sub stubs!♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:44, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Will definitely make a start on that later, although I will need some help with the translation! But I think I should be able to make a decent start..♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:24, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Getting a bite to eat now, will start this evening on the article.♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:14, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. Started. Needs proof reading though from German wiki. You may wish to link the other colleges/campuses in German names rather than English though. Plenty of hits in google books in German.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:51, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Include it in the Kammerling DYK if you like, save another nom, although it could do with more sources and improvement. Most sources are in German in google books! Don't mind as long as I get the credit for the Hochschule article! Will start Susanne Rode-Breymann tomorrow. Regards. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:08, 8 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Will give you inclusion, credit and improvement, sure, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:11, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the bouquet! I actually play a lot of Bach myself on the classical guitar. I'm very into jazz and blues too. Bach, Chopin and Liszt I love on the piano, I was classically trained on the piano until Grade 6 and then gave it up for guitar! I'm relearning the piano again now, particularly jazz piano.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:06, 9 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Improvement on it's way, the chronicle is great help, and I think an acceptable source. There is a book source given in it, do you think it should be mentioned in the article? Looking for a word for "Verwaltungsträger" or "Trägerschaft" right now. - I should play the piano more, but then there are all these red links, like Siegfried Strohbach, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:12, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Best way I think is to create the articles! Starting a few shortly.. BTW do you like Scarlatti? ♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:40, 9 November 2011 (UTC)


 * You are so right, but until then? - Yes I do, but never played. Brahms on my mind, between two concerts, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:49, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Sorry just been playing Tommy Emmanuel's version of Classical Gas on my acoustic! Right I'm back. Do you want the category Mozarteum or the full name with Salzburg in it?♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:01, 9 November 2011 (UTC)


 * If you ask me Mozarteum is unique in the world and would do, but am I the one to decide? If full name there is also Universität I think, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:04, 9 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Only now do I see Strohbach, thanks so much! Personal connection: I sang the MP (chorus II) in a project conducted by a rich old man who paid for the whole thing but couldn't conduct, with Strohbach bringing in his Kammerchor as chorus I and actually conducting from the harpsichord, Hanna Schwarz alto, unforgettable, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:10, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Most excellent, you have a great voice then I gather? Ploughing through the Hochschule bios now... They might be a bit rough around the edges to begin with, but we need some raw power to get these started! BTW Category:Mozarteum University of Salzburg alumni and faculty already exist... ♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:12, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Good grief, that's a lot of missing articles... !♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:12, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Just an expression, that's all at what is missing.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:23, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Great job on Siegfried Strohbach!. More to come later..♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:07, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Will try to start some more this week, sorry for the delay.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:17, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi
Thanks for your corrections and the orientation! --Tlilmiztli (talk) 00:37, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180
Allen3 talk 00:14, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

Your DYK nom for Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist
Hi Gerda, I've reviewed your nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist and there are issues with referencing. Could you please see my comments and reply there? Thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:06, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Another one at Template:Did you know nominations/John Stewart (tenor). Referencing issues. Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:20, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for William Brown (tenor)
The DYK project (nominate) 12:10, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist
Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Jackpot
Did you see I hit the jackpot? I finally came up with a DYK hook that mentioned four of the five keywords to get sure-fire traffic! I'm only missing the N-word! I have to say, I'm really proud of myself. If only I had a photo to make sure it was #1 on the list... but alas, there is nothing on Commons. If I weren't so far away, I'd go there myself to take a photo. Ah, well. I wrote so many hooks, they'll have a ball deciding which one to use. I could write 10 more without even trying, but that would only add to the risk that they won't pick the jackpot hook. Mal sehen..... Marrante (talk) 22:18, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim, BWV 89
Hallo Gerda, I know I'm in for it each time I notice you've made some welcome changes in the spelling of the German quotes in the French version of the cantatas... Fair to say, I didn't pay much attention to the "cut and paste" I made from the Norwegian pages since it's XVIIIth century or even earlier German and I can't tell what's wrong from right, my knowledge of German being what it is alas... Bis bald und Tchüss. LouisAlain (talk) 00:06, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim, BWV 89
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:02, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for John Stewart (tenor)
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:02, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Der Handschuh (Waterhouse)
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:03, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Yogo DYK today
See T:DYK/Q. Yogo sapphire is in queue 1 and should appear as the lead dyk with photo at 11am today, eastern US time. I think this is the best new article I've ever worked on and truly appreciate all the help. Pumpkin Sky  talk  10:56, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * You are right! Enjoy it! I do, too, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:58, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin
Howdy, can you expand?♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:18, 23 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Evil one always knows haha. Also started Hans Krieger, quite a lot of material needing translation. I'll keep plugging away at some of the smaller articles. Thanks for your work on Grasshof BTW.♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:27, 23 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Knows so well. Krieger wrote the text for a Christmas cantata I added today, without his name so far, but it's on the composer's website since yesterday. I met him once for the premiere of "Im Gebirg". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:37, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Halunkenpostille and Blake Stern too..♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:10, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I was not clear, we perhaps need Hauspostille (but there is already Postil), - and - as a play with words, not at all serious, almost the opposite, Halunkenpostille, Graßhoff's work, please sort it out, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:18, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Try again.♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:18, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Olga Virezoub has attracted notability/deletion tags unfortunately.♦ Dr. Blofeld  23:02, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the postil! It's past midnight here, will nominate Graßhoff and call it a day, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:12, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Fritz Grasshoff
Can you expand on his military years: years of service, when captured, when released, military job, etc? Also, Hudson points to dab page, which Hudson? Pumpkin Sky  talk  21:19, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I guess I will put in that these years made him a pacifist for life, smile. Thanks for looking and finding, hope I'll find which Hudson. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:22, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. Pumpkin Sky   talk  21:27, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The pacifist point would be excellent for DYK. Pumpkin Sky   talk  21:29, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * One source says "francokanadian" and the other says "Unsere Freundschaft hielt auch über die riesige Distanz von 6000 Kilometern zwischen Zwingenberg und Hudson bei Montreal." so it's probably Hudson, Quebec, but perhaps ask a Canadian. Pumpkin Sky   talk  21:33, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

P. Oxy.
Sorry, I forget. Lately, I have spent too much time on the article Billy Graham. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 12:36, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Yogo sapphire GA nom
OK, I've listed this for GA. It's the only one in it's category. Any help would be appreciated. We should look at its current state with GA-level in mind. I don't have any experience to speak of at this level, so help would be great. I think we need to expand the lead. Pumpkin Sky  talk  20:05, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Not knowing about the regulations for GA, to my understanding the lead doesn't need any refs, but be a summary of the most important facts from the article, referenced there. I could imagine more structure and detail there, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:08, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 98
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   00:02, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks
Well you do great work with the cantatas and such so keep it up to! BTW if you ever have some red links you want filled give me a bell. I'll try to add some content to them not sub stubs!♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:44, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Will definitely make a start on that later, although I will need some help with the translation! But I think I should be able to make a decent start..♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:24, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Getting a bite to eat now, will start this evening on the article.♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:14, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. Started. Needs proof reading though from German wiki. You may wish to link the other colleges/campuses in German names rather than English though. Plenty of hits in google books in German.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:51, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Include it in the Kammerling DYK if you like, save another nom, although it could do with more sources and improvement. Most sources are in German in google books! Don't mind as long as I get the credit for the Hochschule article! Will start Susanne Rode-Breymann tomorrow. Regards. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:08, 8 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Will give you inclusion, credit and improvement, sure, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:11, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the bouquet! I actually play a lot of Bach myself on the classical guitar. I'm very into jazz and blues too. Bach, Chopin and Liszt I love on the piano, I was classically trained on the piano until Grade 6 and then gave it up for guitar! I'm relearning the piano again now, particularly jazz piano.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:06, 9 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Improvement on it's way, the chronicle is great help, and I think an acceptable source. There is a book source given in it, do you think it should be mentioned in the article? Looking for a word for "Verwaltungsträger" or "Trägerschaft" right now. - I should play the piano more, but then there are all these red links, like Siegfried Strohbach, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:12, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Best way I think is to create the articles! Starting a few shortly.. BTW do you like Scarlatti? ♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:40, 9 November 2011 (UTC)


 * You are so right, but until then? - Yes I do, but never played. Brahms on my mind, between two concerts, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:49, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Sorry just been playing Tommy Emmanuel's version of Classical Gas on my acoustic! Right I'm back. Do you want the category Mozarteum or the full name with Salzburg in it?♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:01, 9 November 2011 (UTC)


 * If you ask me Mozarteum is unique in the world and would do, but am I the one to decide? If full name there is also Universität I think, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:04, 9 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Only now do I see Strohbach, thanks so much! Personal connection: I sang the MP (chorus II) in a project conducted by a rich old man who paid for the whole thing but couldn't conduct, with Strohbach bringing in his Kammerchor as chorus I and actually conducting from the harpsichord, Hanna Schwarz alto, unforgettable, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:10, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Most excellent, you have a great voice then I gather? Ploughing through the Hochschule bios now... They might be a bit rough around the edges to begin with, but we need some raw power to get these started! BTW Category:Mozarteum University of Salzburg alumni and faculty already exist... ♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:12, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Good grief, that's a lot of missing articles... !♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:12, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Just an expression, that's all at what is missing.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:23, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Great job on Siegfried Strohbach!. More to come later..♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:07, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Will try to start some more this week, sorry for the delay.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:17, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Wow, great job!♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:45, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

Thankyou for your kind words, well they are a start at least and identify more notable missing biographies!. Will create those later, gracias. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:50, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Both done, although Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste needs some translation cleanup at the bottom.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:04, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Will look after some other balls I so far failed to catch, Berlin Kammermusik and the like, smile,

Can you check the wikilinks in Roland Kluttig? Also Landestheater Coburg needs translation from de wiki. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:36, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

BWV 62
Hi, please check over my edits on BWV 62 to make sure I haven't destroyed the article, and see my comments on the DYK nomination page. M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  06:39, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Karl-Heinz Kämmerling
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 18:38, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 18:39, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Photo of the day
On Commons, von ihre Nachbar in Oesterreich File:Hauhechel-Bläuling, Polyommatus icarus Paarung 1.JPG, stunning picture, it was today's picture of the day on Commons. Pumpkin Sky  talk  00:27, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Beautiful! Thanks for pointing that out! - I also like the orchid to go on the Main page with BWV 62! But my absolute favorites are the pics of Mbz1 (you have to scroll past the ugly message on top for samples, there are galleries, and the talk is recommended reading), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:12, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Reinhard Febel
It looks like there are some good source sites available. I'll try to get a works table in place later today ... Scarabocchio (talk) 11:42, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:50, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Look, new! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:52, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Made it!!! and added a Tabelle to the de:WP too Scarabocchio (talk) 16:18, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Beautiful!!! Sorry I didn't think i time of naming you as author, you did the hardest part. Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:20, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * It was nominated and accepted before I started work ... even if I managed to get the table in place with 14 minutes to spare! The honour and glory is yours ... Scarabocchio (talk) 16:48, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * now and forever, - no, we found a way (s. below), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:50, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Reinhard Febel
Orlady (talk) 20:10, 28 November 2011 (UTC) 16:03, 29 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Reply to query on my talk page: If you think User:Scarabocchio deserves to share credit for Reinhard Febel, go ahead and copy the credit (or add whatever "award" you want to add) to that user's talk page. My signature (above) was added by bot, and only means that I "approved" the queue. --Orlady (talk) 16:36, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I will, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:46, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Great stuff!♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:01, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Funny you should mention Lotta Lenya, she used to work for my organization.♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:36, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62
Orlady (talk) 18:41, 29 November 2011 (UTC) 08:02, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Siegfried Strohbach
Materialscientist (talk) 08:02, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

marktkirche
Hi. Moving the page Marktkirche while it was on Main Page was not very smart of me, to say the least. Sorry for that.

Regarding the name of the page, there is no real consensus for naming churches. French and Spanish churches are often translated. Italian and German churches are not. Some prefer the full official name. Other prefers given names or even shortcuts like "Cathedral of MyCity" although the Diocese and the City do not always bear the same name. Others name the page after the order who founded the church (Jezuientenkirche, Piaristenkirche,...) even if it is no longer run by a religious order. Other use Google to count occurrences of the different possible names. Not really a battle worth fighting for if the full name (i.e. dedication and religious statute) is given in the article. In this case, Marktkirche was the name chosen by English scholars to make this church stand out in a list. I can imagine it is difficult to write a book on Gothic architecture with roughly half of the churches dedicated to the Apostles and the other half to the Virgin Mary. Variety is mostly welcome ;-) I would suggest to keep it that way.

However, English location is always translated.

That's why I favored the English Hanover over the German name and kept Marktkirche. Hope this helps. --Alberto Fernandez Fernandez (talk) 13:03, 2 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I studied in Hannover, so I have a reservation against the "translation" of that name. (We say "New York" even in German.) I installed a redirect and will write on Marktkirche, Wiesbaden next year, here is why. (Or are we going to translate to Meadowbath?) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:22, 2 December 2011 (UTC)


 * You are welcome. British House of Hanover with one "n" while the city of Hannover with two? Whatever. Meadowbath? Can't be worse than the Imperial Aachen ;-) In French, Aix-la-Chapelle. In Spanish? Aquisgrán! Take care --Alberto Fernandez Fernandez (talk) 15:55, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

List of German opera theatres
I found a strange sort of pleasure trying to connect the current "canonical" names of the French opera companies to their WP pages from the Réunion des Opéras de France article. In a moment (or fifteen) of madness, I wondered if the same could be done for the German opera theatres. The MIZ site lists 120 theatres with permanent ensembles for Musiktheater, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Scarabocchio/21c  for the current matches.

I blame you for making me look at this! ;-)

Scarabocchio (talk) 18:28, 2 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I carry that blame with pleasure, added a few. I think we should distinguish official name, translated name, common name, and have a redirect just saying "Theater xyz-city", as many have officially, s. Theater Dortmund. I started installing those. Did you see the list of theater stubs in Germany created on 28 November, something to merge also, have fun, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:59, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I added some from German WP, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:31, 2 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure that I want to go ahead with this list ... I'd prefer something closer to the music, and am trying to find a suitable project. I might have another go at Britten ... the centenary is creeping closer. Scarabocchio (talk) 17:46, 4 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Just keep it, it's very useful already to see what's covered. I wonder if alphabetical order is good for Germany, where culture goes by state and every state is proud of its Staatstheater. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:52, 4 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I'll leave the page there. Both the Deutscher Bühnenverein  and the Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum  use alphabetical city order for their lists of companies/ theatres.  I added the city order to the List of opera companies in Germany because, I (as a non-German operaphile) have very little idea of which state various cities are in (Bayerische Staatsoper excepted of course :-)  I left the possibility of listing by state for those that prefer it that way.  Scarabocchio (talk) 19:30, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

re: Tinker Creek
Thanks for the note, I appreciate the advice. It's been a while since my last trip to DYK, and I seem to remember things being a little more lax. ;) Since I plan on bringing the article to GAC in a couple weeks, perhaps this is the kick in the pants I need to really get started.  Were I to double the length as you suggest, then move the nomination to the 28th, would you be able/willing to re-review it?  María ( yllo  submarine ) 14:44, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes. You didn't miss much last summer when things seemed really tough, see above,, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:52, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Oi, how things change. Done for now, I hope? María ( yllo  submarine ) 17:50, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much for your help! Take care, María ( yllo  submarine ) 21:34, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Fritz Grasshoff
Hello! Your submission of Fritz Grasshoff at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Binksternet (talk) 08:47, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, on the case!♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:30, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. Its ridiculous how much is missing. How were we missing Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz?♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:07, 4 December 2011 (UTC)


 * You are amazing! Every time I look a red link turned to blue! (And I look often.) There is a request below, perhaps you can do something about it? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:10, 4 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Started! Thanks, well I do like feeling that my stubs are being put to some use and are actually wanted. At least somebody sees why I do what I do. If the stubs are very short that usually equates to the english wikipedia's ignorance of a subject, a lot of articles which would take a great deal of time to translate each at a time so I try to manage what I can. I'm pretty sure that a lot of people don't realise how notable some of the articles I start actually are!♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:20, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Do you know one more I miss: Tonhalle (Zürich). Tonhalle used to redirect to town hall ... so I avoided the link, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:30, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm off now. Have some important RL stuff to do tomorrow so will be back Tuesday most likely unless I have time tomorrow evening!♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:53, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hans Krieger
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Edmond de Stoutz
Hi Gerda- I wonder if you might know anything about the Zürcher Kammerorchester and/or its founder and long-time leader Edmond de Stoutz. I was surprised to find not only no article on de Stoutz, but virtually no mention of him anywhere here on Wikipedia; nor, to my even greater surprise, nothing at either de: or fr:. In the meantime I have posted a similar question at the talkpage for Zurich Chamber Orchestra, but probably no one ever looks there. Possibly a new project if you've run out of other stuff to do. :-) Milkunderwood (talk) 17:36, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Look above, Dr. Blofeld again, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:26, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, I saw. That was very fast. Thanks to both of you. Milkunderwood (talk) 21:31, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I added some selected works, can you wikilink them?♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:31, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Done, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:38, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh good. I thought you were asking me. :-) I'm a stranger here myself - I don't even know what you mean. They look fine to me, and helpful. I was just looking for further info on a CD I have, of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli playing Haydn concertos #4 & 11 (Hob. XVIII:4 and Hob. XVIII:11) in a 1975 recording on EMI CDC-7-49324-2. Milkunderwood (talk) 21:50, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Will add, although I don't know the source and order yet, probably by year but not given, will improve, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:57, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Teamwork barnstar

 * Thank you! Teamwork is what I like here and why I still am here. I enjoy teaming with you especially! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:20, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

A question to Fürstenzug
Hi Gerda, I just finished upgrading the article on the impressive (in my opinion) Fürstenzug here in Dresden but one question remains: How do I call the "Fürsten" who actually are Margraves, Electors, Dukes and Kings? In English the Fürstenzug is called "Procession of Princes" but I guess they cannot all be called "Princes" (?). Specifically, what term should I use in the headline (right now: Rulers) and the caption of the third picture (... the first ruler on the procession)? Maybe you could have a look at the article, especially the header? Thank you very much. --Linear77 (talk) 16:08, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank your for your advises. I followed them as much as I was able to... Yes, two are missing, one was obviously forgotten in 1904, the other (the latest one) would have "destroyed" the historical picture (as it was already considered), so they let him out. (I guess they did not guess at this time that he was the last king of Saxony anyway. Tragic.) I don't know what you mean with a "5* expansion" neither how to get a "linked (!) translation". Which specific "German talk" item do you mean? Thank you very much again!--Linear77 (talk) 17:17, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

August Friedrich Müller
Can you check this for me?♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:08, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Colin Mawby
Just a note, I approved your DYK nomination for Colin Mawby, but I suggested an alternate hook in case you want to weigh in on it. Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 04:21, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Fritz Grasshoff
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Colin Mawby
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

German distinction between "alone" and "lonely"
Hi Gerda-

If you have a free moment I wonder if you might look at a question I've posted at Talk:Lyric Pieces near the bottom of that section, having to do with the word "einsam". I've also asked User:Jerome Kohl to look at it but he hasn't yet responded, and as a native speaker you might possibly have a keener sense of the distinction I'm looking for. Thanks for any help you can give. Milkunderwood (talk) 22:57, 9 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you - see my response there. Milkunderwood (talk) 23:46, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Einsam = lonely, Allein = alone. Pumpkin Sky   talk  22:28, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, see the discussion, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:00, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, you saw it, thanks for your help! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:04, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep looking, more interesting thoughts, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:24, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen
Can you translate this?♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:24, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Yes, later. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:57, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Heck
Found online copy of the article. See my talk page. Can you translate it? Your Englisch is better than my Deutsch. It has a detailed account of the bombing. Pumpkin Sky  talk  14:13, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Schlosstheater Schwetzingen
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Tonhalle (Zürich)
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK hook issues
Hi Gerda, Please see []. --Peter cohen (talk) 01:10, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I've passed it but the exact hook still needs confirmation as I've added an ALT4. Could you also do the necessary for the software to acknowledge Taksen and Dr Blofield for the church article? Thanks.--Peter cohen (talk) 13:34, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Happy. I had acknowledged Taksen for a 5* times expansion of the stub already, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:42, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ruhrfestspiele
Hello! Your submission of Ruhrfestspiele at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 16:05, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I fixed a few tidbits too. In other news, be sure to visit Google today. To tell the truth, my first reaction was a little bit disappointed, but I've gotta give 'em an A for effort. It's surely not an easy task they assigned themselves. Marrante (talk) 00:43, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ruhrfestspiele
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

Ruhrfestspiele
Thank you for your encouragement! I have rephrased 'unite' to 'bring together', at least for now. Schöne Grüße  Guffydrawers (talk) 12:30, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I like that! Danke, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:32, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

I see you changed the order of the German and English Kunst gegen Kohle <> Art for Coal because "term original in German, can't be changed because it doesn't fit English" German and English are doch similar, I believe. Kunst gegen Kohle means I agree to give you art if you give me coal. It is a barter. Art for coal means exactly the same as Kunst gegen Kohle. It is normal everyday English: 'x for y' For example you could create a sign with poetry for pizza which would be understood as I will give you a poem if you give me some pizza. Or have I misunderstood your comment? Regards  Guffydrawers (talk) 20:58, 18 December 2011 (UTC)


 * The edit summary was perhaps a bit too short to explain two changes, a word and the order. The original term was Kunst gegen Kohle. I had that first, then the translation. One copy-editor changed that order. Then an IP changed the German wording to match the English translation. To not get that again I also changed the order. Could I explain better now? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:14, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Soli Deo Gloria
First, thank you very much for all the contributions you make to Wikipedia. I am in awe of people like you, and I will certainly defer to you in this matter. However, I did want to clarify my point about Soli Deo Gloria. The phrase represents an important theological proposition in Lutheranism, which is that individuals should not be given glory, but that all glory should be given only to God. It is one of the "five solas" of the Protestant Reformation: Sola scriptura, Sola fide, Sola gratia, Solus Christus, Soli Deo gloria. The translation "To the only God glory" misses the theological point. This is not just about what the Latin means, it's about what the phrase means in Lutheranism. And what it means is that only God should be given glory for the work that Bach did. It was a sign of his humility. DanSLCL (talk) 11:16, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I hear you, but. To give glory to the only God is a sign of this humility. What it means is, to my understanding, that Bach dedicated his work (almost every work) to the glory of God who made it possible. If I read the comment of the German user right, who is a theologian and minister, the interpretation of SDG as one of the "five sola" is an interpretation, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:45, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
 * See also, someone can explain, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:49, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
 * … and Talk:Five solas. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 12:17, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for considering my comment. After reading the article you referred me to, I agree that the issue is far from clear, and I will accept your interpretation. Thank you again for all the work you do at Wikipedia. DanSLCL (talk) 13:06, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Even according to Wikipedia Soli Deo Gloria means "glory to God alone", not "glory to the only God" which is a very different meaning. This would fit perfectly with Luther's other solas: "scripture alone", "faith alone", "grace alone" and "Christ alone". Another way of expressing it is "Only to God be the glory" (and "only from scripture", "only by faith", "only by grace" and "only through Christ"). "Glory to the only God" would have been no change for the Reformers - even the Israelites believed that! HTH. --Bermicourt (talk) 16:22, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately in the en Wikipedia. You can read German, please see the German article + discussion (which had the same problem, but now offers the correct translation first and nothing anymore on Sola, as unreferenced. There is an expert - theologian and minister - arguing that there are only four Lutheran "Sola".). And see the discussion on the English article, and if you have more time User Talk:Melodia, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:23, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen
Hi Gerda, did you mean to put a DYK link on this talk page? I'm confused! --Bermicourt (talk) 17:59, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, because it mentions the church as a second article, with Taksen and you as authors, approved to appear on Christmas day, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:16, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

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Ox
Hi Gerda,

Thanks for the review and for pointing out the problems with the wording. I've fixed them and a few others. I still have to add some information on the music and the critical reception but will delay until after the DYK appearance as I'm bound to introduce some more linguistic infelicities.

So did you see Dr Ox in Dortmund? Or was that after your time there?--Peter cohen (talk) 16:59, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Fyi information the Bryars and Morrison pieces for the ENO programme are also online at. I haven't done a verbatim comparison of the text but most references should be checkable there.--Peter cohen (talk) 17:07, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you. No, I didn't see it in Dortmund, the time of sometimes a performance a day there was in the 60s. Go ahead and improve reception now, for people to see it when on DYK. I will keep an eye on it also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:55, 17 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Okay. First of, I think, five reviews processed. Also insutrumentation added. I'm interlacing this with other work. --Peter cohen (talk) 19:43, 17 December 2011 (UTC) with the Met Butterfly on.
 * Thanks for the heads up. I've now processed the second of the reviews.
 * Hi Gerda, I've now added everything I intend to, if you're happy to check it.--Peter cohen (talk) 17:18, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Peter! Great reading! Some of the critics' words would have made good hooks. I wonder if the reception of the libretto might precede the music, to avoid a rather abrupt break. The pct before the second blockquote is probably unintended? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:30, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I've corrected the punct. I'm not sure about where to put the libretto because it seems a bit odd as the opening and inserting it in the moddile also is odd. Some of the quotes are good fun but having the Dyk fact compare the opera to Chinese waterf torture might have a problem with WP:NPOV. Thanks again for your typo-spotting and other input.--Peter cohen (talk) 19:54, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * You picked exactly the hook I had in mind. - Anything we could do to improve the main singer's article? Add the opera? I corrected at least one atrocious German title, but see his full name too often, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:00, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Or: Did you know that ... was termed an "Experiment that went horribly wrong"? - I don't know much about a MOS for opera, but wouldn't it make sense to have roles and synopsis first, then reception? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:16, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Having spent this time polishing for DYK, I'm likely to go to GAN next. I have contacted Bryars's website to check that there were no recordings or broadcasts before I do so. Thanks again for your input.
 * I wonder whether I have heard your brother. A lot of German orchestras get to visit the Proms. They're generally of a very good standard but I get them confused. I don't have such a musical family. The piano I learnt on has arrived at my place and I'm able to play some of the easiest real pieces with the odd wrong note (some Chopin preludes, the aria from the Goldberg Variations, a few Beethoven bagatelles etc.) My father was a lawyer and a number of Jewish Hungarians who came over to the UK after the 1956 uprising chose a lawyer with a Jewish name. Balint Vazsonyi was one of the first and my father eventually ended up with all of the Frankl/Pauk/Kirshbaum trio as clients. I think he said that he once did some work for Lucia Popp.--Peter cohen (talk) 15:11, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * You probably didn't hear my brother, I don't recall any tour to the UK, but they regularly play in the Tonhalle (which Tonhalle doesn't announce in its monthly program, instruments then parked in the lobby). They toured Italy and Spain this year. But you probably heard their most beloved and missed conductor Andris Nelsons, whose parting with Mahler V was rather overwhelming. - Much smaller scale is my latest pet project, I followed your example to collect review aspects, also tried to say a few factual things about the music which can be seen on sample pages (2 of 8, not bad) from a publisher but am never sure about musical terms in English/American, - please have a look at Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Sandström). I couldn't find a first performance yet, but also didn't try hard so far, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:27, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Gerda, I've had a little copy-edit. "Quarter note" isn't a term used here in the UK, where we call the thing a crotchet. I had to look up what one was, so I decided to replace it with the unicode character and wikilink it. I've left your American spelling of "program".
 * Thanks for the improvements, especially the symbol, more universal, more professional, - we don't know what a crochet is (nor a semiquaver), smile. Our conductor stepped bac in the church yesterday and said it sounded wonderful, - it's not naturally the singer's perception who has to sing the one note between the two altos ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:46, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Christmas
History2007 (talk) 20:28, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Your DYK nom for Martina Koppelstetter
Hi Gerda, I've reviewed your nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Martina Koppelstetter and I just have an issue with the hooks (interest factor, mainly). Could you respond on the nomination page? Thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:51, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Kleines Theater (Salzburg)
Seasons greetings Gerda. Can you proof read this? I seemed to pick something up about a second venue and bankruptcy but not sure I got it right.♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:16, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Done. Kleinkunst is a redirect to Cabaret at present, but is broader, s. Kleinkunst, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:37, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Also started Alexander Zakin. No article on the Sonatas of Brahms?♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:42, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * You mean Violin sonatas (Brahms)? No, but there is Violin Sonata No. 1 (Brahms) and Violin Sonata No. 3 (Brahms), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:48, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Martina Koppelstetter
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Fröbelstern
Can you offer any assistance with sources for Froebel star, as discussed at Template:Did you know nominations/Froebel star? This is a nice Christmas hook (DYK can't be only about Bach cantatas, you know), but it would be improved by some more reliable sourcing about the Fröbelstern as a German holiday tradition. The article creator (Pgallert) is in Namibia and the DYK reviewer (me!) is in the United States, so both of us are somewhat handicapped in our access to sources.... Can you help? --Orlady (talk) 18:07, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Admin?
Hi Gerda, In view of the problem the other day correcting some of the DYK hooks before they went on the page, I wonder if you have ever considered becoming an Administrator?--Peter cohen (talk) 11:32, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * No. I know some who do it well. Only now is a busy time. How do you like the hooks on the opera talk at present, starring the double bass? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:37, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

BWV 1
Hi

Thanks for the corrections about the DVD of the J.S. Bach Foundation.

However, I don't agree with your comment "it's on bach cantatas like the others". This recording, as well as all the other recording in the collection, is part of a very large project: performing all of Bach's vocal work within a time-frame of around 25 years. Moreover, the J.S. Bach Foundation does not only play the music. Every concert (one per month) includes a workshop on the evening's cantata plus a reflection lecture on the text (which are also on the DVD). So it is not just any recording. Someone who would like to learn about the piece, to get to know it really in depth, not just on a musical level, might be interested to know this offer exists.

The website is www.bachstiftung.ch.

Please tell me how to make the most important parts of this info appear in the listing.

Kind regards, Polqay (talk) 14:29, 23 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you. This probably should appear elsewhere, like other projects (Bach Cantata Pilgrimage), let's say on Bach cantata. I don't have much time now. Please feel free to insert it there. But perhaps you want to write an article on Mr. Lutz first and/or the foundation? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:48, 23 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Ok, that's a good idea. May I at least mention after a title that it is a DVD (between brackets) and also add "J.S. Bach Foundation" in the end? This way it can be linked to the article. After the holidays, I might write an article as you suggested. Then I will inform you. Polqay (talk) 15:06, 23 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Go ahead. Did you see that there is a pdf link to follow on the bach-cantatas entry, like for Koopman and Gardiner? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:30, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Sandström)
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Seasons greetings Frau Arendt. Can you proof read Hans-Christoph Rademann and see that the choir names etc are correct and linked?♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:17, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Merry Christmas


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Polly Bemis House
I've added more to Polly's article and created Polly Bemis House. Care to help? I'm trying to find more on the period 1933-now. There's very little. Asking Montanabw too. Pumpkin Sky  talk  21:02, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Merry Christmas from London...
...and a very Happy New Year, Gerda! Thanks so much for all your hard work this year. All the best, Voceditenore (talk) 10:09, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you, for opera I only did fun work, thanks for your excellent support! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:21, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Frohliche Weinachten und Gluckliches neues Jahr
Entschuldigen aber ich habe keines umlaut Tastatur (ist das das richtiges Wort fur "keyboard")? Foto kommt aus Baden_Wurttemberg. Pumpkin Sky  talk  12:33, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Gibt es schnee where you live? Just a heavy frost here. Pumpkin Sky   talk  12:52, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Darn. See Killervogel5's talk page. I should have used Kürbis-Himmel on de wiki instead of PumpkinSky. Pumpkin Sky  talk  12:58, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Danke, Kürbishimmel, frohlich + glucklich after singing Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Sandström), kein Schnee, kein Problem, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:13, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Ach ja! Ros heute. Ganz gut! Ich liebe schnee, aber hier gibt es zu wenig Pumpkin Sky   talk  13:22, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Ros war gestern, Christmette, it's on de Main page today and tomorrow, Schon gewusst? (lower right corner) „Wie mit einem akustischen Heiligenschein“ umgibt in Jan Sandströms Fassung ein achtstimmiger Summchor das Lied Es ist ein Ros entsprungen von Praetorius. - True. Today we performed the Mass No 1 by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, with the altos singing "Et incarnatus est". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:27, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * ausgezeichnet! Pumpkin Sky  talk  13:39, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * See KV5again, I've learned to do umlauts in wiki. Other comments too. Pumpkin Sky   talk  13:51, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Léontine de Maësen
Gatoclass (talk) 16:02, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63
Gatoclass (talk) 16:02, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

No credit for Taksen and myself for Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen?♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:18, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

That's OK Taksen got his, I only started it on about 1kb I think, so I'm not bothered. Merry Christmas BTW!!

Nah its OK, but Taksen definitely deserved his credit, I see he now has it. But if you are nominating anything in the future let me know and I'll to add more to make it worth me being credited...♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:28, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Nice job, whose talk page though should I watch?♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:06, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Hehe, I would help with Dresdner Kammerchor but all the sources in google books showing up are in German!♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:31, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Can you proof read Ahasverus Fritsch?♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:39, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen
M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  21:11, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Congratulations on yet another picture DYK... and Christmas greetings! Moonraker (talk) 00:23, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Articles, DYK, etc
User:PumpkinSky/Articles, I've made this fancier, copying some from your setup. Pumpkin Sky  talk  22:47, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

25 DYKs
That was very quick and very kind of you, thank you :-) Poliocretes (talk) 20:26, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for your edit on Gerhard Zimmer (archaeologist). Reading the article on Germanik when I was translating, I had the feeling that Germanic studies didn't quite translate properly. So thank you for your quick, subtle, and valuable edit. You are the paragon of edit ninjas. − Sasuke Sarutobi (talk) 02:52, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jean-Vital Ismaël
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Bach cantata
I found the Bach cantata article very useful – I'm well aware that it represents lots of your time. I also notice that you've made important contributions to other related article. Keep it up! Best wishes Aa77zz (talk) 15:24, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16
Hello! Your submission of Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Mikenorton (talk) 16:26, 29 December 2011 (UTC) I started a number of red links in the above article today which might interest you.♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:21, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Do you mean BWV 123? Thanks for Ahasverus Fritsch! I looked at it. What else? I should watch my red links because you find them, smile, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:27, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, found them, impressive, more thanks! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:30, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Hehe, all hiding at the bottom!♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:38, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Sure, let's work on it bit by bit over the next few days. New Year permitting of course!♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:36, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations on reaching WP:GA status on Noel F. Parrish

 * THANK YOU! Pumpkin Sky   talk  18:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Yogo pre-FAC review
We have someone looking at this for FAC preparation. Casliber is commenting on the article talk page. Pumpkin Sky  talk  12:56, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Seen, impressed, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:58, 31 December 2011 (UTC)