User talk:Gerda Arendt/2022



Did you know ...

... that "Segne, Vater, diese Gaben", a round for saying grace of unknown authorship, has appeared in German collections for kindergarten, schools and events for young people?

30 May

... that the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra brought music by three Ukrainian composers to concert halls in Poland and Germany in April 2022, including the Berlin Philharmonie and the Kurhaus Wiesbaden?

... imaginary set of 8

dona nobis pacem

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2022 · in friendship
Welcome 2022! - more to come here --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:49, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

2022 talk begins at, 2022 images (my calender pics, new year's resolution "in friendship" and musical events) begin here, and the 2022 diary (my own pictures of places, songs, food, flowers ...) begins here, - just watch if you are interested.

My motto for 2022 is taken from In Freundschaft, an article about a composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen, written by missed Jerome Kohl with whom I often exchanged thoughts in friendship. With great help from friends, it became a GA last year, and I translated it to German on 1 January this year.

While garden was a key topic last year, I want to focus on songs in 2022, beginning with Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, in memory of Erhard Egidi. Other topics are ongoing, and I began to mark groups on my user page. I love collaboration, which also shows there. Just check 2021 for the amazing number of users who began articles we expanded. Thanks also to reviewers, and I do plan to review more and write less, and in writing, focus more on quality than the little daily article, which was a pleasant sport for five years, but not so much in the name of WP:QAI - article improvement. Below I keep - for now - some entries from last year, those related to friendship. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:22, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

My talk goes like this: on top there's the latest DYK (Elena Guseva as I write this, will change to Die ersten Menschen tomorrow); next to the TOC are boxes from my life, one for the month (with a pic I took last year, and songs), one for those remembered (Georg Christoph Biller and Heinz Werner Zimmermann now, name bold when on the Main page as Recent deaths that day, but that was yesterday), one for the last concert or opera heard (student concert), one for experience related to the DYK (if there is one, name bold, now Die tote Stadt), one for the last church, with songs (Las Palmas, on vacation, with stylised palm trees for columns). They usually go backwards in time, so yesterdays concert first, last year's opera last.

I archive from time to time, trying to leave no more than 50 discussions at a time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:25, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Valentine's Day edition, with spring flowers and plenty of music · 27 February: prayer for Ukraine

Bach's birthday 21 March: Dona nobis pacem · 23-24 Ukraine days: Prayer for Ukraine · Annunciation 25 March 2022: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1

Easter: Ihr Christen, singet hocherfreut · resilience · moving forward · Halleluja! · 28: Dove sono

10 May: an imaginary set beginning with Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre, about performance in Ukraine - for Ukraine - for peace, 29–31: Kyiv Symphony Orchestra

5 June: Pentecost - family gathering - "peace will conquer the war" - summary · 12: my songs, 19: more songs, 24: St. John's, name day of loved ones, Requiem for Christof May, 26: more songs

8 July: Thomanerchor with 18th Thomaskantor after Bach at Rheingau Musik Festival, 14: Voces8, Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen · 30 anniversary romance

11 August: in memory of Zofia Posmysz, Roman Bunka, Eike Christian Hirsch and Ruslana Pysanka, 12: Brixi's Missa brevis in C, 22: Debussy's birthday, 31: almost all RMF concerts

1 September: I remembered the Vespro della Beata Vergine of 2018 · 2: the last of the RMF concerts, 14: 3 DYK and the Denkmal concerts, 19: funeral of Elizabeth II, 22—25: travels and strings sound

3 October: concert day, Verdi's Requiem · 13 Spannungen · 19: Stardust · 22: Who shall separate us? · 30: Casals Forum

2 November: 2 birthdays · 4: OREYA · 5: GW60 · 6: Gottes Zeit · 8-15: New York vacation · 20: in memory · 24: Thanksgiving · 27: First Advent

DYK for Jerome Kohl
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 28 January 2021 (UTC)




 * This is wonderful. Well-deserved award. :)
 * Peace forever, Jerry. Antandrus (talk) 00:47, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Friends, you made me cry.



In Freundschaft

Did you know ...

... that Jerome Kohl, a music theorist of the University of Washington, was recognized internationally as an authority on the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, publishing a book on his Zeitmaße in 2017?

(28 January 2021)


 * I looked up to Jerome from the day he came in my life (in 2009, telling me that was a reliable source said about Stockhausen was wrong, - it's still on the talk of Siegfried Palm, my second article), and I imagine our conversations - thoughtful, on a meadow - as pictured, in the spirit of Stockhausen's wonderful titles: In Freundschaft, Kontakte, Originale, Licht ... We never met. We edit-warred over Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik and Georg Katzer, but always with respect. (If you want a tedious task, change the now deprecated parenthetical references, in hundreds of articles.) We worked together on many other. He thanked me for links to performers of Stockhausen's music, and I tried to mention their relation to the composer on the Main page, see Wolfgang Marschner (intentionally in memory), and before.


 * Jerome remains an inspiration, for the world. I will remember what he wrote (about Karlheinz Stockhausen and William Waterhouse (bassoonist) who died within a few weeks in 2011, and Stockhausen had just acknowledged WW for a memorial book): "I hope that they have met again in the beyond and are making joyous music together." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:50, 28 January 2021 (UTC)


 * A beautiful bouquet of flowers to celebrate the memory of a special person. Well done Gerda. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 17:16, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

RexxS
Thank you for Colons and asterisks, User:RexxS/Infobox factors, and the precious anniversary template that I use every day. I heard my song of defiance yesterday, and Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157 (I will not let you go ...) - dance music for a funeral - but let go. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 1 March 2021 (UTC)


 * --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

for context: User talk:Hammersoft (archived here), or: before going to arbcom, try person-to-person talk, and then you hopefully don't have to go to arbcom - caution, long, in a nutshell (Hammersoft, 24 Feb, bolding by me): "I have a much simpler guide to arbitration. After spending many months working on it, cutting a word here, finessing a phrase there, I finally arrived at the final version. Here it is, the Ultimate Guide to Arbitration: Don't." Don't. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Today's little tribute: Vertraut den neuen Wegen - trust the new ways. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:53, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

... last line: Das Land ist hell und weit. The land is bright and wide. (written in 1989 in Germany's East, when it was dark and narrow.) Trust the new ways. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:51, 14 March 2021 (UTC)


 * SMirC-sad.svg, me too!!  Atsme 💬 📧 18:31, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157 is now a GA, thanks to Dr. Blofeld who began it in 2012, Nikkimaria who expanded it in 2013, and Kyle Peake who reviewed it. - I like collaboration. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:23, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

(copied from a user talk)

... I'd add User:RexxS/Infobox factors to the essays about accessibility. I miss him... We have a RfC for Peter Sellers, and a reverted infobox (not a good one I admit, but a good one was suggested in 2012) for Cosima Wagner, and in both cases users could just have looked up his essay, instead of saying that once upon a time some "principal authors" said that an accessibility feature was not wanted for "their" FA. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for La Passion selon Sade
Vanamonde (Talk) 00:02, 24 October 2021 (UTC) From an archived thread: Br'er Rabbit, RexxS, LouisAlain, you are my friends, and I am sure that Wikipedia would be better with you than without you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:22, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

LouisAlain, this article is dedicated to you! Scandal seems to fit better than a hymn ;) I miss your inspiration, translation of cultural topics you found in obscure corners, good spirits, thankful heart. Thank you for literary context from Kafka to Schopenhauer. You others: please give me some of any of these because I thrive on them. I believe it's a scandal that we found no constructive way of collaboration, - I felt so talking in vain in the AN thread. Au revoir, and for a hymn after all, there's Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen, and telling you and myself: "go on with life, have a laugh, don't get too upset". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:49, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for In Freundschaft
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 28 October 2021 (UTC) In Freundschaft - let's live it, in memory of Jerome Kohl. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:29, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Q to Beeblebrox
Hi Gerda, sorry to be a pain in the tail but I reverted this good faith edit because it didn't ask a question. As you can see from the relevant case page, I recommended that Arbcom decline the case and thought that RexxS exhibited no more than mild incivility, that was running rampant throughout the world during the start of COVID, and I agree with SV's comment "I want to add that he is one of the most genuinely kind editors I've had the pleasure to encounter. You may not get fake politeness from him, but you have found a friend if you ever need one." which I can wholeheartedly endorse from personal experience having met him in the pub several times. It would be nice to see if somebody can suggest a constructive action that has a reasonable chance of RexxS returning and contributing to Wikipedia, but I don't think that's it. Sorry. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:40, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Ritchie, I don't think you understood. I wanted to know from Beeblebrox if the next time an appeal such as Sarah's - "every editor is a human being" - came around (regardless which case) he would listen. I don't know if he didn't see that appeal then, or saw it but it didn't change things for him. I thought that was clear without a question mark, also that without an answer, I'd not vote for him, or any other who accepted the case, before or after Sarah pleaded, because even arbs may change their mind and should follow the complete request discussion. The relevant discussion happened on Hammersoft's page, urging the one who filed the case to withdraw it, but - as we know - in vain. How may I word my censored question? I want arb's who listen to people like Sarah (knowing that there's no one like her), probably women ;)  --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:33, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I would go with "You accepted the RexxS arbitration case, despite many users including SarahSV suggesting it should be declined, not least because "every editor is a human being". Can you explain how it is acceptable to take action that causes long-term editors to quit the project, and what we might to do mitigate this?" Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  12:37, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * That could be your question ;) - I want only Sarah's, not the others, to keep things "übersichtlich" for someone (unfamiliar with the case, and again, it's not about that particular case) who wants to put the candidate's answer in context (and would have to read only one, not the others). - Let me think a bit, first I have other things to do. My design was to ask candidates not involved in that case: Would you have listened to SarahSV's appeal to decline the case? (with a link), but its a silly question for someone who obviously didn't. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:44, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * How is this?: "You accepted the RexxS case. I would have listened to SarahSV. In a similar situation, would you perhaps change your mind?" (see also User:Gerda Arendt/ACE 2021) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:39, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, that looks fine. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  14:31, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Today, the TFA mentions When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, created by a QAI member who was banned, the article taken to GA afterwards. Aga Mikolaj was created by banned friend LouisAlain who made the mistake to try to defend himself, which made things worse. RexxS has been criticised for not defending himself (in the arb case that I believe should not have been accepted, and that SlimVirgin pleaded not to accept), but I followed his model (better than falling in the other trap, not really versed in the language, misunderstanding ...). Think about the arb candidates' answers, you all. Some would not listen to SlimVirgin, so probably not to Littleolive oil who defended? ... not to valereee who said an apology worked for her? ... so perhaps not to women in general? I am happy that Opabinia regalis is standing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

TFA Gianni Schicchi


Gianni Schicchi is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18. The work is the third and final part of Puccini's Il trittico, three one-act operas with contrasting themes, following the dramatic Il tabarro and the lyric Suor Angelica. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. Set in 1299 Florence, the title character pretends to be a rich citizen who had died, dictating a new will in favour of the deceased's family members but especially of himself (scene in the premiere pictured). The comedy, a rarity in the composer's work, combines elements of Puccini's modern harmonic dissonances with lyrical passages such as the aria "O mio babbino caro". When Il trittico premiered at New York's Metropolitan Opera on 14 December 1918, only Gianni Schicchi became an immediate hit. It has been performed more frequently than the other two, often combined with other short operas. - TFA today by Brian Boulton and Wehwalt Matching the Dante Year, and mostly in memory of Brian, who invited me to join making FA Messiah, who invented the identibox (first for Percy Grainger, later Beethoven), who reviewed Kafka and Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, and left me his collected sources for Vespro della Beata Vergine. Gianni Schicchi was the second opera in my life, DYK? - May Sibelius have an identibox? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:43, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

 * Thank you, Netherzone, for wishes and image full of wunder! Let's try together - in Freundschaft - to not be afraid, - happy New Year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm with you, Gerda! Here's to a year free of fear and filled with wonder! Thank you for bringing so much music to the world through your work here. May your walks in the woods bring you much joy. Netherzone (talk) 15:50, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

2022 in Freundschaft
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Happy New Year

Did you know ...

... that conductor Rudolf Pohl, a member of the Aachen Cathedral choir as a boy, brought the Charlemagne-era choir to international recognition in the 1960s?

In Freundschaft

Let's make it a year of friendship! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I adore sunflowers — this is wonderful! — <b style="color:#000000">The Most Comfortable</b> <b style="color:#8A2BE2">Chair</b> 07:41, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, and you made my day with making Edita Gruberová a GA! There were more images in 2021, if you like! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:31, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * .. and also: joy to the world - that's you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:31, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Lovely orchestra, and lovely images — thank you for sharing! Joy to the World is one of my favorite carols; my partner and I have been playing it on Christmas mornings for years. Happy New Year to you! — <b style="color:#000000">The Most Comfortable</b> <b style="color:#8A2BE2">Chair</b> 11:03, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * thank you, how serene and clear --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:16, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Gerda Arendt!
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Happy New Year! Gerda Arendt, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

Abishe (talk) 12:53, 31 December 2021 (UTC)


 * thank you, talk, and also to you, - my card is just above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:56, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Gerda
Guten Rutsch. Grimes2 (talk) 13:13, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Danke, Grimes2, and help yourself to joy to the world - this is to merry collaboration continued! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:24, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Happy New Year from me as well, Gerda. You've lit up my day on so many occasion this past year, thank you!


 * behütet und getröstet wunderbar,
 * so will ich diese Tage mit euch leben
 * und mit euch gehen in ein neues Jahr.
 * — Bonhoeffer
 * the best! – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 12:31, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Finnusertop, "Von guten Mächten" is one of my better productions, soo meaningful. - In friendship, hopefully to continue - DYK that I release de:In Freundschaft today? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Coincidentally, if such things exist, fi:Hyvyyden voiman ihmeelliseen suojaan is one of my favourite contributions as well, and the hymn deeply important on a personal level (the Finnish version uses a different tune, by Erkki Melartin, that I find sublime). New Year's resolution: read more about Stockhausen and try to listen without getting a headache! – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 12:57, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I believe that In Freundschaft would be a good start. Read - for background - . While I never met Stockhausen and Jerome in person, I feel privileged to have been a friend of the bassoonist mentioned, - few meetings but memorable. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:22, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Alles Gute zum neuen Jahr!
Wish you a wonderful new year ahead, ! Ktin (talk) 03:21, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Ktin, thank you, and also to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:15, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
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 Gerda Arendt , Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 13:20, 1 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you, 7&amp;6=thirteen, please take my card in return, with best wishes --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:28, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Bitte schön <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 13:33, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Happy new year !
Nattes à chat (talk) 22:00, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Nattes à chat, and also to you, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

now we are into it
Hi Gerda, Now we are into it.... Happy New Year! What a lot of Christmas cards you got! Best wishes, Eebahgum (talk) 20:25, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Eebahgum! Pleasantly out all day, pics to come, - a good start, hope also for you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:49, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Wishing you a happy 2022! Happy Holidays text.png
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Gerda Arendt, Have a great 2022 and thanks for your continued contributions to Wikipedia.

– Background color is Very Peri ( #6868ab ), Pantone's 2022 Color of the year Send New Year cheer by adding    to user talk pages.

–  North America1000 16:20, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, North America, and also to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:42, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * (blushing) thank you, Wretchskull, and also a happy new year to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Rudolf Pohl
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you
Hello Gerda. Mere words are not enough to thank you for all that you have shared over the years. Wikipedia is blessed to have you as an editor. Best wishes to you now and always. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 21:20, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Marnette, you make me blush as above. Perhaps tell some friends who would not agree ;) (check out talk:Jean Sibelius) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Johann-Werner Prein
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Holger Mühlbauer


The article Holger Mühlbauer has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "No evidence of notability, sources are not independent, searching for better sources at Google News gives some quotes from him, but no independent sources about him."

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Fram (talk) 13:29, 3 January 2022 (UTC) Fram, I qiah you a happy new ywar, (I dislike templated tag mechanism instead of perdonal contact, ec ven more when added while I am away with the top notice showing.) Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248 V would have been the perfect topic for last Sunday (= day of premiere) but I was away with friends, yesterday I was happily away wit friends, couldn's such a notice wait until I signal that I have time to continue an unfinished article? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 4 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Do you really believe new page patrolling should be adapted to the status of your user talk page notice? That will not happen. Fram (talk) 07:02, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I believe in personal relations, happy new year (and yesterday not yet shown, for explained lack of time). I normally do try not to publish unfinished articles but - as explained - sometimes it doesn't work. Returning from a lovely day to the coldness of a bot message just isn't exactly how I imagine collaboration, and often find - look above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:27, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Your idea of collaboration seems to be to give out rewards named after banned, globally locked, abusive and copyright violating sockpuppeteers, and to proxy for abusive antisemites after they have been banned. Fram (talk) 08:16, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, and it turns out that your initial complaint here is complete bollocks as well, as your "out" template wasn't even active when I posted my Prod template: see here. Great collaboration, accusing people of things which are not only not important in the least, but aren't even true. Fram (talk) 08:22, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Nomination of Holger Mühlbauer for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Holger Mühlbauer is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Holger Mühlbauer until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Fram (talk) 11:20, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Help with editing?
Gerda, could you help me understand why my page Draft:Christian Van Horn was rejected on grounds of "This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article" and "This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources."? I have reached out to the user who rejected it via their talk page, but I would take any other feedback. You were kind enough to review the article earlier and any further help would be greatly appreciated. --Mikeycav (talk) 18:03, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Mike, I took a brief look and first remembered nothing, sorry, then I remembered formatting, and thank you for changes. I'm not into draft reviewing much, but love opera. I am sure the singer is notable, but the article isn't the typical singer's article, - way too detailed. How about this: you trim it to much shorter, with only the most important roles and theatres, and only the best references, get it published, and later add some of the details? Who has the time to check all these sources? I don't have it right now, sorry. - I suggest you drop the (impressive) table for now, because it would need sources. Not even Jessye Norman has a table like that ;) - Compare other articles for models, perhaps? Johann-Werner Prein whicih you may have seen coming here? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:17, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Gerda, thank you for the advice, that is wonderful strategy and much appreciated. The reviewer has said I have not proven notability, but that is such a subjective term. I thought showing all of his work with references would establish notability for such an artist since that is really the only way someone starts to become notable in opera, through awards, appearances, and recordings! Do you have any ideas about "notability"? Mikeycav (talk) 16:28, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It's a typical Wikipedia term, and I guess the reviewer was a bit overwhelmed, and is not versed in opera. Some are very strict when it comes to "independent" sources. What the Bavarian Opera writes (to take one example), is fine for me, but someone else might say that they are not truly independent. Being a rather recent singer, he has no chance to appear in the bible of opera singers, GSL. I just returned home after travel, so still not there for details. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:58, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Canticle IV: The Journey of the Magi
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Nothgottes
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 6 January 2022 (UTC) . this place was a hiking destination - first in two years - of Chor St. Martin, a group of friends - I took the pic then, and we sang "Wirf dein Anliegen auf den Herrn --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:39, 6 January 2022 (UTC)


 * ((: theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 02:11, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, that's a good beginning ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, that's a good beginning ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Stefan Keil
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi
how are you User:Gerda Arendt can you help me for this article and move it, if it is a good article to main space thank you --Ensonhaber (talk) 14:28, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I am fine but have little time, so you better ask users who know the topic better, or a related project. Formally, it looks good, well-referenced (please finish every paragraph by a reference)), and well formatted. I can't tell if the young person is already notable enough for any entry on Wikipedia. I am also concerned about your user name the same as the newspaper name. If you have a relation to the paper that should show on your user page, per WP:COI. - You could just move the article to Main space and see what happens. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your advice Gerda Arendt . Can you help me to move the article to your sandbox, and work on it put some edits, and move it to the main page if you want ? All the sources are available and in English there are also 4 sources and more  and you can see his name on google search --Ensonhaber (talk) 14:43, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * As explained, I have no extra time right now to even check. There's no need to move to anybody else's sandbox, - people can edit in yours, and the edit history (who did what when, - click on "View history" in the top line) will remain in place when moved, and you can move yourself, click on "More" in the top line, and "Move" will come up. Please if you have relation to the paper, declare that on your user page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:51, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

TFA issues
You recently participated in a TFA discussion that I have referenced here. — <span style="border:1px solid #93010b;background:#ef0000;padding:2px;color:#efe6e6;text-shadow:black 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em; font-family: Georgia;"> AjaxSmack 10:50, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks for the notification but I only commented once on the Main page --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:56, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Freundschaft
Immer besser als Feindschaft, nicht? Danke dass du da bist, liebe Gerda. – Sca (talk) 13:15, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * danke, Sca, und auch gut dass du da bist! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:40, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Composer infoboxes
I regard status on composer infoboxes. As they stated, Infoboxes are neither required nor prohibited for any article. Whether to include an infobox, which infobox to include, and which parts of the infobox to use, is determined through discussion and consensus among the editors at each individual article. For example, classical composers like Mozart, Haydn and Wagner does not have infobox without consensus, alongside with Bach and Beethoven have infobox with consensus. Members of the Mozart family have infobox unless if uses "composer" per WP:JOBTITLES. --49.150.112.127 (talk) 23:46, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for asking, - how about creating an account, for transparency? - That was in 2010. Look at Beethoven, or Sibelius. I read the quote like this: "If there's no conflict all is fine. A discussion is only necessary if people disagree." If an infobox is not reverted by someone who has contributed to an article, it can stay. To have the same tedious discussion on all these people is just a waste of time. If you ask me the "composers are somehow different"-claim was a myth even in 2010, and I doubt that another general discussion on Project composers would have the same outcome (but believe such discussion would also be a waste of time). I go by (2018): I leave Wagner and Debussy alone, knowing the preferencea of their authors, and add infoboxes to all articles that I write or improve. See also Infoboxes: time for a fresh look? by Brian Boulton (10 Jul 2013) and User:RexxS/Infobox factors. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart never had an infobox per consensus, unlike other composers including Schubert, Brahms, Puccini, Prokofiev and Messaien also without infoboxes. It's against the WikiProject Classical music/Guidelines. --Aesthetic Writer (talk) 08:53, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I didn't say he had. Please read the above. The guideline is more than 10 years old, and the quote - which is not from the guideline but from the arbitration case (2013) speaks - my understanding - only for cases where there is no consensus. If an infoboxes is stable for a month, it has been accepted. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * See WP:DISINFOBOX, for composers and other classical musicians. --Aesthetic Writer (talk) 13:59, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I've rare laughed out so loud here ;) - who are you? Pretending to be new and knowing that old nonsense. I told you before: read infobox factors. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:34, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * if you want the infobox removed at Leopold Mozart, it is your responsibility to build consensus on the talk page first. Make your case there, and then you can strip the infobox, which has sat there uncontroversially for nearly two years. You boldly removed the infobox. We reverted in disagreement. Now you discuss on the talk page. Thanks. Thrakkx (talk) 15:31, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * please consult WikiProject Composers and seek consensus on this article's talk page. --Aesthetic Writer (talk) 22:32, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * No, Aesthetic Writer, you consult modern discussions of the topic. I told you twice just above. The discussion is on Leopold Mozart. No more here, please. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:37, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

INPA competition 2021
We're back (INPA 2020) with the best of 2021 (again, out of thousands of images submitted): INPA 2021

Also, some age old questions may finally be answered, such as: do hares drink water? Or, how green is the Asian green bee-eater? The answers might sup' rise you. El_C 10:38, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, but I first want to spread the news below and then go meet friends, - later, looking forward in memory of last year's glory. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Maybe they drink lava. Who can tell? Nice, enjoy your get together and play safe. El_C 14:17, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Die Schneekönigin
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * on a day with snow, and DYK ... that the composer introduced me to the major operas? ... I know the woman who inspired the opera? ... the girl's name in the plot is Gerda? ... it's my mom's birthday?

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Did you know ...

... that in Die Schneekönigin, an opera for children by George Alexander Albrecht after Andersen's "The Snow Queen", members of a children's choir play the roles of birds and ice crystals?

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Schon gewusst? In Stockhausens Bläserquintett Zeitmaße spielt das Englischhorn eine wesentliche Rolle.

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In Freundschaft --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

I need your help/advice on a DYK nom
Hi Gerda, I know you are very busy and apologize in advance for any inconvenience, but I need your advice or help with a DYK nomination. I used the DYK Helper tool that's part of Twinkle (I think) - the link is in the toolbar at the top of the page. But it did not post correctly--the "subst:NewDYKnomination | article =" template coding appears, and the photo is not visible. Obviously I did something wrong or there is a bug in the DYK-Helper script. The nom is for Truth or Consequences Hot Springs that I created on January 2. Do you know how I can resolve this? Thank you in advance! Netherzone (talk) 19:17, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * no problem, Netherzone, just that I did something else. - I see that something was created under the correct name, but it looks "wrong". I can't immediately see why. What I see is that you shouldn't give refs as in an article, - I actually only present the url with brackets around it - but I don't see how that would brake it. Your best bet might be to ask on WP:DYKTALK. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I figured it out! There was a missing set of brackets. Netherzone (talk) 21:21, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

In dir ist Freude
Hi Gerda. I have some concerns about the In dir ist Freude DYK -- Guerillero  Parlez Moi 10:58, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Daniela Fally has been accepted
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 scope_creep Talk  11:25, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Sergej Tcherepanov has been accepted
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 * thank you, scope creep, for rescuing articles translated by LouisAlain

thanks
Thanks for the 7 year wishes !--Wuerzele (talk) 20:00, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * you are welcome, thanks for coming over! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:28, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
Hi Gerda, how would you feel about Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 being the TFA for 7 February? Gog the Mild (talk) 21:49, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for asking. You will remember that BWV 1 is planned for 25 March. Fine with me if that's not too close. I was thinking of 11 June - private anniversary, when I sang it first, the day before my grandfather's funeral. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:09, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The schedulers, collectively, would be delighted to run BMV 227 on 7 Feb and BMV 1 on 25 March. Unless you have a strong objection we will do so. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:25, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Fine with me --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:31, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I prepared a blurb:
 * Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy), BWV227, is a motet by Johann Sebastian Bach. The longest and most musically complex of His motets, it is in eleven movements for up to five voices. It is named after the 1653 Lutheran hymn "Jesu, meine Freude" by Johann Franck in six stanzas which form the motet's odd-numbered movements, with the hymn tune by Johann Crüger appearing in different styles of chorale setting (beginning pictured). The text of even-numbered movements is from the Epistle to the Romans. The hymn, focused on an emotional bond to Jesus, adds complementing aspects to the doctrinal scripture text. Jesu, meine Freude is one of the few works by Bach for five vocal parts, in a structure of symmetries on different layers. While the work was supposed to have been written for a specific funeral in Leipzig in July 1723, as proposed in 1912, Christoph Wolff suggested that Bach may have compiled it for the education of his choir in both composition techniques and theology. It was the first of his motets to be recorded, in 1927.
 * Supposed to go with the lead image, beginning of the first movement, the music being the same also for the last movement, just different text. Should I formally request on TFAR, Gog the Mild? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:14, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I had just set that up to work on myself, so it saves me a job and you will do it better. No need to formally request, I'm on it. Your draft is 1.098 characters long, including spaces. The limit is 1,025. Would you prefer to trim it, or should I have a go? Gog the Mild (talk) 21:24, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I gave it a bit of copy-editing. If still too long, the last sentence could be dropped, or would you have a better idea? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:38, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

1,006 characters.
 * How is this?"Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy), BWV227, is a motet by Johann Sebastian Bach. The longest and most musically complex of his motets, it is in eleven movements for up to five voices. It is named after the 1653 Lutheran hymn "Jesu, meine Freude" by Johann Franck, the six stanzas of which form the motet's odd-numbered movements, with different styles of chorale setting (beginning pictured) making up the hymn tune, composed by Johann Crüger. The text of the even-numbered movements is from the Epistle to the Romans. The hymn focuses on an emotional bond to Jesus and Bach's treatment of Crüger's melody ranges from a four-part chorale harmonisation which begins and ends the work, to a chorale fantasia. Jesu, meine Freude is one of the few works by Bach for five vocal parts, in a structure of symmetries on different layers. It has been suggested that Bach compiled it for the education of his choir in both composition techniques and theology. It was the first of his motets to be recorded, in 1927."
 * Sorry, made me smile ;) -. "with different styles of chorale setting (beginning pictured) making up the hymn tune, composed by Johann Crüger" - no, first came the hymn tune, then Bach's chorale settings of it. If we had room to mention the different settings in detail, all you mentioned were less interesting than the "free" one with only bits of the melody quoted, for Trotz, defiance. - I feel we do have to mention the funeral, because although the evidence that it is not so was there from the 1990s, many program notes today (and some of the sources) still say with certainty that is was composed for that event. Wolff is quite the authority, so I'd mention him by name, or the suggestion could be dismissed. - Bedtime. You can schedule, and we polish afterwards, hopefully with Dank and Dying helping. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:42, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The funeral, I think that there is little chance that you will get onto the main page mention of something that is not believed to be so. And trying to explain it uses a lot of characters. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:22, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Gog the Mild, the funeral theory was wrong but held for almost a century, and many still believe it, - I think we need to explicitly say so. New try:
 * Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy), BWV227, is a motet by J. S. Bach composed in Leipzig and unusually set for up to five voices. It is his longest motet, in eleven movements, and musically his most complex, in several layers of symmetry. It is named after the 1653 Lutheran hymn "Jesu, meine Freude" by Johann Franck in six stanzas which became the motet's odd-numbered movements, while the text of the other movements is taken from the Epistle to the Romans. The emotional hymn and the doctrinal scripture text complement each other. Bach used the hymn tune by Johann Crüger in five different chorale settings (beginning pictured). While the work was believed to be funeral music, since a Leipzig church musician argued in 1912 for a specific funeral in July 1723, his evidence was refuted in 1995, and Christoph Wolff concluded that Bach may have compiled it for the education of his choir in both composition techniques and theology. It was the first Bach motet to be recorded, in 1927. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Promised: not that it matters much, but there will be articles about the one who claimed the funeral thingy, and the one who refuted, by when it appears. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:43, 16 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I took your point earlier. And have included a brief mention in the draft - here. Feel free to edit this draft, and/or make comments on its talk page Gog the Mild (talk) 21:12, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, seen and I like your phrasing, no changes right now, - I'll wait what the others say --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Promotion of Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227

 * Congrats! DanCherek (talk) 00:16, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank yoo, both. The article is the work of many, just check the the GA nominations, PR and FAC. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Congratulations. I had intended on taking a look when you first told me about it, then totally forgot. I'm glad we have you. Urve (talk) 09:51, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248 III
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248 III you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of RoseCherry64 -- RoseCherry64 (talk) 01:01, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you, Gerda, for you New Year's greetings and the same to you. You are such a blessing to Wikipedia and fellow Wikipedians. In hindsight, I wish I'd made the effort to come and hear you sing when I lived near Hanover! I haven't been back to Germany in nearly 2 years now and am missing it greatly! GB. Bermicourt (talk) 21:09, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, and hopefully we'll have another chance. Head for Idstein or Wiesbaden to hear me/us sing, but it was only twice in Idstein last year (November pictured on my user page, small group of only women, and the priest on duty said charmingly that women's choir sounds like in heaven), and once in Wiesbaden, Rossini concert. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:20, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Christine Haidegger
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for George Alexander Albrecht
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It was his musicmaking that shaped my understanding of opera. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 7 February 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Today's featured article/February 2022, or to make more comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/February 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:15, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

March TFA
Hi Gerda, if I remember correctly, you were hoping to get one of your pages as TFA sometime in March (last year I 'stole' the day). If you need any support, let me know.Venicescapes (talk) 18:14, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * no problem, and last year, "mine" wasn't even ready in time - this year it is, mentioned a bit above, but thanks for asking --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:59, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Hi! Sorry for bothering you, but would you be able to read "Composition and analysis" sub-section of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (march), and let me know if it flows well? I have rarely written any music articles, and I am confused if the article misses anything. It is an obscure topic, but I think it is as comprehensive as it can(?) be. No issues if too busy. Thanks! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 07:24, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It's fine at a glance, and I'll look deeper later. Key, duration and first performance should go to the infobox. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:48, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248 III
The article Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248 III you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248 III for issues which need to be addressed. RoseCherry64 (talk) 10:39, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Passed, congratulations! RoseCherry64 (talk) 12:28, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248 III
The article Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248 III you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248 III for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of RoseCherry64 -- RoseCherry64 (talk) 12:41, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for In dir ist Freude
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Berggarten
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Beautiful pictures
You're obviously enjoying life traveling to the beautiful places in the photographs. Happy and safe travels, Gerda - thank you for sharing!! I was sidelined for 4 days with COVID, probably Delta because my taste/smell come and go...or who knows? It could be yet another variant. I've decided to take advantage of the time and sleep between Netflix marathons - as if I was free to choose anything else. <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.2em 0.2em,#BFFF00 0.4em 0.4em 0.5em;color:#A2006D"> Atsme 💬 📧 00:57, 21 January 2022 (UTC) Thank you, and all the best for recovery! Incidence is high in the capital where I woke up to the cathedral bells, so let's be careful. More beautiful pictures, not yet uploaded. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:09, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for This too shall pass (composition)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I heard the premiere. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:47, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Nomination for Precious?
Hi! Not sure this is something that people do, but I just noticed GhostRiver's extensive work in this month's GA backlog drive. Looking over their contributions, I thought they seemed like someone you might want to give the Precious award to. Not pinging them here both in case you decide not to or else to maintain a pleasant surprise. I know I really valued it when you awarded it to me a while ago. Hope you're doing well! Ganesha811 (talk) 03:05, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Ganesha811, - extra thankful because I'm on vacation and have little time. I'll look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:47, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for St. Martin, Moosach
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * They had to pause in 2021, and were back in 2022. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:34, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157
The article Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kyle Peake -- Kyle Peake (talk) 22:21, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Kyle Peake! Article begun by Dr. Blofeld, expanded by Nikkimaria, further expanded when I heard the cantata last year, missing RexxS, - I like collaboration. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:30, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

During your vacation - a hook set worthy of the main page

 * ... that Did You Know started on Wikipedia's main page in 2004?
 * ... that began placing DYK notifications on 13 January 2006, and nominators started receiving credit on 13 May 2006.
 * ... that DYK gives Awards to contributors for outstanding work?
 * ... that recognises editors who nominate other peoples articles with a hook to appear on Wikipedia's main page?
 * ... that we count up those editors who write articles and their own hooks, which successfully appear on the main page of Wikipedia?
 * ... that the stats for one Wikipedian's nominations of someone else's articles was 252?
 * ... the highest number of hooks that have appeared on the DYK section of the main page by one person of their own articles was 1748 in January 2022?
 * ... that although there is no award for total contributions, 1748 plus 252 is exactly 2000?
 * ... that the award (pictured) is for Gerda!
 * Thank you, Victuallers, diligent work! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:30, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Die ersten Menschen credit
I'm not sure if I deserve a DYK credit for the article. I only cited the cast and what part they sing. SL93 (talk) 19:09, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You are modest, thank you ;) - You also gave a review, and I did nothing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:04, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Elena Guseva
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 30 January 2022 (UTC) I was impressed by her performance as Marietta in Die tote Stadt, alongside Klaus Florian Vogt and Christoph Pohl, - she entered on a bicycle. The review was out of proportion in length (thought I), but in the end arrived at mentioning "choral conductor" which please me greatly. Special thanks to GRuban for the image! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you and a few pointers
Hi Gerda, Just a few points I would like to make. Hope this helps in some way, and there is no ill feeling on my part whatsoever. <font color="#0080ff" face="consolas">Bright Orion | <font color="#336699" face="Calibri">talk 17:00, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for your answers in a discussion I started recently.
 * The hint on closing "br" for new lines with a slash was helpful, thank you.
 * Please don’t tell me what to strike in my comments, and I will extend you the same courtesy.
 * I pasted your original comment in my answers to save people from continually having to look up the page for what you had originally said. Again, I would appreciate it if you don’t tell me how to format my comments. I did it that way for a reason.
 * It was also a bit abrupt of you to say “I believe we are done” when I may have wanted to reply.
 * Thank you for explaining. (For others: we come from the discussion on Classical music whether to say, beginning a symphony article, Symphony No. 4 or The Symphony No. 4, as the MoS says, and hundreds of articles have, + sonatas, motets, string quartets, - all these generic names.) No hard feelings, just that I have my internal rule of no more than two comments in a discussion, and I felt you didn't have the same ;) - If you want to reply, feel free, here or there, but I had the feeling some were tired already. I collided with the MoS in 2013 (A Boy was Born), and still get furious thinking of it, licking wounds. Perhaps that helps? Adding "finally" to a remark about my comment ("Someone with a clear comment (finally).") felt like you were degrading all other previous comments, therefore I recommended to strike that word. It was a nice compliment without it, thank you for that. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:21, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Here’s the thing Gerda: Saying “hundreds of” articles etc. is using weasel words without any evidence to back them up. And how many articles don’t use “the”? A million? Even if using “the” in the name is correct, without “the” is better. But don’t just take my word for it, listen to how, for example, British people speak. It sounds more natural. The thing is MoS don’t want to admit it because then they are admitting they made a mistake. And that is me done for this topic now. I have better things to do :) <font color="#0080ff" face="consolas">Bright Orion | <font color="#336699" face="Calibri">talk 18:46, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * BrightOrion, I don't need a link to weasel words ;) - These hundreds of articles follow Wikipedia's manual of style, and if it sounds wrong to you try to change it. I won't, and I don't care about speculations about their motivations. Tim riley and Brianboulton are my models for British English. Today, I saw someone change thousand+ links to a dab page. If you up to such a thing, try the Composers's Symphony No. 4 thing, best first for less known people than Beethoven and Mahler. I, however, rather want to expand two articles of people who just died (such as Heinz Werner Zimmermann, begun by Jerome Kohl, missed much), expand Psalm 5, write about a mass, and most urgently: upload vacation images and show them to friends. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:23, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh I see, so a lot of the editors in that discussion knew each other. Yes I like that system because it guarantees impartiality. <font color="#0080ff" face="consolas">Bright Orion | <font color="#336699" face="Calibri">talk 20:49, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You are right that Classical music editors know each other, see below. Brian Boulton died in 2019, but is still a model for me. He was one an authors of the Symphony No. 8 by Sibelius article, so we could cite him as a model for the Composer's Symphony approach. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:53, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You mean Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 8? Oh yes, great.  Bright  Orion (talk) 22:41, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Just my own opinion as a native speaker and writer of British English, for what it is worth: I would generally use "Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)" for the title, and spell the number out fully for the opening phrase of text, as "The Fifth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven....", etc.: in that context, the definite article is required. It's a matter of style: most people don't write numerals for numbers less than 10 when writing in formal text. Whether the number should have a capital letter or not is debatable, but one would need it for the Fifth or the Ninth and it would therefore be consistent to use it throughout. To use the lower case for the number would have a different connotation, such as "The first piano concerto of Frederic Chopin...", which (if I remember rightly) is the one we call "The Second Piano Concerto of Frederic Chopin...". Eebahgum (talk) 02:22, 1 February 2022 (UTC)ĘĘịị

Pico de las Nieves
Dear Gerda, Fabulous pictures! The living masses resolving into receding poems from the painter's palate, the volumes rolling away like a tide. Domini est terra, et plenitudo eius - Quam admirabile est Nomen Tuum! (that's two different places...). Levavi oculos meos in montes unde veniet auxilium mihi. The whole world causes one to raise up one's eyes into the infinite firmament. Thankyou, I wish I were there. I do hope you took your auloi with you. - Blessings, Eebahgum (talk) 21:09, 30 January 2022 (UTC) Back in March 1989 I was staying at Cortona in Italy and walked over to the Franciscan cells at Le Celle by the road which sweeps around the contour of the hillside like a vast amphitheatre, looking down towards Il Sodo and the top corner of the Val di Chiana. Half-way around (coming back from the cells) I stopped, and, checking that I was quite alone, "This is surely better than La Scala" thought I, so I stood looking out over the descending hillside and let rip with a very full-throated rendering of "Dai campi, dai prati" (Boito, Mefistofele) in my best baritone declamation. Hoping I was not disturbing the monks in their celle, I enjoyed myself so much I sang "Giunto sul passo estremo" as well, possibly twice, into the deliciously cool but sunny air. It seemed to be going well... As I concluded, con gusto ("voglio che questo sogno sia la santa poesia: è l'ultimo bisogno dell'esistenza mia"), an Italian guide with a party of about 30 nice American ladies suddenly popped out from behind a nearby bush, and the guide remarked kindly, "You have found yourself an excellent theatre!" We all laughed, and everyone was very nice about it. I don't think I had quite ruined their morning, nor they mine, but I didn't reprise after that: the diffidence took over. It was the same week I did this sslightly peculiar sketch of the church a little lower down the same hillside. Younger days... Eebahgum (talk) 23:46, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for coming over. I took no instrument, but sang in the open air ;) - Hebe deine Augen auf (Levavi ...) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:55, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * "Hebe auf" - makes it sound such an effort! I, too, sing out loud in the open air, giving to all and sundry the appearance of my being a madman. I sang an entire Psalm (to my own music) when on my own halfway up a very high hill in Snowdonia, before realizing that the top of the hill was rather beyond my reach. And when I go into an empty parish church in the country I often sing one. I sang one to God alone in St Margaret South Elmham in Suffolk one drowsy afternoon in 2020, and just as I finished I realized that I was not alone at all - the entire church was full of sleepy hornets - there was one sitting just beside me (and I have the allergy if I am stung), so I stole away home, or at least, out of the church, rather gingerly...
 * You opened my eyes and ears, lovely, thank you. Spectacular even, - I love the sketch, and wish I had been one of those ladies! Recommended reading for all who watch this page. Singing (up to quartet) at the Gnadenthal church on bike tours is all I can offer in return ;) - on 13 June last year with the subject of my first article, - he set Psalm 121 for choir and organ, and nobody performed it yet, because the organ part is too difficult. I better upload an image of the interior. - When we sang the gently soaring Mendelssohn (pictured on my user page this year) the chaplain on duty kindly said that women's choir has been called "wie im Himmel" (as in Heaven) in Salzburg. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * - then you might enjoy the oft-repeated story of the Soviet Russian tenor Victor Nikitin who was born with a beautiful voice, but missed all or most of his training due to war, but when he sang in the trenches the German soldiers stopped firing to listen. And on another track - I (who have no religion) have always wanted to stand on top of a mountain at dawn and sing Sol Ovitur - a mediaeval hymn to Jesus as the rising sun, with the melody and the melismas taken straight and unaltered from the Arab tradition. As John Lennon said - "imagine there's no countries". Storye book (talk) 11:06, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thankyou for that - difficult to get up that mountain and then sing those melismata without the aspirates, at any rate for me (for any hill makes me huff and puff nowadays)! ;- It's said that Caruso used to call the daily news to the neighbouring hilltop village in his youth. And if your "hill" happens to be F6, who knows what you, or anyone else, may find at the top of it? The Book of Samuel warns us against worship of high places. Eebahgum (talk) 12:12, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , I have been surrounded by mountains most of my life. From Italy where we lived in the Piedmont, to Montana, to Alaska (two mountain ranges), I love climbing. I have now worn a path to my favorite overlook of the lake from Sirr Mt. Even in snow that is feet deep I will walk or mush to sing my morning songs as often as possible. I have done this for as long as I can remember every where I have lived. My songs are different than most but they are sung from my heart and my Spirit. They often are of those I love and care about. They are also songs of thanks to creator and the universe. They are tributes to the Colors I hear and the Songs I see around me. Sometimes I drag my cello or carry a flute or take my bowls to play. On the rare occasion I am accompanied by a friend that brings his drum. When he is not with me my heart keeps beat. It is not a life for everyone, there are hardships around ever bend in the river, but it is a life I love and a life I intend to live as full as I possibly can. I will sing a song for you and the little one. -- A Rose Wolf  14:38, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thankyou, Asareel. Eebahgum (talk) 17:24, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you all, and don't miss edit summary "A symphony is heard from the tops of the mountain to the depth of the sea, a symphony of Life and Love". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:51, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * "Abyssus abyssum invocat in voce cataractarum tuarum", he says in Psalm 42/41. And from the Soul to the Firmament. Eebahgum (talk) 17:24, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

February with Women in Red
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 15:10, 31 January 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging
 * I picked what's for me --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:25, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

WP:Refactor
Regarding this. I won't contest it. Sorry I offended you. -- Valjean (talk) 20:26, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not offended, but think I explained before that I don't want much white space to come with the template automatically. If a recipient prefers that, fine, and if you'd change your post by a preceding "clear", I'd also understand. I add a preceding "clear" if I see something in the right corner of a page, such as an archive box, which would separate header and image, and I add it when it separates header and box of the following comment, such as arbcom messages (when I notice). But I like normal text flowing freely ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:43, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I have no knowledge of any preceding history with those awards or spacing on that page. I just noticed that the image was flowing into other sections and added the "clear"s. I'm totally fine with anyone formatting their talk page as they wish. -- Valjean (talk) 22:14, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Bewertung von Artikeln
Guten Morgen Gerda, ich hoffe dir geht es gut. Kannst du mir sagen, wer im englischen WP berechtigt ist, Artikel zu bewerten und solche Noten zu vergeben: WikiProject_Biography/Assessment ?

Liebe Grüße - Gisbert ツ (talk)  Illustrate Wikipedia ! 05:22, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, no, I'm not interested in that topic. Classical music has no classes, did you know? stub, start, GA, FA, that's all. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:53, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Stub bis C darf jeder vergeben, inklusive der Haupt-Autoren des Artikels. Die Einstufung B sollte idealerweise von irgendjemand anders sein. GA und FA gehen durch zentrale Prozesse. —Kusma (talk) 07:58, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * danke --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:00, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Heinz Werner Zimmermann
Did you know that the article was begun by Jerome Kohl? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:26, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

See WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Recent deaths - similarly:
 * Herbert Achternbusch - PFHLai (talk) 20:56, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Emil Mangelsdorff - Stephen 00:16, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Erwin Eisch -  Spencer T• C 22:19, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Georg Christoph Biller - El_C 22:31, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, El C, you are top. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:42, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hans Neuenfels - Stephen 22:39, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * George Crumb - Muboshgu (talk) 23:27, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Peter Merseburger - PFHLai (talk) 03:59, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Franz Grave - PFHLai (talk) 01:06, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Christian Herwartz - TJMSmith (talk) 12:36, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Antonietta Stella - PFHLai (talk) 20:12, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Eleonore Schönborn - TJMSmith (talk) 12:23, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Inge Deutschkron - TJMSmith (talk) 17:12, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Oksana Shvets - PFHLai (talk) 04:45, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Artem Datsyshyn - PFHLai (talk) 23:08, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Michail Jurowski - PFHLai (talk) 18:18, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Serhiy Kot -  Spencer T• C 02:35, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Maks Levin - PFHLai (talk) 03:25, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Birgit Nordin - PFHLai (talk) 02:15, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Hellmuth Matiasek - PFHLai (talk) 01:23, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Philippe Boesmans -  Spencer T• C 00:17, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * article begun by GuillaumeTell --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Larysa Khorolets - PFHLai (talk) 11:07, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Radu Lupu - nominated -  Spencer T• C 00:22, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Harrison Birtwistle - Stephen 04:13, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Renate Holm - Pawnkingthree (talk) 18:31, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Ursula Lehr - PFHLai (talk) 05:03, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Qin Yi - Muboshgu (talk) 04:16, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Teresa Berganza - PFHLai (talk) 21:47, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * William Bennett (flautist) -  Spencer T• C 05:27, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Klara Höfels - Stephen 09:42, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thomas Resetarits - El_C 12:33, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Horst Sachtleben - filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 13:03, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Victor von Halem - PFHLai (talk) 21:02, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Friedrich Christian Delius -  Spencer T• C 02:32, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Kai Bumann - PFHLai (talk) 00:57, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Erasmus Schöfer - PFHLai (talk) 18:23, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Christof May - PFHLai (talk) 14:24, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Ivonne Haza - PFHLai (talk) 15:03, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Kurt Equiluz - PFHLai (talk) 04:17, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hans-Dieter Bader - PFHLai (talk) 15:55, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Ernst Jacobi - Muboshgu (talk) 04:13, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Katja Husen - PFHLai (talk) 10:02, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Richard Taruskin -  Spencer T• C 08:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Peter Brook - El_C 18:20, 6 July 2022 (UTC) (posted by Tone)
 * Alfred Koerppen - Anarchyte  ( talk ) 15:10, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Ruslana Pysanka - PFHLai (talk) 23:21, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hans-Joachim Hespos - PFHLai (talk) 12:11, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Alice Harnoncourt - PFHLai (talk) 17:20, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Maria Frisé - PFHLai (talk) 23:34, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Anastasiya Kobzarenko - PFHLai (talk) 15:15, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Eike Christian Hirsch - PFHLai (talk) 08:35, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Zofia Posmysz - PFHLai (talk) 17:52, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Jean-Jacques Sempé - El_C 20:22, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Matti Lehtinen - PFHLai (talk) 19:07, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Theo Sommer - PFHLai (talk) 23:31, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Ruth Lapide -  Spencer T• C 09:08, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Lars Vogt - PFHLai (talk) 05:27, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Mariella Mehr - DatGuyTalkContribs 21:00, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Jörg Faerber - PFHLai (talk) 14:56, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Barbara Stamm - PFHLai (talk) 05:50, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Mariana Nicolesco - Stephen 03:55, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Bernardo Adam Ferrero - Stephen 23:15, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Michael Ponti - Stephen 03:17, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Libor Pešek - Stephen 23:41, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Galina Pisarenko - Stephen 08:25, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Hannah Pick-Goslar - PFHLai (talk) 19:10, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wolf Schneider - PFHLai (talk) 18:01, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Werner Schulz -  Spencer T• C 02:35, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Ned Rorem - PFHLai (talk) 11:59, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Azio Corghi - PFHLai (talk) 22:13, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Michael Hampe - PFHLai (talk) 04:36, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hans Magnus Enzensberger - Bagumba (talk) 10:19, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Jens Bullerjahn -  Spencer T• C 01:19, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Christiane Hörbiger - Sam Walton (talk) 21:18, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Volodymyr Kozhukhar - PFHLai (talk) 02:15, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Wolf Erlbruch - PFHLai (talk) 18:20, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Werner Leich - PFHLai (talk) 02:30, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Dieter Henrich - PFHLai (talk) 03:05, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Wim Henderickx - Bagumba (talk) 22:44, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Manfred Messerschmidt -  Spencer T• C 01:19, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Georg Christoph Biller
Thank you, El C, you are top. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:42, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Talk headers
Hi Gerda, just saw that you removed a talk header from the Maureen Harding Clark article. I used to add a header to most (if not all) articles I created since I knew about it. I'll refrain from doing so in the future and only add one if there is a discussion.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 22:46, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Paradise Chronicle, less work for you: only for pages where good faith is in danger, - as the template documentation said: "Talk pages that are frequently misused, that attract frequent or perpetual debate, articles often subject to controversy, and highly-visible or popular topics may be appropriate for this template." - Only, researching now, I found that the line was dropped in the meantime, rather recently. I will not remove the template then, but I will not clutter articles I write with it, the first thing saying to some entering that they need to be told to assume good faith ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:05, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the research :). I'll still add it then, but to less articles.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 23:15, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Iridescent, what do you think? - I missed the change of the template doc. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:32, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Die ersten Menschen
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * this was another premiere by the Oper Frankfurt --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:48, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Review
Hi, can you review this article (Abel Decaux) for me? I recently undertook a large-scale expansion of it, a large part coming from the French article. I also added some information I knew not present in the aforementioned article. MarcelDupré1886 (talk) 17:58, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * if you have patience, yes, I don't speak French, though, so perhaps better ask someone else (also) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:11, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * as you can read on my user page: begun by Dr. Blofeld, expanded by Nikkimaria, further expanded together, and I thought about having lost RexxS for this project when I heard it last year --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:44, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

TFA thanks
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:18, 7 February 2022 (UTC) Since you are kind enough to thank everyone else on the day of their TFAs: thank you today for Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227, as you describe it: "Bach's longest motet, with a complex text alternating hymn stanzas from "Jesu, meine Freude" with biblical text from Paul's Letter to the Romans. The music, in a symmetrical arrangement of 11 movements, displays various vocal scorings (from 3 to 5 voices) and compositional variation and finesse. For the longest time, the motet was believed to have been composed for a certain funeral, but recent scholarship questioned that."! DanCherek (talk) 03:52, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you Dan, that's lovely! It was the work of many writing, reviewing, inspiring, - thanks to all! (more later) It played a special role in my life (perhaps more later). For the record the entry as Br'er Rabbit might have wanted it:

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Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy), BWV227, is a motet by J. S. Bach. In eleven movements for up to five voices, it is his longest and most musically complex motet. It is named after the 1653 Lutheran hymn "Jesu, meine Freude" by Johann Franck; the hymn's six stanzas form the motet's odd-numbered movements. Bach used the hymn tune by Johann Crüger in five different chorale settings (example pictured). The hymn's text focuses on an emotional bond to Jesus, complementing the doctrinal text from the Epistle to the Romans used for the even-numbered movements. Jesu, meine Freude is one of the few works by Bach for five vocal parts, in a structure of symmetries on different layers. It is unclear when the motet was written. Bach scholar Christoph Wolff believed that Bach may have compiled it to educate his choir incomposition techniques and theology; an earlier theory that it was written for a 1723 funeral in Leipzig is now discredited. In 1927, it became the first of Bach motets to be recorded. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:18, 7 February 2022 (UTC) }}
 * "Jesus, my joy"; wonderful words, especially in these times. A good read! Panini! 🥪 13:53, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to see another editor had the same thought as me (thanks, !) and came to your page to give you a thanks. Nice work here, Gerda. Cheers.  Tkbrett  (✉) 15:31, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, both, and - as said above - the many others involved. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:35, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you Gerda, and all the others, for writing this up so beautifully. Drmies (talk) 16:37, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * What an absolute joy to read and very deserving of TFA. Gerda and others, the writing of this article very eloquently describes this beautiful motet. Thank you to all involved! -- A Rose Wolf  18:10, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you two, blushing a bit. For the album: 7 February 2022, - two women pictured, I like that, and late also Neuenfels (for whom I need to do a bit more). Help with George Crumb welcome, everybody. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * both these articles are better, but improvements still wanted --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:28, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Joyful greetings
Hi Gerta, last night I came across this interesting short documentary:. I of course immediately went to Wikipedia to learn about Georg Christoph Stertzing. Was surprised he wasn’t on Wikipedia yet. I assumed I would find an article you started and put to DYK! I did a rough translation. Does it look like there’s a lot out there to fill it out? All the best, Thriley (talk) 04:59, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I've looked up MGG but they don't have an article on him; only mentioning him in the Eisenach entry, describing the history of the organs of the Georgenkirche:


 * It also credits him with working on other organs in other churches in the town:


 * However, Grove does have an entry of the Stertzing family as a whole. It's a bit late at night here for me to start writing stuff up, but if you're interested, I can mail you over the contents if you don't have access to it. Or I'll bother with checking it tomorrow. Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs)  05:56, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, and interesting, - I'll look but two people died who deserve better articles, and one is on the Main page already, - later. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 8 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you! Feel free to email! Best, Thriley (talk) 17:39, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Eight years
And is it that long? The older you get, the faster time flies. Wetman 2603:7000:9901:41BA:6C73:73C:2892:ED (talk) 13:38, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I think it is, not relying on my memory but the archive. Look around for music, - always liked chatting with you on the precious occasions! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:41, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Foto Sabine Meyer
Guten Abend Gerda, du hast mir für den Wechsel des Fotos gedankt. Wie findest du die Version dieses Fotos in der niederländischen WP? --- Gisbert ツ (talk)  Illustrate Wikipedia ! 20:59, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * the format is rather more standard, and once her upper arm is "cut", why not the lower also? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:07, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Ich hatte eher den Hintergrund im Blick: schwarz auf nl, jetzt weiß (statt blau mit grauem Streifen) auf en.--- Gisbert ツ (talk)  Illustrate Wikipedia !   04:16, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I was blind for the background, - now that I looked I find the black needlessly dramatic. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for St. Sylvester, Schwabing
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ... and that I spent Silvester at St. Sylvester? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:32, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Peace?
Feel free to publicise User:Boud/Draft:WikiProject Peace to people likely to be interested. Boud (talk) 22:12, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
 * this looks like a good idea, countering all the battles, but - with a backlog of my own projects - I feel I can't commit to serious work. Call me when translations from German are needed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:04, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Holger Mühlbauer
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

WP:URFA/2020
Hi Gerda, I've noticed that you have been nominating older articles for TFA. I think this is great because it helps with TFA diversity. There's a project called WP:URFA/2020 where editors review older featured articles to ensure that they still meet the featured article criteria. Can you check some articles on the list to ensure they meet the FA criteria? Specifically, after you check the article for a TFA nomination, can you mark the article as "satisfactory" at URFA/2020 to let us know that someone has checked the article? Please ping me if you have any questions. Thanks. Z1720 (talk) 13:58, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, - I only nominate where I check the quality myself, but feel free to doublecheck --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:04, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
Thank you! GiantSnowman 14:43, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you for coming over --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:29, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Dear Gerda, it's truly a pleasure to hear again from a cordial and constructive individual who works to bring light, rather than heat, to Wikipedia and to the world! Nihil novi (talk) 09:29, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

...coincidentially, also 45th wedding anniversary. David notMD (talk) 09:48, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
 * that's cute, David, please pass the little Valentine flowers to your wife, with congratulations ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:30, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Marguerite Priola
Thanks for yours efforts on Marguerite Priola, including the box. You may be interested to know that the image has been nominated for FP. See the WiR talk page for details. If it gets enough support, sooner or later it should be featured on the main page. Enjoy your vacation. We'll be driving back to Luxembourg from Denmark tomorrow.--Ipigott (talk) 15:36, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

With love from Paris
Hallo Gerda and thanks for completing drafts I involuntarily left behind. Still active on the French Wiki although at a much slower pace than before. Like the Olympics in 1900, the aim and values were praise worthy then and now... I still have fun translating articles from German and English under I.P though, the attribution issue being now completely meaningless.

I post this message from a Parisian cybercafe so if any well meant sysop wants to delete it and block the E.P, who cares ?

I wish you well. LouisAlain.
 * Thank you, I love love. Just returned from a concert with mostly French organ music played by the new one at the Boni, details above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:49, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Silbenstrich
Any lurkers interested in musical notation might like to join in. Uncle G (talk) 06:17, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I left a comment. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:37, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * As a de-N, enjoy the German source. &#9786;  vide Johannes de Garlandia (music theorist).  Uncle G (talk) 19:37, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Non-standard formatting of ledes
Dear Gerda: Please, please, please stop reformatting Bach cantata as you did this morning. That formatting is unlike anything I've ever seen in a lede. You did the same thing on List of Bach cantatas, again breaking conventions/consensus on ledes. Why are making edits like this? Please stop. Thanks, Mathsci (talk) 09:39, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
 * What do you suggest to mention these dedicated articles more prominently, for background? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:49, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I hope I found a way: including the links in the prose (but silently thinking that they are less obvious that way). Everybody: we talk about List of Bach cantatas, a historic article, with a redirect Cantatas (Bach), and - name derived from it - Bach cantata, meant (in 2010) as an introduction to them. Now some think that the derived name is not good, and a move request is up (by JackofOz) to move it - of all names - to the present redirect for the list article. Confusion guaranteed. Help with a better name - if we really need one - wanted!! It doesn't help that - as I noticed only now - a sophisticated list was added recently to the introduction article, which should probably be split in introduction - if we still want it - and that list.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:35, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
 * . Mathsci (talk) 10:59, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:38, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Why are you canvassing other wikipedians? Mathsci (talk) 15:58, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I am not, I just explain what is not obvious to someone unaware of the history. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:52, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * . Hard not to remember the song of the fairy tale imp from the Brothers Grimm: --Mathsci (talk) 09:57, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * interesting connection - everybody knows my real name, and you should not quote out of context: the key information of being Chanson à bouche fermée. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:06, 23 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I am surprised that you wrote that. It does take effort and experience to create general introductory content. In this case, there are at least 6 good reliable sources that give general concise and readable introductory texts that do not involve lists. In the German/English language, there are 60 pages by Alfred Dürr; similarly for Jack Westrup, William G. Whittaker, Christoph Wolff (in English), Gilles Cantagrel (in French) and Günther Zedler (German). The fact that nobody has written a proper wikipedia article is irrelevant; no proper wikipedia article has been written on Partitas for keyboard (Bach), aka Clavier-Übung I. For Clavier-Übung III, introductory content does exist on wikipedia (and is summarised from Peter Williams' books). Mathsci (talk) 16:41, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * A good article about the subject would be needed, but I am quite critical of my poor efforts of long ago, and that's what we have, and that's what is no longer linked from other articles. (Take BWV 1, for example.) You might be better to write a proper introduction. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:52, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with you on that. The Harnoncourt-Leonhardt boxed set has 98 pages in English in the hardcover booklet, written by Dürr, Schuhmacher, Krummacher, Geck, Wolff, Jordahn, Hoffmann-Erbecht, Gojowy, Harnoncourt and Blankenburg. OTOH for Handel, for example, the BBC guide to Handel Concertos by Stanley Sadie is a good source: I've used it for 3 articles. Similarly the three volumes of Winton Dean on Handel's Operas and Oratorios are good sources: individual operas take some effort (I helped with Giulio Cesare). Sometimes "less is more": Frédéric Chopin, for example, is concise yet encyclopedic. Mathsci (talk) 17:37, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Danke
...hierfür Herr, gib uns Mut zum Hören LG --Ἀστερίσκος (talk) 10:36, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
 * gerne! besonders gerne sogar denn Mut - courage - war letztes Jahr mein Schlüsselwort. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:59, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
 * well done :-) --Ἀστερίσκος (talk) 18:42, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ... und nun de:In Freundschaft --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:12, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Sehr schön, freut mich sehr, besonders auf der Basis meiner damaligen Freundschaft zum Komponisten ,-) LG--Ἀστερίσκος (talk) 19:34, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Ein Freund von mir ist Komponist, und sein Vater war ein Freund von Stockhausen, der In Freundschaft komponiert hat, und der Benutzer, der den Artikel über das Werk geschrieben hat, war ein Freund hier, auch wenn ich ihn getroffen habe. Und ein anderer Freund hat in einer Aufführung von Hymnen mitgewirkt, und sich gefreut, dass sie im Artikel erwähnt wird. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:42, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Na, alle Achtung! Hatte mal einen kurzen Wortwechsel mit JK, wusste nicht, dass er 2020+ LG --Ἀστερίσκος (talk) 20:00, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank You
Thank You-RFD (talk) 14:35, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for creating the article! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:32, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank You-Franz Grave
Again thank you-RFD (talk) 20:05, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Wanted to let you know...
Hello, hope you are doing well. I am reaching out as a courtesy to let you know that I've put forward a second TFA nomination for the April 22 date, after your nomination of Kathleen Ferrier. Don't know yet if mine will be selected, but thought it would be proper to let you know that I have also put my interest on that date as well. Truly admire how you keep Brian Boulton's memory alive with all of his wonderful work. Thank you for your time and have a great start to your week! Pseud 14 (talk) 03:22, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you for telling me --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:16, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Did you ever see this?
Hi Gerda, I just saw this (from 2009) on the internet and find we are both in it! And for the right reasons...! I didn't know I was such a pompous windbag back in 2009 (but it comes as no surprise). I wonder if you ever saw it? Maybe I did, and have forgotten, but the Internet is (almost) eternal. That is even pre-Precious... I had only been editing for 3 years! Eebahgum (talk) 22:04, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * (Scrolling down) and I seem to have responded at the time but had totally forgotten about it. I am a dotard Eebahgum (talk) 22:10, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * no, had not seen that, cute, thank you ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:12, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Wellenburger Allee, usw.
Like my new user-talk photo? Makes a nice seasonal desktop. BTW, I discovered there's no English version of Schloss Wellenburg. – Sca (talk) 16:43, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, lovely - I'm busy with a translation and booked into March, - perhaps Vami IV could help? Or try a translation in a sandbox and let me check it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:50, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Ukraine
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Did you know ...

... that the Ukrainian mixed chamber choir OREYA won a special prize for the best interpretation of a religious choral work at the 14th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf?

1 November 2016 Yoninah loved the image, - she thought it was my first on the Main page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:30, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Tears for brave Ukraine -- Milkunderwood (talk) 08:27, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
 * prayer for Ukraine (2000) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:34, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, I've been thinking about this a lot today. Those poor people, and I fear their suffering is just beginning. Coincidentally, -- well, sort of -- I was just listening to Dmitry Bortniansky. Antandrus (talk) 22:48, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Prayer for Ukraine (1885) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:09, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I woke up determined to expand the article, and translate it, - help? We so far have Ukainian, Moldavian, Italian and Japanese. I'll do German. Please note other plans here for coordination. Anybody bold enough for Russian? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:21, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for expanding, DanCherek and Микола Василечко and some gnomes! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:12, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Christian Herwartz
He held regular peace prayers. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:21, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Prayer for Ukraine
Thank you for your terrific work on the Prayer for Ukraine article—I think I'm going to put some things aside to work on Mykola Lysenko's article. I was considering trying to start some kind of event at the CM project page to work on Ukranian music articles, what do you think about this? I feel like I (or you and I, if you have any interest) could assemble a list of important articles for the project to work on. Not sure if it would be limited to composers, maybe also performers or genres? If you don't have time, I understand, just thought I'd ask about it! I did finally get around to adding more to Crumb's article, by the way, though I think Lysenko will take priority for the time being. Aza24 (talk) 00:23, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you so much - and I woke up thinking that I'd mobilise QAI ;) - I first want to polish the article some more, and nominate for DYK, and then see what's missing, first from the OREYA playlist and the essay about composers cited in the article. If you could add sources to the hymn from what you find for Lysenko, that would be great. We had Kateryna Kasper. Usually, new "needed articles" just come by red links for me, but feel free to do it more formally for CM. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks to Nikkimaria for a French version --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:56, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Viktor Matiuk is ripe for creation! DanCherek (talk) 20:34, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, lovely! Thank you for your work on this article, the message(s) you left on my talk page, and of course, prayers for Ukraine. Panini!  • 🥪 00:13, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the support! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:26, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Collecting more sources

 * My Memoirs: Life’s Journey through WWII and Various Historical Events of the 21st Century about 1991
 * Guest opinion: Attack on Ukraine touches all of us 2022
 * Most Large-Scale Performance of the Spiritual Anthem “Prayer for Ukraine”: Karazin University to Set a Record St. Athanasius Ukrainian Catholic Church 2017
 * Prayer for Ukraine (M.Lysenko), “Oremus” Quartet 25 Feb 2022
 * Watch Saturday Night Live’s Powerful Ode to Ukraine toronto99.com 27 Feb 2022
 * Inter-Faith Commemoration of the Seventieth Anniversary of the Forced Deportation of Ukraine’s Crimean Tatars 31 May 2014
 * On Friday, the First Session of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 6th Convocation, Elected at an Early Parliamentary Election on 30 September 2007, Will Commence Proceedings rada.gov.ua 2007
 * Child Bandura players set national record on Independence Day in Kherson 2016


 * do you see what I see: this quotes our article
 * not a ref but don't miss video of a Swedish and a Ukrainian chidren's choir together --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:17, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Dan, do you think we should some of these? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:32, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your work on the article and for the DYK nomination. I'll look through these and add some. I don't think the Toronto99 SNL one is needed though, the existing sources in the article cover that performance pretty well. DanCherek (talk) 19:39, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ...though I like their link to The Ukrainian Weekly with some background about the New York choir and will probably use that. DanCherek (talk) 19:40, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you sooo much --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:27, 1 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Dan, motherjones - has a good pic and description, including that only last minute/seconds you see what the candles spell --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:37, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
 * yourclassical.org
 * book: Postwar Continuity and New Challenges in Central Europe, 1918–1923: The War That Never Ended 2021
 * classoical voice
 * a coin: aguru.pro
 * gala concert: opera.com.ua --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:53, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
 * worldwide - 2008: https://risu.ua/en/on-august-24-simultaneous-worldwide-prayer-to-be-held-for-ukraine_n92536 risu.ua] --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:57, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I am going to be offline for much of today but will take a look later when I get a chance! DanCherek (talk) 14:24, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

PDF of choral music score IN ENGLISH
Hi - sorry to cause extra traffic... [i'm new as a contributor] I was trying to post an ENGLISH language music score. All i can find anywhere are Cyrillic language lyrics scores. please point me to the english language score that you had found. (we're using it this sunday in our service) https://www.firstumusic.com/ukraine/Prayer%20for%20Ukraine%20in%20C.pdf Thank you Willsherr (talk) 19:49, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Not sure I understand, Willsherr. A link was added to the article that didn't work for me, - was that by you? I can read this, and it is in English. Do you mean the other stanzas? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:07, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Valery Gergiev
Perhaps you saw this:
 * Waleri Gergijew: München entlässt Chefdirigent der Philharmoniker

– Sca (talk) 13:25, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
 * yes, sure, days ago when you saw it coming - I saw him conduct recently, and don't know if I should keep the name and image --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:34, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Thinking of you
Many years since you awarded me a precious gem, I still remember and think of you with great fondness. Many hugs. Ellin Beltz (talk) 00:11, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, dear Ellin, that warms my heart. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:21, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

March editathons
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:37, 27 February 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Do you take suggestions for precious?
I know this old curmudgeonly PhD historiographer who is sort of legendary for being contrary and dismissive of others. But look at the guy's daily edits. He just adds sources. About EVERYTHING. Reliable ones. He doesn't always cite, but his sources inevitably prove to be good ones. Knowing his decidedly and openly rightist bent, it wouldn't surprise me that an inevitable result of his involvement on Wikipedia is a rightist bent towards sourcing... That said, he's a sourcing machine. In Wikipedia history, an influential presence. Deserves more than a barnstar. BusterD (talk) 20:27, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
 * best solution: you do it - the template is on the award's talk, the next number is 2706 - after awarding, please add to the award list --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:43, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
 * and done, beautifully --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:27, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Margarethe Düren has been accepted
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DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:50, 28 February 2022 (UTC) Thank you, that's another one by LouisAlain saved. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Forgotten French opera singers
If you're interested, I've just put a short piece together on Yvonne Dubel.--Ipigott (talk) 11:47, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, will look, planning a singer too for today --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:48, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Hope
Maria Moscisca: Hope there are not to many edit conflicts. Grimes2 (talk) 11:52, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
 * no problem so far - thank you for digging up sources! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:54, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Translation please
Gerda - can you tell me if this book was self-published or published by a legitimate publishing company? <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.2em 0.2em,#BFFF00 0.4em 0.4em 0.5em;color:#A2006D"> Atsme 💬 📧 15:39, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Publisher seems to be reliable. Grimes2 (talk) 16:03, 3 March 2022 (UTC)


 * What makes you say that? It seems to have been a tiny business and I'm not sure the publisher even exists anymore. I see no reason to assume they check what they publish for accuracy. —Kusma (talk) 16:28, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry I was confused: Mixed it up with Verlag Eugen Ulmer. Grimes2 (talk) 16:38, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, that makes sense. Almost happened to me too :) —Kusma (talk) 17:21, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
 * They did publish theses for pay. Several books by the publishing company's main editor, Jörg Ulrich. Essentially the question is how much you trust him. (The conspicuous blue volumes in the back are Marx/Engels). —Kusma (talk) 17:20, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
 * It's a dog book that has been cited quite a bit by other RS. <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.2em 0.2em,#BFFF00 0.4em 0.4em 0.5em;color:#A2006D"> Atsme 💬 📧 19:56, 3 March 2022 (UTC) Adding this link to Jstor. 20:01, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That JSTOR link is about the other publisher. Your dog book is from "Ulmer Manuskripte", the JSTOR link is "Eugen Ulmer". I think you'll need to determine the reliability of your dog book by what other WP:RS say about it and use it for (WP:UBO). If they all say "this is the definitive book on bulldogs" then your book can be relied upon even if the publisher doesn't inspire confidence. (Vaguely reminds me of an example from mathematics: Thomas Royen's proof of the Gaussian correlation inequality is generally accepted now although he first published it in a predatory journal that any "serious" mathematician would usually ignore). —Kusma (talk) 20:50, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Prayer for Ukraine
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 * (It's just a couple of references though, nothing major.  SN54129  15:27, 4 March 2022 (UTC))

Thank You
Thank you, Gerda. I had to chuckle a little about your edit summary here though. I did not know that you are wary of Arbcom. But then I understood your edit. :) --Gereon K. (talk) 11:18, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I was admonished and restricted, and never understood why. I wrote He was despised before, and protested just standing and singing. That is still my only weapon. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:25, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Messiah (Handel) scheduled for TFA
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Prayer for Ukraine - thanks
Thanks, Gerda, for drawing our attention to this. We will be using it. Bermicourt (talk) 10:47, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, - see above about translating to other languages --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:52, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

RFC
I started a RFC on the DYK talk page with a mention of Prayer for Ukraine. SL93 (talk) 23:25, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Some think that an article about an 1885 piece of music should not be shown on the Main page now. But then when, I ask? Wikipedia talk:Did you know --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:06, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Prayer for Ukraine
Hello Gerda! I have seen you posting on some people's talk pages about Prayer for Ukraine (nothing bad about it). Today I"m going to get the chance to play the song for myself. I'm glad that there are people out there who do support Ukraine (including me), they really need it. I watched a video recently about how this war started, and it appears it's just because Russia is jealous that Ukraine was able to find a lot of natural gas, making Ukraine second to Russia in natural gas (i may be misinterpreting that as I tend to have terrible memory). Hope you continue to do well. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 14:53, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, Blaze Wolf - I took the photo that I posted, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:04, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I did not know that. Assuming you are referring to the photo with the flowers (which is the one I see that mentions the song) it looks very pretty. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 15:07, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * now I don't know which you mean, - I talk about the one beginning the thread here, of a choir from Zhytomyr, - another photo from there just above. I take many of flowers, so that may also be by me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:12, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah my bad. I was looking at the one at the top of this page (below the DYK part). That still looks very good. Also, I just noticed that at the top of your talk page, there's this string of text:  I would assume that's meant to display as an image/gif? ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 15:18, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks, very observant - it was used for a "in memoriam" box --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:28, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah alright. Anyways, I hope you have a good day(/night/evening/whatever time it is for you). ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 15:35, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I have a user page where you can find out ;) - best wishes for you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:39, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Elena Tsallagova
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 9 March 2022 (UTC) seen in Munich 10 February - wanted to say: ... that Elena Tsallagova, an operatic soprano born in Vladikavkaz, appeared as Janáček's Cunning Vixen at the Paris Opera? ... was it too dangerous to say that a soprano from Russia performs in Europe? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:06, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Nabucco
Sorry, I took my eyes off my watchlist and when I returned just now, the clock had just ticked over midnight at UTC and the item has disappeared off the mainpage. And by the way, this edit did not trigger a ping as explained in the lead of Help:Notifications (look for the word in bold font).  Schwede 66  00:20, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem, I thought you were watching, and if not had more important things to do, as I had. I know that a ping works only with a new signature, but when my mind is somewhere else I forget. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 * To all: I nominated Nabucco for GA, in memory of Viva-Verdi, - all help welcome. Va, pensiero. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:29, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

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DYK for Bridal Suite (Bernstein)
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Hedwig Hillengaß has been accepted
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>>> Ingenuity . talk ; 12:20, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, another one by LouisAlain saved --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:08, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Barnstar for you

 * thank you but we must have a few misunderstandings ;) - Kafka was no DYK (see the one and only userbox on my user page) - I'm not working hard, I mean: creating articles is soft/fun/pleasure - what's sometimes hard is not being understood, but I'm getting better at it --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:58, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Many thanks
For fixing my coding error on Template:Did you know nominations/Stephen Bishop (cave explorer). I remain hopeful that someday the DYK? will get approved for Stephen Bishop (cave explorer) will get approved and moved into the queue but yikes the backlog is sooooo long... Oh well, have a great weekend - Shearonink (talk) 16:45, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Ninth
I added a ref for an interesting recent article from the NY Times about the first performance of Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven). I do not want to expand it personally, for an article of this importance in a field I know only as an ignorant music-lover. Could you take at look at the article in the NYT and add what is necessary. (And I see the Louis Duport article needs great expansion, which I am similarly not competent to do--can you suggest someone?  DGG ( talk ) 07:20, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Forum Thomanum
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Did you know ...

... that in 2002, Georg Christoph Biller and others conceived the Forum Thomanum as a new music educational campus for the Thomanerchor, Bach's choir dating back to 1212?
 * Komm, o Tod, des Schlafes Bruder --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:23, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Anna Korsun
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 14 March 2022 (UTC) the only real nation is humanity --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:23, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Missa Sanctae Caeciliae
—Kusma (talk) 12:03, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * heard on New Year's Eve --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:17, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Nahe wollt der Herr uns sein
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:06, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * in memory of Werner Bardenhewer --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:42, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

In case you haven't seen it already
Hell GA. This made my morning a good one :-) MarnetteD&#124;Talk 14:21, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, good to know! While our DYK still debates if we may show Ukrainian topics at all. DYK that Nabucco is under GA review, just because of Va, pensiero? Die Gedanken sind frei, in German. Listen to Freiheit, schöner Götterfunken. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:33, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * More thanks to you GA. I think that the first time I heard Freude changed to Freiheit was a concert conducted by Leonard Bernstein with the VP celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 14:53, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Exactly, that was the model. Did you hear bass and choir pronounce it in the video, very crisp, also "Kuss". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:04, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes :-) Thanks for mentioning it so your talk page watchers will be aware of it! MarnetteD&#124;Talk 15:17, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * It could be their award for speaking up in the discussion. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:19, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Vladyslav Buialskyi
I created Vladyslav Buialskyi, after listening to a concert for Ukraine. He's the young soloist at the start of the video. Hoping that they will upload the full concert! DanCherek (talk) 20:10, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you for sharing, and make a DYK please --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:45, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Franz Grave
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Mass in D major (Dvořák)
 Schwede 66  12:03, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
 * the one and only piece I recorded on LP, as a school project --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:33, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Maria Moscisca
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Giedrė Šlekytė in Alte Oper
Giedrė Šlekytė will conduct Dvorak Cello and Scriabin 2 at Alte Oper Frankfurt on 19 June 2022. I think, an interesting program. Grimes2 (talk) 19:55, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, yes, interesting! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nabucco
The article Nabucco you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nabucco for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of GeneralPoxter -- GeneralPoxter (talk) 01:01, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for passing it, GeneralPoxter - Va, pensiero --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:25, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK qpq done
Hello Gerda, long time! I completed the Takla Chamoun nomination with a QPQ. Please let me know if it's okay now. I also left some notes to Ladislaja's nomination page. el.ziade (talkallam) 10:27, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, and hadn't even noticed that it was missing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:53, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Stephan MacLeod
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks to all who made it possible for this to appear on Bach's birthday. I sang dona nobis pacem in the U.S. the day before the Iraq war decision. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

April Editathons from Women in Red
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 22:44, 22 March 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Prayer for Ukraine
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 23 March 2022 (UTC) <div style="margin: auto; max-width:25em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba( 192, 192, 192, 0.75 ); border-radius: 1em; border: 1px solid #a7d7f9; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0.5em 1em 1em; color: black;" class="ui-helper-clearfix">

Did you know ...

... that the 1885 spiritual anthem Prayer for Ukraine was performed by a choir from New York on Saturday Night Live?

Schon gewusst?

Beim Benefizkonzert für die Ukraine erklan­gen in Anna Korsuns Marevo auch die zarten, fließen­den Klänge Singen­der Sägen.
 * stand and sing - ongoing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:10, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Note
Gerda,, , thanks to all of you for your excellent work. Y'all exemplify the best of what our community can do. Drmies (talk) 00:19, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, ! It was an enjoyable one to work on, and always a pleasure to collaborate with others :) DanCherek (talk) 01:11, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * blushing - let's not forget Микола Василечко and the gnomes for this article, and strong support of many for the connected articles, also reviewers, and those in the processes to bring things to the Main page: thanks to all of you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:32, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

weird question
any WP:RD content I can help you out with? I've currently got content at TFA and DYK, so I thought it'd be a nice rounding-out if I helped with something at ITN, too. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 00:19, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * congrats to your first TFA, SLAPP Suits! I have DYK and RD today, both took (too) long to appear, and I have de:Anna Korsun on the German DYK (which came fast, and de:Prayer for Ukraine was 3 March). - You could nominate Artem Datsyshyn, - I didn't because its shortish, and the was gone from one day to the other ("Beautiful perfor­mance and joy in the eyes of young viewers give hope that beauty will help us save our fragile world!", 2014), and I didn't want three noms at the same time ... - see him here. - For the actress below, I'll offer you the quirky irony that she played in a Russian-Ukrainian tv series, unless we want to get even more quirky and say that she played in the series Mystery of St. Patrick and was killed on St. Patrick's Day. - weird question: want to join the cabal? 'cause you are a member by what you do, and your name is in the TFA section ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:10, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank ya thank ya, it feels good! And why thank you for the offer, I would love to join your cabal ;) I've expanded Datsyshyn's article a bit, did some copyediting; I was sortaaa hoping that it could make it to the MP today-ish but I realize now that this was a pipe dream. Should've planned that one in advance. Are Russian-Ukrainian tv series common? I wouldn't think they would be, although it doesn't seem impossible... theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 08:23, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * thank ya thank ya - you could nominate and just see what happens, which could be nothing but worth trying, - don't believe in miracles. rely on them. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:32, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * and so you did before I hit "publish" - one miracle happened! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:39, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * great minds, etc. :D theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 09:24, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * today: death of Steve Wilhite, inventor of the GIF (how's that pronounced)? my thanks to his work, he brought good :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 22:01, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Oleksandr Oksanchenko
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I wish we could have had him pictured. Don't miss Note. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:32, 24 March 2022 (UTC)


 * "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." ~ John Stuart Mill
 * Oleksandr Oksanchenko didn't ask for this war or for it to claim his life but he took a stand for what he believed in. I will not judge a warrior's heart on the merit of his fight but how well he fought for what he believed. Thank you Gerda for nominating and everyone that contributed to this wonderful article. It was an incredible read about an amazing Song. -- A Rose  Wolf  14:31, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Prayer for Ukraine
The article Prayer for Ukraine you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Prayer for Ukraine for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message not delivered by Legobot, due to some sort of bot-malfunction, apologies for the manual handling and concomitant delay, on behalf of Serial Number 54129 -- Serial Number 54129 (talk) 14:18, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * while the bot didn't do its job, you found the perfect position, SN - it appeared on DYK yesterday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Rose Delaunay
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1
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Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern ('How beautifully the morning star shines', BWV1, is a church cantata for the Annunciation by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed his chorale cantata in 1725, based on Philipp Nicolai's 1599 hymn, for the 25 March Marian feast which coincided with Palm Sunday that year. The theme of the hymn suits both occasions, in a spirit of longing expectation of an arrival. The hymn was paraphrased by a contemporary poet who retained its first and last stanzas unchanged, set as a chorale fantasia and the closing chorale, but transformed the inner stanzas into a sequence of alternating recitatives and arias. Bach scored the work for three vocal soloists, a four-part choir and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of two horns, two oboes da caccia, two solo violins (part pictured), strings and continuo. It is the last chorale cantata of his second cantata cycle, begins the Bach-Gesellschaft's 1851 complete edition of his works and is listed as No. 1 in the 1950 Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis.

25 March · also Rose Delaunay · Oksana Shvets · Artem Datsyshyn Thanks to all who helped to Today's featured article/March 25, 2022 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:13, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

 * blushing - yes, thoroughly, and your comment also! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:16, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Michail Jurowski

 * sad record: three on one day --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:30, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ... two of them from Ukraine, the third a Russian who left Moscow in 1990, and then went on to conduct the orchestra where my brother plays. I just listened to a live opera from Hannover, and after applause, the whole ensemble performed Prayer for Ukraine, and the announcer said they do that after every performance. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:58, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, as always, for the articles! A little BWV 1–Prayer for Ukraine mix for you:
 * DanCherek (talk) 12:08, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that sounds so harmonious! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:13, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that sounds so harmonious! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:13, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Bewahre uns, Gott
—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
 * written in "heavy" times Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:45, 27 March 2022 (UTC)--

A barnstar for you!

 * thank you, Bilorv --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:16, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Congratulation Gerda. Grimes2 (talk) 11:18, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Pseudonymous recordings
I thought this article might interest you. I came across it while DABfixing a link to Berlin Symphony Orchestra in Franz R. Friedl (whose German article doesn't encourage me to seek him out). Narky Blert (talk) 12:38, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
 * yes, interesting, but weather is too good for reading right now --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * thank you, appreciated! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:22, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Eleonore Schönborn
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Franz Grave
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Mass in D major (Dvořák)
 Schwede 66  12:03, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
 * the one and only piece I recorded on LP, as a school project --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:33, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Maria Moscisca
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Giedrė Šlekytė in Alte Oper
Giedrė Šlekytė will conduct Dvorak Cello and Scriabin 2 at Alte Oper Frankfurt on 19 June 2022. I think, an interesting program. Grimes2 (talk) 19:55, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, yes, interesting! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nabucco
The article Nabucco you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nabucco for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of GeneralPoxter -- GeneralPoxter (talk) 01:01, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for passing it, GeneralPoxter - Va, pensiero --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:25, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK qpq done
Hello Gerda, long time! I completed the Takla Chamoun nomination with a QPQ. Please let me know if it's okay now. I also left some notes to Ladislaja's nomination page. el.ziade (talkallam) 10:27, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, and hadn't even noticed that it was missing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:53, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Stephan MacLeod
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks to all who made it possible for this to appear on Bach's birthday. I sang dona nobis pacem in the U.S. the day before the Iraq war decision. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

April Editathons from Women in Red
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 22:44, 22 March 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Prayer for Ukraine
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 23 March 2022 (UTC) <div style="margin: auto; max-width:25em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba( 192, 192, 192, 0.75 ); border-radius: 1em; border: 1px solid #a7d7f9; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0.5em 1em 1em; color: black;" class="ui-helper-clearfix">

Did you know ...

... that the 1885 spiritual anthem Prayer for Ukraine was performed by a choir from New York on Saturday Night Live?

Schon gewusst?

Beim Benefizkonzert für die Ukraine erklan­gen in Anna Korsuns Marevo auch die zarten, fließen­den Klänge Singen­der Sägen.
 * stand and sing - ongoing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:10, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Note
Gerda,, , thanks to all of you for your excellent work. Y'all exemplify the best of what our community can do. Drmies (talk) 00:19, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, ! It was an enjoyable one to work on, and always a pleasure to collaborate with others :) DanCherek (talk) 01:11, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * blushing - let's not forget Микола Василечко and the gnomes for this article, and strong support of many for the connected articles, also reviewers, and those in the processes to bring things to the Main page: thanks to all of you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:32, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

weird question
any WP:RD content I can help you out with? I've currently got content at TFA and DYK, so I thought it'd be a nice rounding-out if I helped with something at ITN, too. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 00:19, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * congrats to your first TFA, SLAPP Suits! I have DYK and RD today, both took (too) long to appear, and I have de:Anna Korsun on the German DYK (which came fast, and de:Prayer for Ukraine was 3 March). - You could nominate Artem Datsyshyn, - I didn't because its shortish, and the was gone from one day to the other ("Beautiful perfor­mance and joy in the eyes of young viewers give hope that beauty will help us save our fragile world!", 2014), and I didn't want three noms at the same time ... - see him here. - For the actress below, I'll offer you the quirky irony that she played in a Russian-Ukrainian tv series, unless we want to get even more quirky and say that she played in the series Mystery of St. Patrick and was killed on St. Patrick's Day. - weird question: want to join the cabal? 'cause you are a member by what you do, and your name is in the TFA section ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:10, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank ya thank ya, it feels good! And why thank you for the offer, I would love to join your cabal ;) I've expanded Datsyshyn's article a bit, did some copyediting; I was sortaaa hoping that it could make it to the MP today-ish but I realize now that this was a pipe dream. Should've planned that one in advance. Are Russian-Ukrainian tv series common? I wouldn't think they would be, although it doesn't seem impossible... theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 08:23, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * thank ya thank ya - you could nominate and just see what happens, which could be nothing but worth trying, - don't believe in miracles. rely on them. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:32, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * and so you did before I hit "publish" - one miracle happened! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:39, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * great minds, etc. :D theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 09:24, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
 * today: death of Steve Wilhite, inventor of the GIF (how's that pronounced)? my thanks to his work, he brought good :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 22:01, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Oleksandr Oksanchenko
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I wish we could have had him pictured. Don't miss Note. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:32, 24 March 2022 (UTC)


 * "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." ~ John Stuart Mill
 * Oleksandr Oksanchenko didn't ask for this war or for it to claim his life but he took a stand for what he believed in. I will not judge a warrior's heart on the merit of his fight but how well he fought for what he believed. Thank you Gerda for nominating and everyone that contributed to this wonderful article. It was an incredible read about an amazing Song. -- A Rose  Wolf  14:31, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Prayer for Ukraine
The article Prayer for Ukraine you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Prayer for Ukraine for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message not delivered by Legobot, due to some sort of bot-malfunction, apologies for the manual handling and concomitant delay, on behalf of Serial Number 54129 -- Serial Number 54129 (talk) 14:18, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * while the bot didn't do its job, you found the perfect position, SN - it appeared on DYK yesterday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1
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Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern ('How beautifully the morning star shines', BWV1, is a church cantata for the Annunciation by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed his chorale cantata in 1725, based on Philipp Nicolai's 1599 hymn, for the 25 March Marian feast which coincided with Palm Sunday that year. The theme of the hymn suits both occasions, in a spirit of longing expectation of an arrival. The hymn was paraphrased by a contemporary poet who retained its first and last stanzas unchanged, set as a chorale fantasia and the closing chorale, but transformed the inner stanzas into a sequence of alternating recitatives and arias. Bach scored the work for three vocal soloists, a four-part choir and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of two horns, two oboes da caccia, two solo violins (part pictured), strings and continuo. It is the last chorale cantata of his second cantata cycle, begins the Bach-Gesellschaft's 1851 complete edition of his works and is listed as No. 1 in the 1950 Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis.

25 March · also Rose Delaunay · Oksana Shvets · Artem Datsyshyn Thanks to all who helped to Today's featured article/March 25, 2022 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:13, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

 * blushing - yes, thoroughly, and your comment also! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:16, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Michail Jurowski

 * sad record: three on one day --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:30, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ... two of them from Ukraine, the third a Russian who left Moscow in 1990, and then went on to conduct the orchestra where my brother plays. I just listened to a live opera from Hannover, and after applause, the whole ensemble performed Prayer for Ukraine, and the announcer said they do that after every performance. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:58, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, as always, for the articles! A little BWV 1–Prayer for Ukraine mix for you:
 * DanCherek (talk) 12:08, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that sounds so harmonious! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:13, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Have you seen the concert in the subway? DanCherek (talk) 23:01, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Now that you've shown your grasp of tonal harmony, you need to take it up to the next notch and do like Charles Ives and put the same melody on itself, but in different tonalities ... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 15:00, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That guy rules. You overestimate me, though – I posted that and then immediately thought, "Wait, am I to make a bass sing D4?" DanCherek (talk) 15:09, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep (bar 11; along with a few voice crossings...). If you look at it deep enough, you'll see rules are more like guidelines than what you'd call actual rules... Even the most fundamental ones. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 17:25, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep (bar 11; along with a few voice crossings...). If you look at it deep enough, you'll see rules are more like guidelines than what you'd call actual rules... Even the most fundamental ones. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 17:25, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * thank you, Bilorv --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:16, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Congratulation Gerda. Grimes2 (talk) 11:18, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Rose Delaunay
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Bewahre uns, Gott
—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
 * written in "heavy" times Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:45, 27 March 2022 (UTC)--

Pseudonymous recordings
I thought this article might interest you. I came across it while DABfixing a link to Berlin Symphony Orchestra in Franz R. Friedl (whose German article doesn't encourage me to seek him out). Narky Blert (talk) 12:38, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
 * yes, interesting, but weather is too good for reading right now --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * thank you, appreciated! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:22, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Eleonore Schönborn
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Olga Bezsmertna
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * she sang "dove sono ..." - where did the happy moments go? - for the competition (yt, + 2020 Vienna stage yt) and in Munich now, where the Ukrainian flag topped the opera house, the facade was lighed with blue and yellow, and she came to the curtain call covered with the flag, then held by her and the conductor, Christopher Moulds - stand and sing. - dove sono ... interview in German "Ich mache nur was ich fühle (I only do what I feel) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Request for FA Review
You are listed as an FA mentor. Would you be so kind as to assist in reviewing the article Texas A&M University? Buffs (talk) 22:59, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks for asking, Buffs, - not my typical topic but I'll take a look when not busy - which may take a few days --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:36, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Anything you can assist with would be appreciated. Thanks! Please place any comments here: Peer review/Texas A&M University/archive2. Buffs (talk) 20:31, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I see that it has quite a history already which needs checking. Patience please. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:39, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Most are resolved, but I should be able to tackle the remaining items by tomorrow (hopefully by tonight) Buffs (talk) 23:26, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ein Danklied sei dem Herrn
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Dove sono
Oh, I bet you'll like this. The baritone who sings the Count is one of the best petit-grand-opera baritones around here: Robert Garner. (He also choruses at the Met.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuLgVX-YPcQ

Enjoy. HandsomeMrToad (talk) 21:32, 30 March 2022 (UTC)


 * thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:40, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
 * dove sono first draft --HandsomeMrToad (talk) 02:40, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi again, Gerda! Do you happen to know whether any YouTube uploads (maybe audio only) of Gundula Janowitz or Maria Stader (my two favorite Countesses) singing "Dove sono" are in public domain?  If yes, I'd love to link to them, but I don't fully know how to tell.  Thank you, -  HandsomeMrToad (talk) 10:04, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * let me check, - I also heard great things about Kiri Te Kanawa in the role. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:17, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Stader: voice only, no recitative: DG
 * Janowitz, with rec. but less serious, not the slightest info about orchestra, time etc, so for your pleasure ony: 8CjMnKLwwhk
 * but here: NAXOS
 * and another, no rec: DG
 * a dubious one, video! cSAhXClv2xk
 * "sull' aria" (Janowitz Popp, video): wd5nFd3utLg --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Can you tell whether this one - (Teresa Stich-Randall is my VERY favorite) - is public domain? If you can tell, how do you know?  (Sorry if this is a naive question.)
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF2zptc8RsI
 * Thank you, HandsomeMrToad (talk) 12:12, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * It looks decently described (click on "show more") but lacks conductor, date and such things, so I wouldn't choose that for our article. Perhaps write about development of the tempo over time ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:09, 31 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Wenn die Aufnahme in den letzten Jahren aufgenommen waren, es gibt keine Warscheinlichkeit das sie sind urheberrechtlich nicht mehr geschützt. Dennoch es sollte kein Problem sein (für ein Link), wenn die Video von offiziellen Quellen kommt. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 14:23, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Panorama (German TV program)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * finally: a woman for women's rights pictured in women's month, Alice Schwarzer
 * others on DYK in March 2022: Elena Tsallagova, Anna Korsun, Maria Moscisca (pic), Rose Delaunay (pic), Eleonore Schönborn, Olga Bezsmertna (pic) - 6
 * March bios of women ITN: Antonietta Stella, Eleonore Schönborn, Inge Deutschkron, Oksana Shvets - 4
 * March bios of women not yet on DYK: Ladislaja Harnoncourt, Germaine Bailac, Zofia Kilanowicz, Monika Buczkowska, Judita Nagyová, Heather Phillips, Katharina Konradi, Oksana Shvets, Emily Pogorelc, Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano) - 10
 * March bios written but not on the Main page: Yvonne Dubel, Lyudmila Shirina - 2
 * 21 bios - thanks to all who collaborated, brought images, fixed mistakes, reviewed, brought to the Main page! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I translated yesterday Unita Blackwell, promised years ago to Coffee whom we miss now. So we have 22 women, Russian, Ukrainian (4), Polish, French (4), Austrian (2), Italian, German (2), Slovak, US-American (3), Kyrgisian, Scottish - "the only real nation is humanity" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:40, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Gott liebt diese Welt
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * sung 13 March by my choir but without me, was away --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

HBD 'Big Chuck'
Charlemagne (/ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn/ SHAR-lə-mayn, -⁠MAYN, French: [ʃaʁləmaɲ]) or Charles the Great (Latin: Carolus Magnus; German: Karl der Große ; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814)....
 * – Wie feierst du dieses Jubiläum? – Sca (talk) 13:40, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I was not aware, and which calendar ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:26, 2 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Weil dieser Abschnitt schon eine Diskussion über die Geschichte ist: kannst du mich für diese Seite helfen? Ich habe es Quellelos gefunden, und habe dieser Problem zu reparieren versucht. Ich frage nicht zu viel, nur einer kurzer Blick für offensichtliche Fehler (wenn es gibt einige), wenn es für dich möglich ist. Danke, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 02:01, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * yes but I have many open thigs on my unreitten to-do-list --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:55, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * thank you, inspiring! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:36, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

How old does a soprano have to be in order to sing the Queen of the Night?
Does she have to be as old as this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyHbspDldHU

HandsomeMrToad (talk) 02:36, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Not the first time I've seen this sung by young singers, although not this young! Of course, never mind me for pointing out that, meiner Meinung nach, und auf ganz verschiedenen Gründen, the best aria in classical music remains this one (in that specific interpretation). Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 04:32, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, - I'll write Es tönen die Lieder for a friend's birthday and then listen. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I listened now, and found the too young !Queens" very impressive, and the boy singing "Es ist vollbracht" deeply moving. We performed in choir today, first time in 2022. Verleih uns Frieden. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:01, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Also, for what it's worth, that boy has since then become a bass singer (whom you may have heard on a few recordings of Gardiner's cantatas, if you've listened to this). Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 03:39, 5 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Eine andere Frage: hast du schon Beethoven auf Cembalo gehört? RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 00:20, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
 * erst jetzt ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Maks Levin

 * as Tamzin said: anger channeled --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:23, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Re:Precious anniversary
Dear User:Gerda Arendt, I wanted to thank you for wishing me on my Precious anniversary. I was very thankful when you gave that award to me and still remain so to this day. I hope that you are doing well. With regards, AnupamTalk 07:40, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for coming over, - it's really my pleasure to see every morning how many reasons there are to be thankful. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:41, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Heather Phillips
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
 * seen, and agree with the critics --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:50, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Hans-Karl von Kupsch
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 8 April 2022 (UTC)


 * been at the gallery, introduced to works by Karlheinz Oswald (example pictured), been to the Oper Frankfurt together, and a premiere there was the last time I met him --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:21, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Pink Floyd - Hey Hey Rise Up
Grimes2 (talk) 17:00, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you for sharing - in the process of writing Lancelot Lawton, One Hundred Years of Solitude, or The Importance of a Story (2016) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:11, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
 * David Gilmour, still a guitar god. Best wishes for his health. Speaking of Atom Heart Mother (suite), here's a good one from 2008, with the one and only Ron Geesin (and I believe the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra). El_C 00:56, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for more inspiration! - I have tickets for a concert of Kyiv Symphony Orchestra on 28 April, and they also play in Hannover and Hamburg. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:49, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Gerda has tickets for a concert in Wiesbaden. Grimes2 (talk) 18:51, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Listening to Dove sono live from the Met, with same Gerald Finley as the Count as in Munich. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:37, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

WP:FAM request
Hi. I want Federico Gatti be a FA. This article is already being GA Reviewed (by someone who's not very active, feel free to review it) but I constantly improve its content (I'd nominated the article for GA on 9 February but I've since then really improved it - look here). Can you teach me how to make it a FA? <b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">Dr</b> <b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">Salvus</b> 17:32, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for asking, but perhaps better ask someone more familiar with the topic. Quite generally: have it GA first, and then run a peer review. Look at similar articles, and learn from them. Check the requirements. I'd expect more reviews of his playing, rather than listing a sequence of teams. Technically: check for alt text to images, and duplicate links. He is singing a contract? That amused me? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:26, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Peter Merseburger
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 10 April 2022 (UTC)


 * the hook could have been more personal, and (hopes for East-West reconciliation, and two of the three persons) pictured, but such is DYK. pos. 7. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:28, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Chanson à bouche fermée
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * he was speechless in 1933, and killed in the war in 1943 - pos. 4 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * pos. 6 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

BWV 56
Hi. I'm going to resume work on the music section for BWV 56 (parts of Whittaker). Dover features "Eleven Great Cantatas" in full score, including BWV 56 and 82. The choice is not surprising; perhaps adding that reference might be a good idea. Mathsci (talk) 15:27, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * go ahead, you know these things --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:10, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note however Talk:Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56. Mathsci (talk) 20:46, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I have communicated with Aryeh Oron of bach-cantatas.com, who has been kind and helpful; I have (temporarily) inserted the McDaniel/Werner exterior mp3 files from archive.org. In future, please could you transfer the comments on the article talk page to the FAC? Thanks, Mathsci (talk) 07:42, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the communication with BCW, and the external sounds. (One was broken yesterday, url? - haven't check today.) - I reply where questions are. In case the FAC gets archived it may even better to have them on the article talk. In the unlikely case that we'll get 4 supports within a few days, I'd copy them to the FAC. Feel free to answer and make changes. - I am determined to get the recordings presentable, but day by day, there are first articles of people who just died, - with public attention now, they deserve better articles. I'd have not problem with the FAC archived now and tried again in a few months. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:50, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I assume you were pinged from Commons ... There are still several changes that need to be made to the "Music" section (Pirro, Whittaker, Cantagrel, etc). The section on recordings needs more thought on vocal interpreters (e.g. Hermann Prey, Gérard Souzay, etc), which can be sourced from Gramophone, Nicholas Anderson, etc. The HRIP and OVPP are a more recent phenomenon: there are academic essays on Joshua Rifkin's versions with "The Bach Ensemble" (which Jan Opalach as soloist). There are JSTOR articles reviewing recordings of the "Kreuzstab cantata". It was only days ago on 28 March 2022 that you were enthusing about the FAC; everybody is busy and this is the Easter period—even the Queen has had to miss Maundy Thursday due to frailty. Mathsci (talk) 10:00, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
 * The coordinator gave us 5 days (on 12 April), and I won't ask for mercy, especially as I believe it would be better improved in leisure. I'll sing three times these holidays which is a blessing compared to the last two years, 2020 no service, 2021 only congregational singing. I am not sure that qualities of singers should be profoundly covered in the Cantata article, - that could go to the Recordings. In a way: only if enlightening the music. You will know best. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:12, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
 * "Dampened" ... a bit like a wet blanket ... Mathsci (talk) 11:20, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
 * you asked for archiving, we got it --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:38, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Zofia Kilanowicz
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * believe it or not: sang for us, 3 October 1998, Suter Le Laudi - pos. 6 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:43, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Prep 5: Wolfram Menschick (nom)
right, so small question. the part about St John isn't in Menschick's article, and it doesn't look like the Johannespassion has its own link—could that be added to the article? Also, what... does it mean? Not up on my history of Christianity, unfortunately theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 21:36, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I am definitely not the person to ask about Christianity, but a passion is music played during Semana Santa (Holy Week as it is called in Mexico). Johannes is Saint John. Thus Johannespassion means St. John's Passion. (note similarity in the title of this one by Bach.) And thanks for jumping on that. I so rarely go to DYK, was surprised to see that one waiting for a review. SusunW (talk) 21:52, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * (ec) it's under Work, no? Johannespassion = St John Passion (disambiguation), they come small like his (no article, and unlikely to have one) and big like Bach's - that's for 2024, 300 years after the first performance on Good Friday. - Thank you for more detail, Susun! - nutshell: no link. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:58, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * More information from my housekeeper...It is a musical retelling of the Easter story in one of the gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke or John, in this case the latter. SusunW (talk) 22:00, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * not easy for a Jewish friend, I assume ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:08, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I think I understand the question, finally: The Passion after St John is an explanation of the title, no more. If you think it should also be in the article, feel free. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:17, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation! I'll add it in. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 23:32, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Messiah
<div style="margin: auto; max-width:44em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba( 192, 192, 192, 0.75 ); border-radius: 1em; border: 1px solid #a7d7f9; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0.5em 1em 1em; color: black;" class="ui-helper-clearfix"> Messiah (<abbr title="Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (catalogue of Handel's works)">HWV 56) is an English-language sacred oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. Its text was compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It covers episodes related to the Messiah mostly in verses from the Old Testament and the Book of Revelation. Handel structured the work in three parts, each in scenes as in Baroque opera. Part I covers prophecies, the birth of Jesus and his work, Part II focuses on his Passion, while Part III deals with the resurrection of the dead. Messiah was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742, with a small orchestra of trumpets, oboes, strings and continuo. After an initially modest reception, the oratorio became one of the most frequently performed Western choral works, often adapted to large orchestras and choirs after Handel's death. Mozart modified the instrumentation in his arrangement Der Messias to a German text. The famous Hallelujah chorus, concluding Part II, is often performed individually.

13 April - Messiah was the work of Brian Boulton and Tim Riley who kindly included me, 10 years ago. My contribution was to take things out, write He was despised, and nominate for a re-run now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Christian Herwartz
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
 * pos. 4 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Michael Degen
Michael Degen died. Please have a short look at the article. Thanks. Grimes2 (talk) 08:26, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
 * looks good at a glance, will look closer a bit later --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

FAC mentorship
Hi, Gerda! I hope the message finds you well. To prepare for my first-ever FAC, I decided to look at this mentors list, seeing that your name was listed there first. Since you appear to focus primarily on music-related articles, would you kindly take the time to leave comments on this peer review I've set up for "Streets" (song), in preparation for it to reach FA status? Thanks! <b style="font-family:Georgia;border-radius:3em;padding:4px;background:#962c2e;color:white;">‍ ‍ elias. 🧣 ‍ </b> ‍ <span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1.2em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">💬reach out to me <sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">📝see my work 14:14, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
 * yes, if you can wait a bit --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:25, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Herr, nimm auch uns zum Tabor mit
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
 * sung in March - text by Peter Gerloff - pos. 3 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Messiah (Handel)
May I ask why though? Is that not precisely the usefulness of redirects? "... a page which automatically sends visitors to another page, usually an article or section of an article." What did I miss? Just curious. Thanks for your time. Davide King (talk) 08:44, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I'd understand if there was a difference in meaning. Hallelujah Chorus is a fine redirect. I'm less sure about Western culture (music). Western classical music might be even closer to what was meant by the original authors 10 years ago, who saw no need to link at all. Perhaps all these possible links are rather a detour from the subject? - Did you know that on the Main page, we are not permitted redirects? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:03, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Philippe Boesmans

 * article begun by GuillaumeTell --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Nabucco
— Maile (talk) 00:32, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * va, pensiero - thoughts go to Viva-Verdi who created much of this article - pos. 3 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Gott liebt diese Welt
Good morning at Good Friday, Gott liebt diese Welt is one of my favourites. But could it be that there is a copy rest on Es wird sein in den letzten Tagen? or is there an unveiled connection?--Symposiarch (talk) 08:21, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Not quite sure what you mean. Same author and period: of course I used the earlier as a model for the later, and will expand, so left bits commented out to further serve as models. If something went in the new one openly, and is wrong, please remove. I am busy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:24, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Wolfram Menschick
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * we sang his Ubi caritas yesterday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:58, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Wolfram Menschick
We don't include information in articles just because it makes a good DYK or because you want to see it on the main page on Good Friday (or any other specific day). Please stop twisting articles to get your prefered DYK. You wouldn't have included that information about any other concert, but included this bit just because it played now. That's not how an encyclopedia works, that's just people believing DYK to be more important than the actual article. It should not have been written and nominated like this, and it should not have been approved and promoted by people who should know better as well. Fram (talk) 15:39, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Kindly discuss that with the DYK team and those who reviewed and approved the article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:41, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm discussing your behaviour, you are one of the most prolific DYK nominators. If you don't nominate this kind of thing, then the behaviour of the others further down the line won't really matter. Fram (talk) 15:44, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * who is the "we" in your first statement? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:16, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
 * i think it's meant to refer to encyclopedic practice in general; you, Fram, and Wikipedia at large. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 08:41, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Oksana Shvets
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 15 April 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 02:07, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Just wanted to say...
Your photograph of Glory of the snow (Scilla luciliae) is gorgeous. To me, it represents new life...spring eternal. <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.2em 0.2em,#BFFF00 0.4em 0.4em 0.5em;color:#A2006D"> Atsme 💬 📧 21:42, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you - that's what I feel - they were loaded with snow but survived --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:16, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Artem Datsyshyn
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ihr Christen, singet hocherfreut
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 17 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Happy Easter - or spring - or awakening - or resilience - or moving forward - or what you want to celebrate! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Happy Easter!
Jesus Christ is Risen Today! Alleluia! Happy Easter Gerda. :)  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 06:12, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, and I hope the song above is also good for you - I thought of you when singing Hallelujah, as the offertory hymn ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Happy Easter

 * thank you, lovely, Martin - I just returned from the Osterspaziergang, pictured, even seen Himmelsschlüssel - keys to Heaven, in English by the less poetic name of cowslip - they are mentioned in Bach's St John Passion --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:42, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

When you get back inside
Wishing you a joyous and memorable Easter that is filled with love and song! And if you can, please send me the recipe to that dish. What a great photo, Gerda! <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.2em 0.2em,#BFFF00 0.4em 0.4em 0.5em;color:#A2006D"> Atsme 💬 📧 14:55, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! That was on the occasion of the concert pictured further up, dedicated to the victims in Ukraine on 3 March, with my brother playing in the orchestra, and other family members going to listen. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:03, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Atsme, it goes by the name of Chateaubriand, and I let the professionals do it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:42, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * SMirC-chuckle.svg - I'm the only chef at home, and didn't even apply for the job! Thanks for reminding me to simply look up the recipe online, so here is the classic French version, and the WP version.  I remember my trip to Patagonia, at least a decade ago, and while in Argentina we ate what looks like the dish you photographed, beautifully prepared (I prefer mine med-rare rather than still mooing). It was soooo delicious!!  And thank you for your efforts and thoughtful dedication to the victims in Ukraine...such a tragedy. <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.2em 0.2em,#BFFF00 0.4em 0.4em 0.5em;color:#A2006D"> Atsme  💬 📧 19:35, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

For Easter
My favorite German cave-man sings Handel's Messiah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUNSfPbFzjs&t=924s

Enjoy! - HandsomeMrToad (talk) 17:37, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * enjoyed, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:45, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Prep 7: Judita Nagyová (nom)
I know you like putting the subject first, but I think the charity concert for Ukraine is the catchiest part—this version keeps the reader hooked in long enough to tell them both the singer's name and this very cool thing about her. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 02:30, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, good thinking --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:39, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Katharina Konradi
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
 * seen as Susanna, and more opera planned for tonight, on Easter Monday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:10, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for European Theatre Convention
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Radu Lupu
All thanks should go to Zingarese and GA reviewer Tim riley who built a monument to him and his immortal art when he lived. We failed for Harrison Birtwistle to whose music I was introduced in a concert with Pierre Boulez conducting the Ensemble Modern Orchestra, Graham Waterhouse playing cello. I list "my" operas and church services as they come, but should perhaps add those not forgotten. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:19, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Helmut Günther (April 19)
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 * ArsenalGhanaPartey, yes, I need help. Article history: this article about a notable subject who wrote standard volumes about dance, was translated from German last year by a user who is no longer with us. The problem - as with many others from German - is that the facts are supported by book sources which none of us has. What can we do? Reduce the article to that he wrote the books, or leave the facts from his life, assuming in good faith that the German authors didn't invent them? There are links to this person, waiting for it to become an article. - I smiled a lot about the invitation to the Teahouse ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:04, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
 * "new editors like yourself" how does it feel to be a freshman editor again? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 05:49, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
 * as I said, I smiled a lot, almost grinning - but at least this came in good faith, - why AGF seems always lost when the infobox topic is touched I don't know --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:53, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Monika Buczkowska
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Harrison Birtwistle
I thought he deserved an infobox. - I was introduced to his music in a concert with Pierre Boulez conducting the Ensemble Modern Orchestra, Graham Waterhouse playing cello. I list "my" operas and church services as they come, but should perhaps add those not forgotten. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Harrison Birtwistle
Hello. An IP editor has twice added an infobox to Harrison Birtwistle, identical to the one you added before it was reverted pending discussion at the talk page. Did you perhaps accidentally log out before editing that article? Storchy (talk) 14:56, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * no --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:35, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * @Storchy: In the future, you'll want to handle this privately by default. Gerda couldn't admit that she was the IP if even she was, because that would be outing her own IP address. So, email the person if you're unsure, but if you are sure, go to WP:Oversight. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 23:10, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you - I am all for treating composers like other human beings, and Birtwistle was also a clarinetist, and a father (which the lead doesn't reveal, nor the place of death which readers may want to know now, not after we came to a conclusion in a discussion) but - anybody - please add to the discussion, not to the edit-war --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:42, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Hans Robertson
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
 * another one by LouisAlain rescued --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:42, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Wonderful photo of Gret Palucca. Grimes2 (talk) 08:56, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
 * 12,147 views for her article today :) missed opportunity, i guess theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 09:03, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Emily Pogorelc
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
 * seen, just wonderful singing and acting --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:58, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Judita Nagyová
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Hello
Hi, Gerda! It's been awhile, and so I just thought I would say hello! Hope your wiki-work was been going well. I've just been laboring at Kullervo... but my ambitions always grow further and further. Now, I'm thinking about Luonnotar, too! With warmth, ~ Silence of Järvenpää (talk) 02:25, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you for coming over, look around for my work here, and I hope to get to some little flowers for you later today, - was too tired last night - you have good plans, best wishes! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:49, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you!
Dear Gerda, thank you for your precious reminder. I saw your Hans Robertson DYK and admired the photograph. Take good care. -SusanLesch (talk) 15:06, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for coming over! The article was by LouisAlain, and all thanks for the image go to Robertson, of course. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:10, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Maks Levin
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 25 April 2022 (UTC)


 * he said: "Every Ukrainian photographer dreams of taking a photo that will stop the war." - funeral: respect to "a man who was dedicated to the service of the truth"
 * yesterday, we had another Ukraine day: Maks Levin DYK, expanding Kyiv Symphony Orchestra (review of Dresden concert yesterday), and creating Anthony Robin Schneider, the bass who could be heard opening the singing in Beethoven's Ninth twice on 10 March 2022, live in Frankfurt, Germany, and recorded in Auckland, New Zealand. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:51, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Das eine Brot wächst auf vielen Halmen
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Dove sono
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * , heard in Munich on 11 March, sung by Olga Bezsmertna (competition 2011, Vienna State Opera 2020), and the house facade lit in blue and yellow, - thanks to helpers with this article! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Beautiful double rainbow
That was a beautiful double rainbow picture you took, Gerda. The colours are very vibrant, especially in the primary bow. Reflection bows are so cool. It really exemplifies our lives. We sometimes lead and sometimes we simply reflect the light of others. I think I enjoy being the reflection more than the primary bow. I get to experience the love light of others as their Lifesongs vibrate upon my strings and then I get to reflect those colours back into their lives and see the results in ways most could not comprehend. People look at the storms in their life as something tragic and evil. And they revere the sun filled days with joyful glee. Yet it takes the dark rains of the storm and the bright light from the sun to create these masterpieces we call rainbows. Both are needed to form the most beautiful and awe inspiring representation of life and a promise of a new and better day.. Storm and Sun, Light and Dark, make us the Rainbow that we are. Such graceful yet terrible creatures are we. -- A Rose Wolf  14:02, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * You said that so well. Did you know that I took a pic of a double rainbow, almost the same location and expression, on this day in 2002, and learned a day later that a friend had died then? Friends travelled to London from Germany to hear Kiri Te Kanawa sing Dove sono, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:10, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * It does not surprise me that a rainbow revealed itself to you at the time of loss of someone dear to you. It can mean so many things for each person. I think the over arching message of the rainbow is that storms will come and they will pass. New days follow and they may be different days. They may be days where all we have left are the imparted Songs of lost friends and loved ones in our lives but that, in itself, is a beautiful thing. To be so impacted by others and carry a part of them so intimately connected to us that it becomes a part of our Song is the richest form of life we could ever have on this adventure. -- A Rose Wolf  15:02, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * yes - great music that I heard tonight, more to come here and in some articles - pic is a placeholder, the Kurhaus was in blue and yellow during intermission, and I hope I got it --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * at this point, we have a pic of the orchestra, with little Ukrainian flags mounted to the double basses - article about the conductor planned for today - they called it "The Voice of Ukraine", and a representative of the Government of Hesse, and the vice president of the European Parliament spoke to the musicians and us. The music was extroardinary touching, especially in extremely soft moments, an full of power. Other pics to come, blue more prominent than yellow on the house facade. Did you see that today's featured image is blue, and we have a woman by the name of Marietta Blau in On this day? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * listen (different violinist) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:06, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

help?
Dear Gerda, may I ask you for help? How can I improve my draft of an article on Robert Ehrlich (this one: Draft:Robert Ehrlich (musician)? Thanks for an answer! TychoTycho.brodersen (talk) 15:28, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll look but you'll need patience. I don't get to "my own" things, and promised others help already. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Dora Ohlfsen
Hello Gerda, I don't know whether you follow the same interests of the late Sarah. I uploaded here the photographs she asked me to take knowing that I am an Italian that lives in Rome. You at en.wiki know better how to use them --  Blackcat  Ar Icon Contact.svg 21:15, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * please look just above, about patience --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh no problem, we are not in a hurry. --  Blackcat  Ar Icon Contact.svg 09:07, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Kyiv Symphony
Kyiv Symphony Orchestra: 'Voice of Ukraine' tour comes to Germany – Sca (talk) 17:24, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Look around, I heard them yesterday, - most impressive! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:43, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * FAZ review by Doris Koesterke --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
 * "Der Friede wird den Krieg besiegen" – hoffen wir ernstlich. – Sca (talk) 14:10, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you Sca! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:34, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

May Women in Red events
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:53, 30 April 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre
Just letting you know that I moved the Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre hook from prep 3 to prep 4 so that I could slot in a special occasion hook. SL93 (talk) 00:49, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you for letting me know --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:34, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Precious
Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 18:04, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:16, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Big deal
I read on Spiegel that "Deutschland hat das größte demokratisch gewählte Parlament der Welt."
 * – Now for a chorus of "Bundestag, Bundestag über allen, über allen in der Welt!" – ?? — Sca (talk) 19:08, 2 May 2022 (UTC) ;-)


 * Amüsiert sind wir nicht? -- Sca (talk) 12:34, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Klaus Wallrath
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * heard: children's musical Bartimäus geht ein Licht auf (Bartimäus sees the light) - any translation for the phrase, which also means to understand something, finally? - rehearsed: his version of Gott liebt diese Welt --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:41, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

For God's sake stop
Have some decency and stop flooding DYK with your sausage-krautz bullshit pseudoreligious music. Not a week passes without you putting in some "Did you know that Herr Schlampewurtz sang some german plagiarism of French Te Deum in Krautzschtadt, Germany?" It is neither interesting nor relevant to anyone except you. Тимур Азадов (talk) 08:28, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * nice wording, be proud, - who cares about facts --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:31, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * LOL Grimes2 (talk) 08:59, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Flying the Russian flag proudly here? I always find Herr Schlampewurtz deeply touching. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:09, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I find all forms of music to be interesting and quite relevant and I, for one, am thankful for Gerda and DYK. Apparently I am not alone either. Don't stop, Gerda. In fact, I look forward to your next DYK submission with great anticipation! -- A Rose Wolf  14:52, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, that will be tomorrow (Leo Hussain who conducted an opera about a couple on their way to a new country by ship, and then he finds out that she was a guard in Auschwitz, and half of the opera plays there, reflecting the past - imagine!), and of course I don't stop (anything) just because someone tells me to stop, - just the opposite, for defiance ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:58, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I imagined you wouldn't stop. I'm with you! :) -- A Rose Wolf  15:10, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Trotz den alten neuen Drachen, wir Wikipedia schreiben... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 15:14, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * — Oder vielleicht das neue kalte Ungeheuer? – Sca (talk) 15:39, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * new yes, account of 11 Jan, edit warring after two days - I rather stick with music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:19, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * rehearsing Verdi Requiem tonight --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:19, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * What's wrong with God's sake? You don't like Japanese drinks? RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 15:02, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * It's a "pseudoreligious" drink so prolly not. -- A Rose Wolf  15:13, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Carry on, Gerda - your work is wonderful - "Nicht ist es dein Loos, Fliegenwedel zu sein." (Nietzsche, ASZ) Antandrus (talk) 16:21, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks all for welcome support, and Timur is blocked. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:43, 3 May 2022 (UTC)


 * We may have our own opinions about music hooks and whether or not they appeal to us, but in no way are Gerda's hooks "bullshit". Gerda, just ignore the troll and don't take it personally. You do great work on musical topics and your articles are greatly appreciated. <B> Naruto love hinata 5</B> (talk · contributions) 04:58, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Leo Hussain
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I saw the opera there (in 2015) which plays in Auschwitz for most of the time (remembered by a protagonist who was a guard there, and her new husband doesn't know when it begins on a ship sailing to a new living place). It is based on a play by Zofia Posmysz, who was an inmate there. See it if you can, but it was ready in 1968, and not performed until 2006. I praise Oper Frankfurt for taking the risk of being unpopular. - I saw the conductor again, with funnier fare, intro. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Zofia Posmysz, such a brave soul. My great-grandfather was held in a sub camp of Dachau while his eldest son was taken on to the main camp. He would later be moved to the same camp with his son and would witness his death. According to my great-grandmother he actually had to bury him in a mass grave but this is based on her recollection of what was written. He wrote these experiences on whatever he could find and those "letters" were found among countless others when American forces liberated the camp. So I've been told that after the war two of the American soldiers that liberated the camp found my great-grandmother in Italy and gave her these letters from him and I believe my grandmother donated them to a museum before I was even born. I do know that my oldest brother has researched most of this out. Thank you for sharing this Gerda. It has has so much depth of meaning and relevance to myself. -- A Rose Wolf  15:19, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
 * The research was in 2015, and helped greatly by Poeticbent, whose poem "Letting Go of the Past" graces our project's missed list. Miss him. We have two good trailers of the opera, the one by Oper Frankfurt, and one by Nadja Stefanoff, just created because of a different role. Small World. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:57, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Liva Järnefelt image
I've added a cropped version of the image to the article File:Liva Järnefelt in Lohengrin at Kungliga Operan 1905 - SMV - GJ055-crop.jpg but I don't know how to add it to the DYK template.--Ipigott (talk) 14:42, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
 * She looks angry. Grimes2 (talk) 14:55, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I think I've managed to replace it (even if I wasn't supposed to edit above the line). : Ortrud was an evil sorceress - so the angry look is to be expected.--Ipigott (talk) 15:06, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

2022 AFL Women's Grand Final
Hi Gerda! I just noticed that you had reviewed the 2022 AFL Women's Grand Final nomination. However, I already did a review of the nomination a few days before your comment and had been discussing with the nominator on how to move forward. Is it okay if you explain why you made a new independent review? Thanks and happy editing! <B> Naruto love hinata 5</B> (talk · contributions) 04:55, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Because I saw that "discussion": not accepting a good hook with an exceptionally good image, where the image alone (of a woman in action!) tells the story. - We have too many noms waiting for review to not accept any decent one quickly. Storye book has a good response to the frequently cited "not interesting for a wider audience" in the nom for Serhiy Kot: "". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:29, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you
...so much for your feedback and support. Couldn't have been done without you. Buffs (talk) 13:39, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Johannes zu Eltz
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 6 May 2022 (UTC) Glauben können wie du - he's very small on a pic I took on 3 Apr - in the same set: Hey Hey Rise Up! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:44, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
 * listen to him singing

A thing I didn't know
Obviously you did, but I am just a higgerant brass player and I didn't ... this blew my mind. I was half-asleep listening to Radio 3 the other morning and then I nearly fell out of bed in astonishment because they were playing Brandenburg 3 with horn and oboe parts! Oh my goodness – what a sound, and what a wonderful revelation. Not to you, I do get it, and of course I can see the authorship of the article as well as the next person. But please believe me when I say it was a very exciting thing to me to hear this for the first time. Always full of surprises, the old boy, no!?

In other news, I played in a very nice Easter Oratorio quite recently. Gorgeous music and lovely fun, albeit on new rather than repro technology! Still lovely to do though, and if it had been on natural trumpets I'm sad to say that I would have been in the audience or the pub! So the dreadful authenticity, tut tut, worked just fine for me, thank you very much. Cheers DBaK (talk) 22:46, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, and no, I'm just a music lover, not knowing much, and happy with family this weekend --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Es tönen die Lieder
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 8 May 2022 (UTC)


 * a song I received for my birthday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:57, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear Gerda. It is with great pleasure that I discovered "your" article Es tönen die Lieder. I had not heard that song for a long time. With many thanks and best regards, Johannes Schade (talk) 11:22, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * that's great! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:44, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Du, o schönes Weltgebäude
—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I suggested to all sing the chorale in the memorial service of a friend, and they performed the whole cantata, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Mathsci. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * These premature DYKs absorb too much time and energy. Why appropriate all that material without asking, including text, audio and images? It's fortunate that my university proxy gave complete OCR access to the de Gruyter book by Egert Pöhlmann. I only found that out later, by accident. Mathsci (talk) 08:55, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I think we have a different concept of DYK. To my understanding, it's to raise attention to new short incomplete articles in the hope that some others may add. You did that, and I thank you. How much energy you put into it is up to you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:03, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * remember Oksana Shvets? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * imaginary set, all positions:

<div style="margin: auto; max-width:57em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba( 192, 192, 192, 0.75 ); border-radius: 1em; border: 1px solid #a7d7f9; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0.5em 1em 1em; color: black;" class="ui-helper-clearfix"> Did you know ...


 * ... that Kyiv's Molodyy Theatre is located in the same mansion (pictured) originally occupied by Les Kurbas's first theatre of the same name? (1 - 10 May)
 * ... that Artem Datsyshyn, the National Opera of Ukraine's principal dancer in ballets such as Swan Lake and La Bayadère, is said to have danced with "romantic sublimity" and "psychological depth"? (2 - 16 April)
 * ... that the melody of Mozart's aria "Dove sono" from Le nozze di Figaro, asking "Where are those happy moments ...?", begins similarly to the Agnus Dei from his earlier Coronation Mass? (3 - 28 April)
 * ... that a reviewer noted that when Leo Hussain conducted Weinberg's Die Passagierin at the Oper Frankfurt, the orchestra excelled in chamber music moments, hard beats and distorted entertainment music? (4 - 4 May)
 * ... that during a German charity concert for Ukraine, Slovakian singer Judita Nagyová performed a solo in the finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony? (5 - 23 April)
 * ... that a photograph by Maks Levin, showing destroyed buildings in Kyiv, was featured on the cover of a March 2022 edition of the German magazine Der Spiegel? (6 - 25 April)
 * ... that Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets, who was killed in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, starred in the 2013 joint Ukrainian–Russian television family saga House with Lilies alongside Russian actors? (7 - 15 April)
 * ... that Klaus Wallrath composed a mass for peace for the 2018 Katholikentag in Münster, performed to an audience of more than 30,000 by a choir, an orchestra, and a dance company? (8 - 3 May)

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:44, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Hanning Schröder
Hi Gerda- I ran across this, & thought you might be able to help. Johnbod (talk) 02:43, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll try, but it's often not easy to find refs for people of the period. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:01, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Johnbod, I found that for two that I submitted, Helmut Günther and Draft:Arno Lücker, - perhaps you can help? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:16, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't have enough German, I'm afraid. The reviewer doesn't seem a German-speaker, or a music editor. Draft:Helmut Günther looks ok to me - you might ask at the Music project, or just move it yourself. Johnbod (talk) 10:39, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Understand. Will think about it, but am hesitant to move myself what two others have rejected. Good to know that you think it's ok. Schröder looks promising, and my busy watchers are active already. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:49, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Celia Kaye
Thanks for your feedback on my DYK nomination--I'm just here for some clarification. Are you saying that every film should have a reliable source reference like in Johnny Depp filmography, or would something like a movie poster with her name on it qualify? I guess this is a level of citation I haven't dealt with before, and am just used to seeing the unsourced tables in most filmographies.

I actually had linked to Cherokee before, but someone removed it citing MOS:OVERLINK. Given your input I'll go ahead and relink it. VernoWhitney (talk) 15:28, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, let's discuss in the nomination --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:46, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ladislaja Harnoncourt
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * She raised seven children, including Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Philipp Harnoncourt, Franz Harnoncourt and Karl Harnoncourt. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:39, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I added a ref, no new content (hard to translate, how she poured water over her son to tame a fury), just lovely pics, one of the three eldest boys making music - infectious singing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:40, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 03:30, 15 May 2022 (UTC)


 * hey hey hey!! that's awesome :D theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 03:31, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you ;) - but some think she isn't even notable --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:00, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure who that was, but it certainly wasn't me. My issue was solely with the original hook. SL93 (talk) 02:39, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I now noticed the article talk page discussion. That's too bad. SL93 (talk) 02:41, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for coming over, no, not you :) - it all depend on how "notable" is defined: a person who fulfills Wikipedia's rulez about references, or a personality people want to know about. Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:49, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Teresa Berganza

 * This great mezzo died on 13 May, and appeared on 13 May - a first! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:50, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Request for advice
Dear Gerda, hope you are enjoying beautiful spring weather.

Because I reviewed a recent DYK of yours, Maxim Berezovsky is now on my watchlist. When the short description got changed from "Ukrainian composer" to "Russian composer", I noticed that the same editor also changed other biographies with a similar edit summary: "Neither Ukrainian identity, nor Ukrainian state existed then." You know much more about composers and their biographies than I do, so if you have time could you offer some information concerning Berezovsky? HouseOfChange (talk) 14:05, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
 * "The only real nation is humanity." I am probably the last person to ask about nationalities. I'd recommend to talk to the user. Bach is labelled a German composer although Germany didn't exist when he lived, - a matter of culture more than nationality. Perhaps that is a thought to discuss with Jingiby. When the first Ukrainian Symphony is credited to Berezovsky, there must be something Ukrainian about him. His infobox has no nationality, and perhaps that would be best for the short description as well. We wouldn't call Sibelius Russian just because Finland was under Russian occupation for some of his lifetime, no? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:16, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much, Gerda, this was very helpful. HouseOfChange (talk) 17:57, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

You forgot me
I was just checking my archives and I see you thanked me last in March. The display of my brand new laptop is damaged badly and I'm feeling sad. I thought to ask you for some refreshments. ─ The Aafī on Mobile   (talk)|undefined  07:12, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm only human, and missed your line in my list. Sorry about that, will fix. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:17, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Serhiy Kot
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm glad that this made it through despite the long DYK nomination. Over 3,000 views while on the main page is pretty good. SL93 (talk) 17:55, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Arno Lücker has been accepted
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— <b style="color:#000000">The Most Comfortable</b> <b style="color:#8A2BE2">Chair</b> 20:32, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, another one by LouisAlain rescued --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Unsourced content?
Hello dear Gerda. I hope you are doing well. Please let me ask you, as a professional editor of the Encyclopedia and an expert user, may you express your opinion if this edit is completely correct in terms of WP policies? As you consider, a lot of the article's content has been deleted. Thank you indeed for spending your time. Best, Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:57, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll look, but not anytime soon, sorry, - too many things where I'm behind, and pleasant RL. Best begin a discussion on the talk, and contact a project or two. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your advice. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 16:11, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Lancelot Lawton
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Josef Venantius von Wöss
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for AJ Glueckert
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
 * the tenor in the 10 April Ukaine concert in Frankfurt --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:33, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Anthony Robin Schneider
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * the bass in the same performance --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:47, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

9 Euro Ticket
From today, the 9 Euro Ticket is available on every RMV Automat. Start is 1 June. Bon voyage. Grimes2 (talk) 13:07, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * yes, thank you - most trips are to Oper Frankfurt where the ticket is included anyway ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:09, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I have a ticket already. My plan is, to travel to Mannheim, Limburg and Würzburg etc. Grimes2 (talk) 13:16, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * good plans, don't miss Idstein, mass with choir and orchestra to be heard 19 June, 11am. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:19, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Why not? Martinskirche? Grimes2 (talk) 13:45, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * yes, 10 minutes walk from the station, and using Bahnhofstraße (left of Wiesbadener Straße) is quieter and more beautiful - we'll also sing Locus iste. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:50, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I love Bruckner. Grimes2 (talk) 14:40, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * thank you, another one by LouisAlain rescued --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:16, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

psst
you wouldn't – by any chance – want to help me expand Claudia Winterstein, would you? She seems like a pretty interesting figure, but i have no idea where to start :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 23:54, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Would there be a link, other than party member? If no, let her rest. If yes: you take some other politician German-English, let's say Wilhelm Knabe, and look what needs to be done. For linked terms, you link in German and see if there's an English article matching. All this in some sandbox, - then I'll look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:38, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Magna Lykseth-Skogman
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * written by Ipigott, because of the great image by Adam Cuerden, and more by the team in the pipeline, and the TFA is by Ceoil, - long live collaboration! - This would have been even better on Wagner's birthday, but I forgot. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:38, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Well it was only three days late and she was not only associated with Wagner. Don't think it really mattered.--Ipigott (talk) 15:01, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Thomas Resetarits

 * thanks for the speedy help, again! We have plenty of pics of his work. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:44, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I it. El_C 12:58, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Question/help
Gerda can you help me? How do I specify on an article that it is a subpage of another article, and how do I put a link to that subpage on the main article? I thought the instructions said to just put a link with a slash, but when I did that it came up red. HELP! Jenhawk777 (talk) 15:35, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Nevermind!! Someone else came along and did it!  Thank you anyway!  Jenhawk777 (talk) 16:02, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Nadja Stefanoff
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
 * seen, and agree, and that opera: what a story pplaying in A Saint Petersburg Palace, Paris and Swiss Mountains! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:45, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

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Did you know ...

... that when Nadja Stefanoff portrayed the title role of Giordano's Fedora at the Oper Frankfurt, a reviewer complimented the brilliance and agility of her voice, assertive even when singing softly?

27 May

... that Magna Lykseth appeared as Isolde (pictured) when Wagner's Tristan und Isolde was first performed at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1909?

25 May --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:12, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK hook shortening
I promoted Template:Did you know nominations/Friedrich Oberschelp to prep 1, but I removed "founded and" from the hook so that it would be short enough to use as a hook. SL93 (talk) 23:36, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
 * not sure, because the second bolded article doesn't count. I believe that the 1930s date - connecting it to the Hitler Youth wanted or not - is part of the information. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:09, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I readded it. I'm not sure what you meant by the 1930s date because it wasn't in the hook. SL93 (talk) 15:42, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
 * sorry, I should have looked but was too busy RL --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:25, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Kyiv Symphony Orchestra
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 29 May 2022 (UTC) I took the pic. You can see the violinist, making camouflage nets in Ukrainem, playing ("Von der Bühne in den Krieg" = From the stage into war). You can see them play the music + an encore by the other violinist, an encore by the orchestra (Mykola Lysenko: overture of Taras bulba, pictured), and the National Anthem, played in Dresden. In Wiesbaden, there was also a speech by the vice president of the European Parliament. The review in the FAZ described it well. The woman percussionist mentioned in another review is pictured bottom right, red hair: the concert of the year so far. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:12, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Segne, Vater, diese Gaben
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * one of my birthday songs --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Capitals
Help! Can you point me to where it specifies that capitals should not be linked? I tend not to link major ones, but I do often link some capitals, and I'm interested in getting this right, Amitchell125 (talk) 22:03, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * sure, I'm just not the person to come with guidelines all the time ;) - as you probably know, questions regarding them are often answered by typing WP: and adding the question, in thi case WP:OVERLINK. We had a longish discussion if Estonia should be linked (at Arvo Pärt), and I think you are on the right track linking those that a majority of readers may not know, but whoever doesn't know Kyiv in 2022 can probably not be helped. Did you see the violinist's video? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Hanning Schröder has been accepted
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 * thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Marianne Dumas
Hello! I came across this submission and I thought that it might interest you — Draft:Marianne Dumas. I have not reviewed it and I am not sure if the subject is notable, but it definitely needs better sourcing and perhaps you could help with that. — <b style="color:#000000">The Most Comfortable</b> <b style="color:#8A2BE2">Chair</b> 05:08, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, interested, a woman playing Bach on a cello. I did what I could, regarding language, references, layout, but can't help to independent sources. I wouldn't be surprised if the IP who created that was the artist herself. It's not ready as it is. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:37, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Frank Petzold has been accepted
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 * thank you, that was speedy, - 2021 backlog, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:13, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

June events from Women in Red
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 09:20, 31 May 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Friedrich Christian Delius
Vielleicht RD? – Sca (talk) 13:27, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Ja, morgen, danke für den Hinweis. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:46, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Michael Wieck
I just got around to updating my article about the German violinist Michael Wieck to reflect his death, which occurred last year. His story has fascinated me ever since I first read it (in German) 20 years ago. – Sca (talk) 16:11, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, lovely, - you could scatter more inline citations. I like the Clara Wieck connection also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The original article was translated (by yours truly) from German Wiki, which had no documentation at all. Typisch? Also, As far as I can make out with my fragmentary knowledge of French, the French Wiki version of the article is basically a translation of ours. -- Sca (talk) 13:21, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * This Wikipedia cries for inline citations. I have no time, or would duplicate some myself. Later, perhaps. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:45, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Friedrich Oberschelp
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 3 June 2022 (UTC) I heard of them, but never was there, but a friend of mine remembers the "2. Stimme" of songs they sang, in Russia and the U.S.. Dona nobis pacem. She gave me Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen-for my birthday. -Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Bielefelder Kinderchor
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 7 June 2022 (UTC)


 * I bought their (vinyl) Christmas album decades ago and found it wonderful. Subsequently replaced with a CD of the same, which I duplicated and gave to friends. -- Sca (talk) 12:34, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:45, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 discography
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Victor von Halem
thank you, created by LouisAlain, improved by Voceditenore - a great team! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:16, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Brixi: Missa brevis
Missa brevis in C (Brixi) and Missa aulica seems to be the same opus. Both articles should be merged. Grimes2 (talk) 08:57, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
 * They seemed to me until I looked closer. Among his 100 mass, there are more than one in C major. Sadly, I confused that when writing Aulica, and still need those refs (Hägele) for the biography. Aulica is not on Hägele's website, that was my clue. You can compare the scores. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:03, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Aleksey Semenenko
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 7 June 2022 (UTC) ... better no comment about how poor I think the hook is for a creative artist, a symbol of the voice of Ukraine that is not silenced --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:54, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Liva Järnefelt
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the A Vindication of the Rights of Woman article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 2, 2022. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/July 2, 2022, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

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We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! <b style="font-family:Lucida;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  13:39, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:54, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

 * thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:54, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jonathan Tetelman
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Luigi Gaggero
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * heard and pictured, impressed - repeating --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I liked results for the symphony that Amitchell125 improved. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

A "n00b" question for you...
Dear Gerda, apologies if the question I'm about to ask may be basic (despite my age, I have a very limited understanding of computers and related matters), but... how does one use an "sfn" hatnote when there is no author named in the work cited? I'm currently working on a major rewrite of a Shostakovich article and am struggling with how to properly cite this. An editor on another Shostakovich article found a compromise by listing "Sikorski" as the last name of the author in the "Cited sources" section. That, however, is the name of the publishing company, not the author(s), whoever they may be. Is there a way to make this sfn work without resorting to imprecise tactics? I asked you because you might be one of the very few people on Wikipedia that I've had any prolonged interactions, for which I'm very grateful. Would also appreciate it if you know of a better place to direct my question to. Thank you very kindly in advance. —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 22:46, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * See Template:Sfn, scroll down to: No author name in citation template.
 * Example:
 * Article text.
 * Notes
 * References
 * Grimes2 (talk) 02:55, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Grimes2! What I do is not checking guidelines but visit articles and copy. I this learned my referencing from Kafka (but don't do the same because things changed). A recent article to look at would be Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227. Generally: you can define almost anything to be the name sfn is calling. In the above example | ref = . Normally, the first parameter could be a publisher or a journal, just something the reader would recognise in the short citations, and the second a year. When calling, you can add page numbers as usually. - Another solution is to say N.N. for the author, but I find that less informative. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Grimes2 (talk) 02:55, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Grimes2! What I do is not checking guidelines but visit articles and copy. I this learned my referencing from Kafka (but don't do the same because things changed). A recent article to look at would be Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227. Generally: you can define almost anything to be the name sfn is calling. In the above example | ref = . Normally, the first parameter could be a publisher or a journal, just something the reader would recognise in the short citations, and the second a year. When calling, you can add page numbers as usually. - Another solution is to say N.N. for the author, but I find that less informative. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Yoel Gamzou
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I heard him conduct Die tote Stadt. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:32, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Textile
Hello! @, I need your help to promote Textile to GA. I have expanded and cited it to a certain level. Kindly spare some time to visit the page and guide me through which areas we can improve. I have identified that that some areas needs improvement. Thanks and regards RV (talk) 03:36, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I am sorry, but I don't have time for my projects this month. I'll look but - not familiar with the subject - can't do more anyway. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:40, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem. Anyway, thank you. RV (talk) 07:30, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Theo Lebow
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)


 * I saw that multi-talented singer a few times (Cimarosa, Rossini, Britten), but DYK doesn't like to say such things. He created these roles, but DYK has a problem with creation on stage. - All this doesn't matter right now. I am known for polishing the articles of people who recently died. Some of those, I knew personally. Some took their life. But not yet both, and then a man who carried the hopes of many. It was a shock. Can we forget pettiness, please.--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:07, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:07, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

What pray tell is a Burlebübele?
I cannot make any translation machine give me an answer. The word is in the title of this film, 'Das Burlebübele mag i net', which features the woman whose biography I am working on. How would I translate that title? SusunW (talk) 15:47, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * In high German - this sounds Swabian to me - it would be Bauernjunge or Bauernbub, farmer's boy, a rather young one, "Bübele" for "Bub". - I don't like the little farmer's boy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:52, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Interesting word. you might try asking at the Reference desk/Language. Bad pun time so please feel free to avert your eyes. It might translate as Michael after he has put on muscle :-D I hope you both have a delightful weekend. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 16:06, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * , you may be on the right track! Could it be a slang term for butch? The film is an autobiographical account of two lesbian activists who fought for political rights in the 1970s and 1980s - one in East Berlin and the other in West Berlin. (Who knew we had a language reference desk?) I always just ask Gerda, Ian or George. LOL SusunW (talk) 16:17, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * We have had a language reference desk all this time, its called Gerda, Ian and George. Consequently also might make a great name for a singing group. We know Gerda can sing. What about Ian or George? (rhetorical question) -- A Rose Wolf  16:26, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * source text - it boils down to: she doesn't like the peasant, not the lord, and wants to remain single. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:33, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * helpful? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:36, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Interesting thought . I've learned many many things at the ref desks over the years including this

I recently saw Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis. A fascinating dip into the past. At the 30:14 to the 30:25 mark there is a line of people walking through the streets dressed in costumes that are eight or nine feet tall interspersed with a couple people wearing what looks like a some kind of box. Can any of you tell me what this is about? Is it an advertisement or something else? I will be interested to learn what your research comes up with. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 19:11, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
 * They're advertising something called Bullrich Magensalz, which was some kind of remedy for an upset stomach. The scene is referred to on page 49 of this academic article (pdf). --Viennese Waltz 19:40, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It's bicarbonate of soda. See August Wilhelm Bullrich and Bullrich-Salz. DuncanHill (talk) 19:47, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Very interesting. Thanks for your research skills and . The article mentions that it goes back to the 1820's and that it is still for sale in Germany today - or at least in 2019 - just amazing. I don't know if there is any wiki-article where the "Bull-rich Giants" could be mentioned but I do appreciate your helping me learn about this. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 20:47, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It is for sale in Germany as of today. "As there is always a fire to extinguish." --Lambiam 11:07, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Happy to be of assistance. You could probably add it to the article on the film if you wanted to, using the article I linked to as a source. --Viennese Waltz 21:21, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
 * That could work . Might go well with some other specific places or items from the film. That would give me an excuse to watch it again :-) MarnetteD&#124;Talk 21:28, 14 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I'll be interested to see what the editors who answer questions there come up with. Regards. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 16:30, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * LOL I have no clue if either George or Ian sing, but Ian is definitely an aficionado of music. MarnetteD, I love your advertisement story. Gerda, "she doesn't like the peasant, not the Lord, and wants to remain single" seems spot on, but how do I get there from the simple word? I guess I could put in a note, that the title is a play on a folksong, but I'd need some sort of reference saying that, right? SusunW (talk) 16:42, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It's a Volkslied, - is this good enough? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:47, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll try to work with that. Thanks! By the way, the help desk says same as you, farmer's little boy. SusunW (talk) 16:51, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Another source with connection to East Germany: https://lieder-aus-der-ddr.de/das-burlebuebele-mag-i-net/ Grimes2 (talk) 17:05, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks all. Good link Grimes2. Really appreciate the help! I'm going to go with a note that says "In the lyrics of the similarly titled East German Folksong, "Es Burlebübele mag i net" (Swiss version "Es Burebüebli mah-n-i-nit") the singer rejects the farmers boy, the son of the Lord, and any imperfect rascal who makes mistakes, preferring to stay single until death". SusunW (talk) 17:23, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * East-German sounds wrong (rather South), and lord, not Lord ;) (that was my mistake) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:55, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Friedenskirche, Stuttgart
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I meant to sing in the peace church for Katholikentag, but then could not make it. DYK that on 11 June, I sang Bach's motet on Jesu, meine Freude, Bach's Mass in B minor, Beethoven's Mass in C major, and Rossini's Petite messe solennelle? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Ode to Joy
"And he who never managed it should slink Weeping from this union!"

Is that really the best translation? "slink" sounds kinda odd to this American's ear. 'Course my German is pretty spotty, and my knowledge of poetry isn't much better. :-) Sometimes I think it's better not to understand certain lyrics, although that's probably true more in opera than in choral music.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:13, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I have no idea. I bet there's some official translation of this famous piece (which is not called "Ode", just "To Joy") (which may be 18th-century English), a translation that should probably be cited, and perhaps literal translation from time to time. The latest change, however, had no similarity to the original which says that whoever didn't manage, should sneak away, weeping. I sang it once. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:20, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree that the best would be to use a translation cited to a reliable source rather than what we have now. That said, "sneak" is better than "slink", and there should at least be a comma in the English version (after "manage"), just like the German.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:23, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * (ec) Deepl gives me "steal away" for "sich wegstehlen" (what a thief would try after robbery). - Sorry, I don't know "slink". On my way out, but have great watchers. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:25, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I found this in the external links, for a starter, with a translator given. It seems to be a singable version (something in English matching Beethoven's music), rather than going for precise meaning. It has "steal". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:31, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikisource en has something, please check. It should at least be in the article. Need to go. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:36, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It's all pretty much the same thing, but "sneak away" and "steal away" are better than "slink", with "steal away" being better than "sneak away". I don't know how idiomatic the original German is, so that makes it hard to choose, and, besides, I'm not a professional translator, and even they can disagree. Translation is often an art rather than a science. I don't use the word "slink" often, but I usually think of it in connection with animals, particularly dogs, who, feeling guilty about something, slink away to avoid punishment. Never thought of it in relation to human thieves.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:36, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Paula Lizell
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ... which could be said about hundred others, - the reason to nominate was the image, don't miss it! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:50, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I was going to use the image at first, but I saw that the majority of approved image hooks were biographies and buildings. Now the majority of hooks, including non-image hooks, are biographies. It has gotten very hard over the past few days to build a balanced set because of that. I'm so hoping we can move to one set a day or just have even more articles approved soon. SL93 (talk) 11:45, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for coming over, and no need actually to excuse. Just that when an article is written for the featured image, it would be nice to have it, and double so if the hook says exactly zero about this person, because - see above. I'm working on the next one (started by Ipigott for an image improved by Adam Cuerden) but am tempted to use a different image as more closely related to the hook to come. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:20, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Christof May

 * we prayed today for him, to be in God's loving presence --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:09, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi, Gerda. If you have the source for his date of birth, please add to the wikibio. I'm not inserting the {CN} tag while the link is on MainPage, so I'm leaving a note here on your usertalk. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 17:20, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I found no source for the exact date of birth, only the year 1973.


 * Grimes2 (talk) 17:27, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I took it from the German Wikipedia. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:42, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * potatoes sermon 2020 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:38, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Want to nominate someone for the "Precious" award
Gerda, I don't know if you remember me, since I haven't really been active here on Wikipedia for several years. I was wondering, though, whether you are still involved with the "Precious" award and, if you are, where I might go to nominate someone for that award. The user HaniwaEnthusiast has been tirelessly and devotedly writing, expanding, and rewriting articles about ancient Mesopotamian deities from scratch using reliable, scholarly sources for the past year at least. Just a few examples out of the literally dozens of articles she has written or rewritten include Nanaya, Ninshubur, Ninlil, Anu, Sin (mythology), Ningal, Utu, and sukkal. A much fuller list can be found on her userpage. Sadly, because the articles she works on are mostly obscure and not often read, she has received almost no recognition for her truly outstanding and indefatigable work. I feel this situation is an egregious injustice and I was hoping you could do something to give her just a tiny bit of the recognition she deserves. —Katolophyromai (talk) 05:39, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
 * yes --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Hanning Schröder
Please note the alterations I made to the hook when moving this into the queue. The original was not fully supported by the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:32, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, sounds unfair to his wife, - I'll check --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:51, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * checked, so it is --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:22, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Hanning Schröder
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the review
Hi, Wanted to stop by regarding the links in the GMN article at DYK. I checked the manual of style and in MOS:LINKONCE Generally, a link should appear only once in an article, but it may be repeated if helpful for readers, such as in infoboxes, tables, image captions, footnotes, hatnotes. I will get working on the list, already put an infobox in there this am, I just got lazy - usually I put them in every article. Bruxton (talk) 14:07, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I know the guideline, but interpret "helpful for the readers" a bit broader. I followed it slave-like in early articles such as Melos Ensemble, not linking a player who had been mentioned in the lead again in the article, which led to sentences with some players linked (those not mentioned in the lead) and others not, which made the others look less important, - just strange. We are not slaves of guidelines, and I "freed" myself by repeating when it makes sense. For most readers, the man is probably already known but tell me a reader who will remember when it comes to the woman that they had seen her in the lead. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:21, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * So perhaps a link to Mahony in the body. Bruxton (talk) 18:32, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * yes --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:38, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

For you
Gerda, this is for you. Events that occur seem to matter more because they often cause sharp altering changes but the real impact is in the details between these events, where we are, move and interact with life. I call this our center. Our challenge is to find the details in the mundane, this center of our Song, and make its impact on us more defining. We are more than the sum of the visible or known us. There are hidden colors waiting to be explored, we just have to touch brush to canvas. -- A Rose Wolf  18:20, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, exploring, returned from nature --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:31, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Klara Höfels
—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Rudolf-Oetker-Halle
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Former Priests and non-priests
Thanks for your comments on Bruce Kent, which User:PFHLai kindly improved so it could be posted at RD. I see that he's in this Category. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:15, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks, but I only gave the wikibio a few last-moment touch-up edits before the link goes on RD. It was pretty much good-to-go, anyway. --PFHLai (talk) 17:28, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you so much for your kind words and message. It really does help. Wikipedia was getting a bit of a grind and your words gave me renewed energy. I found this and I thought you might like it, a prayer written by a recently deceased Wikipedian, Jzsj, who started writing on Wikipedia when he was 79 years old and added so many articles: "Lord, I pray that I may see the grace in this pandemic. When it ends, may I not return to business as usual, but rather may I have grown more eager to adorn my life with good works, in preparation for the eternal banquet of heaven." Fr Jack Zupez sj

Thanks again, Cardofk (talk) 13:26, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Cardofk, thank you so much for the prayer and knowing its author however late! - We prayed for a priest who recently died, also at church. I am open to advice about taking his good deads (we know well) to DYK without ignoring the less good deads (we don't know well). Everybody. I know being silent would be easiest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:46, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Another historic opera singer
I'm working at the moment on Adalgisa Gabbi but I thought I should let you know now as I'm pretty tied up these days and it's important not to overstep the deadline if you think it's worth a DYK. I'll be adding a portrait and will also try to include more details of the critical assessments she received.--Ipigott (talk) 13:49, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

I think I've now included the essentials. I realize the Google link to GSL needs editing. Maybe you can correct it. There used to be a Wikipedia routine for Google books which worked well with GSL too but for some stupid reason it's been deleted. Let me know if there are any other items in the article you would like me to work on.--Ipigott (talk) 12:14, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * That's great, and thank you for the update. Today - unplanned - I work on another soprano (who died yesterday, and comes from a corner of the world covered little), Gabbi is planned for Monday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Great. There's also Louise Janssen if you're up to one more.--Ipigott (talk) 12:59, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * And now Fausta Labia. But please don't feel under any obligation.--Ipigott (talk) 16:09, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * no, it's a pleasure --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:02, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Avelina Carrera might not qualify for DYK as the main source of information is the article from the Record Collector which I was able to access through the Wikipedia Library.--Ipigott (talk) 13:59, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I've more or less completed work on Carrera. If you are interested in DYK, it will have to be today or tomorrow but no problem if you can't make it. You've been doing a fantastic job with all the others.--Ipigott (talk) 11:10, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Roman Bunka

 * thanks to Manfarid1 and Grimes2 who did the work --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:22, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Arno Lücker
—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * another one by LouisAlain --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:27, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Stadthalle Hannover
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ... where I heard Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Pierre Boulez and Murray Perahia first, and where now the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra played --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:11, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * "classical music" added per ERRORS --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:58, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Heortology
Hi, when I was on NPP I noticed this article which might interest you. It was moved from redirect today so it could be good for dyk. It needs some work. Cheers. Bruxton (talk) 20:59, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that's an idea. A soprano yesteray, another to follow ... then why not. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Oh deer!
Hi Gerda and thank you very much for the latest message. I am embarrassed to say that I have failed to find the baby deer – may I please have a little pointer as to where I should look? On the other hand, I did find, and very much liked, the Vivaldi two trumpets picture! Cheers DBaK (talk) 07:02, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, dear, for coming over ;) - For the baby who tried to hide, click on "songs", and check the first pic in the last row. The brief sound that creature made was louder than a trumpet and frightened me first, but it remained frozen until I got the camera. - What do you think about writing the trumpet concerto article together one of these days? Do you think it's the primary topic for Concerto for two trumpets, or should we add Vivaldi's name? Listening was sheer pleasure (first movement for communion, third for postlude)! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:07, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Gerda. Thank you so much for that, and sorry for the slow reply. Yes I found the little one thanks – very cute!
 * I like the idea of working on that article, yes, thank you, but I worry that if you wait for my availability you could find it a looong wait. Spare time is in very short supply at the moment. So if I can help then I will but actually if you just want to go ahead, please do so. I haven't had much of a read around it yet so it will be interesting (or perhaps worrying?) to see how many decent sources emerge.
 * I'm completely inexpert in the question of primary topics and titles and the like. My instinctive reaction is that the article title should include Vivaldi – to use just the bare title would seem very odd to me, perhaps conferring some kind of exclusivity or something? But, as I say, not my area.
 * Cheers DBaK (talk) 14:26, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * If you say Vivaldi, there will be Vivaldi. I have several before that one, and just add what you can. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:36, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks! DBaK (talk) 07:24, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Nicolas Kynaston (organist)
I was surprised to find that there is no article about the organist Nicholas Kynaston, yet many other organist pages list him among their teachers. German wikipedia has an article, Nicolas Kynaston, which makes the lack of an English article all the more surprising. Might you put him on your "to do" list? Feline Hymnic (talk) 15:50, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Feline Hymnic, my to-do-list is too long already. How about you (or someone else) begin in a sandbox, and I check? We banned an organist, loosing expertise. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:38, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

House of the Faun
Why did you remove the additional links I provided for other Pompeii townhouses in the See also section of the Page House of the Faun. There were several listed and I only added more since additional pages for Pompeii townhouses have been added to English Wikipedia since the couple of links were added? I'm only trying to increase traffic to newly developed pages. Mharrsch (talk) 16:54, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Mharrsch, sorry, it looked excessive to me. I suggest you create a navbox for them instead, or a list article. Compare Charles Gounod and List of Mozart operas. Have you checked how much traffic you create by See also. I never read it ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:36, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Gerda, thanks for suggesting alternatives. Actually, I found an existing template (that needed to be edited by the way) called Archaeological site of Pompeii that displays links to all the townhouses (after I added to the list) as well as links to other structures in Pompeii. I'm placing it below the last section of each Pompeii related page in the expanded state so it acts like a footer for all pages created for individual Pompeii sites. Since I am working on creating more pages for Pompeii houses, I will make a note to myself to include that template at the bottom of each one and edit the template itself to include a link to the new site each time I add one. I hope this is satisfactory. I'll go through all of the existing pages and replace any See also lists with the template so pages are uniform. Thanks again! Mharrsch (talk) 21:39, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * That's great, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:53, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas Resetarits
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

tyler skaggs
Gerda, i have been staring at this blurb for this article for a while now, and although i laughed at the comment you left at your tfa/r nomination, realistically, i doubt i would be able to trim over 30% of the blurb's length without removing some substantial details. would that be alright with you? you are, of course, welcome to revert any of my removals if you disagree with them. dying (talk) 02:45, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I think our best appraoch would be to talk to the author who had an accident when a nom was due (so I made it, without knowing), but now should be the best to discuss which details absolutely have to stay. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:49, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Greetings in a major key
Thank you so much for my message - You have always been such a wonderful support and booster to my little efforts here! One good song deserves another and a wonder of wonders No Swan So Fine (talk) 14:21, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * wonders indeed, thank you, will listen with more focus later --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:24, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Selig, wem Christus auf dem Weg begegnet
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Bernardin Schellenberger
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * on the day of the reqioem of Christof May - Selig sind, die da Leid tragen --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:58, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Kurt Equiluz
... the tenor for the pioneering recordings of Bach's Passions, cantatas and the Mass in B minor, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:58, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Morning
Hi Gerda Arendt, morning.  scope_creep Talk  08:40, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * another morning too rich to reply, planning to sing in a service, visit architecture and opera --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:50, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Wilhelmine Holmboe-Schenström
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Hans-Dieter Bader

 * he introduced me to almost all tenor roles, and Sly was unique --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:50, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Lorenzo Passerini
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * seen --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:50, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * which I rehearsed but didn't make it to the performance --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:12, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * changed to ... that songs from the collection "Auf dem Weg durch diese Nacht" (On the way through this night) were performed at the 2022 Katholikentag? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:05, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * a good song for ways through the night, - a recording with the author (during the lockdown in 2020, not knowing the nights we experience now) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:28, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for the gem! Best wishes. HandsomeMrToad (talk) 06:09, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red in July 2022
--Lajmmoore (talk) 15:47, 27 June 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

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Bruxton has given you a fresh pie! Pies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a piping hot pie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Bon appetit!

Here is a pie for you. Thank you for your hard work!

Spread the tastiness of pies by adding {{subst:GivePie}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Bruxton (talk) 22:22, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, made me think of the many pies for a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by the rabbi who had given the sermon for the community service in the Catholic church, Bruxton, and look below --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:54, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Öffnet eure Tore
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * sung in Kiedrich, thinking of Yoninah --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:54, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

One year on
Thanks for your anniversary message, and I'm sorry I didn't reply last year! It is good to know that my work, sometimes on strangely-chosen subjects, is appreciated. Andrew Dalby 12:45, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for coming over, and best wishes for your topics! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:03, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Ernst Jacobi

 * DYK Ernst Jacobi: I recognized, that I'm surprisingly now the nominator of the DYK. But I only corrected the template. What can we do? Grimes2 (talk) 10:16, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It doesn't matter, as we all also have make credit (which trumps nom credit). Do you want to do the review? (grin) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:19, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No, thank you. Ladies first. Grimes2 (talk) 10:22, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * This lady struggles with the C disease, but as you like it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:33, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Avoiding an edit war
While I really appreciate all your work on the articles I have created on opera singers, Gerda, I think you might have accidentally made a mistake in reverting my last edit on Avelina Carrera. Perhaps the edit summary was not sufficiently clear but I simply wanted to avoid two identical wikilinks on the same item. In the same edit, I also corrected "role Elsa" to "role of Elsa". Perhaps you would like to take a fresh look at the article as it now stands. You will note that there are now two wikilinks on Lohengrin, one in the lead and one at the beginning of the Career section. I realize that some editors feel it is useful to repeat wikilinks in long articles if they first occurred in the lead but this article runs to less than 600 words and the two occurrences are quite close.--Ipigott (talk) 10:20, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry that I failed to notice the other correction. Do as you please, but I repeat links from the lead in articles I create (long or short), not trusting that a reader will remember. I think I explained that further up on this page (Melos Ensemble), but again: Carrera is "yours" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No it's not mine; like all the other articles here it's part of a collaborative effort. Just as I have accepted your boxes, which still do not appear very encyclopedic to me but seem to please others, I'll also go along with your repeated wikilinks and will think twice about changing them in the articles I copy-edit. I don't think I'll be creating many more biographies of opera singers for the time being as the WiR focus on music ends today. I'll nevertheless see if there are any I can cover from our focus on the Baltic states.--Ipigott (talk) 15:01, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I put "yours" in quotation marks for a reason. While I cherish collaboration, there's also something like editors' preferences, that I tend to respect. The boxees are not "mine", but standard for project opera, best expressed here: . --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:31, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Today's TFA Carsten Borchgrevink has a nice short box (2009). Why Cosima Wagner - by the same author - should not have one, is beyond my understanding. She isn't even a composer, just a composer's wife. Needless to say, why composers should not come with a little help for the "idiots" who need a fact fast, is also beyond my understanding. My last woman in music for the month is Heather Engebretson, seen. But first fresh air. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:23, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Tense
Till Death Us Do Part and All in the Family are still around; so's Monty Python's Flying Circus and Archie Bunker. Monty Python and Carroll O'Connor aren't. Please consider self-reverting. 67.187.73.94 (talk) 16:01, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't follow. What I saw was that you changed "It's That Man Again ... was a BBC radio comedy programme which ran for twelve series from 1939 to 1949." to "It's That Man Again ... is a BBC radio comedy programme which ran for twelve series from 1939 to 1949." Which sounds wrong, and I didn't check the rest, nor have I time to do that now. You can do me 2 favours: 1) never use an unclosed br (I fixed the above one), because it ruins the colours of the editor, 2) don't put too much in one edit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:16, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Duino Elegies Featured article review
I have nominated Duino Elegies for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  22:42, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the invitation. I feel responsible as it's about German poetry, but confess to know nothing about Rilke sources. I read the 2013 FAC, with Brianboulton's comment, and know that he was diligent with sources. I'll ask Victoria who helped with a Whitney poem. It's Brian's birthday today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:05, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Diana Tishchenko
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I heard her colleagu3 with the same music, but she is on YT - lsten if you can. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:15, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * next RMF highlight: Thomanerchor, see FAZ at Lutherkirche - sold out. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:10, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

tyler skaggs
Gerda, thanks for about the situation regarding the blurb; i had no idea. in that case, i will leave a message on the fac nominator's talk page, and ping you to keep you in the loop in case you are interested. dying (talk) 01:36, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:15, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Hello
-- VersaceSpace  🌃 17:01, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
 * that's cute, thank you! (late sign) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:41, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Gute Besserung
Get well soon. Grimes2 (talk) 17:04, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Danke! Hat funktioniert! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:59, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Kommt her ihr Kreaturen all auf Englisch
Hallo G.A., Dein Artikel gefällt mir, sehr gut gemacht, ich hab eine Frage: ist dieses Lied in seiner englischen Version gebräuchlich? Bei Youtube sieht man allerhand Videos von Prozessionen in London und andernorts in UK. Da würd es passen. Danke und viele Grüße Inetdeswerdisagedürfe (talk) 12:22, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, - I really don't know. Feel free to add, anybody who doe (know if the English version of Kommt her, ihr Kreaturen all is commonly used for processions, - with solid references of course, not YouTube. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:25, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * May be i will try to add something... with solid references... Inetdeswerdisagedürfe (talk) 12:30, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh no... English spoken here... Sorry, I left school many years ago... please allow me using german
 * Brückenschlag: you'll find Menschen, die ihr wart verloren, - had to be inserted on demand from the congregation Das Übersetze ich mit meinem miserablen Schulenglisch so, dass der Artikel zum Lied auf Wunsch einer Kirchen-Gemeinde verfasst wurde... die dieses Lied anscheinend singt...--Inetdeswerdisagedürfe (talk) 12:29, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * ??? Inetdeswerdisagedürfe (talk) 12:34, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Viele Gemeinden, - people I know say it's their favourite Christmas carol. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:39, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * In Germamy? Of course... und in UK? Are there any british congregations u Know using this hymn for Xmas? Inetdeswerdisagedürfe (talk) 12:57, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't know, and it doesn't matter. Probably not, because no translation shows when searching. The English Wikipedia serves the world not only English-speaking countries. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:06, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Ich meine ich hätte einmal einen Hinweis gelesen, dass das englische Come all ye creatures of the Lord ein schwierig singbarer Text sein soll und auch aus diesem Grund evtl. unüblich wurde. Den Link finde ich nicht wieder..--Inetdeswerdisagedürfe (talk) 12:34, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * You can just add links here, someone will word it for you if found useful. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:39, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Weingut Battenfeld Spanier
Guten Morgen Gerda, kannst du mal bitte zu Weingut Battenfeld Spanier und mir einen Ratschlag geben? Danke im voraus.-Symposiarch (talk) 07:57, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Later. Just discovered a soprano with a deletion discussion (poor new editor), have my own, Jesus Christus, Menschensohn, a FAR for Duino Elegies, need to nominate last Sunday's hymn (which is too short), and what I really want to do is explore Locus iste (Mealor). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda, I am aware of your priorities.--Symposiarch (talk) 08:36, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Can you help with the deletion discussions, perhaps, or support the WP:ITNN nom for Alfred Koerppen? Everybody ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:44, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, too late seems to be already fixed.--Symposiarch (talk) 16:09, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * not the deletion discussion --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:21, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Thomanerchor 8 July
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Did you know ...

... that Andreas Reize assumed the post of Thomaskantor as the first Swiss and the first Catholic since the Reformation?

... that director Frank Stähle revived the choir and orchestra of Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium and conducted them in Mozart's Requiem for the centenary of the Lutherkirche?

15 January 2016 Memory lane: I was blessed with an inspirational concert at Lutherkirche Wiesbaden, called Salmo! - referring to singing psalms which they did, making me think of Yoninah. The complete program is at MDR their first summer program with Andreas Reize, the new choir master, the 18th Thomaskantor after Bach, which they performed in Leipzig, Merseburg, Suhl, and in Wiesbaden on 8 July for Rheingau Musik Festival.

The place was the first building I visited when I arrived in town because it's near the main station. It was also where I sang Bach's Komm, o Tod, des Schlafes Bruder and Mozart's Requiem with Frank Stähle, whose birthday is on 12 July.

Salmo: the boys sang Psalms 150 by Ernani Aguiar (Salmo 150), 100 by Heinrich Schütz, 84 by Johann Hermann Schein, and 149 (+ another line from 150) in Bach's motet. The review's image shows the conductor with some boys. It's detailed and all praise but sadly not going beyond Mendelssohn, while we found the late works especially impressive, - listen to the 2009 Locus iste by Paul Mealor and the 2000 Sleep by Eric Whitace. The encore was an arrangement of Bach's Air on the text Dona nobis pacem - what we need.

I captured the conductor happy. - Today is another birthday, celebrated in Brazil, so Salmo 50 is the right song ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Did you know...
... that I admire you dedication and enthusiasm for did you knows, and I have always loved your hooks — they have always been "interesting" to me. I hope you are not disheartened by the recent discussion on this topic because I would hate to see you participate less in the process. As someone who is guilty of writing a hook which might seem uninteresting to some but not to me, I understand where you are at. If you feel the need for help, I am here — I can suggest ALTs to the hooks you nominate, which you may feel that might not appeal to a broader audience or if they get held up in the nomination phase for the same reason. For the record, I see nothing wrong with your hooks and they have always fascinated me. I do not believe that you should amend your ways, because, at least to me, there is nothing to amend. Thank you for all your DYK work! — <b style="color:#000000">The Most Comfortable</b> <b style="color:#8A2BE2">Chair</b> 11:10, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you and don't worry, I'm not disheartened. I will keep saying substantial about subjects, and if that is not welcome, so be it. You can review, and argue, if you like. I am happy with company. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:05, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I definitely will not be arguing with you, because I agree with you. I hope you continue producing quality content, as you have been for very many years. — <b style="color:#000000">The Most Comfortable</b> <b style="color:#8A2BE2">Chair</b> 11:03, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Not argue with me, argue with the others ;) - but better: you do a review. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:19, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thank you very much for distributing wonderful gestures of appreciation around Wikipedia, tirelessly and with an unbreakable belief in the spirit of the project.

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 * thank you - blushing a bit --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:15, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

Happy July
Hi Gerda, Hope it's beautiful weather where you are and that you're enjoying flowers and music and chirping birds. I haven't heard from you in a while -maybe you're traveling?- but hoping all is well! Rosiestep (talk) 14:17, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Rosie, just look around, I'm pleasantly busy with concerts and company - call it vacation at home. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:40, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

Vivaldi 2 tpts
Hi Gerda I had a superquick look, probably not all that helpful (sorry!) and left some notes on the Talk page. I will try to help more but it's Incompetent Juggling Time at the moment. Oh and I linked something nice for Voces8! Cheers DBaK (talk) 07:42, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Brahms and Schumann today, Puccini tomorrow, dear company, - will get to Vivaldi during next week. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:14, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for the lovely photo and link. What is an FAC?

T. E. Meeks (talk) 15:00, 16 July 2022 (UTC)


 * A featured article candidacy (FAC) is a nomination to turn a qualified article into a featured article. Featured articles are among the best on Wikipedia, so the candidacy and reviews are to be sure that an article is truly flawless before it gets that bronze star at the top. — VersaceSpace  🌃 17:53, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ernst Jacobi
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Igor Levit - Hauskonzerte
Hi Gerda, thank you for your reply on my deletion of the Hauskonzerte. Let me elaborate why I think this has no encyclopedical value:


 * 1) It is nothing special. Nearly every musician did similar projects during the pandemic and before. Including this, would mean, we would have to include similar sections for other musicians.
 * 2) It doesn't add anything to his notability. Musicans give concerts, all of them do. Including each and every concert, even if it has commentary would overload any wikipedia article. A good example is the article of Friedrich Gulda, who was also very controversial and politcally active. He died with 80, Igor Levit is just mid 35, but Igor's article is already double as long. The length of the article should also reflect the notability of a person. Igor Levit's article is in my opinion already much too long and reads like advertisement for his person.
 * 3) The article does not follow similar articles on other notable musicians. Musicians such as Yuja Wang, Matha Argerich or Krystian Zimerman which are much more famouse internationally have substantially shorter articles.
 * 4) Advertisement: This section reads as an advertisment for Igor Levit's Twitter channel which is part of his political work/agenda. I understand if an article on Donald Trump includes notable tweets, as it was one of his main communication platform during his presidency, but Igor Levit is just a politically active artist from Germany, not the president of the USA.
 * 5) Even if you think the format "Hauskonzerte" is so important, that it needs to be included, then there is no reason, why the article needs a linke to every single one of them. A general link to his twitter account would be enough. Linking Twitter in wikipedia is usually a good way to boost search engine optimization, but this is not what Wikipedia is for. Apart from that the general guideline is to avoid listings.

I hope you better understand my reason for deleting this section. I am happy to discuss the topic further with you, if you think there are other reasons or good points for leaving this section in the article.

Thank you again for your help.

Jole Jole222 (talk) 10:49, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for coming over, Jole, and while I follow your arguments, I don't agree with all of them. Please move the points to the article talk page, where those interested in the pianist can take part. I was not involved in the creation, but quite generally go for mentioning a musician's music (vs. positions, famous orchestras, famous halls, famous conductors, prizes). Perhaps the listing can be reduced to less detail, but again that's not for you and me but the community to decide. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:53, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Wilma Schmidt
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 20 July 2022 (UTC) What Bader was for tenors, she was for sopranos roles, but I didn't see her as the Marschallin. I remember Elisabetta in Don Carlos well. I took the photo when visiting Sibylle. She gave me Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud, about seeking delight when it's not obvious. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:01, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Dieter Wedel?
Dieter Wedel (82), deutscher Regisseur und Drehbuchautor († 13. Juli). RD? (Tho in my case never heard of him.) – Sca (talk) 12:57, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * heard of him, but as in the article, 50% sex scandal - today I have time for a Ukrainian actress who died, no more, but go ahead, it's certainly what our general readership will be interested in. I did RD for Hannelore Elsner who bore him a child. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:05, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I may not get to it. Major yardwork due today. Sexuell bedrängnis isn't my cup of tea, either. (I heard more than enough about that when I worked for our Human Rights Commission.) -- Sca (talk) 13:51, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * understand, and fine - opera tonight, early Rossini open air --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:06, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Rossini, the music machine. Enjoy. Stay cool wenns möglich. -- Sca (talk) 17:14, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Louise Janssen
Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Hymns
We are singing tryggare kan ingen vara and On Eagle's Wings for a sad occasion. Don't know yet whether the first will be in Swedish or English. I see you have edited tryggare kan ingen vara before - your habits are similar from 2015, adding an infobox ;) listen Swedish here. Urve (talk) 14:00, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Adalgisa Gabbi
 Schwede 66  00:33, 22 July 2022 (UTC) ... that after finding success in Poland and South America, soprano Adalgisa Gabbi performed at La Scala as Eva in the Italian premiere of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg? - another one by Ipigott, as above, and both about Eva which isn't without quirkiness --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:33, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Núria Feliu
Hello Gerda! I've created and nominated the article of a popular and appreciated Catalan singer. Could you take a quick look at the article and, from your eye more familiar with the world of music, tell me how it's and what I can improve? Best regards. _-_Alsor (talk) 16:13, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, - I'm on vacation with possibly no connection until Tuesday. Please watch my two noms, everybody. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:12, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Sarah Traubel
— Maile (talk) 02:22, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Marguerite Vaillant-Couturier
—Kusma (talk) 12:10, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Erasmus Schöfer
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Messe brève no. 7 (Gounod)
Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Well wishes
I see that you're offline for a while. Enjoy the vacay! I initially stopped by to extend my condolences and sincere sympathy for your loss as someone who experienced the loss of a sister on July 16th, and knows full well the emotional roller coaster of grieving. Stay strong, sweet Gerda. <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.2em 0.2em,#BFFF00 0.4em 0.4em 0.5em;color:#A2006D"> Atsme 💬 📧 12:40, 24 July 2022 (UTC).
 * Thank you. Memorial service in Hannover tomorrow (opera house pictured by me), so still away. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:17, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Just dropping a note under here. Be safe, Gerda, and know that my thoughts are in your direction. I am so sorry for your loss and I hope it is a beautiful memorial service. I will hold off on writing to you until you return. -- A Rose Wolf  19:24, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, both. Home from vacation, tired, more after sleep, when on the way to Hannover. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:53, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Heather Engebretson
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 26 July 2022 (UTC) seen on 16 June at Oper Frankfurt, and agree --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:12, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Heather Engebretson and/or Cristina Pasaroiu in Creative Commons Attribution video?
This video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzXWn4RMjh8 is DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN Jacques Offenbach: LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN, Creative Commons Attribution licensed. It has a lot of names associated with it, but this page https://www.visitberlin.de/en/event/les-contes-dhoffmann seems to say that the Olympia automaton was played by Engebretson at least once. But maybe the one in the video is red haired and not her? Then she does look black haired at 0:13. Also I think another the black haired one is Pasaroiu. If you say they're them, I'll gladly take and upload a screenshot, but I don't want to get them wrong. --GRuban (talk) 03:45, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
 * nice, thank you, but probably not today, see above - watch video linked above and compare, perhaps --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:12, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
 * So sorry, but I do need your help, or I will get the identification wrong. Adding a ping to Grimes2, who helped when I misidentified Elena Tsallagova, which I am in danger of here. Please click on the filmstrip of images at the bottom of https://www.visitberlin.de/en/event/les-contes-dhoffmann, and you will see my problem: we have images labelled "Heather Engebretson als Olympia"; "Heather Engebretson als Giulietta"; and even "Heather Engebretson als Antonia". Did she play all the roles? This video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7deCt9Y2Oo definitely says "Cristina Pasaroiu (as Olympia)", though the actress seems very similar. Is Engebretson anywhere in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzXWn4RMjh8 or is that also Pasaroiu? Help! --GRuban (talk) 13:40, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * no time to look now, but - remember Muszely? - Engebretson probably played all roles, absolutely able to, and Olympia most likely if this was early in her career. So I wouldn't attribute to Pasaroiu without some other reference for her being in it, as much as I like her. (I liked her old ibox pic better than the stylish new one, btw.) They may have sung on alternate days, though. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:55, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Engebretson played all roles in 2022: https://www.operabase.com/productions/les-contes-dhoffmann-143918/en Pasaroiu played in 2018. The pictures and the video show in my opinion not the same person, both have a puppet like make-up. Grimes2 (talk) 14:07, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Olympia is a puppet. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:21, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Fausta Labia
Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ich lobe meinen Gott von ganzem Herzen
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * thinking of Yoninah, and Sibylle would have liked it, too, with that French melody. Her song was Non, je ne regrette rien, and she was given a poem by Rilke: "Du musst das Leben nicht verstehen" - you don't have to understand life. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:58, 27 July 2022 (UTC) They played the middle movement of Bach's Concerto for two violins just the violins. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Messe modale en septuor
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * sung for the farewell of Gabriel Dessauer and Roman Twardy --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Deutsches Romantik-Museum
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 28 July 2022 (UTC)


 * seen 25 June, with Sibylle's husband among others --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:46, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Precious
Gerda, you send out these little jewels and beautiful messages titled "Precious" but I want you to know that the real precious is you. You have no idea what you have meant to me over the last two years, the last year especially. Thank you for your incredible light and the beauty of the Song I hear from you. All the pictures, songs, articles and DYK's are masterpieces to me. We all have rough edges and there is no doubt that many could find something to disagree with about any of us but you are a lovely person and an amazing editor and I truly believe I wouldn't be alive today without the "garden talks" we have had during my darkest days. I love you very much, as a fellow editor, a friend, and a sister. You are my Precious and a shining jewel. I may still check in from time-to-time and I'll make sure to leave a little note for you or ping you when I do. Keep shining and take care of yourself. -- A Rose Wolf  17:10, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * just precious, especially that you don't leave us alone, friend and sister! Today is a friend's birthday, he gave me a song, I went to a concert, and they sang that song! You may be the one person not surprised ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:37, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll keep this in my treasure chest. Will you give us a pic of your mountain some day? And could you name a song for my list, where What a Wonderful World was a gift after the funeral? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:21, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red August 2022
--Lajmmoore (talk) 10:58, 29 July 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for R. B. Schlather
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I saw the two latter ones,a comedy and a tragedy. which would make me interested in his future work no matter which piece - he has a great gift to tell stories on a simple stage with plenty of emotion, look and listen. Today is my parent's anniversary, and I like to keep the blue stairs to heaven for the occasion. - "Danket dem Herrn" was our daily prayer. Danket, danket dem Herrn. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Jesus bleibet meine Freude
Hallo Gerda, lange nichts mehr von mir gehört. Ich möchte dich auf das neuste Projekt von Martin Fröst aufmerksam machen, Xodus, das er mit einem Jahr Verspätung im Mai im Konserthuset in Stockholm vorgestellt hat. Es schließt mit einer hörenswerten Interpretation des genannten Stücks, wobei Fröst als Klarinettist und Dirigent von Orchester und Chor auftritt. Aber auch die anderen Stücke der 74 minütigen Aufführung mit teils eigenwillig vorgetragenen Kompositionen von Bach bis zur avantgardistischen Moderne sind ein Genuss für Auge und und Ohr, ebenso wie die Soloauftritte von Fröst mit seiner Klarinette.

Wenn du interessiert bist, hier der Link : https://www.konserthuset.se/en/play/xodus/, Beginn des Stücks auf 1:17:57.

Hier eine andere Interpretation für Klarinette und Klavier aus Frösts neuster CD "Night Passages" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBoLwbfwvBY

LG Gisbert

PS. Ich werde demnächst den Artikel über Fröst um dieses Projekt ergänzen. -- Gisbert ツ (talk)  Illustrate Wikipedia ! 15:43, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Danke, ich freu mich drauf! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:10, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Sabine Meyer heute, Gisbert! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:50, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Riccardo Brengola
Thanks for thanks, Gerda. I have reworked and referenced Riccardo Brengola (which was a splurge) as a backup. Ciao, Eebahgum (talk) 10:52, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Katja Husen
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Concerto for Two Trumpets (Vivaldi)
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
 * performed 19 June with the Brixi mass, first mass with orchestra after the pandemic --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Thirteenth anniversary on Wikipedia!

 * thank you, and a concerto for two trumpets seems a good music to match --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:48, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

 * thank you and Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata is also a good way to celebrate --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

The Duino Elegies: Weighing Beauty and Existential Suffering
Hi Gerda, there is a fascinating problem I found with the "quote" in the Duino Elegies lead: "Weighing Beauty and Existential Suffering". It doesn't exist anywhere in Gass, which is fully available on archive.org. Yet, I would argue that Gass's throughout the book does point toward that interpretation. Interestingly, Colonel Henry did not initially have quotes (for example, see this See this 21 March version. They were added later.

More interesting, when I did my search, I found- like you did, I think- that the line is now being quoted in other people's books without attribution! (e.g., Susan Slavik (2015), in the Google Book link you had for the edited volume from Cambridge Press Formations of Identity; Peter Cox (2015) in "Don't be a Waster of Sorrows", Lafleur Cockburn (2020) in African Women and their Networks of Support) It's also a minor meme on Rilke websites. But I could not find a pre-2013 quote. (Not to say it doesn't exist, but is misattributed.)

The basic solution seems simple, delete. I'm not so sure. Because it has taken off in the Rilke literature, I'd like to keep it as it documents a Wikipedia artifact. (ColonelHenry, didn't check) The line could be seen as summarizing the criticism in the text of the article, so for now, I kept it, but removed the quotes and citation. That works for me, as I like to avoid citations in the lead, except in the case of literal quotes.

But, Given your long experience here and the kindness of your perspective. I've seen this before in other articles I edited, where creative editing becomes taken as "common knowledge" I'd like to hear your thoughts on this issue in particular. I'll gladly go along with what you decide. If you feel comfortable and have the time, I'd like to know your thoughts on addressing this in general, too. Wtfiv (talk) 20:20, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * This is interesting! - I saw the many occurrences of the line, but didn't realise that Wikipedia was the origin. - I deal with Recent death articles, and often face a similar situation: when obituaries took their information obviously and sometimes less obviously from Wikipedia. (Therefore I often prefer to cite what the same authors wrote for a subject's last round birthday.) - I think your solution is fine, - a little monument to creative editing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:33, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I didn't know you edited the recent deaths articles! It makes sense given the sensitivity and caring of your posts and presence!  You are aware of the moment, and it aligns nicely with article discussing Gadamer's influence by Rilke: a recognition of our state of presence. Thank you for in input! (And, I'm glad you are okay with the solution!)   Wtfiv (talk) 02:31, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I/we edit selected selected recent death articles, those with mostly German souces, and those related to music. The full list is here, this year's above, an example is right below. - Thank you for your wonderful summary in the FAR! You seem not to know that corrected pings need a new signature to make them work, but I trust that SandyGeorgia will watch the place. I admire your skills in finding and formatting sources, and wording to match them! What do you think of rescuing the other article (that didn't survive FAR) together, A Song for Simeon? My topic, see BWV 125. Take your time, - I have a FAC open, and could not nominate another one right now anyway? I'd appreciate if you could look at the cantata article for FAC (but am still working on the new recordings section), again rescuing the work of a banned user ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:46, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Gerda, I would've enjoyed saving "Song for Simeon" as part of a FAR. I think it may have been salvagable but its been closed already, and I don't want to do a FAN. (Though I can successfully navigate them, I have found the experience extremely unpleasant.) Now that it is closed, it can't be reversed, I think.
 * That said, I'll review BWV 56. It may take me a week or so to focus on it, as I want to work on my current project a bit, but I'll get to it. (Ping me if I forget.) At a casual glance it looks great, and reviewing it would be a great education for me! Wtfiv (talk) 18:18, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the ping; Wtfiv, will be interested to hear that ColonelHenry's damage extended beyond Wikipedia.   I'd opt towards deleting it, so as not to honor an editor who created multiple hoaxes.  It's disturbing to hear that high quality sources replicated a Wikipedia error (and what amazing sleuthing work on your part !!).  I've not looked at the FAR yet ... still fretting about Darjeeling, which does not look like it will make its TFA date, at the rate it's moving... Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  11:19, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I disagree that it's damage if - as Wtfiv pointed out - the sentence presents the essence of the source's thought, and others felt the same, and quoted it. It will remain even if we delete. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:23, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Sandy . I'm with Gerda.  I think the phrasing is so good that others have taken it on, and they never cite a source.  I think Wikipedia deserves to keep the visible credit for a work others, including academics in "peer-reviewed" edited volumes have plagiarized. The only people who would know it is ColonelHenry's phrase is people who look at the article history (and who does that?) and people ColonelHenry tells. Wikipedia gets the credit, which I think it deserves as the beacon of successful collaboration. As long as the phrase is accurate and not falsely attributed, that is. Wtfiv (talk) 20:12, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * But ? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:18, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Kommt her, ihr Kreaturen all
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * sung (each year for decades, but not for the last two, of course) at the processions - Come, all ye creatures of the Lord, - no idea why DYK dropped that hint --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:46, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Goodbye Gerda
Did you know that... before we had ever interacted on this website, a relative of mine mentioned and told me from time to time about the good things you did for him as a librarian? For real. I asked him what you were doing with Lutheran hymnody, and he said that you were "popularizing it". At the time, I didn't understand that you had put your beautiful work here. I am going to be site banned soon, so goodbye, and thank you for teaching me things I didn't know about the development of the hymns.--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 21:25, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that's touching, and I'll miss you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:28, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Danket, danket dem Herrn
Hello! Your submission of Danket, danket dem Herrn at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! <sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 09:48, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Avelina Carrera
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Duino Elegies has gone FAR away
Hi Gerda, I too feel badly about how the Duino Elegy FAR went. I think we both misunderstood what was initially asked. We assumed that the article was in decent shape and just needed a bit of pruning and care in the citations to bring back to health. We both spent a great deal of time finding sources, formatting, and working on aligning the texts. But its clear that a bigger issue was brewing in the FARC that we were unaware of, which was addressing a pattern of Wikipedia abuse that was much bigger than just the article we thought we had to tidy. That's not to say we didn't have a point. WP:DENY states: "Some material is still going to be valuable in dealing with vandalism, so this is not about pretending vandalism does not exist. Instead, information on vandalism should be critically appraised: first, whether it has genuine value; then, whether that value outweighs any detriment from the publicity of that vandal or their vandalism." That was our argument. Ultimately, the provenance and origin of the quote remains unclear, as the citation apparatus was added post-hoc. It's a good phrase, and in my opinion, well-crafted regardless of where it came from. I had to laugh when I found that the Duino Castle Website(!) uses the quote "intensely religious, mystical poems that weigh beauty and existential suffering." (scroll down to "Find Out More About" and click the "Rilke tab).

But I think that the magnitude of what the FARC saw elsewhere played a determining role here. Given their larger context and the work they've been doing, I'll respect their decision, though we both put in far more time than we would of had we known that the article was already on the side of delisting.

And there is one point, where I do agree the article needs significant work: the majority of the middle was really just a summary of one set of commentaries. This issue was brought out by Victoria's comment- which also made me laugh and which I agree- that it was a quote farm. A good article would probably use many other sources as well to discuss the themes and symbolism. I reserved judgement, as I thought our role was just to clean up the aritcle. Again, we both misunderstood the state of this article.

Because we assumed FARC were okay with the content, just concerned about the citations, we both spent innumerable hours on the project. But please don't feel it was a waste or that you were not valued. Also, just think of all that you may have learned about the Elegies that you didn't know before.

I'll share how it wasn't a waste for me. I certainly learned a lot about a topic that I didn't know before, and in working through the incorrect information in the article came to a deeper understanding of who Rilke is as a person. I was delighted to see that the Gadamer and Rilke connection was real, even if the original citations misrepresented that relationship before I updated them. And, for me, the list of translations that Grimes2 and I found tells me just how influential the poems are, and the list simultaneously makes me laugh- there's so many!- and gives me a deeper respect for Rilke's influence.

I, for one, was delighted to get to know your presence in Wikipedia in more depth. You always thoughtfully support and value others, but I didn't have a sense of who you were and your own editing style and interests until we worked together. What I very much appreciate about you is how your warmth, caring, and positivity come through just in terms of your posts and in terms of the articles you are committed to improving. Just knowing you a bit more made the project worthwhile, and gave me a deeper sense of how I should value your work. Wtfiv (talk) 20:00, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * blushing: thank you, good to know you better now. - Victoria said she knew why I did what I did, and I am not sure. I wanted to see the article improved, and to learn more about the Elegies, - achieved. I don't think I put in "hours and hours", just enough time to check and transform a few references a day. I had many projects that took more time, such as converting the old-fashioned referencing in the (many and long) articles written by Jerome Kohl who died just when the style became deprecated. (Look for his name further up, - he wrote In Freundschaft.) I don't regret any of them. DYK that the influence section of the elegies also appears in Rilke's bio? It could be "snipped" in the elegies completely. (I learned a new word, - I knew only "snippy", and smiled.) Would you do that? On top of the Precious list, I quote a prize that means much to me right now: "grant each other the presumption that we are acting in good faith" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:14, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I edited the main article a bit. Got rid of references to the Elegies and mention of Wittgenstein, who supported Rilke but didn't care much for his poetry according to the sources. The rest can stay, as we saw that they were influenced by Rilke, but not the Elegies in particular. Wtfiv (talk) 21:40, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Juanita Lascarro
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
 * seen --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:33, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ruslana Pysanka
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 10 August 2022 (UTC) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 23:16, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

FAC for "WAP"
Gerda, today I nominated my first article for featured article status. I would really appreciate your feedback. The candidacy is here. — VersaceSpace  🌃 02:03, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * That's good news! I'll look, but there are two waiting, - please be patient. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:26, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Of course! And thank you. I've heard FAC is a lengthy process, not that I would know. — VersaceSpace  🌃 05:29, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Zofia Posmysz

 * article written in 2018 with Poeticbent - in good times --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:04, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Roman Bunka
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Missa brevis in C (Brixi)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * this was the first mass with orchestra we sang after the long break, and Grimes2 travelled to listen! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:49, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you, and you made me happy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:32, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

You might enjoy this (or not)
A two-and-a-half-minute break

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM4bSGolKlM

I hope you like it! HandsomeMrToad (talk) 19:57, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
 * yes I do --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:46, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Salmo 150
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * that concert was a revelation --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:03, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

TAMU back up for FAC
You asked to be informed when Texas A&M was placed up for FAC. Here is your notification Featured article candidates/Texas A&M University/archive3. I'm open to any constructive criticism. Buffs (talk) 19:50, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll check but three are waiting, patience please --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:53, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Jean-Jacques Sempé

 * thank you, friend --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:42, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Victória Pitts
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * seen, and it was the first time I saw Il trittico on stage, although Gianni Schicchi had been the second Opera I saw ever, - thanks to Brian for that article --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:31, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you Gerda
I login in once every blue moon, and was surprised to see notification from you. Your efforts on keeping memories of disillusioned editors alive is truly heartwarming. Thanks again. Alex Shih (talk) 17:01, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I like blue moon appearances ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:02, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Claudia Winterstein
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Iain MacNeal
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * seen, and agree --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:01, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Cello Sonata (Debussy)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
 * heard first played by Graham Waterhouse --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:44, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Carnival society
Want to split an DYK credit? Can you expand and perhaps polish this one up, Carnival society? --evrik (talk) 19:19, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Since you seem to be interested in the subject, feel free to expand or polish the work. --evrik (talk) 20:00, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Not sure if that's meant seriously (and I do see the irony of discussing "seriousness" in relation to a carnival article). I found the article due to a complaint on my talk page unrelated to the article itself, and I'm uncontent both with my response to the complaint and the complaint itself. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:05, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * How about waiting for carnival? I don't get my "own" topics done. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:26, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Symposiarch might be the expert you want, having written Rosenmontag. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:28, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Regina coeli (Mozart)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 25 August 2022 (UTC) heard, with a litany and a mass --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:30, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Brava you!!
I know nothing (nothing!) about music but just the same I’m very very impressed w your music article contributions. It’s obviously fine stuff. Put it on your college applications when the time comes, because, in my opinion at least, this is what good and careful scholarship looks like! Cheers. jengod (talk) 03:04, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:30, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Danke, liebe Gerda, für Deine Beschäftigung mit meinen Verbesserungen
Дякую Stephphie (talk) 15:00, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, what a kind thing to say about a revert --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:30, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

FAC mentorship
Hello, Gerda Arendt ! I like to write articles about music / albums; I've written 2 album GAs (with 1 GAN), but never a featured article. I saw Mentoring for FAC, and decided to contact one of the mentors. I think that my first album GA that I wrote over a year ago, Mount Eerie (album), could be a FA, but I have no idea where to start. Mentorship and opinions would be greatly appreciated. — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 04:06, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
 * User:PerfectSoundWhatever, you may want to see someone who is more familiar with the subject, but I can help you with basics. Perhaps compare other FAs about albums, reading them and checking out their FACs. Ongoing: WAP (song). You can check what other reviewers want. The most formal way to do it is a peer review. Without lookig closer: I'd want a background section, making someone who never heard of the group familar without a click. Another FAC specialty is alt tect to all images, as if describing what the image shows for someone blind. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:10, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, I'll write a Background section, add alts, and look at similar FACs. (If you'd like), could you point me in the right direction of someone more familiar with the subject? (I will probably talk further with, as he wrote a GA and an FA on albums by the same artist, although he is currently "a little rusty and sidetracked") — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 04:26, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The input of someone completely unfamiliar often also helps, and I am interested, just don't set all your hopes on me. The next FAC I'll review is also an album, - perhaps watch, and perhaps review youself, to get the feeling, and to be a known name in the FAC community. The great thing about FAC reviewing is that you can just drop one remark or review the whole thing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:22, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for St. Martinus, Hattersheim
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
 * VOCES8 sang there, a program called Stardust, after the piece by Taylor Scott Davis, - listen. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:22, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Danket, danket dem Herrn
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
 * good every day, and Gabriel Dessauer conducted it for his farewell after 40 years --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:29, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen
Vanamonde 12:03, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Wellness
I hope you are well. You have always been so kind checking in with me, I want to check in on you! Bruxton (talk) 20:00, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Bruxton, thank you, - just look around on top: I'm busy in a pleasant way. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:16, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Taras Bulba illustration
Hi Gerda Arendt, the source for the original image I sent you is now not obtainable, so I found another (better) version of the illustration, and. Please use the new one instead. Regards, Amitchell125 (talk) 20:00, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Divertimento (Bernstein)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * good job, Ron Oliver! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:26, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you so very much, Gerda, as always. If only I could have more time to spend on Wikipedia... Ron Oliver (talk) 17:54, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red in September 2022
--Lajmmoore (talk) 15:36, 31 August 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Ich lobe meinen Gott, der aus der Tiefe mich holt
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * we sing that often, related to Psalm 130 and others: "Glory to God on Earth". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:34, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Promotion of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56
Congratulations! Amitchell125 (talk) 21:23, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you for your support, and it found more supporters than any other FAC I proposed, in its third run. Mathsci's contributions made that possible.
 * on 1 September 2018, I sang Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Verginecscr-featured.svg, next plan: Ich habe genug, BWV 82, for 2 February 2023, heard at one of the many RMF concerts, translating to "I am content". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:34, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Ich lobe meinen Gott, der aus der Tiefe mich holt
Hi Gerda! In this article there's almost no use of MOS:FOREIGNITALIC. Is there a reason for that? Best, Spicemix (talk) 10:06, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Things in quotation marks don't need italics also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:34, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Cheers. Spicemix (talk) 13:05, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Kai Bumann
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
I explained why the source is reliable. Why did you remove the content? Hijk910 (talk) 12:52, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't think you know what Wikipedia means by "independent and reliable". Please leave discussion to the article talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:53, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Dancla
Gerda There are two danclas. I am about to write the article on the 1710 Dancla that is why I had 1703 after the violin. Lightburst (talk) 19:15, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I didn't know that, especially that the other article would come. We could still leave one without year and only give it to the other. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:18, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, I think a hatnote eventually - some also refer to the other one as the Dancla Milstein - so maybe. I have to see what it WP:COMMONNAME after more research. Lightburst (talk) 19:33, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I turned your redirected Dancla Stradivarius page into a disambig. Lightburst (talk) 01:24, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Request
Hi Gerda, hope all is well. Can you do a technically incompetent editor a favour and reduce the size of the sig in the H.D. infobox. Have tried and failed...hangs head. Ceoil (talk) 01:13, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * PS...miss Martin. Ceoil (talk) 01:13, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * no technical competence neded, so please don't blame yourself! I looked up infobox writer, and the size is fixed. You can go to that talk and request it be flexible. Or you can cheat in infobox writer, and define the image of the signature as you would place it in text, "frameless" and "upright". Or you can use infobox person, which has a parameter signature_size (in px). I always use infobox person, for all people. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:04, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I talk to Martin, he's been helpful finding sources. - Some other things are also not well, but that is normal for human life ;) - look around on this page for details - and what you'll find is an amazing array of great music, latest for viola --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:04, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for The Story of Mr Sommer
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi!
+1 — You are awesome! — <b style="color:#000000">The Most Comfortable</b> <b style="color:#8A2BE2">Chair</b> 16:26, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * blushing, thank you, lovely! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:31, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Opera in Ukraine
Vanamonde 00:02, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks for the article to Amitchell125 please - the overture was played by the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in Wiesbaden for the first encore--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:11, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Lars Vogt

 * thank you, Grimes, for referencing a detailed list of recordings that I was afreaid we had to cut out! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:47, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Matti Lehtinen
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Borys
Hi, Borys Lyatoshynsky is in the bag as a GA, could you please do the honours and get him to appear in DYK? The DYK thing is something I'm not very good at, but I think he might enjoy a moment in the spotlight! Regards, Amitchell125 (talk) 15:13, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Check my user page: that's the plan already :) - He was there with his Symphony No. 3, - what to say this time? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:18, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Can't think, as normal life here in the UK is now on hold, or turned upside down. Could you manage it alone? Amitchell125 (talk) 18:17, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Understand, and I will manage, - we have a week. Did you know that I wrote two articles related to the state funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, about the music he had wished to be sung? Still expanding Lars Vogt. Too many die. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:21, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Pier Giorgio Morandi
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
 * heard in Frankfurt with Il trittico --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Artemy Vedel
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for being you.

 * Thank you for your kindness! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:01, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Not sure if the ping took
Let me know if you have issues with this, and I will pull the hook to discuss it. Vanamonde (Talk) 11:08, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't need pings much, saw it on my watchlist. I was torn which name to give the article. It has four official names in the four languages of Switzerland, but no official name in English, - I only translated from what the Lucerne Festival presented, but only on the English website, not in the concert announcement. For the article title, I settled for English, to make it found under English words such as Youth and Symphony. For the hook, however, I preferred German, for the foreign feel, and because the hook explains the other two words, which makes it repetitive when using an English name. - I won't fight your change, but ask you you to consider my view. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:14, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I did consider it; the issue I see is that the English reader has no idea what the article is about, as the rest of the hook doesn't give enough context. If you'd like to rework a hook with a German title and sufficient context in the rest of the text, I'm willing to pull, but I see the current version as quite decent. Vanamonde (Talk) 11:26, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Go ahead, I have enough unfinished things. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:28, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Vanamonde (Talk) 15:01, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @Vanamonde93: pings in edit summaries need a standard link to the user page. Templates like U do not create pings when used in an edit summary. —Kusma (talk) 11:48, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Ugh *smacks forehead* I'm sure I knew that at some point. Thank you, appreciated. Vanamonde (Talk) 11:51, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 23, 2022. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/October 23, 2022, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! <b style="font-family:Lucida;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  15:03, 13 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you, that's great! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:05, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt, SWV 36
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * and we perform it in Idstein on Sunday, and Bernardi's Missa primi toni octo vocum - thinking of Yoninah with every psalm--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:14, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Linus Roth
Vanamonde 12:02, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * who played In memory of an angel the day before I met Sibylle the last time - he also played a Bach encore --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:44, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra
Vanamonde 12:02, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Another resilient barnstar

 * thank you, defiance nicely described ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:04, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Fritz Pleitgen
Article is at 5x, so could be a candidate for DYK. Grimes2 (talk) 11:14, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * thank you, a surprise - nice to meet you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:58, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Nice to meet you too! treekangaroos (talk to me 01:10, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for James O'Donnell (organist)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * On 14 September, he conducted his setting of Psalm 139 for the proceedings. - Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts - A friend of mine studied at Yale, and recently was pleased to find that Hymnen mentions their perfomance. Jerome Kohl did that. Back to In Freundschaft. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * He conducted Like as the hart by Judith Weir and another new piece I'll find out more about. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:11, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
 * found Who shall separate us? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:41, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Spannungen
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Francesco Lanzillotta
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * heard, and agree --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:58, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for The Maiden in the Tower
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Danylo Matviienko
Vanamonde 00:03, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * heard and liked, also in Ulisse --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:24, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red October 2022
--Lajmmoore (talk) 14:59, 29 September 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Die Deutsche Liturgie
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * heard, and agree, compare - today is our harvest festival, Erntedank - give thanks, so we also celebrate our village's 650th anniversay (which was last year) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I sing today's concert in memory of Sibylle whose song was Non, je ne regrette rien, and she was given a poem by Rilke: "Du musst das Leben nicht verstehen" - you don't have to understand life. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Five Flower Songs
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * one of them sung by Voces8 in Hattersheim - conducted by Imogen Holst, but DYK didn't want to mention her --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:25, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Recent IP shenanigans on your user talk page
Hi Gerda Arendt! Dang, I just realized how long it's been since we've last talked... quite some time ago. I hope you're doing well and that life is treating you with happiness. :-) You may notice that there were some messages left by a few IP users a bit ago. They've been engaging in egregious harassment and... other unpleasant words and trolling. ;-) I'm keeping an eye on things, and I'll make sure that things are cleaned up. If you do find yourself seeing more trolling by random IP users (*cough* proxies lol), please let me know. ;-) Cheers -  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   11:05, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, and just look around for what I do: concert yesterday, pictured. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:12, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for St. Martin, Sindelfingen
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

A fun month
Hello Gerda. Take a look at these offerings on OperaVision this month. I think it is fascinating to feature four different versions of the Orpheus and Eurydice tale. I'm also looking forward to the celebration of World Opera day. Have a nice weekend. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 14:29, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! - My next: Die Zauberflöte, in which Tamino is suffering from dementia and remembers/dreams it all. Papageno will be Danylo Matviienko, and had I kown that I might have waited for the DYK. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:33, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Very interesting. Thanks for making me aware of it :-) MarnetteD&#124;Talk 14:36, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks
Just to say thanks for your input on this DYK nomination. I've not done a load of DYK reviews before so found your comments valuable. WJ94 (talk) 16:08, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for coming over. It's all fine, I just look at the hooks related to Germany because I speak the language. With other things, you can help me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:19, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Opera
Hey, Gerda, out of curiosity - and because my list of opera images is about a hundred long so I could use some focus - but what are your top few operas? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.1% of all FPs 09:15, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * difficult to single some out, - I was mostly exposed to German and Italian so will be unfair to the others ;) - Gianni Schicchi, Otello, Le nozze di Figaro, - can't name more because on my way out right now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:53, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * There are some really nice Otello images. Same style as File:Il trovatore by Luigi Morgari.jpg and File:Cavalleria_Rusticana_-_Alfio_and_Turiddu_embrace.jpg
 * Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.1% of all FPs 14:58, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:09, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Borys Lyatoshynsky
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * glad he appeared, but a little private piece, and no image, that's just poor for a Ukrainian composer of the 20th century, wo wrote a symphony with a movement "Peace shall conquer the War". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:09, 12 October 2022 (UTC)


 * let him look at you - come to listen to OREYA on 4 November --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:07, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

thanks for the GA to Amitchell125, - I wasn't clear about that --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:45, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Osbert Parsley
No specific day comes to mind for the TFA. Thanks for looking out for him! Amitchell125 (talk) 20:36, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Perhaps just asap then, as long as it's "fresh"? Will you nominate at WP:TFAR or should I? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:42, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Kraftwerk Heimbach
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Kraftwerk means power work, and Spannungen means tensions, all powerful double meanings in music, - memory lane. I visited the Kraftwerk with my father, an engineer. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:07, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 04:37, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

German sources Nora Forster
Hi Gerda! Nora Forster is a German newspaper heiress, actress/model, and music promoter...I thought you might have better luck finding German-language sources. Could you take a look? TJMSmith (talk) 23:01, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll look when I have extra time, probably not today, TJMSmith. I see that you already have sources which is good. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:45, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Fritz Pleitgen
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks for the expansion to Grimes2 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:45, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

More Israel nature pics: over 50 species
Enjoy! El_C 00:47, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you lovely! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:10, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

re: Taila Or et al.
Hi there, Gerda :) I appreciate you leaving the message at WT:DYK about Talia Or – I'm sure someone will be along to settle that question.

In the meantime, I want to bring up a tendency I've noticed at your nominations. While I'm sure you don't intend any disruption, and you know how highly I think of you, I notice that you have repeatedly pinged Storye book (courtesy ping) in situations where you are in a protracted discussion over a hook you have proposed. It would be preferable if, when you desire a second opinion, you stick to 1. leaving a DYK?again template on the nomination, and/or 2. leaving a note at WT:DYK with a link and a description of the nature of incident, without pinging a specific editor or mentioning the nomination on their talk page. While I understand that this is inconvenient, and less likely to lead to a prompt reply, I think it would be beneficial for DYK's atmosphere to leave third opinions to a random outside party. Thanks for understanding :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 03:27, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Claudia, I have gone to WT:DYK, as you may remember, more than once, and it has not worked. Check out the archives. It is one reviewer who wants my hooks changed, so I call one editor who has proven to have the language to reach them, sometimes, sadly not in the Talia Or case. Here is an artist of international revognition, and the proposal is to only mention where she was born, and when I say what I think it's not understood. Do you understand my frustration? I will not change wanting to say what her activity and art is about, and not where she was born, being born seeming about the most passive thing in your life, and yes I like to use the full permitted space of a hook to pass as much as possible to the millions of readers who will not click. - Look at the world. Singing that in a circus tent today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:26, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I understand, that must be frustrating. However, I'm afraid I have to push back on the idea that you should call a specific editor who has the language to explain it to another editor; WP:CANVASS specifically forbids posting messages to users selected based on their known opinions, including their ability to adequately explain and support your view of the situation on the nompage itself. If this were solely the case, Storye book would be interacting with nominations by leaving messages on Narutolovehinata5's talk page, and not contributing to the consensus-based discussion.
 * It seems to me that these two editors represent the extremes of opinions on your hooks – and if it is the engagement of one that inclines you to ping the other, I suggest that we put an end to these discussions. I do think that it would be a better use of everyone's time, yours included, if outside parties weighed in instead.
 * and, I request that both of you voluntarily refrain from commenting on the interestingness, concision, flow, character count, or other viability of any hook proposed by Gerda Arendt, broadly construed. For Narutolovehinata5 in particular: I have no issue with you reviewing the sourcing of the hook, nor the quality of the article, but I ask that you leave the text and style of the hook to a second, independent reviewer not of your choosing.
 * Gerda, I ask that you stick to what I've started this thread to say: please keep your requests for outside comment unspecific. If NLH5 and Storye book agree to leave reviews of your hooks to others, I believe that would be the easiest path to resolving this dispute; but I also think that this is something you should keep in mind for the future. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 07:09, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I would be okay with Leeky's proposal above and I am willing to avoid making comments about hook length or interestingness moving forward, if it can help resolve this issue. <B> Naruto love hinata 5</B> (talk · contributions) 07:23, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you to for your agreement to refrain from commenting on interestingness of Gerda's hooks. That will save time for all of us. Your opinion and intention has never been a problem, though - your comments have often led to an improvement to the initial hooks. The only problem has been when a nomination has apparently stalled, and we have all worked together to resolve that, every time. So far, that has worked. Storye book (talk) 11:04, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Since Narutolovehinata5 has agreed to refrain from commenting on interestingness of Gerda's hooks, there will be no further reason for any disagreement between us, because historically that has been the only central issue initiating problems - not because of their opinion or intention, but because the nomination sometimes stalls as a result. Whether people choose to review on the subject of interestingness has never been the issue. The issue has been about the subject of interestingness blocking the progress of DYK noms to completion. But now, that is over and I thank you for your intervention in that respect.


 * However I would ask you to please be careful about how you view my part in this. You say " WP:CANVASS specifically forbids posting messages to users selected based on their known opinions, including their ability to adequately explain and support your view of the situation on the nompage itself. If this were solely the case, Storye book would be interacting with nominations by leaving messages on Narutolovehinata5's talk page, and not contributing to the consensus-based discussion. It seems to me that these two editors represent the extremes of opinions on your hooks". That does not make sense to me. I don't remember ever contacting Narutolovehinata5 on their talk page. If I have done so, it would not be about undermining the progress of, or corruptly affecting a DYK nomination, as your statement appears to imply.


 * Both Narutolovehinata5 and I have locked horns a few times, but it has been openly and honestly on the DYK nomination pages. There is nothing hidden here. And I have never spoken with Gerda outside WP. Moreover, I certainly do not have extreme views about the general subject matter of Gerda's articles. You are using the Talia Or nomination as a prime example of the issue that is worrying you, yet if you would kindly read that Talia Or nom template again, you will see that I actively dislike Talia Or's style of singing personally, but that I have continued to review the nom in a constructive manner, as one should do with all articles where no crime (e.g. copyvio etc.) has been committed. My only motive in all DYK review matters is to move the review on to conclusion in a proper manner. As for the implication that I am speaking for Gerda on her own nominations, that would be impossible, because she writes on all sorts of types of musical (and other) subjects, so that one cannot second-guess her private opinion on any of them.


 * I do try to re-word hooks into proper Standard English where necessary, and that is something that we all do, especially in cases where the nominator's second language is English; it is done as a service, not as a weapon in a dispute. On the contrary, Narutolovehinata5's and my main motive is the benefit of DYK, and a peaceful and satisfactory outcome of nominations. That has always been a consistent fact. We may disagree, and it may look like a dispute to you, but there has always been mutual respect, because that motive has always been there.


 * So although I can see that you have the best intentions, here, I suggest, theleekycauldron, that you don't make assumptions about my motives here. I greatly respect Narutolovehinata5 as a reviewer in general on DYK - they constantly make a huge difference to the DYK backlog, and DYK would be the poorer without their hard work and regular reviews. Yes, we have disagreed, but DYK has not suffered for it. Gerda's nominations still pass through the system in due course, just like everyone else's. Storye book (talk) 11:04, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @Storye book: Well, I certainly appreciate your kind words for Narutolovehinata5 :) and I certainly didn't intend to make any statements on your intentions. I only meant to respond to Gerda: if she wants you on a nomination only because you can get across to NLH5, that's fine, but then it'd be preferable for you to interact with NLH5 on their talk. When Gerda pings you to the nomination discussion, and you influence consensus in a way she agrees with, that presents a CANVASS problem – even though I assume it to be fully unintentional.
 * That said, it seems like we've all agreed to put this on a backburner for now :) my thanks to everyone for working towards a calm resolution, so we can basically wrap this up. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 17:21, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

The last song on today's program was Dona nobis pacem, - and this sounds promising for peace. Thank you, everyone. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:10, 16 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Peace and love to all. Storye book (talk) 16:53, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Sarah Aristidou
Vanamonde 12:02, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
 * heard her in Ulisse --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:10, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Violin Concerto (Weinberg)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I heard Linus with the Berg Concerto and a Bach encore --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:39, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (Schein)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * remember Salmo! - remember Yoninah --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:42, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Taylor Scott Davis
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * heard, with several friends --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:06, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Like as the hart (Weir)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 20 October 2022 (UTC) you probably also saw it on TV --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:31, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

My bad
I have zero idea how that revert happened, but it must have been a misclick. I mean no ill intentions, thank you for covering my mistake. ~GoatLordServant (Talk - Contribs) 13:34, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
 * no problem, it happens, you go over your watchlist and don't even notice that you touch some rollback, - it happens to all of us! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:54, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Who shall separate us?
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

Tune
Returning the favour re tunes; this might be something you'd enjoy The Lonesome Boatman. Amazingly it was written in the 1960s, not the 1760s as it sounds! Anyway, best as always. Ceoil (talk) 21:38, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thnak you for the unusual music! - Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 TFA today, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:37, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ... introduced on 12 July: "This article is about a cantata by J. S. Bach, one of the most beloved, so here we try a third time. Thanks to all who commented and improved in the long article history. This cantata is a solo cantata from Bach's third cantata cycle, - both aspects not yet covered in a FA. It is one of few cantatas that Bach called a cantata. The article was began by Dgies and expanded by Mathsci in 2009. It received a GA review by sadly missed Yash!. I asked Mathsci to do a third round, because he contributed most after the last nomination, but he was banned. - Today is the birthday of the conductor with whom I sang it. Those attending a memorial concert for him joined singing the closing chorale." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:55, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ps, ae you in contact with Martin? It's not the same without him here :( Ceoil (talk) 09:14, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * we chat a lot his talk, come over --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:06, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Will do. Sweet! Ceoil (talk) 10:55, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Early Mexican opera singer
As you seem to take an interest in the history of opera, I thought I should let you know I've recently done some copy editing on Enriqueta Legorreta. The biography was created by who has turned up a number of interesting sources. Maybe we should try to cover more Mexicans who were active in opera around the same time.--Ipigott (talk) 09:53, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Susun told me, and I did what I could, please check her talk and edit history. Let me know about more singers when they come. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:20, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Should have checked first. I see you made a number of useful improvements. Sorry to have bothered you unnecessarily. I'll be more careful in future.--Ipigott (talk) 10:25, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Really no problem, tell me the next ones --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:30, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I can help with sources on a few, possibly: Irma González (soprano) (1916-2008), has a ton of entries in this dictionary, as well as ,,,,,,,.This photo and detailed article was copyrighted B655105, but doesn't appear to have been renewed. I always ask on photos to be sure. Also on Aurora Woodrow (1920? or 1922-1998) Again has tons of hits in the dictionary above as well as many articles here SusunW (talk) 15:26, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for all the sources. I'll perhaps make a start on at least one of them over the next few days, unless Gerda gets there first! The Mexicans obviously deserve more attention. I see there is already a Spanish article on Irma González. We should be able to build on that and expand using the other sources.--Ipigott (talk) 15:43, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I keep thinking of our mission, make the number of Mexican feminist writers exceed the number of Simpsons characters! (Arguably we've done it, Category:Mexican feminist writers: 53, Category:The Simpsons characters looks like 78 at first, but exactly half are redirects, for only 39 real pages!)--GRuban (talk) 18:21, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I love that mission ! So do you concur that we can use the photo on González? I have one of Woodrow that can be fair use if we don't find one for commons. SusunW (talk) 21:43, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I think so. Here are two options I can see, depending on how dizzy you want to make our readers :

Caption reads: Mezzo-sopranos Aurora Woodrow, left, and Nell Rankin; left to right Daniele Barioni, tenor; Nicola Moscona, basso; and Ercole Bertolino, baritone. Looks like we have articles on some of them. --GRuban (talk) 22:18, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, food for research --

DYK for Markus Becker (pianist)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * heard at RMF with Sabine Meyer and Alban Gerhardt, stepping in --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:07, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Silvestrov
You might like this by Silvestrov. -- Sca (talk) 15:08, 24 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Oops. I see above that you know all about it. -- Sca (talk) 15:14, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * yes! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:15, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
 * no, different composiztion, beautiful, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:06, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Missa primi toni octo vocum
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
 * sung in September, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:54, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Konzerthalle Bad Salzuflen
Valereee (talk) 12:03, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
 * last tiem there, I heard Alban Berg's Violin Concerto, Dem Andenken eines Engels, Linus Roth, with Sibylle's husband, the day before I met her the last time and sort of knew that. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:35, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red November 2022
--Lajmmoore (talk) 17:34, 26 October 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Ella van Poucke
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
 * heard and liked --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:48, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Editors who deserve Precious
Hi and thanks again for giving me this prestigious award. I do believe Mediocre Legacy does deserve it. He's hard-working and keeps updated a lot of pages on football (without him we'd have a mountain of non-updated pages). Maybe, I'll report you more editors dedicated on football deserving of this award. <b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">Dr</b> <b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">Salvus</b> 23:09, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, recommendations are welcome! But how about this: you do it yourself? You don't have to formally join the project, although you are of course welcome to do that as well. Interest in article quality is the only prerequisite, and monthly flowers the only reward ;) - The award: a header as specific to the recipient as possible, three lines of prose for symmetry, with a grain of humour if possible, and an entry in the list which has has the template to simply be copied at the top). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:41, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ <b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">Dr</b> <b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">Salvus</b> 08:49, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, and much of it good! You didn't reach three lines, humour is not apparent, and please keep in mind that it is not only for the user but "the world" - one link to an article would make it less general. Formally: in the id, you need to replace spaces by underscores, - I did that for you. And please add your name in a comment which I also did. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:57, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * My humour is thick and difficult to see. Will learn from this error. <b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">Dr</b> <b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">Salvus</b> 09:10, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * it's not an error ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:11, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! How time flies. Ericoides (talk) 17:55, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ten years since the first, imagine --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:26, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Casals Forum
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I was there and took the pic --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:45, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Silvia Hauer
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Verdi for us --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:28, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Matthias Hanke
 Schwede 66  12:02, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Halloween cat
met cat yesterday - it's also Reformation Day, and don't forget: reformation is a work in progress --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:26, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Someone responsible for Protestant church music seems a good fit for the day! Created by LouisAlain last year, almost forgotten in draft space, revived, discussed for months at DYK, and now on a timely day, possibly by chance, - those are the miracles of DYK, - thanks to the crew there! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:33, 31 October 2022 (UTC)


 * My pleasure!  Schwede 66  23:01, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

German language question
Hello Gerda, You've been so kind so many times and I need the help of a German speaker, so I'd like to ask you a question. I've taken on the project of changing the use of abgerufen am to "retrieved" in references in English Wikipedia. Almost every time abgerufen am is followed by a date, but in two articles I've found it followed by a single digit. For example, in this edit to Fritz Hafner I'm not sure what is intended or if the change I've made is correct. Thank you in advance for your help. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 14:53, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * mind-reading: the source is dated the fifth of some month, and the retrieved just says the seventh (7.), so I assume the seventh of that same month. Not that it matters much. If you can still retrieve that same source you might want to give it today's date. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:45, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * That makes as much sense as anything. I'll work on it. Thank you. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 16:19, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Talia Or
The conversation frustrates me. The consensus in the discussion seemed to favor the original hook. It seems that I am now expected to go against clear consensus as a hook promoter. I support your hook staying. SL93 (talk) 19:27, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I was out so don't know what developed, but am sorry that you are frustrated. What frustrates me is that I spend about twice as long in getting agreement on a 200 char sentence than writing the whole article. We should really do something about the "interestingness" - it has been said again and again that what bores one is exciting to another, and to feed only mainstream interests makes for little variety in facts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:27, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for List of compositions by Graham Waterhouse
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Happy birthday, Graham, in friendship, my first subject in 2009, so also first DYK, and then already I argued about the hook, because I didn't want to make him known with the context of extraterrestrial ;) - as these days I don't want to make a singer known only for being dominant. Another friend has her birthday today, a double bass player, - three string players are pictured further up. The list of works is far from being complete, but enjoy what you can. I took the pic last year, at a Roman watchtower reconstruction at Kastell Zugmantel of the Limes World Heritage Site, in walking distance from where I live. The big celebration will come 5 November. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:38, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Kommt herbei, singt dem Herrn
~  ONUnicorn (Talk&#124;Contribs) problem solving 00:02, 3 November 2022 (UTC)


 * we sing it often, sing to the Lord who frees us - thinking of Yoninah - also: the author sang bass in a project of performing Duruflé's Requiem in a memorial event on 9 November --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:45, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

today, we await the visit of OREYA giving a concert at Maria Königin, Niedernhausen, - no entrance fee, but donations of warm clothes requested --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:52, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

choir arrived --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:15, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

great concert!! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:47, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Look at the world
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
 * sung last in the circus tent, remember? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:23, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Regarding usernames
Hi Gerda, Hope you're doing well. I need a help from you. I want to change my username. is it possible. -  MRRaja001  (talk) 16:37, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
 * yes, WP:Rename --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:03, 5 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much, . -  MRRaja001  (talk) 01:52, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Four Epigraphs after Escher
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * the second article within a week, - nice birthday celebration I must say --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:09, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Shchors (opera)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * started by Dr. Blofeld, polished by Amitchell125 who wrote the GA about the composer--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:30, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Though I wasn't credited in the DYK! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:47, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Sung Min Song
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Artemy Vedel
This Ukrainian composer has been up for a pre-FA peer review for several weeks now, without any responses. Are you able to take a look? Regards, Amitchell125 (talk) 22:31, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * yes, I looked yesterday on the plane, just had no time yet to copy it here --Gerda Arendt (talk) 02:06, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * you are very generous ;) - 'tis the season --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:33, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Enriqueta Legorreta
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks go to SusunW, Ipigottt and GRuban, I was only the operatic consultant --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:40, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * "Only" is far too modest.--Ipigott (talk) 15:02, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I love collaboration with friends, - friendship being my motto for the year which has worked. I guess it will be resilience next year, inspired by a barnstar above ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:05, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 08:22, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

NY Phil
NYT headline: "In a ‘Sea Change’ at the New York Philharmonic, Women Now Outnumber Men" – Sca (talk) 13:30, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * impressive, - thanks for coming over, - St. Cecilia's Day, Britten's birthday, and instead of a DYK about a work by Britten - for which I missed the deadline - two composers who died ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:33, 22 November 2022 (UTC)


 * ... and today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. - a good reason to reflect that Bach used the same music in "We thank you" as "Grant us peace", and to thank more and to make peace more. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:49, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

request
Dear Gerda, after sometime away from wp, I am a little bit unsure if this is the right way to approach you: Would you please be so kind as to link Hufnagelnotation with Hufnagelnoten (re: Wienhäuser in D-wp). All the best & enjoy advent in Limburg, wishes --Carpediem192931 (talk) 16:30, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I moved this to the bottom where new entries go. (For the next new thread, just click on "New entry" in the top line, and it will happen automatically.) I am not sure I understand your question. Do you mean an interlanguage link, Hufnagelnotation? If yes, just replace it with Hufnagelnotation Unfortunately that has to be done in every article where it's mentioned. If not, please explain what you mean, Carpediem192931. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:42, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * was looking in the D-Wikipedia for Hufnagelnoten ended with the Wienhäuser manuscr. If there would be an entry or better a link, as not everyone comes up with H-notation. As I am not knowledgeable enough to make this, I thought of you, as my last wp-contact yonks ago & music friend. greetings carpediem192931 Carpediem192931 (talk) 16:53, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I was unable to find de:Hufnagelnoten (deleted in 2020), - help needed. In this case - as its just between you and me: perhaps try German. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:59, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * thats what I am saying, if you look at the Wienhäuser manuscr.page at D-wp. A redirect whe you enter H.-noten to H.-notation would do, for us not so musically advanced. Carpediem192931 (talk) 17:10, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Please write the link to the Wienhäuser, - I am too hungry to search and need to make the food, so it will take a bit. Just add :de: before the name in a link in square brackets. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:21, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Obituary in the Signpost
Really glad I found that old interview of Gäbler. I was worried about it being too sterile, y'know? Glad to help with it. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 02:48, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for pointing at his legacy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:29, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

jus' dro
pping by to say HI! and GREETINGS and KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. Hope all is well with you and yours. -The Gnome (talk) 16:06, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, from gnome to gnome --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red in December 2022
--Lajmmoore (talk) 20:54, 26 November 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

DYK for Cameron Shahbazi
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * heard as Oberon in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:00, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

In appreciation

 * thank you, Gog the Mild --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:21, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * I will wait for more responses on ACE 2022. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:27, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I will wait for more responses on ACE 2022. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:27, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I voted. While I intentionally did not list the collection of answers as a voters guide, others quoted it in RfCs and WP:AN. I wonder where the candidates looked, even when I told them specifically to look at Laurence Olivier. How many more RfCs do we need to call the infobox wars over? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:10, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Silence of Ainola?
Thanks for the thank, Gerda. Given my username, I may have seen that edit as a bit of an existential threat! Haha! :P ~ Silence of Järvenpää 03:56, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * grinning --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:21, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Chagall
Gerda, did you visit the Chagall exhibition in the Schirn? Can you recommend it? Grimes2 (talk) 15:07, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I am planning but saw 7 museums over the last three days ... + it's dark --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:58, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Bernardo Adam Ferrero
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Scherbakowa
German ITN: In Hamburg ist Irina Scherbakowa (Bild), Mitbegründerin der in Russland verbotenen Menschenrechtsorganisation Memorial, mit dem Marion Dönhoff Preis ausgezeichnet worden. Copy-ed'd her article but did not add this award. DYK?– Sca (talk) 15:07, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Will see after an overdue RD article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:26, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * DYK what? Irina Scherbakowa dates back to 2020. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:06, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Good question. -- Sca (talk) 16:29, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Gegrüßet seist du, Königin
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Heard at the new Casals Forum with Yulianna Avdeeva - hook and article greatly improved by Storye.book and CurryTime74, - it's amazing what we can do together! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:39, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Glad you enjoyed Avdeeva. Heard her here in Los Angeles in 2019 in the Beethoven PC4; her playing evoked favorable comparisons with pianistic greats of yesteryear. What an artist. — CurryTime7-24 (talk) 17:36, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I was blessed with a seat where I could see her face and expression, - can't be described. I never take pics during performance, and afterwards, it wasn't quite the same. I found this here. - Her article should be better, but I think I should really turn to Christmas first. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:47, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

 * my card is in the making, and I gave it a start on 23 December, for growth over the new year, - best keep it watched if interested


 * Neopeius, you should see me smile! - Happy holidays also to you, - keep watching this page, or my card! I started my first Christmas article yesterday, finally, but singing began in November, pictured further up, concert to come on Sunday: Noël! - You asked: personal health is well, music - both listening and singing - has been excellent, but peace on earth is not, - we'll have to work on it. - Friendship - my motto for 2022 - has grown, and I'm thankful for that! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:39, 9 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I'm so happy! By the way, the link to your card is red, but I look forward to seeing it! :) --Neopeius (talk) 17:08, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I know it's red. It will probably follow the format of this year's, but the November calendar pic is not yet decided, and the December pic possibly not even taken, - my rule is that it has to be taken in the same month the previous year, but I sometimes permit myself exceptions from the rulez. - Did you know that you can watch a page before it's created? I didn't for a long time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:34, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Peace Dove Christmas
Happy Holidays. &#8213; Buster7  &#9742;   04:06, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, and peace is my greatest wish. Prayer for Ukraine. - Vote, y'all, if you haven't, and peace was in the question to the candidates. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:07, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Merry Christmas
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Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 15:24, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Sarrail (talk) 16:57, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy Holidays, Gerda!

 * Thank you so much for this touching personal beauty! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:09, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy Christmas, Gerda
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May you have a very Happy Christmas ...

and a safe New Year filled with peace, joy, and beautiful music.

Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 09:48, 20 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Lovely to hear your voice, Voce, that's a great gift! I let image and music sink in! Same to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:18, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello!
Merry Christmas dear one. Have you finished all your cantatas and exhibitions of your wonderful skill and knowledge yet? We have one more performance to go - on Christmas Eve! It's for kids though, so I of course am looking forward to it. Bless you and yours across this holiday season. I pray for peace for all. Jenhawk777 (talk) 23:43, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Jen! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:03, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Holiday greetings

 * X
 * <font color="#006633">  Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
 * X


 * Frohe Weinachten und
 * alles gute zur neuen Jahr!


 * Wesołych Świąt i
 * Szczęśliwego nowego roku!


 * Linksmų Kalėdų ir 
 * laimingų Naujųjų Metų!

And thanks for your steadfast friendship, Gerda.
 * – Sca (talk) 13:51, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

God Jul!
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 * Thank you, and also for you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:31, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

GünniX (talk) 12:52, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, and for you, too! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:27, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

—Ganesha811 (talk) 15:36, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, —Ganesha811, and also to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:22, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 17:24, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy holidays!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, Gerda!

The other day, I was having a conversation with someone about holiday cards and social media. It occurred to me that, in the years since I left Facebook, the site I use most to communicate with people I like isn't actually a social media site at all. If you're receiving this, it's pretty likely I've talked with you more recently than I have my distant relatives and college friends on FB, at very least, and we may have even collaborated on something useful. So here's a holiday "card", Wikipedia friend. :) Hope the next couple weeks bring some fun and/or rest. &mdash; Rhododendrites  <sup style="font-size:80%;">talk \\ 18:49, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that looks truly fantastic, illuminated, bookwormy, leading upward. Creative and festive - thank you for sharing. I was never on FB, - I enjoy friendships here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:17, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, and sorry about the typo! &mdash; Rhododendrites  <sup style="font-size:80%;">talk \\ 19:34, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
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BOZ (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Don't eat yellow snow!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding to their talk page with a friendly message.

I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas, because that is what I celebrate. Feel free to take a "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" if you prefer. :) BOZ (talk) 23:07, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'll make my own ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:23, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

MBlaze Lightning (talk) 09:20, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:17, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Another year gone
Thank, friend, for coming over with this image of mystery and light in darkness! Best wishes for a good 2023 also to you, with good music, thoughts and company! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Who could ask for more Gerda. Ceoil (talk) 05:38, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy Holidays
I wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new Year. Best regards RV (talk) 07:59, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, delicate and beautiful, and same to you and yours! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:26, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Dear Gerda, Thank you for being such a thoughtful colleague to me and so many other Wikipedia editors, with the time and effort that you invest so generously in bestowing awards to our community. I hope your Christmas season will be filled with happiness and the joy of singing your favourite music. I send my very best wishes to you and yours for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2023, in good health, joyful spirits, and a sense of achievement in all that you do, here and in real life. With kind regards; Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(become old-fashioned!) 11:34, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Pdebee, for the friendly wishes. The time in giving awards is productively spent, but the time arguing over DYK wording less so, therefore I'll retire from that corner of the Main page. Here I thought I had the perfect story for Christmas, Vom Himmel hoch in Mendelssohns's chorale cantata version, a youthful approach faithful to the great models by Luther and Bach. See? - Longer version: the nativity story is about 2000 years old. 1500 years later, Luther wrote it for his children, making one of them the messanger who brings the good news of in which unusual way there came reason for glory to God in the highest and peace on Earth, - the messanger singing in the first person! What a brilliant idea: everybody singing it is that messanger, even the child of eight years! Again 200 years later, Bach composed his chorale cantatas, including one for Christmas by Luther, choosing not the family-style Vom Himmel hoch but the No. 1 official song for the occasion at the time, Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ. Again 100 years later, Mendelssohn revived the idea of a chorale cantata using this carol. It remained unprinted. Again 200+ years later, when I was ten, my sister and I dressed up for Christmas as the angels (there's a photo but too private to share, imagine:) white long dresses, golden wings, hair open that usually was in firm braids, and playing the music on recorders ;) - Decades later, this user still finds joy in being the musical messanger: "Des laßt uns alle fröhlich sein" - let us all be cheerful about it - merry Christmas! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Very nice! Valereee (talk) 14:19, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I heard the cantata first (that I remember, and only the first movement) on radio when my brother, a double-bassist with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, played it in the Christmas concert of North Rhine-Westphalia, then with minister-president Hannelore Kraft, and it was a pleasure to watch how she sang in the congregation.


 * When I took a pic of the Frankfurt Syline, to illustrate the Oper Frankfurt (The Enchantress), a ship came by fast, and the name was DEO GRATIAS - praise to God - as Tenebrea had just {sung. Love it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:44, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings

 * Thank you, Donner! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:44, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Messe de minuit pour Noël
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
 * on the programm tomorrow, new to me, great joy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:44, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Christmas mass was impressive, fine music, high level. I was at St. Bonifatius together with my parents, obviously they didn't like the mass as well as I did. Charpentier is a discovery. Grimes2 (talk) 15:20, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Merry Christmas!Thoughtfortheday (talk) 19:07, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

From Martin's talk
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 * Lovely, Martin, thank you, - will think of you when singing Christmas Lullaby tonight. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:11, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy Christmas!

 * Thank you, Johnbod, looking forward to the horses on tomorrow's Main page! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:25, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
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— <span style="background: linear-gradient(#990000,#660000)"> Red-tailed hawk (nest) 23:14, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, - we sang the same in German! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:25, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Chris Troutman ( talk ) 25 December

Happy holidays
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Unlimitedlead (talk) is wishing you Happy Holidays! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user Happy Holidays, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year! Thank you for welcoming to Wikipedia! I will treasure that sapphire forever. Have yourself a wonderful holiday season, and I look forward to seeing you around next year! Unlimitedlead (talk) 03:59, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you, more later, out singing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Season's greetings
Hi Gerda. Ich wünsche dir frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr. 🎄Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:10, 25 December 2022 (UTC)


 * danke, on my way out singing, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Vom Himmel hoch (Mendelssohn)
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
 * there's a story to it, further up, - I go singing Charpentier, also further up --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!!
Hi Gerda. I just wanted to take this time to thank you for all you do around here. I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas, and may the New Year be filled with wonders and joy. Zaereth (talk) 21:36, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy Christmas
Hope you had a loveLy Christmas, Gerda. Snowy here for the first time in several years of Christmases and as a Canadian I love it! Littleolive oil (talk) 03:34, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

FAC
Could you review South Asian river dolphin for FAC? LittleJerry (talk) 15:01, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I will, but there's one waiting already, and first I need to write three Christmas articles. Patience please. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:04, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Notability question
Hi Gerda - I've seen you do a bunch of work on German musicians and church-related people, so I'll go to you for this - do you know whether Traugott Ochs (an early 1900s German chapel master, organist, and conductor) is notable? BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:35, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Also Jean Vogt, Haydn Trio Wien, Wolfram Wittekind, Johannes Schlecht, and Eugène Prévost (musician). BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:41, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Ochs looks notable, but needs more sources. Same Prèvost. Wittekind is poorest, - no source. The others are between. I can't help with finding sources, just do, and keep me posted. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:50, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for St. Bernward, Hanover
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
 * It was at this church that I sang my first solo (of few) in a church concert, no problem with Jauchzet dem Herren in a quartet but knees seemed to give way for a Purcell motet where the alto had to open in low register ("The Lord is great"). - It was at this church that family thought of Sibylle on our Day of the Dead this year. (Look for her name above if you missed it, associated songs Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud and Non, je ne regrette rien.) Today is the Third Sunday in Advent, and we (congreation) sing in the service, and we (choir) give a concert with French music. Keep watching ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:10, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
 * by Wehwalt, who also wrote the TFA, Apollo 7 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:10, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Clarinet, extension
Good morning Gerda, I have made an extension to the History section on 8.12. Unfortunately, it was reset by User:Nikkimaria on 9.12 on the grounds that the sources were insufficient. I then put the matter up for discussion (discussion on Clarinet) on 11.12.. There, the Binksternet, also criticised the wording.

I corrected my draft and, as best I could, eliminated awkward phrases, deleted some passages ("opinions") and expanded the sources for the period after 1843. You can see the draft here: User:Gisbert K/sandbox3. Could you read please it once and, if necessary, improve the wording and perhaps give me some other hints? - Gisbert ツ (talk)  Illustrate Wikipedia ! 08:30, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I will look, but I first want to nominate one article for Christmas, which still needs expansion and am still in looking over my watchlist. Patience please. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:37, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I took a quick look, and the standard of the English Wikipedia - at least a ref at the end of each paragraph - is not yet met. Can you split this long thing in parts, to be looked at one after the other? - More when I will have dealt with a new RD article and nominated the second Christmas article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:12, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * ... so not yet --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello Gerda, you find the text long; however, it is only about one sixth of the text of the article Clarinet, into which it is to be integrated. The section "History" is to be completely overwritten by the new text, which can only be done in one go.
 * I have extended the footnotes again, so that now, as you suggest, there is a footnote at the end of each paragraph.
 * I suggest that you only deal with the text. It should appear in "normal", easy-to-read English. If this is not the case, I ask you to correct it. Thankyou. - Gisbert ツ (talk)  Illustrate Wikipedia !   10:21, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I have still not nominated my second article for Christmas, so please have more patience. As yesterday, the weather is brilliant, so time better spent outside than at a PC. By "long" I meant, it's too long to be accepted as one change. Better make logical splits, and change in pieces. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:25, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Gisbert, I looked now. I saw only two sentences obviously coming from German, and one of them seemed a duplication anyway. Please - generally - avoid "today" and "you". You may want to check that refs follow facts without any space, and check if italics are closed in a ref. I am not sure about "Ancient Greece" vs. ancient Greece, - such things. When you yre happy, I suggest you tell Nikkimaria to check it out. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:34, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I'd have liked to see this pictured on 22 November, the composer's birthday and St. Cecilia's Day, but better late than never. Is it too late for Concentricities? Wolf Erlbruch needs supports or it will be too late. Several DYK nomination linger. I want to write two articles for Christmas ... - In das Warten dieser Welt (In the waiting of this world) + Jetzt ist die Zeit (Now is the time). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Erlbruch made it now, read his books. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:34, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Azio Corghi
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Evgeny Sviridov (violinist)
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 18 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Great article! Reminds me of the time I tried to learn Tartini's Sonata in G minor (Devil's Trill) back in high school. Very technically challenging, even once you got the hang of all the double stops. (But it sounds so cool though!) Anyway, it's always nice to see some love for Tartini's lesser-played sonatas. Super underrated composer! DanCherek (talk) 07:22, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, - just what I needed. I heard him play and lead Bach (pictured above), and ever since wanted to expand Ich habe genug, BWV 82 ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Did you ping me because you mentioned Bach? I am happy for your DYK success, and would like to see more of it. Kingsif (talk) 16:42, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I came from you telling me that my approach was wrong, and I think it's just different. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:09, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank You-
Thank Yiu-RFD (talk) 11:51, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Get well, Beautiful Song
I saw you were feeling ill and wanted to wish you a quick recovery to health and wholeness. -- A Rose Wolf  15:37, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Your all-around empathy with us fellow-human-beings is heart-warming! - Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:58, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Gerda. My empathy doesn't make sense all the time, even to me, but neither does my sight or song. I've learned it has purpose though. No matter if it is understand or not, it is genuine and freely offered in the deepest sense of all that I am. You are loved. -- A Rose Wolf  16:13, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Amen. Jenhawk777 (talk) 23:44, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you :)

 * Thank you, and we can work together. I am tired of being told my approach is wrong when it's just different (see a little above), and there will be so much less friction in reviews and less work for prep builders ;) - I just looked back at 2022, and I feel there were plenty of reasons to be thankful for. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:59, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The first FA to pursue: Ich habe genug (I have enough). Heard with the violinist mentioned on top. Graham Waterhouse composed a piece with a similar meaning (but based on Mendelssohn's Es ist genug), when expelled from the music school where he taught and then it was performed at the school. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:03, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you, and I love to hear that, makes my day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:57, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Your impact
Reading the absolutely lovely experience shared above just reinforces the fact your impact is felt by so many people. You are an amazing light in this world, Gerda. I love your Song so dearly. I don't even think words can do justice. Your impact reaches much deeper than DYK's, FA's, GA's, articles or lists. Your impact is felt in the deepest part of who we are. Thank you for being you. I wish you love, joy, peace and health for the upcoming year. I appreciate you and value you with all of who I am. -- A Rose Wolf  15:20, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Talia Or
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * It's still Christmas here in the states – this appearing today is a wonderful testament to your dedication to facing trouble head-on. Merry Christmas and thank you, my dear friend! Urve (talk) 02:07, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * It's still Christmas here, Urve, we have two days: thank you for coming over and saying that. Only, I don't deserve it. In that particular case, we ended up - instead of saying something about German-Israeli Jewish-Christian collaboration that Yoninah would have liked (shown on top) - with saying as the climax that she is based in Germany. Well, - most opera singers from all over the world are just because it has most opera houses. We don't say that she is a soprano, and that "voice of a falcon" could also mean a role in a play. I hope that readers will find the article anyway, just because of the way she looks at you. - I didn't face that well, and I am determined to not let these misunderstandings waste my time any longer, by avoiding them from the start. I tell you - all who kindly watch this page - that when she and her mezzo colleague Silvia Hauer sang the Agnus Dei in Verdi's Requiem (pictured above), which has the two voices in octave parallels and nothing else, they sounded as one voice - and the house was silent, listening. (It reminded me of the perhaps best DYK of 2022, which made me happy because people read about Kathleen Ferrier: ... that in Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Benjamin Britten assigned the tenor of Peter Pears to Abraham and the alto of Kathleen Ferrier to Isaac, with both singing in homophony as the voice of God?) - Yesterday, we thundered in the same house ;) - Did you see: one Wiki-friend actually came to listen! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 26 December 2022 (UTC)


 * With over 13,000 page views, a huge success. Well done!--Ipigott (talk) 06:33, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Missa Sine Nomine (Schidlowsky)
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
 * hook written with Yoninah in mind, and those who resisted in Chile, and the person who kept memory in music, and the premiere in Germany --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:29, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
 * What a beautiful person with I'm sure a beautiful voice. Thank you for the post on my talk page. I needed this today. It's been a hard few days. You spread joy, Gerda, and I need it. We all do. – Elizabeth (Eewilson) (tag or ping me) (talk) 09:16, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I just received a link to a video of one of the highlights of 2022: GW60, 2+ hours of music and a speech to be remembered --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:47, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red January 2023
--Lajmmoore (talk) 18:02, 27 December 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

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 * Pichemist, can we just talk, please? - I have no idea about the subject, but know that Jürgen Leonhardt is a source for many of our articles, beginning with Renaissance Latin. - Help, anybody? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:00, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Pichemist, I added two reviews of his key book, - how is that? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:04, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * @Gerda Arendt Yes, it does seem to have a better indication of notability now but the fact that the first reference is used 8 times while the others are used once seems to indicate that the only reference which can have data extracted from it is the first one and the rest is just reference bombing. (See WP:REFBOMB) Signed, Pichemist ( Contribs &#124; Talk ) 07:40, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Pichemist, I could use the Rostock reference for the same facts from his life as the Tübingen one, but that's what I'd call reference bombing. He just had these stations of a scientific career, making him one of the voices heard in the world when it comes to the history of Latin. I added two detailed reviews, one in English, to call that reference bombing seems a bit ignorant. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I see, but even with two "useful" references, his notability still remains in question. Signed, Pichemist ( Contribs &#124; Talk ) 08:02, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Not for Harvard and Columbia. What else do you need? - This is not my typical topic, so I really need advice. In the article Renaissance Latin, he is not only mentioned in the references, but by name in the text, as an authority, - that's what I see. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:38, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Do you have access to this article, Pichemist? Anybody? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:52, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll do my best to try and get you access. Signed, Pichemist ( Contribs &#124; Talk ) 11:33, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * ... or this? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:21, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * The 1st JSTOR link points to the full book Latin: Story of a World Language and is, I think, not accessible to anyone. The 2nd is a 1-page review of another book, Wege, Umwege und Abwege, which only mentions Leonhardt superficially. Probably violating T&C, this is its text:

Buchbesprechungen - Comptes rendus 249 Jürgen Leonhardt/ Silke Leopold/ Mischa Meier: Wege, Umwege und Abwege. Antike und 1. Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart 2011. 127 S.

Der Althistoriker M. Meier, der Latinist J. Leonhardt und die Musikwissenschaftleri setzen sich in je einer Studie mit dem Ansatz auseinander, die Geschichte der neuzeitl eine Kette von Versuchen zu beschreiben, an die griechische Tragödie als (vermeintli der Gattung anzuknüpfen.

Meier, der sich schon öfter mit Wagners Verhältnis zur Antike beschäftigt hat, z schied vom <Gesamtkunstwerk> - Emanzipation von der Antike: Das deutschsprachig ater im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert» (11-66) mittels eines Gangs durch d schichte seit Wagner (mit Schwerpunkten auf A. Bungert, F. Draeseke, J. Bittner, E. H R. Strauss, H. Pfitzner, F. Schreker und E.W. Korngold), dass sich die fortschreitende von Wagner, dessen Kunstwerk der Zukunft das Ergebnis seiner spezifischen und eige tikerezeption sei (22), als «ein Jahrzehnte übergreifender Prozess der schleichenden der Antike als vermeintlicher Urmutter der Oper» (ebd.) beschreiben lässt. Neue Kon Bereich des Musiktheaters, die die attische Tragödie einbezogen (etwa bei Honegger u ky), erfolgten im 20. Jh. hauptsächlich aus einer dezidierten Ablehnung der Wagners heraus.

Einer der öffentlichkeitswirksamsten Komponisten in diesem Bereich war Carl Orff. 30 Jahre nach seinem Tod lässt sich manches unvoreingenommener beurteilen, was zuvor gelegentlich durch die Kraft seiner (polarisierenden) Persönlichkeit überstrahlt wurde. Leonhardt weist in «Sprachbe- handlung und antike Poesie bei Carl Orff» (67-97) überzeugend nach, dass im Gegensatz zu Aussa- gen des Komponisten und seiner zeitgenössischen Interpreten Orff gerade nicht an die Verbindung von Wort und Musik in der antiken Dichtung anknüpfte, sondern einem musikalischen Ansatz folg- te, der von ihm selbst kam (97). Sein Verfahren erinnere «an den liturgisch überhöhten Gestus des barocken Rezitativs und damit an die Tradition von Kantate, Oratorium bis hin zur Passion» (78). In «Orffeo. Carl Orff bearbeitet Monteverdi» (99-127) zeigt S. Leopold, dass Orff sich zwar im Zuge seiner (1925 in Mannheim uraufgeführten) Neugestaltung von Monte verdis Orfeo wissenschaftlich mit diesem Komponisten und seiner Zeit beschäftigte, sich aber um die daraus resultierenden Er- kenntnisse letztlich wenig kümmerte (105): Bearbeitung und Neukomposition flössen ineinander; der Text wurde stark gekürzt und so modifiziert, dass aus der Geschichte von der Macht der Musik eine von der Macht der Liebe wurde; dadurch passt der neue Text auf weiten Strecken überhaupt nicht mehr zu den originalen monodischen Passagen, in denen Wort und Musik zu einer Einheit verschmelzen; damit verfehlte Orff genau das, was Monteverdis Werk epochal macht. Alle drei Studien regen auf ihre Weise zu weiterem Nachdenken an: So wären, von Meier aus- gehend, nun die Gründe zu eruieren und zu diskutieren, weshalb im 20. Jh. der Rückgriff auf die antike Tragödie hauptsächlich dort zu finden ist, wo man sich von der Wagnerschen Ästhetik distan- zierte. Die Beiträge von Leonhardt und S. Leopold markieren den Beginn einer neuen Würdigung von Orffs Werk jenseits des Kredits, den man der Orffschen Selbstdarstellung allzu lange unbefragt gewährte. Darüber hinaus machen sie auf grundsätzliche methodologische Probleme aufmerksam, was die Auswertung künstlerischer Selbstzeugnisse und Selbstdeutungen betrifft.

Werner Schuber
 * -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 10:57, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Michael, should go to Orff's article, perhaps. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:06, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Quentin Oliver Lee
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 30 December 2022 (UTC)