Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Delian Society


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The result was no consensus. Metropolitan90 (talk) 01:35, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Delian Society

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I am having significant difficulty finding independent reliable sources about this organisation. It's promoted on the websites of its members, but substantive independent coverage is elusive and as far as I can tell it has not been the focus of non-trivial coverage in reliable independent sources, so does not appear to pass WP:GNG. Guy (Help!) 22:52, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The 2 refs given are RS.--Galassi (talk) 23:13, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * But I don't think they are substantial and primarily about this group, and I am having trouble finding anything else which is not either by the group and its members, or recycled from a press release. Guy (Help!) 22:42, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * There seem to be plenty of paper sources. Reliance on Google is not a panacea.--Galassi (talk) 13:29, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:41, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:41, 8 March 2013 (UTC)


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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, T ofutwitch11  (T ALK ) 00:21, 14 March 2013 (UTC)



The article "Delian Society" was substantially revised and expanded with numerous primary and secondary sources in March 2013 in an earnest effort to meet current Wikipedia standards. Now approaching its decennial, the Delian Society and its members—many of whom hold distinguished academic and professional credentials—have made significant creative contributions to the emergent historicist and new tonal music genres. For the past decade, their works have been featured not only in a pioneering series of virtual music festivals archived at deliansociety.org but also through live concert performances in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since the Delian Society is a leading international proponent of new tonal and historicist composition and occupies a virtually unique place in the early twenty-first century cultural landscape, deletion of the article in question would conspicuously diminish the breadth of Wikipedia's coverage of current trends in contemporary art music.

It should be noted that creativity—not publicity—has been the primary focus of the Society's activities. The stylistic orientation of its members represents a notable departure from the prevailing modernist aesthetics of the twentieth century that continue to inform some of the most prominent academic institutions and media. Nevertheless, the activities of the Delian Society and its members continue to attract the attention and active support of both progressive academics, independent artists, and audiences worldwide.

—Joseph Dillon Ford, Founding Member, The Delian Society — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:304:AB23:B209:129A:DDFF:FE4A:2E48 (talk) 13:41, 14 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment - This is a tough one. I think an article on this organization should be in Wikipedia, but I am having a hell of a time coming up with independently published sourcing. If he has clippings about his organization, I welcome Mr. Ford getting in touch with me directly, either via my talk page or by email at MutantPop@aol.com and I'd be happy to help guide him through the AfD process. I assume there are probably small-but-reliable music publications which have covered the group in depth over the years. The google machine isn't kicking out the sources, however. Carrite (talk) 17:49, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  TB randley  19:47, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

 
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mediran ( t  •  c ) 03:35, 28 March 2013 (UTC)


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