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Preludes (Chopin)


This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article for peer review because…
 * 1) It requires cleanup, as it has been tagged so.
 * 2) It has been described by an IP user as "an absolute disgrace, consisting of little beyond wildly subjective, often meaningless and ill-informed opinions" on the discussion page | here.
 * 3) It needs a good re-shaping in tone and literary structure, especially in the "Pop culture" section - in short, a little more Wiki.

Thanks for your help, MusicalConnoisseur   Got Classical? 20:04, 2 February 2008 (UTC)


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Comments from Awadewit


 * The first step to take in improving this article is: research, research, research. The editors need to find out what the most important scholarly works are on Chopin and Chopin's Preludes. After reading these works, the editors will have a better idea of how to shape the article and what information to include in it. Also, it will give them the necessary citations (see WP:V for the policy on citations).


 * Thinking about the structure of the article in the broadest terms, this is what I came up with:
 * a lead that summarizes it (this should probably be written after the article is restructured and redrafted) - see WP:LEAD
 * an overview section describing the pieces
 * a small summary of each piece (no need to expand greatly as each piece has its own page)
 * musical clips illustrating the pieces
 * a section detailing the reception of the pieces
 * a section detailing the important recordings and performances of the pieces (part of "Reception", perhaps?)


 * I would delete the "References in popular culture" section. It is trivial and doesn't belong in an encyclopedia article - see WP:TRIVIA. However, if you want to retain the information, you can always place it in a Chopin in popular culture article.


 * Concerto delle donne is one of the few classical music FAs we have. Looking at it might give the editors some idea of the quality that these articles can achieve.


 * I hope this helps. It is not really possible to say much more at this stage, as quite a bit of research and writing still needs to be done. I look forward to following the article's progress as I love these pieces. They are beautiful and deserve an equally beautiful article. :) (P.S. I have just started Op. 25, no. 12. Do you play that etude?) Awadewit | talk  04:15, 8 February 2008 (UTC)