Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Classical music/Contemporary music task force/Archive 5

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AfD notice
Articles for deletion/Thomas R. Vozzella - any input would be appreciated, as the AfD is progressing very slowly. The composer/arranger in question was born in 1963, so I guess the AfD is within the scope of this project. Crossposting to WP Composers. --Jashiin (talk) 09:35, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Opera portal at Featured portal candidates
Portal:Opera is being considered for featured quality status, at the Featured portal candidates process. Comments would be appreciated at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Opera. Cirt (talk) 20:25, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

AfD: Robert Davidson (composer)
The discussion is at Articles for deletion/Robert Davidson (composer), if members wish to comment. Voceditenore (talk) 11:50, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

FFD discussion comment request
User:Damiens.rf has just tagged John Cage's photo for deletion: Files for deletion/2009 June 26. I'm not a fair use expert, so comments from others would be appreciated, particularly because the result of the discussion will affect other articles on contemporary composers (we often have to use copyrighted press photographs). --Jashiin (talk) 16:16, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Difference between contemporary (art) music and contemporary classical music
I don´t know if this has been adressed previously, but I haven´t found any clear statement in the articles so I assume the question is valid: What is the difference if any between contemporary (art) music and contemporary classical music?
 * I think a pretty clear dividing line could be stated between orchestral music and chamber music which quite obviously follow the classical music tradition on the one hand, and newer forms invented in the 20th century, eg electroacoustic music, experimental music, sound art and improvised forms of art music on the other. WikiPBia (talk) 11:58, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Ahn Eak-tai
I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found some concerns with the article which you can see at Talk:Ahn Eak-tai/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 23:28, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Inactive?
I notice that this project has been tagged as "inactive". What exactly does this mean? As a member of the project, I have personally been anything but inactive, but I am reluctant to remove the tag without better understanding if there are specific criteria relating to the project page.—Jerome Kohl (talk) 15:43, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I think it means there hasn't been any discussions on the talk page, so there's no actual visible activity that people are doing anything. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ (talk) 16:11, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Please see the discussion at the Classical Music project here. We obviously want to see contemp. music articles developed. How can that be achieved? When this project was started a lot of effort went into bannering — work that was never completed and may not have been productive anyway.-- Klein  zach  00:41, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

I've just joined. I'll have a go at 20th century classical music over the next few weeks, though it looks like a big task! Jubilee♫ clipman 00:54, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I've changed the tag to Semi-active. Several people (you, me, Jerome Kohl, Measles, Deskford) have been active in discussions and edits related to the project.  --Jubilee♫ clipman  16:42, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Two contemporary composers
Anyone know anything about Brian Inglis or Howard Thomas? Ruth Holton gave first performances of works by them. I've managed to find likely links for the other composers she gave premieres for, but not these two.--Peter cohen (talk) 18:50, 28 October 2009 (UTC)


 * When we get a chance we will certainly look into these composers for you. Note, though, that the mission statement is undergoing a considerable overhaul; nevertheless, I suspect these composers, if active now or in the past 20 years, will be unequivocally covered by this project.  Try also the composers project, linked several times above in other discussions.  --Jubilee♫ clipman  20:40, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Major issues to resolve
The following articles overlap and the situation need to be rationalized: contemporary music, contemporary classical music, 20th-century classical music, and 21st-century classical music. The following issues are the most urgent (in order of importance):


 * It has been suggested that contemporary music and contemporary classical music be merged, but no consensus has been reached as to which way.
 * The article 21st-century classical music is contentious. It is claimed that the title is not the proper name for this period and that the article's subject properly belongs in contemporary music/contemporary classical music.  (Note that I wrote the article, in good faith, following up on a suggestion.)
 * 20th-century classical music appears to end in 1980, or so, despite the period defined in the Periods of European art music box.
 * None of the articles fully expore the music of the period in question.

Other issues exist, as well, but those above need immeadiate attention.

Thank you for your input. --Jubilee♫ clipman 21:37, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

'''This call for discussion has been posted on multiple talk pages. In order to keep all relevant discussions in one place, please post any response on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Classical music.''' --Deskford (talk) 12:46, 18 October 2009 (UTC)