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I understand that the creators of this article may have wanted to use a name that would be easily understood (and spelled) but I believe that the article, per WP:COMMONNAME, should use the most commonly used name for this period/style, which is universally referred to by German terms. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (English) uses "Empfindsamkeit". The 1969 Harvard Dictionary of Music (English) uses "Empfinsamer Stil". Neither has even a cross-reference for "Sensitive Style". Daniel Hertz in New Grove (2001) writes:
Given that the term used in this article does not appear even as a cross-reference or translation, and no English translation is commonly used, I recommend a move to "Empfindsamkeit" but also would not object to "Empfinsamer Stil". -- Michael Scott Cuthbert (talk) 07:10, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
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I understand that the creators of this article may have wanted to use a name that would be easily understood (and spelled) but I believe that the article, per WP:COMMONNAME, should use the most commonly used name for this period/style, which is universally referred to by German terms. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (English) uses "Empfindsamkeit". The 1969 Harvard Dictionary of Music (English) uses "Empfinsamer Stil". Neither has even a cross-reference for "Sensitive Style". Daniel Hertz in New Grove (2001) writes:
Given that the term used in this article does not appear even as a cross-reference or translation, and no English translation is commonly used, I recommend a move to "Empfindsamkeit" but also would not object to "Empfinsamer Stil". -- Michael Scott Cuthbert (talk) 07:10, 13 January 2021 (UTC)