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Ukrainian peace music is "on" today, with the conductor! - Pentecost (on last Sunday and Monday in Germany) brought a rich harvest of great music in two church services (one with me singing in choir) and two concerts with my brother in the orchestra, - four pictures I took besides the symphonic one. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:14, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
today: violin solo and you can listen Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:55, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
yesterday I attended a unique concert - the 18th Thomaskantor after Bach conducting - and with some good luck caught him happy afterwards! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:21, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
... and another outstanding concert on 14 July: Voces8, pictured - I have a FAC open, in case of interest -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:05, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
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T130439)Do you know where File:Philippe de Vitry.jpg is from? I vaguely recall either a conversation between you and I, or one I saw between yourself and someone else on a talk page somewhere discussing it. But alas, I cannot locate or recall the content of said conversation(s). Aza24 (talk) 18:43, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
Excuse me for interrupting, but that (poor scan, reflected, with a peculiar background) seems to bear more than a coincidental resemblance to this, at the Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid, attributed to the Master of the Pacully collection . Catalogue link. Hope that helps. Theramin ( talk) 00:24, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
You are welcome. Without giving away too many state secrets, it was nothing special - I just searched for similar images in a well-known internet search engine, and looked for some using different titles. A saint or a bishop or both seemed about right. Theramin ( talk) 00:38, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
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Sorry I'm back here :) I'm pondering how to deal with sources calling Josquin both French and Franco-Flemish, and unsatisfied with just calling him the former since sources do not overwhelming call him French, but (afaics) slightly more often than not call him such. What would you think of "Josquin des Prez [...] was a composer of High Renaissance music, variously described as 'French' or 'Franco-Flemish'." ? Aza24 (talk) 21:31, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello, Antandrus. Although we have not communicated with each other before, your user pages have been on my watch list since the day I started editing the English Wikipedia. It is a pleasure to watch them - especially this page. And, you know, the interaction on your talk page has been very high in a few weeks, and I have requested permanent protection twice for your talk page. Now I just see your reasons and appreciate them.
On the other hand, let's see Amanda's talk page. She has created a page that can only be edited by IPs. Maybe a page like that will be fine for you.
Live long and prosper, -- Victor Trevor ( talk) 19:52, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
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pics and thoughts on 13 August -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:41, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
and on 15 August: "my" concert of the year (so far) is on the Main page, but not pictured, and I don't understand why -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:47, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
the last week brought more outstanding concerts and bike tours, - how is your summer? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:20, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
My brother-in-law registered a kind of jokey user name and now wants to change it to something more professional. His jokey user name is actually a stumbling block to his being a more active editor. How can he change it officially? Thanx in advance. Amuseclio ( talk) 13:41, 15 August 2022 (UTC)Amuseclio
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1 September: I remember the Vespro della Beata Vergine, 2 September: the last of the Rheingau Musik Festival concerts, and today we can read The Story of Mr Sommer, and follow Ruth Lapide. - Do you have a bit of time to look into viola repertoire? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:08, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
Today: Opera in Ukraine, not by me. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:06, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
a rainbow pic today, and a deer yesterday (but hard to see) - Jubilate Deo -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:34, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
the rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day, Tag des offenen Denkmals, not only singing in church and rehearsals for Verdi's Requiem, but two concerts at special places pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto, and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:09, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
today, we sang old music for two choirs at church, pictured, scroll to the image of the organ of the month of the Diocese of Limburg (my perspective), and if you have time, watch the video about it -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:52, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
... and today I wrote an article about music premiered today, Like as the hart. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:27, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
and yesterday I wrote Who shall separate us? and today we enjoy Spannungen (tensions, sparks ...) - chamber music -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:51, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
travel and strings sound, last in a brand-new concert hall -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:37, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
last images, - music to explore, a Ukrainian baritone first, and the new Casals Forum for chamber music is just wonderful. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:01, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
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Hey! My work on the Josquin article is mostly finished; reviewers at the article's FAR are now taking a look through for final clean up and such. Sandy has asked if another editor familiar with the subject matter could go through it to double check for any content inconsistencies or errors. If at all possible, any thoughts you might have on these matters would be most appreciated on the page's FAR. Aza24 (talk) 00:28, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
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Today is Erntedank in Germany, thanksgiving, and we celebrated our village's 650th anniversary, and had the dress rehearsal for Verdi's Requiem with an interesting band of marimba, piano, horn, bass, timpani and drum, - concert tomorrow, our national holiday. Seeing a pic I took on the Main page was also a nice harvest. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:12, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
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I was away for vacation in the U.S., pictured, after we had an Ukrainian choir visiting, my first subject celebrated 60, and we heard Bach's ultimate statement about life and death (3 concerts in 3 days) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:58, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
On behalf of the FAR coordinators, thank you, Antandrus! Your work on Josquin des Prez has allowed the article to retain its featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. I hereby award you this Featured Article Save Award, or FASA. You may display this FA star upon your userpage. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Nikkimaria ( talk) 04:51, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
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I happened to be looking at that and I see lots of content cited to unpublished or self-published dissertations. Much of it is dubious in my opinion. The first one I found was in the "first period" section where there's analysis to claim that six and seven tone chords are extensions of the triad. I think this is highly misleading and does not reflect current approaches to theory and harmony, which focus more on the functions and tonal implications of such sounds and do not treat their structure in isolation. I hesitate to remove the content as unverified in RS, but I wonder what you think and what would be the best approach to improve this content? Thanks. SPECIFICO talk 18:42, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
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Today, we sang Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme twice, after a short trip to Paris with great opera and symphony, - enjoy! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:25, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
Today, I can offer a hymn for a Marian feast, and I learned that Yvonne Ciannella died, the soprano who impressed me in my first night at the opera. As she died in March, sadly no Main page reverence is possible, - at least she had a good DYK, at a time when opera singers were considered interesting. I'm proud today that Christiane Hörbiger made it to that corner, and happy that we celebrate the birthday of Jean Sibelius again. - I heard an excellent Christmas concert yesterday, by Tenebrae, and a short excerpt of them singing " Deo gracias" is also linked from my talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:02, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
Today was a day rich in music, with two new pictures, and also rich in WP:QAI contributions on the Main page: the TFA, 2 DYK and 2 RD with members as principal editors. The church pictured there (not by me, nice snow dust and tall evergreen) comes with memories, detailed on my talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:50, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
Latest pics, with an opera discovery and some snow. Today my talk has a DYK that was planned for 22 November, among the recent deaths the author of Duck, Death and the Tulip, and now a choir pic of "our" concert last Sunday, likely to become next year's lead image. Enjoy. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:13, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
Today, pictured, the soprano of our choral concert of the year. More in the context: User talk:Gerda Arendt#DYK for Talia Or, in case of interest. - Enjoy the season! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:28, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
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and also from me -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:12, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
today, I point at two singers I whose performance I enjoyed. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:03, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
today, less pointy: a composition from a remarkable 2022 concert, the sad record of four articles about people who recently died on the Main page at the same time, and singing for Epiphany -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:32, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Today's featured article is Osbert Parsley, not by me but Amitchell125 where I commented, including the beginning of my songs. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:53, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm on vacation, - click on songs! I tell my own stories now, instead of relying on DYK. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:10, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Today's topic Elisabeth Waterhouse. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:21, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm back, most pics uploaded (but 1 1/2) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:30, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
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yesterday's cantata, 300 years later -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:03, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
today's stories are about two pieces we sang at church, today. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:59, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi @ Antandrus -- wondering if you'd like to request some sort of protection on this page (autoconfirmed, logged in, etc.) -- it's been almost 2 years since the last IP/Unregistered account has added anything to the page that wasn't vandalism and more than that since something that was actually productive. I just see that >50% of my (admittedly, trimmed down) watchlist is Deletion Logs on this page. -- Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert (talk) 21:56, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi, can I assume that you're dealing with the necessary global IP blocks when you follow himself to enWikisource? Navigating SRG is beyond me at present. Beeswaxcandle ( talk) 06:39, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
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On IWD, I remember a 2016 DYK: Hana Blažíková, a Czech who sang German music in Japan. Girls and women sang how Bach arranged Pergolesi's Stabat Mater to a new text paraphrasing Psalm 51, last Sunday. - I loved improving Mary Bauermeister - on the Main page until yesterday. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:50, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for a thank-you-click, - but nothing happened afterwards, not from the user. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:29, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
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My story today is about the Alchymic Quartet, - I went away from DYK but it's the last one from last year. - The songs are about vacation, continued. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:33, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
I made an exception from my DYK abstinence for Good Friday, - see my story today. I sang, including chorales from Bach's greatest Passion. I recently listened to one by Homilius: a discovery! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:27, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
This IP looks an awful lot like Project based on today's Talk:The Death of Stalin edits. ~ Pbritti ( talk) 18:04, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
See these diffs ( [2], [3]) at Cambodian genocide. Regards, TheTimesAreAChanging ( talk) 23:04, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
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I had a good story on coronation day: a Te Deum we sang that day. And the following day we sang it for the composer ;) - And today we remember a composer who created music especially for us! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:57, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
Mind keeping an eye on a page for me? Ljupco's taken interest in Talk:Stalinism (disambiguation) and I'm going to have too much stuff on my plate IRL to risk any Wikipedia soon, if not by tomorrow than certainly by midweek.
I don't see much value in protection as disruption will just continue on other pages and given that this target has extremely limited visibility may actually be counterproductive, but I'll defer to your judgement on that one, given your extensive experience with the case. 74.73.224.126 ( talk)
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I like today's Main page, and here's why ;) - (DYK that we got filmed when performing the piece mentioned) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:56, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
Last weekend was nice, class reunion a funny number of years after completing school, and the lovely park where I spent many Sundays as a child. Today's story is quite dramatic, there's a yt trailer to the hook. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:51, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
11 June or: Music not only by Bach -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:05, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
Jörg Widmann is 50 today, and I began Stockholm pics. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:52, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
Today's story is about a singer whom I saw twice, not Wagner and Strauss, but Bach and Weill - more vacation pics! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:02, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
Today, the story is ten years old, the Main page had three great people who recently died, and I invite you to look at two videos around concerts I heard, in the short one actually seen in the background. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:34, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
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My story today pictures a friend whose birthday is today ;) - we met at the fancy place pictured above (which looked different when Bach played there). -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:22, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
Finally: June pictures updated, with three great RMF concerts! - My story today is very personal: the DYK appeared on Wikipedia's 15th birthday, and describes a concert I sang. I was requested to translate the bio into German for a memorial concert ... - see background, and we talked about life and death. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:27, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
Fireworks on the Rhine pictured on 1 July, but the real stars were sun and moon. I love today's story. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:48, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
Today, I remember Reger's Requiem, and our choirs' jubilee 2 weeks ago. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:38, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
While today's DYK highlights Santiago on his day, I did my modest share with my story today, describing what I just experienced, pictured. I began the article of the woman in green. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:05, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I’m an employee of Pinduoduo, one of the largest companies in Asia. I posted a proposal to make some updates about the company at Talk:Pinduoduo#Fixing problems with NPOV and PROMOTIONAL language on the Pinduoduo Talk page, but there hasn’t been any discussion so far. I was wondering if you as a member of the Companies WikiProject might be willing to take a look at the proposal? Thanks very much. Snowy2000 ( talk) 15:57, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
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Today's music is played by my brother's orchestra, conducted by two very young men on their way up, - the picture was taken shortly after the invasion of Ukraine began, - more detail on my talk. Images reached the day of the Tenebrae concert mentioned in July. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:21, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
My story today - a first - isn't about an article by me, but one I reviewed for DYK, see here. I like all: topic, "hook", connected article (a GA on its way towards FA), image and the music "in the background". I just returned from a weekend of weddings, so also like the spirit ;) - Pics to come, I promise one cake, the other was too large! Good music, and better even in the concert ending the second day, - Goldberg Variations theme for an encore, after Dohnányi Serenade. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:05, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
Again not by me: today's story - with the triumph of music over military - is uplifting! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:17, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
Now: picture of heart-shaped cake(s) uploaded! - Today's story is about a tenor, - why his roles are not linked on the Main page remains a mystery to me. Today is also the birthday of the Bayreuth Festival. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:30, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I didn't catch the vandalism in time for your talk page. Just for my future reference, is this an LTA issue? When reporting to AIV I like to add LTA/sock details so it's easier for blocking admins to see what it's in reference to. Thanks, Knitsey ( talk) 16:07, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
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Our festival's last concert was most moving and inspiring, and there are seconds of it - plus glimpses of an interview with the conductor, age 96 - in this tv summary. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:37, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Now pics around that memorable concert, and the story of Walter Arlen, - proud that I survived the decision in WP:ARBINFOBOX for 10 years, standing and singing -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:18, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
Today's story is about a great pianist with an unusual career, taking off when he was 50. It's the wedding anniversary of Clara and Robert Schumann, but I was too late with our gift. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:30, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
Today I remember Raymond Arritt, who still helps me, five years after he died, per what he said in my darkest time on Wikipedia (placed in my edit-notice as a reminder), and by teh rulez. - Latest pics from a weekend in Berlin (one more day to come). -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:14, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
My story today is The Company of Heaven ("company" with a double meaning, but angelic company in the end). - No new pictures yet, it's a week with concert or opera every night! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:20, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
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My story today is sad but great. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:26, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
A few more pics, and see my talk for what Tabea Zimmermann played ( today's story on her birthday): I heard it, and it's on YouTube. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:33, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
More pics, and today's story is on a birthday, and the real DYK was already on that birthday -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:45, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
User talk:Gerda Arendt#Music keeps track of "my" music and memories, and just today I have a juxtaposition of music performed by the two church choirs in town, one I sang in and one where I listened, to music about love, evening and night. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:48, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
Today, it's a place that inspired me, musings if you have time. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:34, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
A few more pics - caution: hornet. - Could you perhaps check the nomination of Carmen Petra Basacopol for RD, here? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:46, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
She is today's topic. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:59, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
I thought of Brian Bouldton today, and his ways to compromise. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:24, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
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Thank you noticing Hevenu shalom aleichem, - my story today. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:47, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
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Today's story is about Maria Callas, on her centenary. - Aaron Copland died OTD, and Jerome Kohl said something wise on his talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:07, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
A new church year began, - a new era? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:56, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
Today's story is about parts of my life. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:02, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
Today, I managed to get the pics to snow (on 28 Nov), and heard a lovely concert, after listening to a miracle of meditative dreaming on 6 December (or just click on music). -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:48, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
... and today, to Paris (29 Nov) with a visit to the Palais Garnier, - to match the story of Medea Amiranashvili, - don't miss listening to her expressive voice. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:41, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
My story today is about Michael Robinson, - it's an honor to have known him. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:40, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:28, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
Christmas music pictured -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:30, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
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Same location pictured as 2019. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:37, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
The 2023 picture is from the Abel Fest in Köthen, celebrating the tercentenary of Carl Friedrich Abel, a viol virtuoso, composer and concert organiser in London (together with Bach's youngest son), born on 22 December 1723 in Köthen, where the new catalogue of his works was introduced, - my story today. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:27, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
I have a "DYK" today, but my story would be different, about Figaro, - this Figaro. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:00, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
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My calendar story today is about Michael Herrmann celebrating his birthday. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:12, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
same kind of birthday for Josef Protschka -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:49, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
Hi Antandrus. I noticed that you are a participant in the Wiki Project:Energy, so perhaps you would be interested in adding the name of the CEO of Masdar to the company's Wiki page, according to the edit request I posted at Talk:Masdar#Add CEO to History. Thanks so much. GreenDrake28 ( talk) 10:13, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Hi again Antandrus. Could you kindly have a look at a more recent edit request I posted at Talk:Masdar#Project_Inclusion,_Revised. If you feel the requested edits improve the article, I would appreciate if you could implement. Thanks so much. GreenDrake28 ( talk) 12:28, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
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in memory of the birthday of a friend who showed me art such as this -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:48, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
... and the premiere of Nabucco -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:54, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
... and of Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, on 14 March 1864, - when I listen to the desolate Agnus Dei I think of Vami_IV. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:06, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
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Hey there! Hope you're well—haven't spoken in a while! If your time and interest permits, I wondered whether you could took a look at the Concerto delle donne article. Its just gone through some changes/improvements while at FAR, and am wondering what else it could use/if there are issues. Aza24 (talk) 00:44, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
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Ukrainian peace music is "on" today, with the conductor! - Pentecost (on last Sunday and Monday in Germany) brought a rich harvest of great music in two church services (one with me singing in choir) and two concerts with my brother in the orchestra, - four pictures I took besides the symphonic one. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:14, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
today: violin solo and you can listen Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:55, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
yesterday I attended a unique concert - the 18th Thomaskantor after Bach conducting - and with some good luck caught him happy afterwards! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:21, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
... and another outstanding concert on 14 July: Voces8, pictured - I have a FAC open, in case of interest -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:05, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
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T130439)Do you know where File:Philippe de Vitry.jpg is from? I vaguely recall either a conversation between you and I, or one I saw between yourself and someone else on a talk page somewhere discussing it. But alas, I cannot locate or recall the content of said conversation(s). Aza24 (talk) 18:43, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
Excuse me for interrupting, but that (poor scan, reflected, with a peculiar background) seems to bear more than a coincidental resemblance to this, at the Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid, attributed to the Master of the Pacully collection . Catalogue link. Hope that helps. Theramin ( talk) 00:24, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
You are welcome. Without giving away too many state secrets, it was nothing special - I just searched for similar images in a well-known internet search engine, and looked for some using different titles. A saint or a bishop or both seemed about right. Theramin ( talk) 00:38, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
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Sorry I'm back here :) I'm pondering how to deal with sources calling Josquin both French and Franco-Flemish, and unsatisfied with just calling him the former since sources do not overwhelming call him French, but (afaics) slightly more often than not call him such. What would you think of "Josquin des Prez [...] was a composer of High Renaissance music, variously described as 'French' or 'Franco-Flemish'." ? Aza24 (talk) 21:31, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello, Antandrus. Although we have not communicated with each other before, your user pages have been on my watch list since the day I started editing the English Wikipedia. It is a pleasure to watch them - especially this page. And, you know, the interaction on your talk page has been very high in a few weeks, and I have requested permanent protection twice for your talk page. Now I just see your reasons and appreciate them.
On the other hand, let's see Amanda's talk page. She has created a page that can only be edited by IPs. Maybe a page like that will be fine for you.
Live long and prosper, -- Victor Trevor ( talk) 19:52, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
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pics and thoughts on 13 August -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:41, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
and on 15 August: "my" concert of the year (so far) is on the Main page, but not pictured, and I don't understand why -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:47, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
the last week brought more outstanding concerts and bike tours, - how is your summer? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:20, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
My brother-in-law registered a kind of jokey user name and now wants to change it to something more professional. His jokey user name is actually a stumbling block to his being a more active editor. How can he change it officially? Thanx in advance. Amuseclio ( talk) 13:41, 15 August 2022 (UTC)Amuseclio
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1 September: I remember the Vespro della Beata Vergine, 2 September: the last of the Rheingau Musik Festival concerts, and today we can read The Story of Mr Sommer, and follow Ruth Lapide. - Do you have a bit of time to look into viola repertoire? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:08, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
Today: Opera in Ukraine, not by me. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:06, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
a rainbow pic today, and a deer yesterday (but hard to see) - Jubilate Deo -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:34, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
the rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day, Tag des offenen Denkmals, not only singing in church and rehearsals for Verdi's Requiem, but two concerts at special places pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto, and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:09, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
today, we sang old music for two choirs at church, pictured, scroll to the image of the organ of the month of the Diocese of Limburg (my perspective), and if you have time, watch the video about it -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:52, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
... and today I wrote an article about music premiered today, Like as the hart. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:27, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
and yesterday I wrote Who shall separate us? and today we enjoy Spannungen (tensions, sparks ...) - chamber music -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:51, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
travel and strings sound, last in a brand-new concert hall -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:37, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
last images, - music to explore, a Ukrainian baritone first, and the new Casals Forum for chamber music is just wonderful. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:01, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
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Hey! My work on the Josquin article is mostly finished; reviewers at the article's FAR are now taking a look through for final clean up and such. Sandy has asked if another editor familiar with the subject matter could go through it to double check for any content inconsistencies or errors. If at all possible, any thoughts you might have on these matters would be most appreciated on the page's FAR. Aza24 (talk) 00:28, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
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Today is Erntedank in Germany, thanksgiving, and we celebrated our village's 650th anniversary, and had the dress rehearsal for Verdi's Requiem with an interesting band of marimba, piano, horn, bass, timpani and drum, - concert tomorrow, our national holiday. Seeing a pic I took on the Main page was also a nice harvest. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:12, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
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I was away for vacation in the U.S., pictured, after we had an Ukrainian choir visiting, my first subject celebrated 60, and we heard Bach's ultimate statement about life and death (3 concerts in 3 days) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:58, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
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I happened to be looking at that and I see lots of content cited to unpublished or self-published dissertations. Much of it is dubious in my opinion. The first one I found was in the "first period" section where there's analysis to claim that six and seven tone chords are extensions of the triad. I think this is highly misleading and does not reflect current approaches to theory and harmony, which focus more on the functions and tonal implications of such sounds and do not treat their structure in isolation. I hesitate to remove the content as unverified in RS, but I wonder what you think and what would be the best approach to improve this content? Thanks. SPECIFICO talk 18:42, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
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Today, we sang Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme twice, after a short trip to Paris with great opera and symphony, - enjoy! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:25, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
Today, I can offer a hymn for a Marian feast, and I learned that Yvonne Ciannella died, the soprano who impressed me in my first night at the opera. As she died in March, sadly no Main page reverence is possible, - at least she had a good DYK, at a time when opera singers were considered interesting. I'm proud today that Christiane Hörbiger made it to that corner, and happy that we celebrate the birthday of Jean Sibelius again. - I heard an excellent Christmas concert yesterday, by Tenebrae, and a short excerpt of them singing " Deo gracias" is also linked from my talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:02, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
Today was a day rich in music, with two new pictures, and also rich in WP:QAI contributions on the Main page: the TFA, 2 DYK and 2 RD with members as principal editors. The church pictured there (not by me, nice snow dust and tall evergreen) comes with memories, detailed on my talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:50, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
Latest pics, with an opera discovery and some snow. Today my talk has a DYK that was planned for 22 November, among the recent deaths the author of Duck, Death and the Tulip, and now a choir pic of "our" concert last Sunday, likely to become next year's lead image. Enjoy. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:13, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
Today, pictured, the soprano of our choral concert of the year. More in the context: User talk:Gerda Arendt#DYK for Talia Or, in case of interest. - Enjoy the season! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:28, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
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and also from me -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:12, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
today, I point at two singers I whose performance I enjoyed. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:03, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
today, less pointy: a composition from a remarkable 2022 concert, the sad record of four articles about people who recently died on the Main page at the same time, and singing for Epiphany -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:32, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Today's featured article is Osbert Parsley, not by me but Amitchell125 where I commented, including the beginning of my songs. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:53, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm on vacation, - click on songs! I tell my own stories now, instead of relying on DYK. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:10, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Today's topic Elisabeth Waterhouse. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:21, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm back, most pics uploaded (but 1 1/2) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:30, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
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yesterday's cantata, 300 years later -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:03, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
today's stories are about two pieces we sang at church, today. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:59, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi @ Antandrus -- wondering if you'd like to request some sort of protection on this page (autoconfirmed, logged in, etc.) -- it's been almost 2 years since the last IP/Unregistered account has added anything to the page that wasn't vandalism and more than that since something that was actually productive. I just see that >50% of my (admittedly, trimmed down) watchlist is Deletion Logs on this page. -- Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert (talk) 21:56, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi, can I assume that you're dealing with the necessary global IP blocks when you follow himself to enWikisource? Navigating SRG is beyond me at present. Beeswaxcandle ( talk) 06:39, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
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On IWD, I remember a 2016 DYK: Hana Blažíková, a Czech who sang German music in Japan. Girls and women sang how Bach arranged Pergolesi's Stabat Mater to a new text paraphrasing Psalm 51, last Sunday. - I loved improving Mary Bauermeister - on the Main page until yesterday. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:50, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for a thank-you-click, - but nothing happened afterwards, not from the user. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:29, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
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My story today is about the Alchymic Quartet, - I went away from DYK but it's the last one from last year. - The songs are about vacation, continued. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:33, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
I made an exception from my DYK abstinence for Good Friday, - see my story today. I sang, including chorales from Bach's greatest Passion. I recently listened to one by Homilius: a discovery! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:27, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
This IP looks an awful lot like Project based on today's Talk:The Death of Stalin edits. ~ Pbritti ( talk) 18:04, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
See these diffs ( [2], [3]) at Cambodian genocide. Regards, TheTimesAreAChanging ( talk) 23:04, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
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I had a good story on coronation day: a Te Deum we sang that day. And the following day we sang it for the composer ;) - And today we remember a composer who created music especially for us! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:57, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
Mind keeping an eye on a page for me? Ljupco's taken interest in Talk:Stalinism (disambiguation) and I'm going to have too much stuff on my plate IRL to risk any Wikipedia soon, if not by tomorrow than certainly by midweek.
I don't see much value in protection as disruption will just continue on other pages and given that this target has extremely limited visibility may actually be counterproductive, but I'll defer to your judgement on that one, given your extensive experience with the case. 74.73.224.126 ( talk)
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I like today's Main page, and here's why ;) - (DYK that we got filmed when performing the piece mentioned) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:56, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
Last weekend was nice, class reunion a funny number of years after completing school, and the lovely park where I spent many Sundays as a child. Today's story is quite dramatic, there's a yt trailer to the hook. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:51, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
11 June or: Music not only by Bach -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:05, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
Jörg Widmann is 50 today, and I began Stockholm pics. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:52, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
Today's story is about a singer whom I saw twice, not Wagner and Strauss, but Bach and Weill - more vacation pics! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:02, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
Today, the story is ten years old, the Main page had three great people who recently died, and I invite you to look at two videos around concerts I heard, in the short one actually seen in the background. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:34, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
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My story today pictures a friend whose birthday is today ;) - we met at the fancy place pictured above (which looked different when Bach played there). -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:22, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
Finally: June pictures updated, with three great RMF concerts! - My story today is very personal: the DYK appeared on Wikipedia's 15th birthday, and describes a concert I sang. I was requested to translate the bio into German for a memorial concert ... - see background, and we talked about life and death. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:27, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
Fireworks on the Rhine pictured on 1 July, but the real stars were sun and moon. I love today's story. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:48, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
Today, I remember Reger's Requiem, and our choirs' jubilee 2 weeks ago. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:38, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
While today's DYK highlights Santiago on his day, I did my modest share with my story today, describing what I just experienced, pictured. I began the article of the woman in green. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:05, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I’m an employee of Pinduoduo, one of the largest companies in Asia. I posted a proposal to make some updates about the company at Talk:Pinduoduo#Fixing problems with NPOV and PROMOTIONAL language on the Pinduoduo Talk page, but there hasn’t been any discussion so far. I was wondering if you as a member of the Companies WikiProject might be willing to take a look at the proposal? Thanks very much. Snowy2000 ( talk) 15:57, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
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Today's music is played by my brother's orchestra, conducted by two very young men on their way up, - the picture was taken shortly after the invasion of Ukraine began, - more detail on my talk. Images reached the day of the Tenebrae concert mentioned in July. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:21, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
My story today - a first - isn't about an article by me, but one I reviewed for DYK, see here. I like all: topic, "hook", connected article (a GA on its way towards FA), image and the music "in the background". I just returned from a weekend of weddings, so also like the spirit ;) - Pics to come, I promise one cake, the other was too large! Good music, and better even in the concert ending the second day, - Goldberg Variations theme for an encore, after Dohnányi Serenade. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:05, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
Again not by me: today's story - with the triumph of music over military - is uplifting! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:17, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
Now: picture of heart-shaped cake(s) uploaded! - Today's story is about a tenor, - why his roles are not linked on the Main page remains a mystery to me. Today is also the birthday of the Bayreuth Festival. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:30, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I didn't catch the vandalism in time for your talk page. Just for my future reference, is this an LTA issue? When reporting to AIV I like to add LTA/sock details so it's easier for blocking admins to see what it's in reference to. Thanks, Knitsey ( talk) 16:07, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
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Our festival's last concert was most moving and inspiring, and there are seconds of it - plus glimpses of an interview with the conductor, age 96 - in this tv summary. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:37, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Now pics around that memorable concert, and the story of Walter Arlen, - proud that I survived the decision in WP:ARBINFOBOX for 10 years, standing and singing -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:18, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
Today's story is about a great pianist with an unusual career, taking off when he was 50. It's the wedding anniversary of Clara and Robert Schumann, but I was too late with our gift. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:30, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
Today I remember Raymond Arritt, who still helps me, five years after he died, per what he said in my darkest time on Wikipedia (placed in my edit-notice as a reminder), and by teh rulez. - Latest pics from a weekend in Berlin (one more day to come). -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:14, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
My story today is The Company of Heaven ("company" with a double meaning, but angelic company in the end). - No new pictures yet, it's a week with concert or opera every night! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:20, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
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My story today is sad but great. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:26, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
A few more pics, and see my talk for what Tabea Zimmermann played ( today's story on her birthday): I heard it, and it's on YouTube. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:33, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
More pics, and today's story is on a birthday, and the real DYK was already on that birthday -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:45, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
User talk:Gerda Arendt#Music keeps track of "my" music and memories, and just today I have a juxtaposition of music performed by the two church choirs in town, one I sang in and one where I listened, to music about love, evening and night. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:48, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
Today, it's a place that inspired me, musings if you have time. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:34, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
A few more pics - caution: hornet. - Could you perhaps check the nomination of Carmen Petra Basacopol for RD, here? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:46, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
She is today's topic. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:59, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
I thought of Brian Bouldton today, and his ways to compromise. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:24, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
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Thank you noticing Hevenu shalom aleichem, - my story today. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:47, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
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Today's story is about Maria Callas, on her centenary. - Aaron Copland died OTD, and Jerome Kohl said something wise on his talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:07, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
A new church year began, - a new era? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:56, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
Today's story is about parts of my life. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:02, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
Today, I managed to get the pics to snow (on 28 Nov), and heard a lovely concert, after listening to a miracle of meditative dreaming on 6 December (or just click on music). -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:48, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
... and today, to Paris (29 Nov) with a visit to the Palais Garnier, - to match the story of Medea Amiranashvili, - don't miss listening to her expressive voice. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:41, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
My story today is about Michael Robinson, - it's an honor to have known him. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:40, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:28, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
Christmas music pictured -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:30, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
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Same location pictured as 2019. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:37, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
The 2023 picture is from the Abel Fest in Köthen, celebrating the tercentenary of Carl Friedrich Abel, a viol virtuoso, composer and concert organiser in London (together with Bach's youngest son), born on 22 December 1723 in Köthen, where the new catalogue of his works was introduced, - my story today. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:27, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
I have a "DYK" today, but my story would be different, about Figaro, - this Figaro. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:00, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
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My calendar story today is about Michael Herrmann celebrating his birthday. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:12, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
same kind of birthday for Josef Protschka -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:49, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
Hi Antandrus. I noticed that you are a participant in the Wiki Project:Energy, so perhaps you would be interested in adding the name of the CEO of Masdar to the company's Wiki page, according to the edit request I posted at Talk:Masdar#Add CEO to History. Thanks so much. GreenDrake28 ( talk) 10:13, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Hi again Antandrus. Could you kindly have a look at a more recent edit request I posted at Talk:Masdar#Project_Inclusion,_Revised. If you feel the requested edits improve the article, I would appreciate if you could implement. Thanks so much. GreenDrake28 ( talk) 12:28, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
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Might be good faith, but seems very suspicious. OhNoitsJamie Talk 19:48, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
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in memory of the birthday of a friend who showed me art such as this -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:48, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
... and the premiere of Nabucco -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:54, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
... and of Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, on 14 March 1864, - when I listen to the desolate Agnus Dei I think of Vami_IV. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:06, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
for all the hard work over the years! 2600:1002:B026:1635:0:4F:148B:F001 ( talk) 05:16, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
Hey there! Hope you're well—haven't spoken in a while! If your time and interest permits, I wondered whether you could took a look at the Concerto delle donne article. Its just gone through some changes/improvements while at FAR, and am wondering what else it could use/if there are issues. Aza24 (talk) 00:44, 17 March 2024 (UTC)