This 2006 FA was nominated by an editor who has made one Wikipedia edit since 2013, and has not edited the article since 2007. The article has no main watchers and has not been maintained to standard. The article was notified last year for original research, over-reliance on single sources, MOS issues, and citations needed.
SandyGeorgia (
Talk)
23:04, 20 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Did some urgent fixes and will park
theselists of sources to use here. It seems like Newcomb 1980 is available at a local library. That's for sourcing & completeness; someone more adept that me will need to handle MOS problems.
Jo-Jo Eumerus (
talk)
11:35, 22 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Did some expansion. Newcomb 1980 seems to be the most comprehensive source on the group, so I can see why he would be the main source. Stras 2018 seems to be a bit more generally discussing the music scene in Ferrara, rather than a detailed analysis of the concerto delle donne.
Jo-Jo Eumerus (
talk)
09:36, 24 May 2023 (UTC)reply
I think it passes on comprehensiveness, keeping in mind however that I only considered sources that show up on Google Scholar. There are some bits in the page source that need further thought.
Jo-Jo Eumerus (
talk)
12:15, 3 June 2023 (UTC)reply
The additions look great, thanks Jo-Jo! I recall working on this for a bit but stepping back due to time commitments. Hopefully I can look throughout it more next week... am thinking that the biggest issues right now are source References formatting and the rather poor lead. Aza24 (talk)21:42, 3 June 2023 (UTC)reply
Looked at it a bit today. I still have more cleanup to do, but at the moment these are the issues I see remaining (this list is for my own personal use as well)
Needs many more reference to Stras
A few missing citations still (one is marked), about cross dressing, the ballet etc.
Probably need a collage pic of the Duke and Duchess in the beginning of history
Emphasis on Luzzaschi and near absence of anyone else may be undue, I'm not sure
Note b needs to be expanded to include the similar contradiction from Pendle and Grove
Music section is a bit of a mess; badly organized and laid out. The composers
Really needs an image of sheet music (which I can engrave and then upload)
There is a great long-ish quote from
Vincenzo Giustiniani (in Burkholder) which could go in quote box for the Influence section
Lead needs a complete rewrite, including the names of important composers and singers
Minor clean up matters regarding linking first mentions (& overlinking) and giving translations to Italian terms
Overall, I think there are two main issues:
Rewrite of the music section
I think the whole article will have to be recontextualized a little. Too much emphasis on the Ferrera court and practically none in comparison for the equivalent ensembles at Mantua, Florence, etc. Britannica's article is (surprisingly) a good model in this regard Aza24 (talk)06:30, 23 June 2023 (UTC)reply
It seems like the Wikipedia Library is down, so I can't do anything about Stras or the other concerti or the citation tag at the moment. I looked for an image of Duke and Duchess, but apparently there are only separate images. It seems like Monteverdi is more commonly mentioned than Luzzaschi in sources, though.
Jo-Jo Eumerus (
talk)
09:25, 23 June 2023 (UTC)reply
No worries! I have a PDF of Stras (which I can send?—email me if so) that I'm planning to add from. For the Duke/Duchess I meant a collage (double) image, which I've just added. – Aza24 (talk)21:32, 23 June 2023 (UTC)reply
Began to work a bit with Stras. I am going to warn folks that since musicology is very far from my areas of knowledge/interest, I am perhaps not the person to ask for a proper due weight evaluation. I got as far as p.167 in Stras. I've asked at
WP:RX for one source for the crossdressing thing. Does anyone have access to
this book?
Jo-Jo Eumerus (
talk)
07:28, 25 June 2023 (UTC)reply
Should hopefully be able to work on it this week. Back from vacation now. I think its definitely trending towards a positive direction Aza24 (talk)05:35, 1 August 2023 (UTC)reply
Sorry, no idea. Are there any musicians on WP who have researched different madrigal styles? You could ask at the classical music project. --
Ssilvers (
talk)
19:38, 8 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Music section has been rewritten/reorganized; new paragraph added to the new "background section". At this point, the Roster and duties, as well as influence sections just need some touch ups—though more so on the former section. Aza24 (talk)19:13, 10 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I think Yarris is okay. Most of her citations are used in addition to others, so if other reviewers disagree, they could be fairly painlessly removed. Aza24 (talk)18:37, 14 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I decided to reach out to Laurie Stras, an expert on this topic, and she has kindly agreed to give feedback via email about possible improvements/errors. She said she's on vacation at the moment, but has promised to look soon. Looks like this should all be wrapping up soon. Aza24 (talk)07:14, 20 March 2024 (UTC)reply
She pointed out some factual mistakes, which I've now fixed. She also said that although the article is heavily influenced by somewhat older scholarship (Newcomb 1980), it is generally suitable for a general encyclopedia. She expressed some hesitancy over citing Yarris, which I previously found questionable. I'm thinking all of the Yarris refs need to be replaced. Aza24 (talk)06:58, 9 April 2024 (UTC)reply
This 2006 FA was nominated by an editor who has made one Wikipedia edit since 2013, and has not edited the article since 2007. The article has no main watchers and has not been maintained to standard. The article was notified last year for original research, over-reliance on single sources, MOS issues, and citations needed.
SandyGeorgia (
Talk)
23:04, 20 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Did some urgent fixes and will park
theselists of sources to use here. It seems like Newcomb 1980 is available at a local library. That's for sourcing & completeness; someone more adept that me will need to handle MOS problems.
Jo-Jo Eumerus (
talk)
11:35, 22 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Did some expansion. Newcomb 1980 seems to be the most comprehensive source on the group, so I can see why he would be the main source. Stras 2018 seems to be a bit more generally discussing the music scene in Ferrara, rather than a detailed analysis of the concerto delle donne.
Jo-Jo Eumerus (
talk)
09:36, 24 May 2023 (UTC)reply
I think it passes on comprehensiveness, keeping in mind however that I only considered sources that show up on Google Scholar. There are some bits in the page source that need further thought.
Jo-Jo Eumerus (
talk)
12:15, 3 June 2023 (UTC)reply
The additions look great, thanks Jo-Jo! I recall working on this for a bit but stepping back due to time commitments. Hopefully I can look throughout it more next week... am thinking that the biggest issues right now are source References formatting and the rather poor lead. Aza24 (talk)21:42, 3 June 2023 (UTC)reply
Looked at it a bit today. I still have more cleanup to do, but at the moment these are the issues I see remaining (this list is for my own personal use as well)
Needs many more reference to Stras
A few missing citations still (one is marked), about cross dressing, the ballet etc.
Probably need a collage pic of the Duke and Duchess in the beginning of history
Emphasis on Luzzaschi and near absence of anyone else may be undue, I'm not sure
Note b needs to be expanded to include the similar contradiction from Pendle and Grove
Music section is a bit of a mess; badly organized and laid out. The composers
Really needs an image of sheet music (which I can engrave and then upload)
There is a great long-ish quote from
Vincenzo Giustiniani (in Burkholder) which could go in quote box for the Influence section
Lead needs a complete rewrite, including the names of important composers and singers
Minor clean up matters regarding linking first mentions (& overlinking) and giving translations to Italian terms
Overall, I think there are two main issues:
Rewrite of the music section
I think the whole article will have to be recontextualized a little. Too much emphasis on the Ferrera court and practically none in comparison for the equivalent ensembles at Mantua, Florence, etc. Britannica's article is (surprisingly) a good model in this regard Aza24 (talk)06:30, 23 June 2023 (UTC)reply
It seems like the Wikipedia Library is down, so I can't do anything about Stras or the other concerti or the citation tag at the moment. I looked for an image of Duke and Duchess, but apparently there are only separate images. It seems like Monteverdi is more commonly mentioned than Luzzaschi in sources, though.
Jo-Jo Eumerus (
talk)
09:25, 23 June 2023 (UTC)reply
No worries! I have a PDF of Stras (which I can send?—email me if so) that I'm planning to add from. For the Duke/Duchess I meant a collage (double) image, which I've just added. – Aza24 (talk)21:32, 23 June 2023 (UTC)reply
Began to work a bit with Stras. I am going to warn folks that since musicology is very far from my areas of knowledge/interest, I am perhaps not the person to ask for a proper due weight evaluation. I got as far as p.167 in Stras. I've asked at
WP:RX for one source for the crossdressing thing. Does anyone have access to
this book?
Jo-Jo Eumerus (
talk)
07:28, 25 June 2023 (UTC)reply
Should hopefully be able to work on it this week. Back from vacation now. I think its definitely trending towards a positive direction Aza24 (talk)05:35, 1 August 2023 (UTC)reply
Sorry, no idea. Are there any musicians on WP who have researched different madrigal styles? You could ask at the classical music project. --
Ssilvers (
talk)
19:38, 8 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Music section has been rewritten/reorganized; new paragraph added to the new "background section". At this point, the Roster and duties, as well as influence sections just need some touch ups—though more so on the former section. Aza24 (talk)19:13, 10 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I think Yarris is okay. Most of her citations are used in addition to others, so if other reviewers disagree, they could be fairly painlessly removed. Aza24 (talk)18:37, 14 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I decided to reach out to Laurie Stras, an expert on this topic, and she has kindly agreed to give feedback via email about possible improvements/errors. She said she's on vacation at the moment, but has promised to look soon. Looks like this should all be wrapping up soon. Aza24 (talk)07:14, 20 March 2024 (UTC)reply
She pointed out some factual mistakes, which I've now fixed. She also said that although the article is heavily influenced by somewhat older scholarship (Newcomb 1980), it is generally suitable for a general encyclopedia. She expressed some hesitancy over citing Yarris, which I previously found questionable. I'm thinking all of the Yarris refs need to be replaced. Aza24 (talk)06:58, 9 April 2024 (UTC)reply