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			== today ==
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			=== memory and music ===
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	Did you know ...

	... that "''']'''"<br /> ('The heavens praise'), which begins a song<br /> from an 1803 ]er collection by ]<br /> setting ] of ],<br /> became the title of<br /> a concert series by a pop singer?
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	] · ] · ] · ] · ] · ] · ] · ] · ] · ] · ] · ] · ]
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	== 2020 · illumination, enlightenment and vision ==
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	=== A barnstar for you! - thanks in 2019, visions in 2020 ===
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	\|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" \| Happy New Year, Gerda Arendt! You are receiving this barnstar because, according to , you were the '''#3 most thanked Wikipedian of 2019''', with '''1418 entries''' in ] during 2019. Congratulations, and, well, ''thank you'' for your contributions! {{smiley}} Cheers to 2020. ] (]) 01:12, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
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	: Thank you, ], that's nice, just a statistical number, but nice, especially concluding ''']'''. I thank those who thanked me, - it always feels good to receive this little token of one's work being noticed and even liked. I'll transfer the barnstar to project ] for which I work. We had three topics in 2019 which are ongoing, and you can help (you all, I mean, member or not) to work on them:
	:* ] which come from stub (]) to GA (]). Thanks to ], ] and many more!
	:* ] by ] who is probably my most prolific "thanks-giver".
	:* ], with the goal to have them appear in the Recent deaths section whare - sadly - ] and ] are as I write this. Thanks to ], ], ] and many more.

	: What really counts for me are written thanks is prose such as those from ] and ].
	: Let's make ''']''', together! Article for today ]. Happy editing in 2020! --] (]) 08:18, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
	:: Awesome! Another interesting statistical number: according to a , you were also last year's most thankful Wikipedian, with 4246 uses of the thank tool in 2019. If you meant for 2019 to be your year of thanks, you certainly achieved it. {{smiley}} ] (]) 01:43, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
	::: You read my mind that I was more interested in giving than receiving ;) - Of course it's also just a number, - I regard the clicks as a lazy expression of thanks, and count more what I do in ].
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	I hope that ] will be as successful as the ]:

	... that ] return (... banned, blocked for no good reason, just given up ...)

	... that edit-warring is replaced by discussion - I am on voluntary 1RR

	... that people realise when they dominate a discussion too much - I try to stick to 2 comments

	... that infoboxes added in good faith (now or in the past) are not regarded as vandalism

	... that we'll live up to the legacy of ], in article creation (] and ] coming to mind), reviewing the work of others, willingness to seek compromise, and respectful attitude

	... or in summary: that good faith and IAR are applied more generally, - just look at ] and "go on with life, have a laugh, don't get too upset over this".
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	::: I may add to this list later - this is just a spontaneous wishlist. --] (]) 08:06, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
	::: ps: The (missed) Rambling Man is with us again! --] (]) 17:16, 10 January 2020 (UTC) and the (missed) Begoon at least edited his user page. --] (]) 19:35, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

	::::
	::::Please let me offer my best wishes to you for the year 2020. May all your whishes and aspirations be fulfilled and many thanks for being so patient with heavy cases such as me. In other terms, thanks for being here, so helpful and ready to spare you time to help other users. On my part, I'll try to advance from inept to less inept. Respectfully yours, ] (]) 08:56, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
	::::: love-ly, thank you! - just began "]" on my grandparents' wedding anniversary, composed for 2 January 1735, - and more articles about light to come ;) --] (]) 19:12, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
	:::: As ] said, "]". ]\|] 21:35, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

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	=== 222,222 ===

	Congratulations! ] (]) 01:31, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

	: in 2020, the things you see ;) - thank you for copy-editing, must be a high number of repeated mistakes! --] (]) 07:18, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

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	: kiss of Justice and Peace --] (]) 12:18, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
	::Nearly 5,000 clicks! Great job on the hook! And the image is beautiful. ] (]) 14:22, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
	::: thank you, - you wrote the most interesting part of it: that the famous kiss may be a misunderstanding ;) --] (]) 14:24, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

	== Jesu meine Freude ==

	Thanks for the reminding me of BWV227. BHG should certainly "Trotz dem alten Drachen" :-) ''']''' <small>(])</small> 09:11, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
	: ], defy the old dragon, and fear on top ("und der Furcht dazu") --] (]) 09:34, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
	: the section back then was ] --] (]) 09:44, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

	== You're the sweetest ==

	] You always make me smile, thank you for your nice words of encouragement.
	I brought you some `Atayef cos baklava is too mainstream ] (]) 12:57, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

	: This is so especially sweet, thank you, ]! How did you know that I just typed {{diff\|User talk:Worm That Turned\|938485178\|938481727\|a comment that said "Sad." twice}}? Perfect timing! --] (]) 14:10, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

	:: I am sorry for that. Looks like I'm missing out on a lot of Wikidrama. Anyway, I hope WP treats you nicely and you don't consider quitting ever again. ] (]) 10:45, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
	::: As I said there: I stubbornly stay ;) --] (]) 10:49, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

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	The first in 2020 topic '''Beethoven''', and second in '''psalms''', for a pic of the composer from that year see above. --] (]) 12:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

	== precious ==

	Hi Gerda, Thankyou for my Precious birthday card, which I always enjoy receiving!! You must be kept fairly busy now that you have found so many deserving recipients, trying to think up things to say to everybody. My Quaker upbringing taps me on the shoulder to warn against taking too much notice of birthdays, but I permit myself a moment of satisfaction and just remember my first edit back in 2006 when (as I now notice) I was passing myself off under another alias. I trust all is well with you? Kind regards, ] (]) 22:05, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
	: Thank you for another lovely note, ]! Actually, I take less time for Precious these days, passing no longer every day but only when I see a new name. The birthdays are almost automated, preparing a time after me. I work on ], - everybody welcome to help: look at ], see a name whose article is not yet in good shape, change that, and then she or he (just look above) will be mentioned on our Main page, giving them the attention their achievements deserve. My ] (wishes - flowers - music) is linked on top, and my visions for 2020 will stay for the year. The motto of vision is derived from project , "eliminate avoidable blindness", did you know? It's also a Beethoven year. --] (]) 06:49, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
	::"Deaths in 2020" is a bit ominous. I remember there were three real old rustic fellows who always used to sit together in a pub ]. After the first of them died, somebody put a little brass nameplate on the ] where he used to sit. When the second one died, the same thing happened. Then both the nameplates disappeared, because the third man came in with a screwdriver and took them off, saying "It will be me next!" I looked at the article this morning, and February 10 was (at that moment) still invitingly, enticingly, alluringly, menacingly BLANK: but to judge by all the precedents, the resident's list will be full up by tonight. I do not like such chilly hospitality: makes one think of the Wirtshaus in the '']'', but I intend to plod on a little further yet, crows, icicles, organ-grinders and all - "]"! Very best wishes, ] (]) 09:46, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
	::: The title isn't by me ;) - ], la soave fanciulla ... - so the hospitaliy of throughing out dead and unreliable sources, searching for better ones, with in my head. Will go outside before doing more. --] (]) 10:16, 10 February 2020 (UTC)

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	<br />... that ''']''' (Mary, Queen of Peace),<br /> a ] pilgrimage church in ], Germany,<br /> has become architect ]'s signature building?
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	The architect just celebrated 100! I took one of the images, but not the lead ... - --] (]) 12:14, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
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	Just popping in to leave a greeting. First, thanks for all your excellent work on the wiki. I appreciate all the encouragement you've given me. --] (]) 00:44, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
	: ], thank you, great helper! I remember how you made the very beginning easy for me! --] (]) 07:47, 16 February 2020 (UTC)


	==Beethoven==
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	Good morning! Other than Bach, Beethoven is my favorite classical composer. The first time I heard 'Moonlight Sonata' was when I was eight years old when my Mom played it on our piano. It touched my heart deeply. God bless. -- ] (]) 04:43, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
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	: Thank you, ]! Rather similar memories: at age 10, I begam piano lessons, and one of the first records my mother bought contained ], performed by ]. I played ] rather soon, and it became my father's favourite, played on all his birthdays. I learned the first movement of the sonata in self-study, but wouldn't manage the third which impresses me the deepest. - I chenged the header, - ]! Memories of singing ] and ] date back to age 12. --] (]) 07:07, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
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	ALte Liebe - old love. In the book, a couple married during the German student movement. - In memory of Käthe, married in the 1970s. Part of my February flowers. --] (]) 07:20, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
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	:: Yes!! thank you! - We have a rather good one of her but I found it unfair to use for the joint venture. --] (]) 16:14, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
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	: Good idea to ask on the template talk. It should not have the title italic, when the article title is not, per the parameter. Never had that problem, sorry. --] (]) 23:22, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
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	: Perhaps ] would know? - We don't talk about the article title style - which works - but the title in the infobox itself. --] (]) 23:26, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
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	::: Thank you, both! - see also ], - and once we are there can we also install a parameter Image_upright? ... which actually should be in every infobox with an image. - Rossini's birthday today, a rare thing ;) --] (]) 07:14, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
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	::: ] and all: once in wishlist mood, for ], I copy a template, and manually change the user name, the image size and the years. I like to do that, because it's moments of remembering that I/we are thankful for a user's contribs. However, for fewer typing errors and life after me - returning from a funeral ... - I could imagine to call a template with a year as the only parameter, which fetches the basepagename and adjusts the imagesize accordingly, 1 year 0.2, 2 - 0.25, 3 - 0,3 ... - so far we have eight, and need to find a way for 10 and beyond to not get much larger ;) - --] (]) 07:52, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
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	war das erste - und netteste - was du jemals über mich gesagt hast, Gerda. Es wird sehr geschätzt. Danke.

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	: Welcom to the cabal of the outcast, some of whom were not treated fairly by arbcom. ''After'' I joined the group, I understood the whole thing better when I read ] by a missed friend. ("... it has the force of a religious decree or legal mandate. Disregard the commandments herein at your peril", and I still ] writing that.) - You know my questionaires for candidates, and twice said you don't understand my question (which were always about fair treatment), which told me you were nor ready yet for the cabal ;) - ] said "No foul, play on", and I hope you will listen and keep playing, ] and with us. --] (]) 07:22, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

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	With kindest regards; Patrick. ツ ]<sup>]</sup><sup>(become ])</sup> 11:29, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
			We move from ] to ], with new calendar pictures and new music. The topic of Bach's chorale cantatas will keep me busy until 25 March, and then I want to focus on performances more generally, in history and in my experience. You can follow my daily stories, {{tl\|User Gerda Arendt/Top\|}}, often with an image and something to listen to: let's stay inspired and connected. --] (]) 05:57, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
	: thank you, blushing ;) - We have a saying which translates roughly to "a face like a lily of the valley, but a mind like a butcher's dog". --

			] points at issues where I need help, such as reviews. Ongoing efforts regard locations that played a role in my life, ], music heard and sung, composers, gardens. Watch my user page for articles, done in collaboration. Compare ] for the amazing number of users who began and expanded articles. Thanks also to reviewers, and I do plan to review more and write less, and in writing, focus more on quality than the little daily article.
	::You're most welcome, Gerda. Ah yes, inevitably! Isn't it always dangerous to offer flowers without knowing all the subtle idiomatic expressions from all of the world's languages?! {{wink}} In this case, it's only that lilies of the valley are my own favourite flower, about to bloom very soon; one of the best moments of the year for me.<br>Thank you once again for all that you do for all of us; year in, year out.<br>
	::Patrick. ツ ]<sup>]</sup><sup>(become ])</sup> 11:51, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
	::: Thank you, understand, - we call them Maiglöckchen, Little May Bells, and they won't bloom before May. So far we have Schneeglöckchen, ], but snow became rare. --] (]) 12:14, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

			2025 calender pics and musical events ], and the 2025 diary of my own pictures of places, songs, food, flowers ... ], - just watch those lists if you are interested.
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	: listen, video at the bottom! --] (]) 06:20, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

			'''My talk goes like this''': on top there's the ] related to the day. Below are three or more boxes, often one for people remembered and others for musical experiences, performing or listening. In these boxes, topics related to the top story and topics featured on the Main page appear bold. Right here you see the ] with songs of the month, typically related to meetings with ]. I archive from time. --] (]) 06:25, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
	== A cup of coffee and a thank you ==

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	: Thank you, makes me happy! --] (]) 14:35, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
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	::You're very welcome! And I've noticed that you're a fan of music. Here's one of my favorite singer's album. It comes from ]. I hope you enjoy it and thanks again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbIYPYBiejM&list=PL_GEgJYfgrhdbRRAQDPBf1TsNMiwXfYNI ] (]) 14:45, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
	::: Powerful stuff, and ] cleverly packaged ;) --] (]) 14:59, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
	::::I'll take a listen to it! I do like Bach's music. ] (]) 15:24, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

	:::::I hope you are staying safe and isolated. It isn't classical, but my sister sent to me and I thought it was awesome. People are so amazingly creative and can find so many ways to stay in touch. Made me smile in a time when there isn't a lot to smile about. ] (]) 20:44, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

	:::::: It made me smile although I can't see it in my country, as an error message informs me. I am known for ], DYK? --] (]) 20:54, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
	:::::::I am so sorry. It is a group of studio musicians performing as a choir via cell phone. I am sorry you cannot hear it, but I am glad it made you smile. Stay strong, stay away from others. ] (]) 21:18, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

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	: I feel blessed, having heard her in person at ]. --] (]) 07:14, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

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	Planning on taking the ] article to PR in 14 days, and would be very appreciative if you could take a look, given how helpful you have been in the past. Have a strong connection to the building; lived (in a hovel) for two years literally 2 minutes walk from it as a student, and for the last 20 years the Gobnait window works for me in about a million ways. My best friend was married there in 2005. Anyway, if you get a chance. ] (]) 21:56, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

	: Thank you, ], for an irresistible invitation. Once someone said to me "whatever works for you" and how true that is. The Opera house pictured was 2 minutes away from where I lived as a student, and I visited frequently. Back then, we sang St. Matthew Passion one year, and St. John Passion the other. This year, It would have been Matthew again, see above. What works for me is the song of defiance, also see above, which I sang even before, in ]. GA nom failed. Lyrics so suitable to these times: "weg mit allen Schätzen" - away with all treasures - and he composes weg, weg, weg, weg ... - but "ich steh hier und singe" - here I stand and sing. (I used it in defiance of arbcom already, as you probably know, and I ].) - What keeps me busy is making articles decent of ] - many. I haven't looked today yet. Then, I'll turn to that wonderful image, please be patient. --] (]) 05:54, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

	: I looked now - only ''looked'', and it's another one with many pictures which make placement tricky. --] (]) 09:25, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

	: Never heard of "river of life" as Christian theme. --] (]) 17:13, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

	::Me neither, I'm still trying to untangle that one. Re images, have been fussing over them a lot, but have a few new sources to add, so that might help improve the text/images ratio. Also, some of the images are quite poor quality, when the travel restriction is all over, will pop over there and try and get better ones, also, may be a few of the altar and tabernacle, and plan on asking them to let me photograph some of the metalwork, crosses, vestments which are not usually on display. Anyway, great to have your input!
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	::By coincidence, back when we were living next door, our big discover that first year, 1992, was the St. Matthew Passion, which for two of us, became the gateway into a classical music; until then it had all only been indie and punk! ] (]) 20:37, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
	::: Great! By now, I also read the text, made minor changes, love it. Small things could be discussed in the PR. I think the St Matthew leaves no one with a heart cold. In a 1998 performance, the program notes (not by me then) said ''we'' are in all the characters, Peter, Judas, Pilate, the crowd ... - Today, I received from the church where would sung (link further up, with one of pics), - the organist is ], the minister his wife. --] (]) 21:34, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
	::::Oh my, what a sumptuous and deeply coloured interior! As mentioned to you a number of times before, ""<small>ps contains eye-candy!</small> is something that has staid with and moved me over all these years. It conveys such complex emotions; both melancholy and joy as if finding hope after long dispare. Look forward to your feedback on the chapel. ] (]) 22:11, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
	::::: said well - I just wrote about ], a soprano in that long Netherlands tradition, ] before, the alto in their first recording, and ]. Bedtime. --] (]) 22:23, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
	:::::: thank you, lovely! - today is time for the Morning Star, ] on the Main page, and ], written (also) for Palm Sunday, up for PR. I moved the pic right, in the interest of indenting = clarity ;) - I left a translation question for all under the DYK notice below. --] (]) 05:58, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
	:::::::Yeah, I know, and when pinged, I listen; in the case of BWV 1 the inclusion of horns is very refreshing vs the (beloved) Bach am used to. Wow but zzz ] (]) 01:48, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
	:::::::: Thank you for listening, always, and your ideas, refreshing! - Today, there's a collective virtual St John Passion from Leipzig, or the same piece sung by Voces8 and friend, - a group I always find when looking for a good YouTube for "our" music, - remember The Deer's Cry? ... Beati? --] (]) 06:59, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

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	: One of them is '''Beati quorum via integra est'''. - Difficult to translate, the tricky word being "integra" which is not easy in both English and German, - looking for an adjective related to integrity, for the way, which is the way of living, not just walking. --] (]) 06:18, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
	: We sang it last ]. --] (]) 08:46, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
	:: I found this about it: “I am always delighted when I hear sung the words from a psalm, “Beati quorum via integra est” – blessed are they whose way is “whole”. “Integra” is full of resonances: uncorrupt, integrated, wholesome, complete. Yet perhaps our splendour, if humanity has any, ultimately lies in the split in our nature, and how we handle it...“ . His Latin may be better than his wisdom, but if I were you I should use his translation. ] (]) 02:30, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
	::: Thank you, taken. Now I'd also be interested in the meaning in Hebrew. ]? --] (]) 05:51, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
	::::The Hebrew word, תְמִֽימֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ, can be literally read as "pure in the way." ] 23:57, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
	::::: That sounds great, but would need some explanation for me. I like a positive word like "pure", compared to "blameless", "undefiled", and also to the frequent "perfect", because nobody is ... - The recordings sounds pure ;) - ], I think some of this should go to Psalm 119, even if we can't quote the whole long thing. --] (]) 06:19, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
	::::::The Hebrew word תְמִֽימֵי means as {{u\|Moonraker}} says "wholesome", also "straightforward", "sincere". "Purehearted" would work. ] (]) 18:16, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
	:::::::I had better add that the word “via” has most of the meanings of “way”, and in this psalm it plainly doesn’t mean something you stand on! So the word way might as well be kept. It’s a matter of which other word to use for the metaphor, and wholesome may be better than whole. ] (]) 19:21, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

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	Gerda, are you not ]? ((I'm thinking of ]). I should not like to see you getting into any trouble. Best--] (]) 12:23, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
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	=== Gerda's dream ===
	:: ... has expired in 2015 - I wonder when the new times begin when those boxes are treated nothing special, like tables and images, - it could be now, imagine ;) ... imagine how much editors' time could go to something more useful than debate if something meant to help readers (and could be opted out if not wanted) is permitted to help or not. - ps, and see my New year's intentions on top: I normally try to stick to 2 comments voluntarily, in ANY discussion, because it's more polite to other participants (and - selfish - it limits my waste of time). - Today's topic: ], DYK? --] (]) 12:51, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

	:::I think you are wise - I will try in future to limit myself to two comments as well. Hope you are keeping well - I am finding lockdown very tedious. Best--] (]) 15:20, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

	::::: I answered below. and gave it a Passion header. For the infoboxes, I ]. --] (]) 06:08, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

	=== St John Passion 2020, in defiance ===
	:::: Thank you ;) - Normally, ], instead, I sang along in the St John Passion from Bach's burial place in the Thomaskirche, and sometimes cried. Exceptional tenor who took ALL roles, with keyboard (switching harpsichord and organ) and percussion. They left out some arias. Great moments! (... such as "kreuzige" hissed to drums, and "es ist vollbracht" first as Jesus, then an octave lower than in the alto aria, and at its end high, as if uplifted ...) - --] (]) 18:09, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

	:::: A header for it: Passion trotz(t) Pandemie, which is hard to translate. Suggestions welcome. Trotz (defiance) is a key word in ] (which I quoted after the arb case, to connect to the beginning). --] (]) 06:08, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

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	: ]. We sang it ], and put the secrets of our hearts into it, "spare us, Lord!" ... --] (]) 07:02, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
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	== Precious ==

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	: Thank you, ], blushing to a colour like the strawberries below, and mostly: welcome back!! - You may have noticed (look for the Yogo above) that I try to prepare the award for a time after me, and you are most welcome - as some others do already, and everybody is invited to - to pass the award. We sometimes have two one day, and miss days, - doesn't matter ;) - It's good ''for me'' to do first thing in the morning: to look around for the many reasons to be thankful. --] (]) 06:28, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

	== Blessings! ==

	I am not sure if I am actually back or not, but I must say that arbitration has gone a long way toward restoring my faith in Misplaced Pages. It was a difficult experience, and it was good for me to see the many others who shared it--to see they were pretty much all women--to know that wasn't just me being crazy paranoid--that it wasn't just me. Gerda, thank you for your support and understanding. There aren't enough words to explain how much that has meant to me. But it's done now, and I can put it all behind me. I haven't gotten up the nerve to ask for the restoration of my user page yet, but I'm chewing over the possibility, since he can ask to come back again in a year. His record on targeting people is worrisome. But that's for another day. I have a year! So I am working on getting the flags removed from ''one'' article. I will try to take it slow and see how it goes. So far so good. Thank you again. May all the blessings of life fall into your life and the lives of those you love! I wish you all possible good things! You're a wonderful person. I'm grateful to be able to call you friend. ] (]) 20:53, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
	: Welcome back, ], friend! You have a great way with words, which was sorely missed during your absence. Even more: your great personality, remembering the line "What do you mean, I can´t rewrite the entire article!?". Yes, you can, and vigilance increased, I believe. --] (]) 21:06, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
	::Thank you dear one. Thank you. ] (]) 21:14, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
	:::May I trouble you for some technical assistance? I have a reference I want to be able to reuse so I don't want to include the page numbers inside the reference because I want to be able to change them. There was a way to do that--I remember it existed! To put the page numbers at the end outside the rest of the reference--do you have any idea what I'm talking about?!? ] (]) 21:55, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
	::::Nevermind! I found it! It's double brackets with rp! ] (]) 21:57, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
	::::: That's one way. The other is using harv referencing and giving the page in the call, with a link to the exact page, - see ] or ] if interested. I find it helpful for a reader when different corners of a book are used as referencing, to be guided to some page without search or "turning pages". --] (]) 22:02, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

	==DYK for Le Concert Spirituel==
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	- Concert spirituel translates to Geistliches Konzert, or spiritual concert - remembering ] who conducted much uplifting music, but said after a service with choral music, asked what he liked best: the unison singing of ]. --] (]) 07:16, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

	==DYK for Haroun and the Sea of Stories (opera)==
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	==DYK for Darmstädter Ferienkurse==
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	==DYK for Naomi Munakata==
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	==DYK for Credo (Penderecki)==
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	... that Krzysztof Penderecki inserted at the end of his ], from ], "Haec dies, quam fecit Dominus ..." (This is the day, which the Lord has made: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.)?
	:Only just noticed you had done this. Impressed, its a fantastic piece of work. ] (]) 21:51, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
	:: Thank you! As said just below, my way to honour a great composer! - I have the Chapel on my radar, don't give up hope ;) --] (]) 21:56, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

	=== A barnstar for you! ===

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			=== Your ] nomination of ] ===
	: Thank you. That was the intention, to honour the composer, - I feel understood. When I can't improve a composer to where I want him I write about a composition. In this case, I didn't know when I started how close that would get me to the topics of death and life, so prominent for Easter. He quoted from ] and ], creating something new anchored in tradition. --] (]) 11:09, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
			The article ] you nominated as a ] has been placed on hold ]. The article is close to meeting the ], but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See ] and ] for issues which need to be addressed. <!-- Template:GANotice result=hold --> <!-- Template:GANotice --> <small>Message delivered by ], on behalf of ]</small> -- ] (]) 00:24, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

			: ], thank you for the thorough review. I understand that in order to make Bach's chorale cantatas a good topic, this cantata - as part of it - has to be a good article, and I am willing to put work into it to make it so. However, right now I'm working simultaneously on several others with the same goal, and they require less work. I see me getting to serious changes for BWV 8 after the others, which will be in February. (The only one written later, BWV 1, is already a FA.) I'll make small changes now, perhaps today, but will then have to ask if the nom should remain open for longer or be closed and started over when I'm ready. Y'all: any help with this one and the others - making changes or reviewing - is welcome, see above, ]. --] (]) 08:06, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
	== History of Christian thought on tolerance and persecution ==

			=== ] ===
	Okay, here it is: . When and if you have time, and if you want to, I would love for you to take a look at it and be as critical as you are able. You always do so in a reasonable manner and I appreciate that. I had a copyright scare and believe I have now fixed all of that--my method was apparently flawed so I learned something from the experience--but I didn't like it!! :-) But if you want to check--I don't know how--that might be a good idea! I don't intentionally copy but I would transfer things to my sandbox and work on them there and apparently fail to recognize that I hadn't changed everything. So now I feel stupid but at least I'm not doing that anymore!! Such a puppy, I know. Anyway, don't feel obligated just because I asked, but I do genuinely value your contributions whenever you make them.

	I ~~also~~ ~~wanted~~ to ~~ask~~ if I ~~might~~ ~~steal~~ ~~your~~ ~~rules~~ ~~thing~~ ~~you~~ ~~posted~~ ~~here--and~~ ~~how~~ to ~~include~~ ~~crediting~~ you~~--because~~ ~~they're~~ ~~really~~ ~~good~~ ~~and~~ I ~~love~~ ~~them~~ ~~and~~ ~~want~~ to ~~see~~ ~~them~~ ~~every time I get on~~ WP.] (]) 21:06, 2 ~~May~~ ~~2020~~ (UTC)		Gerda, I was asked to help on this because it failed draft review. I added a few sources, but thought maybe you would like to take this on as it is about a hymn composer. Best.] (]) 03:57, 29 December 2024 (UTC
			: I am interested, and thank you for thinking of me, but I have a few things I want to handle first, - just look above. --] (]) 07:57, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

			=== Graham87 ===
	: Thank you for coming, and I love your user page back! Before I'll look, I should look at the wonderful request further up (look for stained-glass windows), + 10 or more overdue DYK reviews, + work on neglected articles (GA and FA plans), + go outside enough, - so it may take a while. You don't "steal"! Everything I write here comes with that "free to be used" license! --] (]) 21:13, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
	::No worries mate. Thank you for the license to steal! :-)] (]) 03:03, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

			Did you read ]? With one of your photos: ]. I've already sent him encouraging words. ] (]) 11:16, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
	== Thank you! ==
			: I had no time, thank you for pointing at it. I don't see a photo though. - Ah, in the overview, playing Haydn on ] piano --] (]) 13:07, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

			== 2025 ==
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	: Thank you, ~~blushing.~~ I ~~took~~ the ~~liberty~~ of ~~enlarging~~ ~~the pic~~, ~~because~~ ~~while~~ I ], it ~~may~~ ~~have~~ ~~been~~ ~~too~~ ~~small~~ ~~for~~ ~~others~~. --] (]) 22:58, 2 ~~May~~ ~~2020~~ (UTC)		: Thank you, still working on the last cantata for 2024, - will probably come over tomorrow with a photo or more tomorrow, to continue sharing. You can probably guess that the new calendar pics will be at ]--] (]) 15:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

			=== Thanks in 2024 ===
	::Good idea. I did think that the image was a bit small, but it was almost 1am when I posted it and I was too tired to think of doing that! In my opinion, the Mass in B Minor is one of the most wonderful pieces of music in the world (if you can call that huge work a "piece of music"!). I have been privileged to perform it twice with my choir, and I think our choir director is considering it for the spring of 2022 again. I am very much an amateur chorist, but am fortunate to be part of a rather good choir. I hope we'll get back to rehearsing and performing again in August, but who knows... --'']'' <small>] ]</small> 13:11, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

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	::: ], I agree about it's magnificence. Sung unforgettably in a concert for Peace ], at the ], again unforgettably ] the day before the Iraq war ultimatum (you should have heard us sing Dona nobis pacem!!!), and last in 2013, my perspective pictured in my work of love, ], ]. Dona nobis pacem, - same music as Gratias, very meaningful. --] (]) 22:10, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
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	A DYK on German Wiki today, and the looks interesting. But the English , if one may call it that, is just a stub. Perhaps a candidate for the Gerda Treatment – and a DYK? – ] (]) 14:00, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
	: Good idea, just see a little above what's coming first, ]. ] was born in Weiden, DYK? --] (]) 21:46, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

	==]==
	Would you mind infoboxing this when you get a chance. In have no issues, this is obv an article where it would suit, but I forget how to do it. ] (]) 01:02, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

	: ], thank you for coming over, and this time with an easy task ;) - You could have done what I now did: copy from a similar article. I'm lazy so took one with the same given name, ]. I made some fixes to Stuart once I was there, such as {{tl\|ill}}, and linking Bauhaus, and wood to the carving. Is there anything similar for steel and stone? ... because if not better no link ;) - You will have to make the external links within the prose to references, - I had no time for that. Source for birth place and birth name? - It was nice to meet the lady! - Now I have a job for you and anybody watching. I met a new editor who added infoboxes, including some for composers. They carry 2002 in the user name, so I guess that's their birth year. I tried to explain the ] around them like this:
	:# Don't put more than one thing in one edit. We are lazy, and will revert ''all'' for one thing we dislike.
	:# The topic of infoboxes has been discussed controversially, especially for composers of classical music. Instead of long explanations, just read ]. This was written in 2020. Hard to believe but that's the world we are in. There's also ], a good model which found community consensus, but I advise caution in the field of classical composers, period.
	:# If you want to add infoboxes, there's plenty of room: ].
	:# Keep in mind the thoughts by one of our greatest editors, Brianboulton: ]. His articles about classical composers often come with an infobox, see ]. In a nutshell: keep them concise.
	: That's what I wrote. Can it be improved? Because the user is now indeffed, - something was obviously not communicated well (enough). Brian and his Monteverdi work (see below): that's where Misplaced Pages shines the brightest! --] (]) 08:32, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

	== About ] ==

	Hi Gerda,<br>
	I've broken my own personal policy - to only create articles about plays/books/films/music that I'd read/seen/heard - here.<br>
	I must admit I only know ''Die Plebejer proben den Aufstand'' by its reputation: the young tyro Grass criticising of the older master about Brecht's... inaction.<br>
	Could you possibly help me out with this?<br>
	Peter in Australia aka --] (]) 10:49, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

	: I am interested, but look around: many in the pipeline, Monteverdi urgent, bday 15 May, then Honan Chapel, then the Christian thoughts. - I managed the DYK reviews!!! Couldn't believe it myself. - Never saw that play, btw. --] (]) 10:56, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

	==DYK for St. Kolumba, Cologne==
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	== Barnstar ==

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			:Giving is better than receiving. Happy New Year. ] (]) 20:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
	== Chorus master ==
			:: Thank you, great helper all around, for example the latest RD for which I had no time due to real life! - I wonder about the ratio of (lazy) click-thanks to real typed thank-you notes, and hope that I can offer more of the latter kind. --] (]) 21:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

	Pardon my ignorance, but what's the difference between a chorus master and a choirmaster, if there is any? ] (]) 02:33, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
	: I don't use any of those, but Choral conductor. It's about the difference between choir and chorus, if any, and I was told that choir would rather be associatiated with church, chorus with musical ('']''). Any help, best probably by native speakers, welcome. --] (]) 06:17, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
	:: I would say that "choir" and "chorus" might have different associations - a "church choir", certainly; and the ensemble singing of ] is provided by its chorus - but I see no problem with ], which is not a _church_ choir, I think. Perhaps a distinction could be made by the relative importance of the ensemble and soloists, if any. "Choral" is quite a good choice in covering both "choir" and "chorus".
	:: But I wasn't entirely happy with "choral conductor", although I do understand it, because my feeling is that conductor really describes the role of a ''single'' person in a ''specific'' performance, whereas as the chorus master or choirmaster is rather a musical director for the chorus/choir. Having said that, when a choir performs, I would expect its choirmaster to conduct or lead; whereas a chorus would be, during performance, conducted by someone other than the chorus master. Maybe that is the real distinction between the two. I'm not sure that is a help, is it?
	:: As for "native speakers", so much musical vocabulary is quite different between those two well-known varieties of English, and besides that so coloured by examples from continental Europe, I don't know that it is a help either --] (]) 15:03, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
	::: Thank you for helping to more understanding of the matter. No idea why it's boys' choir, but men's chorus. Singing in church choirs, the choral conductor will also conduct the concert, but I understand that in opera, that's the exception. I try to avoid "master" because it's a word with many meanings. The ] translated "choir director". --] (]) 21:10, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

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	=== A thank you ===
			== Your ] nomination of ] ==
	What I actually came to say was, thank you for what you do. Another recently deceased musician, and more hard work from you to get their biography into shape. Besides what you write on music generally. And caring too. I know you thank many others, and I am not sure you get the thanks you deserve in return. --] (]) 15:08, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
			The article ] you nominated as a ] has passed ]; see ] for comments about the article, and ] for the nomination. Well done! If the article is ] in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can ] within the next seven days.<!-- Template:GANotice result=pass --> <!-- Template:GANotice --> <small>Message delivered by ], on behalf of ]</small> -- ] (]) 15:01, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
	: Thank you, ], that's nice. If you look at the top, you'll see that I'm the third-most-thanked person on the project, and I doubt that I deserve that ;) - I'm working on ], and - while the reason to look is sad - it's quite rewarding. --] (]) 21:10, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

			== New compilation of cello music from Venice ==
	== help? ==

			Good morning Gerda, have you already seen ? Some composers such as Rita Stroh already have WP articles, but there might be more in this compilation from Venice. - Best wishes for a great New Year. ] (]) 08:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
	I am working on a file (by the way the grand-daughter of {{ill\|Ambros Rieder\|de}}) and I need help. Perhaps you or a page stalker can assist? I have a lot of press files, i.e. , , , and particularly these two from the 1920s , that I cannot read or translate. I am particularly interested in the later pieces, as I am finding a lot of claims that she stopped working during the war and died in poverty after many years illness, but on the other hand, press indicates she was working as late as 1931 (and she died in 1932). As I am unsure what these pieces say, I do not know if they can help in solving that mystery, or might contain information which would be helpful in ] biography. ] (]) 15:17, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
	: ~~], I hope~~ you ~~have some patience~~, ~~because - look around -~~ I'm ~~busy.~~ I am ~~determined~~ to ~~have~~ a ~~good~~ ~~list of Monteverdi's operas by his birthday, 15 March~~, ~~and~~ then ~~people~~ ~~die,~~ ~~and~~ ~~have~~ ~~an unreferenced stub for an article, sigh,~~ - I ~~drop~~ ~~all~~ my ~~plans~~ ~~then.~~ --] (]) 21:10, 8 ~~May~~ ~~2020~~ (UTC)		: Thank you, interesting! I'm behind with some topics that are related to anniversaries, but then - in a few months - I'll look! --(forgot to sign yesterday) ] (]) 11:19, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
	::Not to worry, I have plenty of patience. Perhaps someone who reads your page or sees the post on the article talk will help. ] (]) 21:19, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
	:::Ian was able to read the 1904 and 1908 pieces. ] (]) 14:37, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
	:::: ... good, - a bit chilling that I'm working also on ] --] (]) 14:51, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::: ], I can read the 1902 piece, - it reads pretty much like the 1908 incidence, happened in Lemberg, 2 lions attacking, wound at left hand but not dangerous. The 1920s clippings are both only for subscribers. Do you have access, and could possibly email me a larger version? --] (]) 19:47, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	:::::: Well that's good, as I think it confirm's Ian's idea that the "attack" is part of the act. I've sent you an e-mail and can send PDFs of the 1920s pieces if you can respond. ] (]) 19:57, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::::: I will see. Meanwhile, I found another ref for the 1908 film, which doesn't take so long to load ;) --] (]) 20:01, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::::::Cool. PDFs are on their way to you. Again, thank you so much for the help! ] (]) 20:10, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::::::: Interesting! - As for Baby-Doll: it's about an exhibition about several artists, - the source de:Misplaced Pages is only for the small biographical part. Would you need translation of some of the rest? --] (]) 20:53, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::::::: mentions on p. 62 a book ''Amazonen der Manege'' about her and other women like her. --] (]) 21:00, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::::::: How is ? - I can't tell, don't speak French, but see that she is mentioned and pictured. --] (]) 21:02, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::::::: --] (]) 21:11, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::::::::Add anything at all that you would like and helps the article. Honestly, she was really, really hard as I had sources in Dutch, German, French, and Spanish and very, very few in English. Since I don't speak any of those except Spanish, it was a game of translating it through lots and lots of translation machines and the back translating to verify. But, I thought she was quite fascinating and obviously was internationally known during her lifetime. ] (]) 21:25, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::::::::: I think the English article is better than the German, thanks to you. No more time right now, though. --] (]) 21:32, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::::::::::I totally understand lack of time and thank you for your help. I appreciate everyone who has language skills more than I can say. :) ] (]) 21:44, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::::::::::: "right now" means only: close to midnight here, and many other open tasks above and below, and wanting to do more about Monteverdi, approaching his birthday 15 May. Anybody: please go over ] and improve - see my 2020 lead image on my user page, - history, looks like from a different world right now. --] (]) 21:51, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

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			== Your ] nomination of ] ==
	: ], that's an interesting article, which I had watchlisted already, - did you know that you can watchlist red links? - I am not happy yet with a link from the composer's works list to the hymn. Perhaps give the paragraph on the composition in the article a header, and have a bold name for the anthem in the lead? - I am also not happy with the term "Paschal victory" in the lead, before anything else, but now I'm also not happy with "]", while paintings and murals are simply called "]". I think these may be Anglican phrasings that the uninitiated reader may not recognize. Perhaps explain in the body but not us (at least not without quotation marks, and not with a link to something else) - I will think about a DYK hook - would you have an article about Pentecost also? We should make a list of Pentecost/Whitsun hymns, but how to call it? --] (]) 07:31, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
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	::The link from Stanford goes directly to the musical settings section (since that's where I made the redirect go), I could reasonably add a subsection and link there instead. Linking "Paschal victory" to ] is my own interpretation of that bit of text, and it seemed obvious to me (since this is a hymn for Easter proper, not for Palm Sunday)... ] (] \| ]) 13:34, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

	::: Fine with the redirect, I misunderstood. - I wasn't clear about the other. For our general readership - imagine a Buddhist from Pakistan reading that - ] may be an unknown term. I would not use it in the lead, and would prefer a clear link to ]. (The other was only an analogy, - I feel the same about that not factual-sounding "Triumphal", where a neutral "entry would" do.) --] (]) 17:18, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

	::::<span class="nowrap">] '''Done'''</span><!--template:done--> Fixed. ] (] \| ]) 18:09, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

	== New version of the article ] ==

	Guten Tag Gerda,
	ich habe den Artikel teils inhaltlich, vor allem aber vom Erscheinungsbild her wesentlich überarbeitet. Vorerst befindet sich der geänderte Artikel hier:
	https://en.wikipedia.org/User:Gisel/basset_clarinet .

	Ich wäre dir dankbar, wenn du ihn einmal auf Fehler (vor allem sprachliche) durchsehen und sie ggf. korrigieren würdest, bevor ich den Artikel in den Namensraum bringe.
	Vielen Dank
	Gisbert ] (]) 09:47, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

	: I will but please be patient - look around. --] (]) 09:49, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

	:: Please see and correct now here: ] ] (]) 08:25, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

	::: Good to know. Will take two days minimum. --] (]) 08:43, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
	::: ], I looked right now, and sorry, you made a mistake, blanking first, and then adding "your" new version. Can you do the following: return to the last version with the old text, and edit ''that'' by replacing by your new version? If not, we'll need ] to fix the article history, because we now miss the interesting comparison of ''what exactly'' was changed. --] (]) 08:54, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
	* I corrected the error by resetting twice. Now you can compare the old and the new version directly. ] (]) 09:28, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
	**Thanks. For what it's worth I wouldn't have removed the blank version from the history anyway ... I don't think little slip-ups should be removed like that, especially since the diff between the old and new versions is still possible to get at (even though it's more awkward). ''']'''] 09:33, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
	*** Thank you both for helping me to less awkwardness, - I'm lazy ;) - please return to here tomorrow for Monteverdi's birthday. --] (]) 09:48, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

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	==Rolf Hochhuth †==
	RD? <br> – ] (]) 12:31, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
	: look around, to busy, but will of course look, - can you help? - I looked, referencing is poor, my personal interest low, - I hope others will do it, or not. --] (]) 12:35, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
	::The help I can offer on German RDs is usually just copy-editing for English syntax, usage. (Exceptions would be Germans I know something about; I did some work on Günter Grass, for ex.) In this case I'm not familiar with Hochhut, just recognized the name as notable. ''Bleib gesund!'' – ] (]) 13:33, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
	::: Back from (healthy) bike trip and sitting outside overlooking the Rhine with friend, certainly healthy. Hochhuth is famous, so people will read his article anyway. ] - more than a million views in a month, DYK? What I like to do is getting a place on the Main page who are less in the press, such as ] now. Today is probably my most successful Main page day: I nominated Monteverdi for TFA (birthday 15 May), in loving memory of author ], wrote Jöris (below, birthday 15 May), and reviewed the telegraph ;) - When Brian passed me the references he had collected for Monteverdi's Vespers ], I was not aware it was a legacy in the true sense. --] (]) 19:19, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::Also, Sie machen die Wacht am Rhein.... – ] (]) 16:45, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
	::::: Could you call me Gerda and say du, please? - I was at the Lahn today. Returning I'll check my watchlist, and of the dead, I'll take care of ] who has little attention, while Hochhuth will get it anyway. --] (]) 17:37, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

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	Did you know that Hans Herbert Jöris conducted the first church concert I ever heard, with a ]? - ]. --] (]) 06:47, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
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	=== A kitten for you! ===
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	Might I offer you ''another'' kitten?

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	: yes but not left, she should look "in" ;) - ] on my mind today, not passion hymns. --] (]) 09:54, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

	::Well, me and the kitten can help with the , at the very least! ] 10:03, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

	::: Great especially since I will be outside for most of the day. Another DYK going to come up shortly, - sometimes nothing for days, and then two on one ;) - thank you and the kitten for watchful eyes! --] (]) 10:06, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

	::::Of course. It is my pleasure. {{smiley}} ] 10:10, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

	== Dur/Moll ==

	You might be interested in "Term for a major scale" at Reference Desk/Language. ] (]) 10:21, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

	: yes, when I looked all had been said well --] (]) 19:22, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

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	== ] ==

	Did your choir ever perform that? Was listening to it earlier.† ] 20:40, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
	: No, not this one. We did a lot of Schütz in 2014, including Selig sind die Toten. Last year the Monteverdi Vespers, see above. Brian left me the sources he had collected, on 2 November, - quite a legacy. Planning to go for FAC today. --] (]) 20:45, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

	=== Monteverdi ===

	Happy Monteverdi baptism-day! :)<span style="font-family:Georgia">  ~ ''']'''<sup>]</sup></span> 22:20, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
	: thank you, love it --] (]) 22:21, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
	: ], in the morning: {{diff\|User talk:Graham87\|956954462\|956953496\|Brian's work got noticed}} + a table idea --] (]) 06:40, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

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	Do you know what the German equivalent of ]? Is there even one? There appears to be ], but that's more ], not quite what I'm looking for. Danke, ] (] \| ]) 00:44, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

	:We don’t have an equivalent of <nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki> in the German Misplaced Pages (cf. ]). <nowiki>{{Belege fehlen}}</nowiki> is indeed the next-best equivalent; per policy, claims that are dubious ''and'' lack a reference should be removed outright. Cheers ] <sub>]</sub> 01:31, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

	:: Go to the talk page. Dare to write in English, - most Germans speak some, so may understand or be willing to translate. I hate tags in articles which discredit the information for our readers. --] (]) 06:14, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

	== Re: Divine service ==

	Oh - the template was on some hymnal pages and not on others. It made sense to be consistent - that is, to either remove the box from all of them or to include the box on all of them. I'm fine with either. I did add the box to the rest but we can easily remove it. Thanks.
	--] <sup><i>] • ]</i></sup> 11:03, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
	], what is this about? My memory is limited. --] (]) 17:32, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

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Latest revision as of 15:17, 9 January 2025

today

my story

Jean-Michel Defaye,
a pianist, arranger and conductor
known for his collaboration with poet
and singer-songwriter Léo Ferré,
composed pieces for trombone and piano
in the style of composers
from Vivaldi to Stravinsky.
watch
9 January 2025

(from User:Gerda Arendt/Stories)

memory and music

in memoriam

Mozart: de morte transire ad vitam Jean-Michel Defaye Hans Dieter Beck Ayla Erduran Ury · Brian Boulton Jerome Kohl and those who have just given up

5 January · Tatort service

Marienkirche, Aulhausen In tiefer Nacht trifft uns die Kunde Ein Licht geht uns auf in der Dunkelheit Ruft die Botschaft froh hinaus Die Nacht ist vorgedrungen

4 December · opera

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Poulenc: Dialogues of the Carmelites Patricia Petibon (Mére Marie) Vannina Santoni (Blanche) Véronique Gens (Lidoin) Sophie Koch (Croissy) Olivier Py, dir. Karina Canellakis, cond.

2025 talk

story · music · places

Je vous salue Marie Schubert: Ave Maria Der Mond ist aufgegangen Mein Gott, wie schön ist deine Welt Freuet euch der schönen Erde Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Such, wer da will, ein ander Ziel The Times They Are a-Changin' What the World Needs Now Is Love O du fröhliche Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud

We move from 2024 to 2025, with new calendar pictures and new music. The topic of Bach's chorale cantatas will keep me busy until 25 March, and then I want to focus on performances more generally, in history and in my experience. You can follow my daily stories, {{User Gerda Arendt/Top}}, often with an image and something to listen to: let's stay inspired and connected. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

#call for collaboration points at issues where I need help, such as reviews. Ongoing efforts regard locations that played a role in my life, recent deaths, music heard and sung, composers, gardens. Watch my user page for articles, done in collaboration. Compare 2024 for the amazing number of users who began and expanded articles. Thanks also to reviewers, and I do plan to review more and write less, and in writing, focus more on quality than the little daily article.

2025 calender pics and musical events begin here, and the 2025 diary of my own pictures of places, songs, food, flowers ... will come here, - just watch those lists if you are interested.

My talk goes like this: on top there's the "story" related to the day. Below are three or more boxes, often one for people remembered and others for musical experiences, performing or listening. In these boxes, topics related to the top story and topics featured on the Main page appear bold. Right here you see the image of the month with songs of the month, typically related to meetings with friends who gave them to me. I archive from time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

From 2024

Women in Red January 2025

New: Music (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run A & B | Internet personalities
Continuing: #1day1woman (year-long initiative) | Women who died in 2024

--Lajmmoore (talk 17:49, 28 December 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Your GA nomination of Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8

The article Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 and Talk:Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Aza24 -- Aza24 (talk) 00:24, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Aza24, thank you for the thorough review. I understand that in order to make Bach's chorale cantatas a good topic, this cantata - as part of it - has to be a good article, and I am willing to put work into it to make it so. However, right now I'm working simultaneously on several others with the same goal, and they require less work. I see me getting to serious changes for BWV 8 after the others, which will be in February. (The only one written later, BWV 1, is already a FA.) I'll make small changes now, perhaps today, but will then have to ask if the nom should remain open for longer or be closed and started over when I'm ready. Y'all: any help with this one and the others - making changes or reviewing - is welcome, see above, #calling for collaboration. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Draft:William Owen (composer)

Gerda, I was asked to help on this because it failed draft review. I added a few sources, but thought maybe you would like to take this on as it is about a hymn composer. Best.4meter4 (talk) 03:57, 29 December 2024 (UTC

I am interested, and thank you for thinking of me, but I have a few things I want to handle first, - just look above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Graham87

Did you read Misplaced Pages:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-12-24/Opinion? With one of your photos: Misplaced Pages:Wikipedia_Signpost. I've already sent him encouraging words. Grimes2 (talk) 11:16, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

I had no time, thank you for pointing at it. I don't see a photo though. - Ah, in the overview, playing Haydn on Welte-Mignon piano --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:07, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

2025

	Have a happy New Year filled with light!
	Hi Gerda Arendt, Best wishes that the new year brings peace, good health and happiness. Thank you for what you do for the encyclopedia and this community. And a special thanks for sharing music and your lovely photos with me throughout the year. Image: New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji, Utagawa Hiroshige, woodcut, 1857 Netherzone (talk) 15:07, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, still working on the last cantata for 2024, - will probably come over tomorrow with a photo or more tomorrow, to continue sharing. You can probably guess that the new calendar pics will be at User:Gerda Arendt/Images 2025--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks in 2024

		The Special Barnstar
		Happy New Year, Gerda Arendt! In 2024, other editors thanked you 1604 times using the thanks tool on the English Misplaced Pages. This made you the #3 most thanked Wikipedian in 2024. You were also the #2 most thankful Wikipedian in 2024, having used the thanks tool 2777 times. Congratulations and, well, thank you for all that you do for Misplaced Pages. Here's to 2025! Mz7 (talk) 19:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Giving is better than receiving. Happy New Year. Grimes2 (talk) 20:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, great helper all around, for example the latest RD for which I had no time due to real life! - I wonder about the ratio of (lazy) click-thanks to real typed thank-you notes, and hope that I can offer more of the latter kind. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg)

The article Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) for comments about the article, and Talk:Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:01, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

New compilation of cello music from Venice

Good morning Gerda, have you already seen this article? Some composers such as Rita Stroh already have WP articles, but there might be more in this compilation from Venice. - Best wishes for a great New Year. Munfarid1 (talk) 08:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, interesting! I'm behind with some topics that are related to anniversaries, but then - in a few months - I'll look! --(forgot to sign yesterday) Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:19, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Wilhelm Brückner (luthier)

On 4 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Wilhelm Brückner (luthier), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Tone 13:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Articles of people who recently died have been a focus from 2019. in 2025, they have been a daily topic, both on the Main page were Helmut Schlesinger appeared from 31 January until 5 January, but also in the daily little articles, with the one exception of a Sunday. Not all of them made it to Main page appearance, but were at least improved. Storye book is great in finding images, MONTENSEM in polishing composers' articles, Thriley in translating to begin articles for people with red links, Grimes2 all around helpful in finding and exploiting references, and several excellent in posting (just look belpw). Anybody can review!

Wilhelm Brückner (luthier) - Tone 4 Jan
Dada Masilo - Masem 5 Jan
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Tom Johnson - Spencer 6 Jan
Jean-Michel Defaye - Step hen 8 Jan

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ITN recognition for Tom Johnson (composer)

On 6 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Tom Johnson (composer), which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer 21:38, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113

The article Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113 and Talk:Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kyle Peake -- Kyle Peake (talk) 18:25, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

call for collaboration

Y Jean-Michel Defaye needs attention to appear among the Recent deaths, WP:ITNN. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:03, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Jean-Michel Defaye

On 8 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jean-Michel Defaye, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 22:35, 8 January 2025 (UTC)