Talk:Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

Sources

Main sources Baker (Slonimsky), Bukofzer, and memory. Sweelinck is an interesting figure especially as he exemplifies the kinds of artistic expression possible during the religious conflicts at the time--what was possible to write in a Calvinist culture was quite different from what could be written under the influence of the Counter-Reformation. Victoria, Shakespeare, and Cervantes were all contemporaries of his. He's a fascinating guy and I think he probably crossed the Channel a lot and knew most of the English composers of the time. Antandrus 02:28, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Date error

Dear English-speaking colleagues: Frescobaldi was born in 1583. How can be a predecessor of Sweelinck ? Frescobaldi still used diapers while Sweelinck was already an Oude Kerk organist !!!

Greetings Daguero (talk)

Fixed -- thanks for pointing it out. That error has stood for four years: oops. It was my own mistake, too. Probably I meant "contemporary", but back in early 2004 we didn't list sources. Times sure have changed. Antandrus (talk) 20:29, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Travel to Italy?

Good morning: Just another thought, we read first that we have no evidence that Sweelinck went to Italy, and later we find that he used the double choir configuration because he learned it from his travel to Venice. This may be due to mixing two different sources. In any case, I thank you for your good job, the Spanish Wikipedia article is a humble translation of yours. I would like to enhance also with the Dutch Wikipedia article, which has a beautiful image of the Oude Kerk organ and explanations on the organ characteristics. Greetings 82.247.99.71 Daguero) —Preceding undated comment was added at 07:43, 14 September 2008 (UTC).

Composer project review

I've reviewed this article as part of the Composers project review of its B-class articles. This is a relatively fine B-class article; the writing and research appears to be in order, but it is missing some content typical of most important composers. My full review is on the comments page; questions and comments should be left here or on my talk page. Magic♪piano 19:27, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Pronunciation

The phonetic transcription says his name is pronounced "swy-link" in English. Weird. Is this seriously how people say it in America? Certainly not inn Britain: "sway-link". Flapdragon (talk) 07:48, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

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==Composers Project Assessment of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: 2009-01-7== This is an assessment of article Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck by a member of the Composers project, according to its assessment criteria. This review was done by Magicpiano. If an article is well-cited, the reviewer is assuming that the article reflects reasonably current scholarship, and deficiencies in the historical record that are documented in a particular area will be appropriately scored. If insufficient inline citations are present, the reviewer will assume that deficiencies in that area may be cured, and that area may be scored down. Adherence to overall Wikipedia standards (WP:MOS, WP:WIAGA, WP:WIAFA) are the reviewer's opinion, and are not a substitute for the Wikipedia's processes for awarding Good Article or Featured Article status. ===Origins/family background/studies=== Does the article reflect what is known about the composer's background and childhood? If s/he received musical training as a child, who from, is the experience and nature of the early teachers' influences described? good ===Early career=== Does the article indicate when s/he started composing, discuss early style, success/failure? Are other pedagogic and personal influences from this time on his/her music discussed? good ===Mature career=== Does the article discuss his/her adult life and composition history? Are other pedagogic and personal influences from this time on his/her music discussed? good ===List(s) of works=== Are lists of the composer's works in WP, linked from this article? If there are special catalogs (e.g. Köchel for Mozart, Hoboken for Haydn), are they used? If the composer has written more than 20-30 works, any exhaustive listing should be placed in a separate article. No works list. ===Critical appreciation=== Does the article discuss his/her style, reception by critics and the public (both during his/her life, and over time)? Good contemporary analysis and style; no significant long-term historic view. ===Illustrations and sound clips=== Does the article contain images of its subject, birthplace, gravesite or other memorials, important residences, manuscript pages, museums, etc? Does it contain samples of the composer's work (as composer and/or performer, if appropriate)? (Note that since many 20th-century works are copyrighted, it may not be possible to acquire more than brief fair use samples of those works, but efforts should be made to do so.) If an article is of high enough quality, do its images and media comply with image use policy and non-free content policy? (Adherence to these is needed for Good Article or Featured Article consideration, and is apparently a common reason for nominations being quick-failed.) Images and sound. ===References, sources and bibliography=== Does the article contain a suitable number of references? Does it contain sufficient inline citations? (For an article to pass Good Article nomination, every paragraph possibly excepting those in the lead, and every direct quotation, should have at least one footnote.) If appropriate, does it include Further Reading or Bibliography beyond the cited references? Article is well-referenced; almost completely inline cited. ===Structure and compliance with WP:MOS=== Does the article comply with Wikipedia style and layout guidelines, especially WP:MOS, WP:LEAD, WP:LAYOUT, and possibly WP:SIZE? (Article length is not generally significant, although Featured Articles Candidates may be questioned for excessive length.) Lead is short. ===Things that may be necessary to pass a Good Article review=== Article requires more inline citations (WP:CITE) Article lead needs work (WP:LEAD) Article needs works list and historical view ===Summary=== This is mostly a very nice article. It has many of the elements needed for a good composer biography. The principal thing missing, especially for a composer of this stature, is any sort of works listing. (There do not even appear to be any articles about any of his works, as there is not even a category for them.) The section on his style and influence is well-done, however it does not give us any view of how his works are appreciated in the time since his death. (Did any of the 19th-century proponents of Baroque music, like Mendelssohn or Brahms, promote him?) Those are the large complaints. The article's lead is short; it should be 3 paragraphs or so. If the article is to be considered for a formal review (GA or FA), some uncited things will need citations. However, if I was reviewing this for GA, it would fail due to the missing content. Article is B-class; nice, but needs work. Magic♪piano 19:24, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

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