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Here Zhao Mengfu depicts the changing seasons with profound vibrancy and delicacy. The artist brought the work to his friend Zhou Mi—who had been exiled for refusing to work in the Mongol-controlled court—in hopes of comforting him with a reminder of the home to which he will never return. Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains, Zhao Mengfu, 1295

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December music

On the Main page today Jean Sibelius on his birthday. Listening to Beethoven's Fifth from the opening of Notre-Dame de Paris. We sang in choirs today. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Listen today to the (new) Perplexities after Escher --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:23, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Listen today to Beethoven's 3rd cello sonata, on his birthday - it was a hook in the 2020 DYK set when his 250th birthday was remembered, and you were behind it! I picked a recording with Antônio Meneses, because he was on my sad list this year, and I was in Brazil (see places), and I love his playing. Thank you for turning to the Bach cantata, but I have urgent work on ~~five~~ four others for Advent, Christmas and New Year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:07, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I come to fix the cellist's name, with a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:47, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My second Christmas story is about Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121, 300 years today, and its song, 500 years old. An aria is inspired by a baby leaping in his mother's womb. Enjoy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:39, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My third Christmas story is different. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:05, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings of the season

~ ~ ~ Greetings of the season ~ ~ ~

Hello Aza24: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Spread the love; use {{subst:User:Dustfreeworld/Xmas3}} to send this message.
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Thanks @Dustfreeworld—Happy holidays to you as well! Aza24 (talk) 07:38, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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January music

Happy new year 2025, opened with trumpet fanfares that first sounded OTD in 1725 (as the Main page has). - I saw a lovely opera by Rimsky-Korsakov, - see here. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:15, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123, my story today 300 years after the first performance, is up for GAN. Any thoughts about my responses for BWV 8? Dada Masilo will be my story tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:59, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My story today is about a composer who influenced music history also by writing. - Did you see Masilo talking and dancing? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:33, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today a violinist from Turkey, Ayla Erduran, whom you can watch playing Schubert chamber music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:49, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

... and today, pictured on the Main page, Tosca, in memory of her first appearance on stage OTD in 1900, and of principal author Brian Boulton. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:46, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today I had a composer (trumpeter, conductor) on the main page who worked closely with another who just became GA, - small world! To celebrate: mostly flowers pics from vacation ;) - You can now improve Goehr towards FAC ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:27, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have more vacation pics to offer, and today's story of Werner Bardenhewer. I took the pic, and it was my DYK on his 90th birthday, in both English and German. He spent the day in Africa, and after his return said - chatting after a mass of thanks he celebrated at Mariä Heimsuchung - that we'd have to talk about these articles. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today is Schubert's birthday. I added a pic to his article (and my story) and raised a question on the talk, regarding the lead image. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:15, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Update from Women in Green

Hello Aza24:

2024 has wrapped up, and what a full year it was for WikiProject Women in Green! Over the past year, we hosted two edit-a-thons, one themed around women's history and another on women around the world. We also managed to achieve most of our 2024 annual goals, nominating 75 articles for GA, reviewing 64 GA nominations, nominating 8 articles for FAC, peer reviewing 3 articles and reviewing 10 FAC nominations. Excellent work, and thank you to everyone involved!

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Thanks ...

... for your encouragement re Haydn. On my end, I recently looked at your edit list and much appreciate your work on "The Silver Swan". I own a recording of this piece by the Waverly Consort from long ago that I find really beautiful and touching. Opus33 (talk) 03:17, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Opus33, nice to finally meet you. I'd seen your contributions in article histories & talk pages, but I believe I became active here during your extended stay.

I adore "The Silver Swan" as well; hopefully I can get Orlando Gibbons to FA sometime this year, then maybe move onto some of the later composers with poor articles (Grieg and Pagannini are particularly barren). Are you planning on becoming more active in this new year? Aza24 (talk) 06:15, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm amused by your question since I see Wikipedia editing as a form of addiction! :=) Hopefully, I will stay safe and continue to edit not much more than I'm doing now. Thanks for asking, though. Opus33 (talk) 07:04, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The Silver Swan (madrigal)

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February music

On the main page today, 300 years after its first performance, Bach's cantata BWV 125, - a lovely very intimate piece, with peace and joy in the title. Enjoy listening with score - I discovered that only now! - Today is also the birthday of James Joyce, who has an article by many authors. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:03, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My story torday is about an actor who played in almost every German TV series and in internal cinema. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:40, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

today: a German-born Spanish art collector, -the video in her honour is remarkable, as what she gave the world. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:25, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I find today's birthday child particularly inspiring, by enthusiasm and determination. That was - believe it or not - a pictured DYK in 2021, without the last line though. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:52, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today's story is about Edith Mathis, who portrayed young women by Mozart. The video of a 1993 interview has videos of her performances. - I saw my brother on stage, - see places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:22, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I point at a composer today, as the main page does. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:12, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding BWV 8, I thought I had explained that I first needed to go over the other chorale cantatas, - last one begun today. But fine. - Did you follow the ping to WT:DYK#Alexander Goehr? Depending on the outcome, we will have to tackle FAC ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:20, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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March music

story · music · places

New month: today is the birthday of Chopin and Ricardo Kanji, see my stories of today and yesterday, with dream music by the first and Bach played by the other. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:48, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today: Carmen turns 150, as the main page and my story tell you. I chose a 1962 concert of the Habanera, - enjoy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:56, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On Ravel's birthday, we also think of a conductor and five more composers ;) - Thank you for the help with Goehr! No need to go for FAC, but it would be nice ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:39, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today Rossini's latest "sin", as the main page has - ee'll sing three motets for double choir by Pachelbel on 23 March. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:22, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today I could have written five stories off the main page, and chose Sofia Gubaidulina. I find the TFA also interesting, and two DYK, and a birthday OTD. How about you? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:35, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Back to Pachelbel: I began Nun danket alle Gott (Pachelbel), but can't find much, not even yet when composed. Do you know more? Should we perhaps rather write an article about the motets, than individual stubs? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:20, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What do think of this one? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:23, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today: an opera, 100 years old OTD, on Bach's birthday. - Still the Pachelbel question. Rehearsal tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today, 300 years of Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1! We sang works for (mostly) double choir by Pachelbel (3), Johann Christoph Bach, Kuhnau/Bach, Gounod and Rheinberger! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:07, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I found one decent ref for Pachelbel (whose article is wide open for improvements), by the editor of the 1954 vocal music. Still no clue when they were composed. - Today: Jörg Streli, an architect to whom you can listen (in German, though) and the Jahrhundertring, nominated for GA (both hidden on the main page) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:39, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Alexander Goehr

On 7 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alexander Goehr, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Alexander Goehr formed New Music Manchester, described as a "distinctive, progressive force", with Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth and John Ogdon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Goehr. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alexander Goehr), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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