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This is an assessment of article Antonín Dvořák 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? ok - 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? Mostly ok, but how he learned composition and when he started to compose is lacking. - 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? Time before America is too brief, relative to rest of bio. - 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. ok - Critical appreciation
Does the article discuss his/her style, reception by critics and the public (both during his/her life, and over time)? Little critical, popular, or historic appreciation. Musicology is a bit weak, and overbiased to symphonies. (My bias: I'm a chamber music fan, but also a big fan of Dvorak symphonies.) - 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 has references; some inline citations - 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; other MOS issues to do with references and citations. - Things that may be necessary to pass a Good Article review
- Article requires more inline citations (WP:CITE)
- Article lead needs work (WP:LEAD)
- Summary
This is a decent start of a biography. It's got enough meat to have a B rating, but there is a fair amount of room to improve. The first half of the bio is a bit sketchy, especially when compared to the time in America (one paragraph covers 1875-1892; three cover 1892-1895). The early bio is sketchy on how he learned composition, and when his early compositions were written. The musicology section is also weak. It could use a richer discussion of his musical style, and more robust critical, popular, and historic appreciation. Article is a weak B-class. Magic♪piano 00:32, 18 March 2009 (UTC) | | | |  | This article is within the scope of WikiProject Czech Republic, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Czech Republic on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. | | ??? | This article has not yet received a rating on the project's quality scale. | | ??? | This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale. | | |  | This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation. | | B | This article has been rated as B-Class on the project's quality scale. | | Comments: | edit · history · watch · purge - Composers Project Assessment of Antonín Dvořák: 2009-12-6
This is an assessment of article Antonín Dvořák 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? ok - 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? Mostly ok, but how he learned composition and when he started to compose is lacking. - 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? Time before America is too brief, relative to rest of bio. - 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. ok - Critical appreciation
Does the article discuss his/her style, reception by critics and the public (both during his/her life, and over time)? Little critical, popular, or historic appreciation. Musicology is a bit weak, and overbiased to symphonies. (My bias: I'm a chamber music fan, but also a big fan of Dvorak symphonies.) - 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 has references; some inline citations - 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; other MOS issues to do with references and citations. - Things that may be necessary to pass a Good Article review
- Article requires more inline citations (WP:CITE)
- Article lead needs work (WP:LEAD)
- Summary
This is a decent start of a biography. It's got enough meat to have a B rating, but there is a fair amount of room to improve. The first half of the bio is a bit sketchy, especially when compared to the time in America (one paragraph covers 1875-1892; three cover 1892-1895). The early bio is sketchy on how he learned composition, and when his early compositions were written. The musicology section is also weak. It could use a richer discussion of his musical style, and more robust critical, popular, and historic appreciation. Article is a weak B-class. Magic♪piano 00:32, 18 March 2009 (UTC) | | | | | [edit] Dvořák's wife There does seem to persist a myth that Dvořák pined for his sister-in-law throughout his marriage. Also seems to be difficult to obtain biographical information about his wife; I thought his wife died in 1895, but this was the year Josefa did. (I presume they did not both die the same year.) This mistake I wrote into the article String Quartet No. 13 (Dvořák) early on was eventually corrected, at least. (Poss. more biography in the article in general of course, and more of a booklist?) Schissel | Sound the Note! 19:00, 11 July 2007 (UTC) - According to my favourite biography of Dvořák (Gervase Hughes (1967), Dvořák, His Life & Music, Casell, London) the above myth is true (see for example page 227). Anna Dvořáková died on 14 July 1931 at the age of 71 (page 216). She is burried next to her husband on the Vyšehrad in Prague. TomyDuby 01:02, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Biography If anyone is interested, the biography needs a major expansion between the Slavonic Dances and his departure to the US. Despite the large amount of important works composed at the time, it only gets a few sentences. Lethe 20:22, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Chamber music I strongly feel that there should be lot more about Dvořák's glorious chamber music, but I don't have the competence to write such a section. Ishboyfay (talk) 03:39, 22 November 2007 (UTC) [edit] Pronunciation audio file There seems to be some kind of error with the pronunciation audio file. The male voice pronounces his last name twice. Asmeurer (talk ♬ contribs) 05:59, 26 November 2008 (UTC) [edit] Composer project review I've reviewed this article as part of the Composers project review of its B-class articles. This article is a weak B-class article; aspects of the biography can be expanded, and there are deficiencies in the music discussion. My full review is on the comments page; questions and comments should be left here or on my talk page. Magic♪piano 00:34, 18 March 2009 (UTC) |