Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/October 2009

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This nomination is dedicated to Durova. By the way, this'll be my last nomination for a bit. Just felt productive today. I regenerated this from the original wav to deal with what I believe was badly-handled normalisation in the file we had, which, to my surprise, restored 30 seconds of music which, for some reason, the original uploader cut. God knows why. I also added a 6/10ths of a second fade out after the music stops to deal with some crackling after the last note ends, but before the echoes have died away. Since the start of the fadeout is after everyone has stopped playing, I didn't think it necessary to bother uploading a version without that. If anyone really wants it, I will, though.


Promoted File:AnchorsAweigh.ogg. –blurpeace (talk) 20:50, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]


I recently noticed the lack of classical guitar related media on Wikipedia, so I decided to upload my own. Recorded by myself with Audacity.



Promoted Sor_Op_30_No_1_Rec_2.ogg --NW (Talk) 03:49, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Would you believe there was no Sousa in his article BUT the unedited Stars and Stripes forever? That had to change.

Original file at File:John Philip Sousa - U.S. Navy Band - Semper Fidelis March original.ogg


Promoted John Philip Sousa - U.S. Navy Band - Semper Fidelis March.ogg --NW (Talk) 03:48, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Think we could use a bit more ragtime and jazz. These interesting compositions cover two of the ragtime greats: Ted Snyder and Arthur Pryor, and in the latter case is especially interesting due to being performed by the composer's own band. These files have pretty clearly been edited already (maybe a teensy bit more than they ought to have been, i'truth), so I didn't touch them, just brought them to Wikipedia.


  • Support "Ramshackle Rag," Oppose "That Flying Rag." Both are good acoustically for the period, but the first sounds fresh and musically delightful, while the second sounds too corny, complete with slide whistle, like too many "novelty numbers". A modern concert band would enjoy playing the first arrangement, much more than the second.Edison (talk) 04:14, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted both --NW (Talk) 03:47, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I created this recording for use in Christmas music, and at some point El Noi de la Mare if I get around to finding enough sources. It's a Catalan folk song, and arrangements for guitar have been played by both Andres Segovia and Christopher Parkening.

Promoted El Noi de la Mare (guitar).ogg --Shoemaker's Holiday Over 213 FCs served 00:06, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]


The United States Marine Band preforming Sousa's "Comrades of the Legion". The file is included in John Philip Sousa, United States Marine Band, and John R. Bourgeois. Cheers, —Ed (talkcontribs) 20:04, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Promoted John Philip Sousa - Comrades of the Legion.oggblurpeace (talk) 00:34, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]