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Oppose, though technically very well played, I have worries about featuring classical music unless it is played by a famous artist/orchestra, or is considered "the" recording of choice. Furthermore, because this is played on an electric piano direct to a computer, there is no atmosphere to the sound as you would get from a live recording. Wittylama04:18, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
So.. Can I expect to see you on WP:FAC saying things like "Oppose, Although an excellent article, I have -worries about featuring articles on quantum physics not published by a famous encyclopedia like Britannica, or which are otherwise not considered the definitive encyclopedia articles on the subject.", if not why not? How would this statement differ from the primary point of your opposition? --Gmaxwell17:42, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
By that logic, shouldn't you be opposing all featured article candidates because they weren't written by professional encyclopedists? Methinks you misunderstand what Wikipedia actually is. --Cyde Weys17:42, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for now, just a bit dubious: played with a high level of technical ability but in a rather mechanical manner. Lots of pianists, we can possibly do better. Not sure this is featured quality. MoreschiRequest a recording?21:28, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Opppose per reasons that Moreschi states. While technically hard, there seems to be little passion behind the playing. I like this peice, and I love the fact that a editor made this, but I don't think this particular recording is a FS just yet. Walter Humala - Emperor of West Wikipedia, can you make another recording in the near future where you can demonstrate more emotion? Zidel33302:58, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose looks like it's not actually public domain anywhere, due to Shostakovich's date of death. Featured sounds must be free media, and this cannot be released freely. Mak(talk)18:43, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose For me, the digital nature of the recording instrument takes something away here. The piece is obviously well-played in the technical sense, but as others have said, emotion is rather lacking. The instrument contributes to this, in my estimation. --Fsotrain0901:01, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
A remarkable donation of Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons from the Wichita State University Chamber Players. This was uploaded as one of twelve files; I am nominating the first movement as a stand-in for the entire piece. Not only is this a fine performance of an iconic work from a large ensemble, it is technically well-recorded and we are fortunate to have been given the entire work, not just a selection.
Support. Clean recording, well played. I'm fine with this movement representing the others in FS, as long as they all link to each other. --Tewy23:26, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
CommentSo far the first recording is good if a little turgid, except it cuts out just before the cadence! A trill with no final note! Oh, the pain! Also, it is huge. Huge. So, anyway, I took the liberty of making an edit, see above, although the in-browser player probably won't work right away because of database lag or some-such. I normalised it, faded out the end so the missing candence isn't so jarring, and exported it at -5 (the level where humans can't tell the difference, but makes it a reasonable size for people to download). I can do this for the others as well, if there is a consensus that it is useful. Mak(talk)19:21, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, thanks. I've put an e-mail in to the professor, just to double-check. In the meanwhile, what do you think about the edit? Mak(talk) 19:28, 22 Februafrom the professor, the copyright is fine. Mak(talk)01:31, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Jean-Claude Risset created a continuous scale like this for the first time in the sixties in the Bell Laboratories. How did I work ? A few years ago, I heared this illusion (maybe in Mutations, a work by JC Risset). In listening it, I undestood how it works. And finely, three years ago, I decided to re-create the illusion thanks to programming. Cf. my web site if you speak french.--Gloumouth109:11, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I think that satisfies my concern. It would be cool if you could give us the equation and the source code on the file page, too. Thanks.--Pharos16:19, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Reasonably well performed, provedes an encyclopedic example of a less-common type of solfege.
The recording is used in Shape note and was performed by myself. Mak(talk)04:27, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Shape notes are called that because each note is also given a shape, and each shape represents a syllable in solfege. Standard solfege has 6-7 syllables in it. Four-syllables is, as far as I know, unique to the shape note tradition. This was created as an illustration of this four-syllable system. See Image:Star_in_the_east.png which uses four shapes to represent the notes. In my view, it illustrates an important aspect of shape notes. Mak(talk)23:57, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
But Star in the East could be represented in normal notes. Thus it is merely a work that happens to be written in shape notes.Circeus02:29, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It could be, but if you look at the image, it isn't. Also, it was written by William Caldwell, for Union Harmony, a four-shape tunebook. It was written as a shape-note song. I'm singing the tenor line, or the main melody of the piece. In addition, it is standard practice to sing through songs on their shape-names at Shape note sing-ins, before singing them on the text. I think it makes complete sense to have this as an encyclopedic example of an aspect of shape note music. Mak(talk)02:35, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I think this is a nice illustration of the four-syllable shape note tradition. I see Circeus's point, though, in that it would fit at least as well in solfege, in any case until we have a good recording from a more historically widespread solfege tradition.--Pharos19:11, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. An image would more accurately describe shape notes, but I think this is the best way to describe them through the medium of sound. And even if the file fits better in the solfege article, it can just be moved. --Tewy03:00, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This file accompanies the Joy to the World article. I believe it succeeds in satisfying all the criteria, as it is supported by the article, is of excellent sound quality, adds to the article, has a free license, as a Christmas carol, and illustrates the article, as well as having a good caption and being well performed.--Orthologist23:54, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Firstly, I am not convinced, copyright-wise. The tune is public domain, but what about the arrangement? Did you improvise it youself? Or did you play it from sheet music? What is the copyright status of that sheet music? Even were there no copyright questions, I would still have to oppose, because he entire recording is clipped (see Clipping (audio)). We can do better. Mak(talk)00:12, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Regarding copyrights, Christmas carols and folklore songs are public domain, any way they are played. Secondly, I recorded and played this, so it's my work and I agree to release it in the public domain. If the recording is clipped, however, I will be able to fix that via a computer anti-clipping programme I have access to.--Orthologist13:00, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That's simply not true. An original arrangement of a Christmas Carol is copyrighted by the arranger. It being a Christmas Carol is not some sort of magic bullet against copyright concerns. Mak(talk)15:21, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Excuse me for presenting factually wrong arguments. I'm from Greece, and I'm used to different laws concerning copyrights. But I arranged this recording, so it is copyright-free. I'm willing to release it in the public domain.--Orthologist15:39, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral, leaning toward oppose nice, but it seems rather straight for a Rag to me. A major aspect of the genre, and of this piece, is the "raggedness" of the meter. Mak(talk)19:42, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]