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A fact from An American Overture appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 December 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Benjamin Britten wanted the score of his An American Overture destroyed after it was rediscovered?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 10:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that when Benjamin Britten's An American Overture was rediscovered, he wanted the score destroyed, but felt it was "a little bit too much to ask"?

Source: Letters from a Life: The Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten, 1913–1976 (Vol. 2), p. 985

ALT1: ... that when Benjamin Britten's An American Overture was rediscovered, he claimed not to remember composing the work? Source: Ibid.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kammerkonzert (Hartmann)
Comment: The article is rich with hook ideas, so if more are needed, please ask!

Created by CurryTime7-24 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

CurryTime7-24 (talk) 22:48, 23 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting article, interesting story. I don't have access to the book source from where the hook is cited, but trust that is correct. This nomination was made before "backlog mode" was enabled, so only the one QPQ is required. I recommend the original hook is trimmed

ALT0...that when Benjamin Britten's An American Overture was rediscovered, he wanted the score destroyed?

This leaves the reader guessing as to the ultimate fate of the work and encourages them to read on. - hahnch e n 23:01, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm on board with the modified ALT. Thank you! —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 23:32, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]