Talk:William Savage

Composer project review

I've reviewed this article as part of the Composers project review of its B-class articles. This article was originally up-rated to B by a bot because it had been B-rated by the Biography project. I disagree with the assessment: this article is deficient as a biography of a composer, and merits a Start rating for the Composers project. Read my detailed review on the comments page. Feel free to leave questions or comments here or on my talk page. Magic♪piano 20:12, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

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==Composers Project Assessment of William Savage: 2008-11-22== This is an assessment of article William Savage 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? No childhood background. No implication this is not known ("Little is know about his childhood" or similar verbiage). ===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? OK as singer; lacking in composing aspects ===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? OK as singer; lacking in composing aspects ===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. He is alleged to have been prolific; no works list is given. ===Critical appreciation=== Does the article discuss his/her style, reception by critics and the public (both during his/her life, and over time)? Of his singing yes; compositions, not so much. ===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.) OK. Of course, an image of himself would be nice. No audio clips. ===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? OK. ===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.) OK. ===Things that may be necessary to pass a Good Article review=== Article might actually pass GA review; it is deficient content-wise as a Composer article (thus highlighting the difference between these processes) ===Summary=== This article is about someone who is primarily known for his singing. However, it is stated that he was a prolific composer, yet short shrift is given to that. This article may merit a B rating as a general biography; as a bio of a composer, it is deficient; only one short paragraph is devoted to this aspect of his life. No discussion of compositions, influences, or musical style; no works list (at a minimum we would need a discussion of how we know he was prolific, if many his works didn't survive to be catalogued). If these sorts of details are not available in the documentary record, this should be mentioned. I recommend downrate to Composer Start class. (Note that this article was previously unassessed, and had been automatically up-rated to B due to other projects' B ratings.) Magic♪piano 20:06, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

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