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Happy editing! - Adolphus79 (talk) 19:53, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the welcome @Adolphus! UpTheOctave! (8^va?) 20:50, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nice signature! Myrealnamm (💬Let's talk · 📜My work) 21:28, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @Myrealnamm, your signature is pretty nice as well! UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 21:30, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was very suprised to see such excellent work on Saxophone sonata (Creston) from a brand new user, so I suppsoe your mysterious origins make sense :) Great job there! I have some things to review at GAN, but if I get through them soon, I'll plan to take a look at yours. Best – Aza24 (talk) 22:55, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, that's very kind of you to say! I'd be delighted to have a review so quickly but I can wait as long as you need. Thanks for dropping by! UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 23:20, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Saxophone sonata (Creston) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:08, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Saxophone sonata (Creston) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Aza24 -- Aza24 (talk) 07:45, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Saxophone sonata (Creston) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Saxophone sonata (Creston) and Talk:Saxophone sonata (Creston)/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Aza24 -- Aza24 (talk) 02:24, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The article Saxophone sonata (Creston) you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Saxophone sonata (Creston) for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Ravenpuff -- Ravenpuff (talk) 21:46, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ravenpuff, I'm assuming this is to do with the page move? UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 21:47, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi UpTheOctave!, I'm not very familiar with the GA process, but it seems that this might have been automatically caused due to the page move, yes. Apologies for any inconvenience! — RAVENPVFF · talk · 21:49, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to have sorted itself out, perhaps I should have waited before saying anything! UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 21:50, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Saxophone Sonata (Creston) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Saxophone Sonata (Creston) and Talk:Saxophone Sonata (Creston)/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Aza24 -- Aza24 (talk) 21:49, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for a refreshing smile, caused by your hook! Interesting way to pipe the piece ;) - Your user page makes me wonder if "nice to meet you" is the right thing to say, but I say it anyway. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:13, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Nice to meet you" as well @Gerda Arendt, thanks for stopping by :) UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 13:15, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nice working with you on the GAN. I left a lengthy comment about FAC thoughts, in case you miss it in the archived GAN. Looking forward to seeing your next article! Aza24 (talk) 05:21, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for the extra comments, Aza. I'll trawl through them soon. I'm currently working on a draft for Copland's Piano Sonata: it seems coverage of 20th-century American solo and chamber music is surprisingly sparse. Hope to see you around again soon! UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 17:15, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Now at FAC for any talk page lurkers, I appreciate any comments of any nature! UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 18:03, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

seen and planned ;) - today: a violinist from Turkey, Ayla Erduran, whom you can watch playing Schubert chamber music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:57, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for both, Gerda. Schubert is a favourite of mine; I particularly enjoy his impromptus and moments musicaux (the Brendel recordings of both are excellent). Looking forward to your comments! UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 23:17, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! - Today, pictured on the Main page, Tosca, in memory of her first appearance on stage OTD in 1900, and of principal author Brian Boulton. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:04, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today, between many who just died, Tobias Kratzer on his 45th birthday who was good for an unusual DYK mentioning a Verdi opera in 2018, - you can see his work in the trailer of another one that I saw, and my talk page has a third (but by a different director). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:38, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today I had a composer (trumpeter, conductor) on the main page who worked closely with another who just became GA, - small world! To celebrate: mostly flowers pics from vacation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:41, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your work on both! I wonder if it would be worth taking Howarth to GA: there's a good body of sources out there, including Grove, a book chapter, and a doctoral thesis? UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 09:56, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! - Try Howarth for GA, I'm too busy ;) - I have more vacation pics to offer, and today's story of Werner Bardenhewer. I took the pic, and it was my DYK on his 90th birthday, in both English and German. He spent the day in Africa, and after his return said - chatting after a mass of thanks he celebrated at Mariä Heimsuchung - that we'd have to talk about these articles. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:58, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Saxophone Sonata (Creston) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Saxophone Sonata (Creston) for comments about the article, and Talk:Saxophone Sonata (Creston)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Aza24 -- Aza24 (talk) 05:21, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much Gog, I'm sure this will not be the last time you see me at FAC :) UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 14:44, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am happy to hear that. It is good to have someone contributing a touch of class. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:02, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations to your first FA! When would you like that to appear as TFA, soon, or premiere date, or composer's birthday? I'm willing to help with WP:TFARP or WP:TFAR. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:21, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not really sure, TFA is confusing for me. Premiere date makes the most sense to me, though 24 August might work since it's the 40th anniversary of Creston's death. UpTheOctave! • 8^va? 20:54, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats! 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 03:06, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]