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Preludes (Chopin)

This peer review discussion has been closed.
I've listed this article for peer review because…

1. It requires cleanup, as it has been tagged so.
2. It has been described by an IP user as "an absolute disgrace, consisting of little beyond wildly subjective, often meaningless and ill-informed opinions" on the discussion page here.
3. It needs a good re-shaping in tone and literary structure, especially in the "Pop culture" section - in short, a little more Wiki.

Thanks for your help, ~~MusicalConnoisseur~~ Got Classical? 20:04, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

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Comments from Awadewit

• The first step to take in improving this article is: research, research, research. The editors need to find out what the most important scholarly works are on Chopin and Chopin's Preludes. After reading these works, the editors will have a better idea of how to shape the article and what information to include in it. Also, it will give them the necessary citations (see WP:V for the policy on citations).

• Thinking about the structure of the article in the broadest terms, this is what I came up with:

• a lead that summarizes it (this should probably be written after the article is restructured and redrafted) - see WP:LEAD
• an overview section describing the pieces
• a small summary of each piece (no need to expand greatly as each piece has its own page)
• musical clips illustrating the pieces
• a section detailing the reception of the pieces
• a section detailing the important recordings and performances of the pieces (part of "Reception", perhaps?)

• I would delete the "References in popular culture" section. It is trivial and doesn't belong in an encyclopedia article - see WP:TRIVIA. However, if you want to retain the information, you can always place it in a Chopin in popular culture article.

• Concerto delle donne is one of the few classical music FAs we have. Looking at it might give the editors some idea of the quality that these articles can achieve.

• I hope this helps. It is not really possible to say much more at this stage, as quite a bit of research and writing still needs to be done. I look forward to following the article's progress as I love these pieces. They are beautiful and deserve an equally beautiful article. :) (P.S. I have just started Op. 25, no. 12. Do you play that etude?) Awadewit | talk 04:15, 8 February 2008 (UTC)