User talk:Gerda Arendt

January songs
in friendship
	Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne; Laudate omnes gentes; Ave Maria;

Schon gewusst?

In Stockhausens Bläserquintett
Zeitmaße
spielt das Englischhorn eine wesentliche Rolle.

(9. Januar 2022)

Did you know ...

... that Jerome Kohl,
a music theorist of the University of Washington,
was recognized internationally as
an authority on the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen,
publishing a book on his Zeitmaße in 2017?

In Freundschaft

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8 January

St. Martin, Idstein Fest soll mein Taufbund immer stehen [de] Psalm 29 Lasst uns loben, freudig loben Zu Bethlehem geboren O du fröhliche

6 January

St. Martin, Moosach Annette Thoma: Deutsche Bauernmesse Seht ihr unsern Stern dort stehen Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt O du fröhliche

2022 · in friendship

Welcome 2022! - more to come here --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:49, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2022 talk begins at #2022 in Freundschaft, 2022 images (my calender pics, new year's resolution "in friendship" and musical events) begin here, and the 2022 diary (my own pictures of places, songs, food, flowers ...) begins here, - just watch if you are interested.

My motto for 2022 is taken from In Freundschaft, an article about a composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen, written by missed Jerome Kohl with whom I often exchanged thoughts in friendship. With great help from friends, it became a GA last year, and I translated it to German on 1 January this year.

While garden was a key topic last year, I want to focus on songs in 2022, beginning with Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, in memory of Erhard Egidi. Other topics are ongoing, and I began to mark groups on my user page. I love collaboration, which also shows there. Just check 2021 for the amazing number of users who began articles we expanded. Thanks also to reviewers, and I do plan to review more and write less, and in writing, focus more on quality than the little daily article, which was a pleasant sport for five years, but not so much in the name of WP:QAI - article improvement. Below I keep - for now - some entries from last year, those related to friendship. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:22, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Jerome Kohl

On 28 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jerome Kohl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jerome Kohl, a music theorist of the University of Washington, was recognized internationally as an authority on the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, publishing a book on his Zeitmaße in 2017? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jerome Kohl. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jerome Kohl), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is wonderful. Well-deserved award. :)

Peace forever, Jerry. Antandrus (talk) 00:47, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Friends, you made me cry.


Luigi Nono and Stockhausen at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse

In Freundschaft

Did you know ...

... that Jerome Kohl,
a music theorist of the University of Washington,
was recognized internationally
as an authority on the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen,
publishing a book on his
Zeitmaße in 2017?

(28 January 2021)

I looked up to Jerome from the day he came in my life (in 2009, telling me that was a reliable source said about Stockhausen was wrong, - it's still on the talk of Siegfried Palm, my second article), and I imagine our conversations - thoughtful, on a meadow - as pictured, in the spirit of Stockhausen's wonderful titles: In Freundschaft, Kontakte, Originale, Licht ... We never met. We edit-warred over Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik and Georg Katzer, but always with respect. (If you want a tedious task, change the now deprecated parenthetical references, in hundreds of articles.) We worked together on many other. He thanked me for links to performers of Stockhausen's music, and I tried to mention their relation to the composer on the Main page, see Wolfgang Marschner (intentionally in memory), and before.

Jerome remains an inspiration, for the world. I will remember what he wrote (about Karlheinz Stockhausen and William Waterhouse (bassoonist) who died within a few weeks in 2011, and Stockhausen had just acknowledged WW for a memorial book): "I hope that they have met again in the beyond and are making joyous music together." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:50, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A beautiful bouquet of flowers to celebrate the memory of a special person. Well done Gerda. MarnetteD|Talk 17:16, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RexxS


this user misses Flyer22 Frozen singing in defiance


this user misses RexxS (stolen from Bish 4 March)

Thank you for Wikipedia:Colons and asterisks, User:RexxS/Infobox factors, and the precious anniversary template that I use every day. I heard my song of defiance yesterday, and Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157 (I will not let you go ...) - dance music for a funeral - but let go. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

listen on YouTube --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

what we'll miss --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

for context: User talk:Hammersoft#Precious anniversary, or: before going to arbcom, try person-to-person talk, and then you hopefully don't have to go to arbcom - caution, long, in a nutshell (Hammersoft, 24 Feb, bolding by me):

I have a much simpler guide to arbitration. After spending many months working on it, cutting a word here, finessing a phrase there, I finally arrived at the final version. Here it is, the Ultimate Guide to Arbitration: Don't.

Don't. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Today's little tribute: Vertraut den neuen Wegen - trust the new ways. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:53, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

... last line: Das Land ist hell und weit. The land is bright and wide. (written in 1989 in Germany's East, when it was dark and narrow.) Trust the new ways. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:51, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

, me too!! Atsme 💬 📧 18:31, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulation

		The DYK Medal
		Congratulation for being No.1 in "Wikipedians by number of DYKs". Grimes2 (talk) 09:42, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A truly amazing feat! (applause) —Kusma (talk) 10:25, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, both! If #2 still had any interest, I could not have done it, but now he's learning German instead ;) - Seriously: it's easy. In 2015, I decided to leave the infobox circus (due to health reasons) - longish discussions for very few articles by very few editors with a specific taste for a clean image instead of information provided for "idiots" - and turned to writing one simple short article every day, - typically not "attacked" by those (with one exception in 2018, which didn't go to DYK - rather no DYK than show an article without infobox). As I feel some urgency to tell these news, they resulted in almost as many DYK, some 200+ for several years, which accumulated nicely. Thanks to LouisAlain who comes up with many more than one topic per day so I can choose, and Grimes2 who serves references and new articles like magic, it's wonderfully easy! Do the same, y'all, don't care about the infoboxes in articles that others wrote, - write your own instead, in collaboration. You'll miss things like this - just discovered, but you will not miss much. To more good news and knowledge - today's plans a woman who wrote children's books and a soprano - and thanks to all who help! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:38, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats!!! I'm amazed it took so long I haven't contributed to DYK myself in over 6 years! I thought Cwmhiraeth in particular would have had about 3000 by now! † Encyclopædius 14:45, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! A stunning achievement – Aza24 (talk) 23:05, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for La Passion selon Sade

On 24 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article La Passion selon Sade, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the title of La Passion selon Sade, an opera by Sylvano Bussotti (pictured with star Cathy Berberian), caused a scandal at its premiere and had to be changed for the next performance? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/La Passion selon Sade. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, La Passion selon Sade), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Vanamonde (Talk) 00:02, 24 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

From an archived thread: Br'er Rabbit, RexxS, LouisAlain, you are my friends, and I am sure that Wikipedia would be better with you than without you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:22, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

LouisAlain, this article is dedicated to you! Scandal seems to fit better than a hymn ;) I miss your inspiration, translation of cultural topics you found in obscure corners, good spirits, thankful heart. Thank you for literary context from Kafka to Schopenhauer. You others: please give me some of any of these because I thrive on them. I believe it's a scandal that we found no constructive way of collaboration, - I felt so talking in vain in the AN thread. Au revoir, and for a hymn after all, there's Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen, and telling you and myself: "go on with life, have a laugh, don't get too upset". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:49, 24 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for In Freundschaft

On 28 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article In Freundschaft, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that In Freundschaft was composed in friendship by Karlheinz Stockhausen as a clarinet solo for Suzanne Stephens (pictured), and later adapted to the instruments of other friends? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/In Freundschaft. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, In Freundschaft), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 28 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In Freundschaft - let's live it, in memory of Jerome Kohl. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:29, 28 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Q to Beeblebrox

Hi Gerda, sorry to be a pain in the tail but I reverted this good faith edit because it didn't ask a question. As you can see from the relevant case page, I recommended that Arbcom decline the case and thought that RexxS exhibited no more than mild incivility, that was running rampant throughout the world during the start of COVID, and I agree with SV's comment " I want to add that he is one of the most genuinely kind editors I've had the pleasure to encounter. You may not get fake politeness from him, but you have found a friend if you ever need one." which I can wholeheartedly endorse from personal experience having met him in the pub several times. It would be nice to see if somebody can suggest a constructive action that has a reasonable chance of RexxS returning and contributing to Wikipedia, but I don't think that's it. Sorry. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:40, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ritchie, I don't think you understood. I wanted to know from Beeblebrox if the next time an appeal such as Sarah's - "every editor is a human being" - came around (regardless which case) he would listen. I don't know if he didn't see that appeal then, or saw it but it didn't change things for him. I thought that was clear without a question mark, also that without an answer, I'd not vote for him, or any other who accepted the case, before or after Sarah pleaded, because even arbs may change their mind and should follow the complete request discussion. The relevant discussion happened on Hammersoft's page, urging the one who filed the case to withdraw it, but - as we know - in vain. How may I word my censored question? I want arb's who listen to people like Sarah (knowing that there's no one like her), probably women ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:33, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I would go with "You accepted the RexxS arbitration case, despite many users including SarahSV suggesting it should be declined, not least because "every editor is a human being". Can you explain how it is acceptable to take action that causes long-term editors to quit the project, and what we might to do mitigate this?" Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 12:37, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That could be your question ;) - I want only Sarah's, not the others, to keep things "übersichtlich" for someone (unfamiliar with the case, and again, it's not about that particular case) who wants to put the candidate's answer in context (and would have to read only one, not the others). - Let me think a bit, first I have other things to do. My design was to ask candidates not involved in that case: Would you have listened to SarahSV's appeal to decline the case? (with a link), but its a silly question for someone who obviously didn't. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:44, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How is this?: "You accepted the RexxS case. I would have listened to SarahSV. In a similar situation, would you perhaps change your mind?" (see also User:Gerda Arendt/ACE 2021) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:39, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that looks fine. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 14:31, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Today, the TFA mentions When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, created by a QAI member who was banned, the article taken to GA afterwards. Aga Mikolaj was created by banned friend LouisAlain who made the mistake to try to defend himself, which made things worse. RexxS has been criticised for not defending himself (in the arb case that I believe should not have been accepted, and that SlimVirgin pleaded not to accept), but I followed his model (better than falling in the other trap, not really versed in the language, misunderstanding ...). Think about the arb candidates' answers, you all. Some would not listen to SlimVirgin, so probably not to Littleolive oil who defended? ... not to valereee who said an apology worked for her? ... so perhaps not to women in general? I am happy that Opabinia regalis is standing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

TFA Gianni Schicchi


Scene of the will reading

Gianni Schicchi is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18. The work is the third and final part of Puccini's Il trittico, three one-act operas with contrasting themes, following the dramatic Il tabarro and the lyric Suor Angelica. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. Set in 1299 Florence, the title character pretends to be a rich citizen who had died, dictating a new will in favour of the deceased's family members but especially of himself (scene in the premiere pictured). The comedy, a rarity in the composer's work, combines elements of Puccini's modern harmonic dissonances with lyrical passages such as the aria "O mio babbino caro". When Il trittico premiered at New York's Metropolitan Opera on 14 December 1918, only Gianni Schicchi became an immediate hit. It has been performed more frequently than the other two, often combined with other short operas. - TFA today by Brian Boulton and Wehwalt

Matching the Dante Year, and mostly in memory of Brian, who invited me to join making FA Messiah, who invented the identibox (first for Percy Grainger, later Beethoven), who reviewed Kafka and Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, and left me his collected sources for Vespro della Beata Vergine. Gianni Schicchi was the second opera in my life, DYK? - May Sibelius have an identibox? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:43, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Holidays!

Hello dear one, I haven't seen you around in a while, since we have both been so busy, but I wanted to come and say Merry Christmas to one of my favorite people anywhere. I hope you are enjoying getting ready to enjoy the holiday! Have you sung a Christmas cantata yet? I'll bet it was amazing - or will be when you do! Hope you and yours are well and happy. All my best wishes are yours.

The "Merry Christmas Tree" Reward is awarded to Gerda Arendt with affection and respect for exemplifying the Christmas spirit all year round. Jenhawk777 (talk) 18:51, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's lovely, Jen, thank you! No choir singing other than privately, due to the virus, which is hard. We'll have one rehearsal, distributed in the large church, singing from Bach's Christmas Oratorio to/for ourselves, which is the conductor's last thing to do before his interim period ends. Concert (Christmas Oratorio by Saint-Saëns) should have been last Sunday - cancelled. - I'll get over to you soon, was really busy, - look above! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:48, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I can tell how busy you have been. It's a good thing with no concerts being had. That's just sad. Nothing takes the place of music. I pray the world returns to some kind of normal soon. Businesses are collapsing, and everything else will soon follow. I sound like the optimist I am, don't I? It's all frightening. I am determined to have a happy Christmas anyway, will see family, and keep my priorities straight. All my love, Jen Jenhawk777 (talk) 20:01, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda

I'll be away for a while starting Friday. Your words and the words by others you place here as a testament to them so inspires me all the time and I hope you continue to just be you here. Take care of yourself and stay safe. Should anything happen you will be contacted. I appreciate you greatly and I see I am not the only one. Good! --ARose Wolf 20:03, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and best spirits around you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:05, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, lots of people appreciate you Gerda, including me. Carry on, stay safe, sing as much as possible. Have a beautiful Christmas (and ARoseWolf, you have a wonderful Christmas too :) ) Antandrus (talk) 02:02, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, blushing a bit. Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:07, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Io, Saturnalia!

		Io, Saturnalia!
		Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 14:53, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ealdgyth, thank you, and see just below for my wishes (to come). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:07, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas Gerda!

Ganesha811 (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Don't eat yellow snow!

Ganesha8111, thank you for a cute message! - I'll make my own, and post them here, on top, over the thre days of Christmas, - feel free to watch ;) - I'm still in Advent mood, waiting impatiently. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Songs of the season

		Holiday cheer
		Here is a snowman a gift a boar's head and something blue for your listening pleasure. Enjoy and have a wonderful 2022 Gerda. MarnetteD\|Talk 02:45, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MarnetteD, thank you for the cone, I almost smell it! - I'll open the packages on Christmas! Keep watching here for my Christmas messages, please, details just above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It is always nice to drop by your page to see the delights you've added. Your presents are a little different from your usual fare so I will add this treat to the pile :-) MarnetteD|Talk 10:13, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello GA. I have this on DVD and it is a Christmas Eve tradition. This is the first time I've found the whole concert on YouTube so I'm leaving it for you in case you are interested. There is a possibility that it won't be allowed to play where you are so my apologies if that happens. MarnetteD|Talk 03:51, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda

		Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda
		So here's some Jingle Wings and some Jingle Navidad Cubana and some Bryn and some Crickmore:Crewe for you!! Very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:42, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That looks lovely! I'll listen when Christmas comes. Please return for my card then. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:05, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Non-legally binding Santa Clause disclaimer statement: any supposed similarity to the Christmas card sent to you by MarnetteD is purely coincidental. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:15, 20 December 2021 (UTC) Merry Everything!! [reply]

Happy holidays!

Everlasting Fireworks looped	Bring on the cheer!
	Hi Gerda Arendt, Many thanks to you for bringing beauty, music and kindness to so many! May you have a bright and beautiful holiday season and a happy and healthy 2022! Netherzone (talk) 16:59, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Netherzone (talk) 16:59, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for something lasting, as friendship I hope. Stay tuned, my wishes to appear here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:05, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

Frohe Weihnachten. Grimes2 (talk) 11:10, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Danke, wünsche ich auch. Mehr kommt zu Weihnachten. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:59, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

		Season's Greetings
		Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 14:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, John for another great card, a tradition now since 2011! My cards will appear hear on top, stay tuned. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:04, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Christmas, Gerda

May you have very Happy Holidays ...

and a safe New Year filled with peace, joy, and beautiful music.

Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 11:32, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much, Voceditenore, for a winged performance of strings! I wish you a lot of it over 2022. Details to come over the next four days, Rheinberger In natialis tomorrow (which we actually performed in November already), and the DYK will say that the composer added strings (!) for the first performance on Christmas eve ;) - Later Bach on the 1st day and the 3rd unless plans change. Sadly, our planned choral performances have all been cancelled, only selected few voices will sing, but we will have limited chances to sing in the congregation. Preview of 2022 for all who don't want to return ;) - I hope to hear your soft but firm voice of music and reason in the new year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:44, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

24 December


Allerheiligen-Hofkirche, Munich

Merry Christmas!

Did you know ...

... that when Josef Rheinberger
conducted the first performance of his
Mass in A major
for three women's voices
on Christmas Eve 1881,
he added a flute and a string quintet
to the organ accompaniment?

24 December 2021

listen (second mass)

dona nobis pacem

For Christmas Eve, I offer the clear mellow voices of a three-part women's choir. If you have little time, listen to the Sanctus at 19:40. (I don't know why Kyrie and Credo are missing.) Franz Fink, our conductor in Idstein, had the idea to perform in small choral groups, so we discovered this gem. Enjoy. Joy and peace to the world and you and yours --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:09, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your card is superb. Grimes2 (talk) 16:06, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Now card 2 (of 4) is up. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:43, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Holiday Cheer

	Season's Greetings
	To Gerda Arendt, best wishes to you and yours for a holiday season to remember and a happy & healthy 2022. Ewulp (talk) 02:00, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ewulp, thank you for the adoration, and I hope it comes true for you. I offer music and memories to make it memorable. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:09, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Holidays

	Nollaig shona duit
	To Gerda, wising you and yours the very best for the holiday season and new year. Ceoil (talk) 20:37, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Ceoil, that looks like a long history - do we know what's pictured right? Best to you and yours! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:46, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

25 December

Merry Christmas

Did you know ...

... that "Brich an, du schönes Morgenlicht"
(Break, you beautiful morning light)
tells the shepherds in Bach's Christmas Oratorio
to not be afraid?

25 December 2021

to not be afraid

Merry Christmas!

Hi Gerda! I just wanted to thank you for all you do around Wikipedia. I know we've never interacted much, but I've seen you around for many years and you always seem to be a beacon of light and encouragement in a place that can sometimes be very dark and foreboding. I wish you a very Merry Christmas, and may the coming year bring you great joy and good fortune. Zaereth (talk) 09:32, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Zaereth, thank you so much for a personal message that makes me blush a bit. My latest "card" (2 of 4) is just aboved, and perhaps there's something in it for you ;) - We lost people last year as I don't remember any year before - perhaps bacause I'm more watchful - but then I found you and others mourning together. Preview 2022, with hopes and best wishes. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:41, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Hello Gerda, I wanted to wish you and your loved ones a merry Christmas! You have been a constant source of kindness in the last year. I really hope you'll spent a blessed holiday period. All the best, Modussiccandi (talk) 09:43, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Modussiccandi, thank you for coming over, and I wish the same to you, - you said it well. My card is just above, see if you find something for you. I took a pic yesterday when a lot of music was performed in the service, inspiring! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:47, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Dear Gerda,
Merry Christmas and all very best wishes to you for a Happy New Year in 2022, in good health, joyfulness, and a sense of achievement, including here at the Wiki!
With kind regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^(talk)^{(become old-fashioned!)} 10:09, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Patrick, and same to you, nicely phrased. Look around for my decoration, - card 2 of 4 in place, yes, I think I achieved something ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:12, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas

Happy Christmas, Gerda! And thank you so much for your participation in DYK again this year. Your nominated articles have brought me a lot of joy, because I always have a quick listen to your subject-musicians on Youtube, where possible. So here is something for you. My father had a habit of listening to the radio every Christmas Eve at 11.00am, when it broadcast the Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College Chapel, Cambridge. He would only listen to the first verse of the opening carol Once in Royal David's City, when a soprano choirboy would (in those days) sing solo while processing up the long aisle of that chapel with its perfect upper-range acoustics. The radio mic picked up his voice getting louder as it drew closer. So here is a fairly recent one for you to enjoy. They don't process any more, but it's still good, and I still listen to it. All the best. Storye book (talk) 10:55, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and a lovely idea - listening now! That was 1994, and I added the 1992 one to Stephen Cleobury's when he died, listening during writing. How do you like the Sanctus linked in card 1? - Yesterday's sermon was mostly about the shepherds, so having the Morgenlicht today (to be continued in 2 days) seems fitting. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:05, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, that Sanctus is lovely - I'm impressed that he included a few nice crunchy passing dissonances - musicians' music, eh. One of my favourite sanctuses (sancti?) is in the Missa Luba. Once you hear it, you can't get it out of your head - not a bad thing!. Storye book (talk) 23:09, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Season's greetings

	A Shaker Christmas wish
	Give good gifts, one to another Peace, joy and comfort gladly bestow Harbor no ill 'gainst sister or brother Smooth life's journey as you onward go. Broad as the sunshine, free as the showers. So shed an influence blessing to prove; Give for the noblest of efforts your pow'rs; Blest and be blest, is the law of love.

--Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:46, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, thank you, and good ideas. Look around for general replies. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:49, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

26 December


Schauspielhaus Frankfurt

Merry Christmas

Did you know ...

... that theatre critic Günther Rühle's books
cover the history of theatre in Germany,
its events and its people,
from 1887 to 1966?

26 December 2021

read and remember

Second day of Christmas, and asked how it was: yes it has it's charm, - DYK that we have two days in Germany? So I'm just waking up to another feast day, landscape lightly powdered with snow which fell yesterday afternoon (for those dreaming of a white Christmas). I missed singing in choir, but the Martinis (begun as youth choir, and now chamber choir - pictured) were inspiring, and promising for singing going on after us. Company was small, but making talk more personal and meaningful. As they had 3 days of Christmas when Bach composed, there will be #27 December = card 4 tomorrow. I must say that I feel honored having a DYK on each of these four days, - I said in a discussion let's have hooks about things that could be presents, such as books, and that's for today: read and remember. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:41, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

27 December

Merry Christmas

Did you know ...

... that Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen,
a Bach cantata for the Third Day of Christmas,
contains the only aria
that he newly composed
for the oratorio?

27 December 2021

"... dies selige Wunder ... " · read · listen

listen for magic

... and the aria is "Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder fest in deinem Glauben ein!" (Enclose, my heart, these blessed miracles fast within your faith!) - listen once you have 5 minutes. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:47, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A somewhat premature New Year's greeting

^{John Vanderlyn, Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos (c.1812), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts}		Best wishes for a safe, healthy and prosperous 2022.
		Thank you for your contributions toward making Wikipedia a better and more accurate place. BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 20:22, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply] Moral lesson: John Vanderlyn was an American painter who studied in Paris, and his life-sized Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos was one of the first large nudes exhibited in the United States. Peddling the poison as well as the cure, this overtly sensuous work was presented to the public as a moral lesson on the consequences of lascivious behavior. Visible in the distance is the ship of Princess Ariadne's secret lover, Theseus, for whom she has betrayed her people by helping him to escape the Labyrinth and slay the Minotaur. Ariadne's bliss will come to an end when she awakens from her post-coital reverie, only to discover that the faithless Theseus has sailed away without her.

Thank you, BoringHistoryGuy, and also to you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:35, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

January 2022 with Women in Red

Happy New Year from Women in Red

New: Climate (year-long initiative) | Women in business | US territories

--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:02, 28 December 2021 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Happy New Year!

	Have a happy New Year filled with light and magic!
	Hi Gerda, Best wishes that the new year brings peace, prosperity, health and happiness. Thank you for everything you do for the encyclopedia and this community. Image: New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji, Utagawa Hiroshige, woodcut, 1857 Netherzone (talk) 23:47, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Netherzone (talk) 00:44, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Netherzone, for wishes and image full of wunder! Let's try together - in Freundschaft - to not be afraid, - happy New Year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm with you, Gerda! Here's to a year free of fear and filled with wonder! Thank you for bringing so much music to the world through your work here. May your walks in the woods bring you much joy. Netherzone (talk) 15:50, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 in Freundschaft

Happy New Year

Did you know ...

... that conductor Rudolf Pohl,
a member of the Aachen Cathedral choir as a boy,
brought the Charlemagne-era choir
to international recognition
in the 1960s?

In Freundschaft

Let's make it a year of friendship! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I adore sunflowers — this is wonderful! — The Most Comfortable Chair 07:41, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and you made my day with making Edita Gruberová a GA! There were more images in 2021, if you like! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:31, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

.. and also: joy to the world - that's you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:31, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lovely orchestra, and lovely images — thank you for sharing! Joy to the World is one of my favorite carols; my partner and I have been playing it on Christmas mornings for years. Happy New Year to you! — The Most Comfortable Chair 11:03, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

thank you, how serene and clear --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:16, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Gerda

Guten Rutsch. Grimes2 (talk) 13:13, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Danke, Grimes2, and help yourself to joy to the world - this is to merry collaboration continued! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:24, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year from me as well, Gerda. You've lit up my day on so many occasion this past year, thank you!

Von guten Mächten treu und still umgeben,
behütet und getröstet wunderbar,
so will ich diese Tage mit euch leben
und mit euch gehen in ein neues Jahr.
— Bonhoeffer

All the best! – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 12:31, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Finnusertop, "Von guten Mächten" is one of my better productions, soo meaningful. - In friendship, hopefully to continue - DYK that I release de:In Freundschaft today? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Coincidentally, if such things exist, fi:Hyvyyden voiman ihmeelliseen suojaan is one of my favourite contributions as well, and the hymn deeply important on a personal level (the Finnish version uses a different tune, by Erkki Melartin, that I find sublime). New Year's resolution: read more about Stockhausen and try to listen without getting a headache! – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 12:57, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that In Freundschaft would be a good start. Read - for background - #DYK for Jerome Kohl. While I never met Stockhausen and Jerome in person, I feel privileged to have been a friend of the bassoonist mentioned, - few meetings but memorable. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:22, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alles Gute zum neuen Jahr!

Wish you a wonderful new year ahead, Gerda Arendt! Ktin (talk) 03:21, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ktin, thank you, and also to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:15, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Happy new year !

Nattes à chat (talk) 22:00, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Nattes à chat , and also to you, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Simple

Gerda, I don't have pictures of fire works. You have many of those already. I could send you pictures of snow but it's the same kind that falls in Germany(cold). No pictures of roaring fires to keep you warm. Just my heart in words wishing you the best for this new year ahead. You have meant the world to me this past year. Your words of encouragement have seen me through tough days. The flowers in Spring and Summer, the Songs and adventurous paths you placed me on kept me occupied and moving forward. I am so very thankful and so very grateful for you and this community. I adore you and cherish our interactions forever. --ARose Wolf 21:13, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much, dear, - I love it simple! I'll come with my snow tomorow ;) - I counted friends met this young year - 11! - and meeting friends is what counts, real or as you and I do here. Happy New Year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:28, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A cupcake for you!

Thank you so much Gerda Arendt! Wishing you a healthy and happy 2022! Philepitta (talk) 22:24, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and also to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:30, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	I don't think I've given someone a barnstar before, and you are the first person that came to mind. I haven't seen as much patience, kindness and civility in most elite contributors as I have seen with you. I hope you have a happy new year! Wretchskull (talk) 13:46, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(blushing) thank you, Wretchskull, and also a happy new year to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rudolf Pohl

On 1 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rudolf Pohl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that conductor Rudolf Pohl, a member of the Aachen Cathedral choir as a boy, brought the Charlemagne-era choir to international recognition in the 1960s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rudolf Pohl. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Rudolf Pohl), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Hello Gerda. Mere words are not enough to thank you for all that you have shared over the years. Wikipedia is blessed to have you as an editor. Best wishes to you now and always. MarnetteD|Talk 21:20, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Marnette, you make me blush as above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Johann-Werner Prein

On 3 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Johann-Werner Prein, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that bass-baritone Johann-Werner Prein took part in the 1994 premiere of Erwin Schulhoff's only opera, Flammen, which the Nazis had suppressed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Johann-Werner Prein. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Johann-Werner Prein), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Holger Mühlbauer for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Holger Mühlbauer is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Holger Mühlbauer until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Fram (talk) 11:20, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Help with editing?

Gerda, could you help me understand why my page Draft:Christian Van Horn was rejected on grounds of "This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article" and "This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources."? I have reached out to the user who rejected it via their talk page, but I would take any other feedback. You were kind enough to review the article earlier and any further help would be greatly appreciated. --Mikeycav (talk) 18:03, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mike, I took a brief look and first remembered nothing, sorry, then I remembered formatting, and thank you for changes. I'm not into draft reviewing much, but love opera. I am sure the singer is notable, but the article isn't the typical singer's article, - way too detailed. How about this: you trim it to much shorter, with only the most important roles and theatres, and only the best references, get it published, and later add some of the details? Who has the time to check all these sources? I don't have it right now, sorry. - I suggest you drop the (impressive) table for now, because it would need sources. Not even Jessye Norman has a table like that ;) - Compare other articles for models, perhaps? Johann-Werner Prein whicih you may have seen coming here? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:17, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda, thank you for the advice, that is wonderful strategy and much appreciated. The reviewer has said I have not proven notability, but that is such a subjective term. I thought showing all of his work with references would establish notability for such an artist since that is really the only way someone starts to become notable in opera, through awards, appearances, and recordings! Do you have any ideas about "notability"? Mikeycav (talk) 16:28, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's a typical Wikipedia term, and I guess the reviewer was a bit overwhelmed, and is not versed in opera. Some are very strict when it comes to "independent" sources. What the Bavarian Opera writes (to take one example), is fine for me, but someone else might say that they are not truly independent. Being a rather recent singer, he has no chance to appear in the bible of opera singers, GSL. I just returned home after travel, so still not there for details. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:58, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Canticle IV: The Journey of the Magi

On 6 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Canticle IV: The Journey of the Magi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Canticle IV: The Journey of the Magi, a 1971 composition for three male solo voices and piano by Benjamin Britten, sets a T. S. Eliot poem to music? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Canticle IV: The Journey of the Magi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Canticle IV: The Journey of the Magi), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Nothgottes

On 6 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nothgottes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nothgottes (interior pictured), a pilgrimage destination in the Rheingau since the 14th century, is a monastery of Cistercians from Vietnam? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nothgottes. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nothgottes), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

. this place was a hiking destination - first in two years - of Chor St. Martin, a group of friends - I took the pic then, and we sang "Wirf dein Anliegen auf den Herrn --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:39, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 5,073 views (422.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2022 – nice work!

((: theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 02:11, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

thank you, that's a good beginning ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Stefan Keil

On 7 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stefan Keil, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when Stefan Keil moved to Yekaterinburg, Russia, as the German consul general, one of his first appearances was at the European Christmas market, dressed as Saint Nicholas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stefan Keil. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Stefan Keil), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

TFA issues

You recently participated in a TFA discussion that I have referenced here. — AjaxSmack 10:50, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for the notification but I only commented once on the Main page --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:56, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Freundschaft

Immer besser als Feindschaft, nicht? Danke dass du da bist, liebe Gerda. – Sca (talk) 13:15, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

danke, Sca, und auch gut dass du da bist! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:40, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Composer infoboxes

I regard status on composer infoboxes. As they stated, Infoboxes are neither required nor prohibited for any article. Whether to include an infobox, which infobox to include, and which parts of the infobox to use, is determined through discussion and consensus among the editors at each individual article. For example, classical composers like Mozart, Haydn and Wagner does not have infobox without consensus, alongside with Bach and Beethoven have infobox with consensus. Members of the Mozart family have infobox unless if uses "composer" per WP:JOBTITLES. --49.150.112.127 (talk) 23:46, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for asking, - how about creating an account, for transparency? - That was in 2010. Look at Beethoven, or Sibelius. I read the quote like this: "If there's no conflict all is fine. A discussion is only necessary if people disagree." If an infobox is not reverted by someone who has contributed to an article, it can stay. To have the same tedious discussion on all these people is just a waste of time. If you ask me the "composers are somehow different"-claim was a myth even in 2010, and I doubt that another general discussion on Project composers would have the same outcome (but believe such discussion would also be a waste of time). I go by Voceditenore, "live and let live" (2018): I leave Wagner and Debussy alone, knowing the preferencea of their authors, and add infoboxes to all articles that I write or improve. See also Infoboxes: time for a fresh look? by Brian Boulton (10 Jul 2013) and User:RexxS/Infobox factors. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart never had an infobox per consensus, unlike other composers including Schubert, Brahms, Puccini, Prokofiev and Messaien also without infoboxes. It's against the Wikipedia:WikiProject Classical music/Guidelines. --Aesthetic Writer (talk) 08:53, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't say he had. Please read the above. The guideline is more than 10 years old, and the quote - which is not from the guideline but from the arbitration case (2013) speaks - my understanding - only for cases where there is no consensus. If an infoboxes is stable for a month, it has been accepted. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]