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With regard to this – for which many thanks – I was tempted somewhat unencyclopedically to add: my copy of which CD just turned up yesterday and is now being listened to! Dear Basil – such a nice bloke. Best wishes DBaK (talk) 11:30, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Great, thanks for the comment - in the process of getting that CD for myself! Sfjohna (talk) 12:52, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent! I hope you enjoy it when it shows up. Cheers DBaK (talk) 13:09, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Great, many thanks for the comment, and for looking - still working on further improvements as I get to know the sources a bit more. An excellent composer. Sfjohna (talk)

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Thank you for quality articles about 20th century music and older, such as Carnegie Collection of British Music, Herbert Bedford and Freya Waley-Cohen, for improving Egon Wellesz and Society for the Promotion of New Music, for "I try to apply deep research", - John, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Thank you so much! Lovely to be noticed. John Sfjohna (talk)

You are welcome, - I smiled when I saw that I welcomed you, - had forgotten that bit. You - and especially your topics - would be noticed more if you'd show them on the Main page, in the DYK section, did you know? Let me know when you write a new one with more than 1500 characters of prose and decently referenced, and I'll take care of the first nomination. Looking at some of your productions, I thought they might profit from just a bit more lead and an infobox, - compare Wellesz and Max Reger which you are welcome to expand also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:20, 14 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I hadn't ever thought about "Did You Know", will certainly let you know when there's s new entry (I have several new subjects in mind). One possible might be Spike Hughes, a fascinating character who wrote the first opera specifically made for television as early as 1938 (not Amahl and the Night Visitors which most people cite as the first). But as you point out, it could do with a longer intro and a box, which I will add and then let you know - the Reger one is good. (Reger's Romantic Suite, in the Schoenberg chamber ensemble arrangement, is a favourite of mine by the way). Thanks again. Sfjohna (talk)

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Hello. I was wondering whether you thought that Anita Lasker-Wallfisch should perhaps be included in List of émigré musicians from Nazi Europe who settled in Britain? I nearly edited her in myself, but (a) I've got a bit of a COI and (b) I wasn't exactly sure what your vision would be for the development of this list, so thought it maybe better not to stick my oar in too precipitately. With best wishes DBaK (talk) 23:37, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and many thanks for the suggestion - she should definitely go in - I can do tomorrow, but feel free to do so sooner if you wish. Sfjohna (talk)

That's great – many thanks for adding her. Best wishes DBaK (talk) 11:33, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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okay - trouble with me is I tend to use lots of small edits, makes it harder to write sensible comments (I try always to click "minor edit" for smaller corrections). But you are right, and I will try. Thanks Sfjohna (talk) 14:11, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you very much for your article on John Goss! I have been doing research on Goss for some years past, in association with Cameron Trowsdale (violinist) and Giles Davis (baritone). My interest is in his association with BC, more especially with the Summer School of Music which he had on Galiano Island. I will look forward to adding more material to this. 24.108.18.81 (talk) 03:30, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent - thank you for the message, I was amazed that there wasn't an entry on him already! Sfjohna (talk) 06:56, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I noted your excellent contribution to the article on Cobbett. I think you might be interested in my book, Music for the Love of it: Episodes in Amateur Music-Making, which has a chapter about Cobbett, with a lot of new material about the man. The book is intended for a popular audience, so I took out all the citations. But if you need them, I can send you a pdf with all the citations in it.

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Great to hear from you, many thanks - and yes, I'd love to see the pdf. My email is sfjohna@gmail.com Sfjohna (talk) 07:17, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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lovely - many thanks!

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Almost all of your recent edits to Finnegans Wake were marked as "minor" despite not meeting the narrow, technical Wikipedia definition of WP:MINOR. Please take a quick look! People filter their watchlists based on this criterion. You might be taken as trying to push something through underneath the radar of peer scrutiny—which, why not just avoid?

(More edit descriptions would also be most welcome.)

Thanks for your interest in and contributions to this quite specialized article!

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Thanks for the feedback - I'm not too good at adding comments, I admit. Partly it's because my way of editing is to make one major edit, then tidy it up in a series of smaller ones. But I will take this on board and try to add more descriptions in future. Sfjohna (talk) 06:15, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I came here to say the same - I looked for an edit summary to understand why you had added back the unsourced list of students in Roger Marsh. Summaries would be very helpful! Tacyarg (talk) 10:23, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

had forgotten I originally added a list of students. Those with blue links (excepting Andy Quin, where it's implied) have sources within their entries, and the Roger Marsh entry here has specific citations for Causton and Hugill. I don't always like to load up an entry with citations if the facts aren't in dispute. The names without a blue link have posted their own bios online which are easily found by anyone looking to follow up influences. Happy to add the links if you think it's necessary. Thanks for looking out.Sfjohna (talk) 10:34, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

now added citations Sfjohna (talk) 11:08, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Tacyarg (talk) 11:36, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cracking new article. Many thanks. I can cross Mason off my to-do list. Tim riley talk 13:43, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tim, many thanks for the feedback, yes I was surprised she only had an entry in Welsh! John Sfjohna (talk) 14:18, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welsh, eh? Ah, well, perhaps there is a slight ambiguity in the lead: "a Welsh harpist" - she was undeniably a Welsh player of the harp, but didn't necessarily play the Welsh harp. I don't think people are likely to be misled, but I just mention it. Certainly not worth raising on the article talk page. Looking forward to more excellent articles from you, Tim riley talk 16:15, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]