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Composers Project Assessment of Vangelis: 2024-12-20

This is an assessment of article Vangelis 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?

Good

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?

Good

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?

Good, although clearly more personal detail would be good, if available. Beyond immediate collaborators it is unclear who he's influenced.

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.

There is a discography. Does it represent all of his compositions?

Critical appreciation

Does the article discuss his/her style, reception by critics and the public (both during his/her life, and over time)?

Style is discussed, popular reception is clear, critical reception?

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, but it could use more images (not necessarily of him).

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?

Article is well-footnoted. Quality of references is uncertain. (May be an issue for FA.)

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.)

Good.

Summary

The article is current a Good Article Nominee, so I will not focus on things the GA review should cover.

The article is fairly well-written, and covers his musical history fairly well. It is short on personal details; however, the subject is documented to be extremely private, so this lack is not a serious defect. I did not notice an significant critical reception of his works, or an explicit discussion of those he has influenced, beyond immediate collaborators. (Critical reception could be discussed in the context of particular works. Musical Style could have a paragraph in which those explicitly acknowledging his influence are cited.)

The article has a discography, but it is not clear if the discography is representative of all of his compositions. (For traditional pre-recording-era composers, a list of compositions is expected. "All of Vangelis' known compositions have been recorded by him" or words to that effect.) Have others (beyond the Blade Runner business) recorded or performed his work? (e.g. especially Chariots of Fire material)

The article could use some more imagery.

Definitely B-class, possibly A. Magic♪piano 15:21, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 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.
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 ===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?
+*{{GAList/check|y}} Good
-*
 ===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?
+*{{GAList/check|y}} Good
-*
 ===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?
+*{{GAList/check|y}} Good, although clearly more personal detail would be good, if available.  Beyond immediate collaborators it is unclear who he's influenced.
-*
 ===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.
+*{{GAList/check|???}} There is a discography.  Does it represent all of his compositions?
-*
 ===Critical appreciation===
 Does the article discuss his/her style, reception by critics and the public (both during his/her life, and over time)?
+*{{GAList/check|???}} Style is discussed, popular reception is clear, critical reception?
-*
 ===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 [[WP:FAIRUSE|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 [[WP:IUP|image use policy]] and [[WP:NFCC|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.)
+*{{GAList/check|y}} OK, but it could use more images (not necessarily of him).
-*
 ===References, sources and bibliography===
 Does the article contain a suitable number of references?  Does it contain sufficient inline citations?  (For an article to pass [[WP:WIAGA|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?
+*{{GAList/check|y}} Article is well-footnoted.  Quality of references is uncertain. (May be an issue for FA.)
-*
 ===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.)
+*{{GAList/check|y}} Good.
-*
-===Things that may be necessary to pass a [[WP:WIAGA|Good Article]] review===
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-* Images and media have copyright/fair-use issues ([[WP:IUP]] or more specific GA/FA criteria)
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 ===Summary===
+The article is current a Good Article Nominee, so I will not focus on things the GA review should cover.
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+The article is fairly well-written, and covers his musical history fairly well.  It is short on personal details; however, the subject is documented to be extremely private, so this lack is not a serious defect.  I did not notice an significant ''critical'' reception of his works, or an explicit discussion of those he has influenced, beyond immediate collaborators.  (Critical reception could be discussed in the context of particular works.  Musical Style could have a paragraph in which those explicitly acknowledging his influence are cited.)
+The article has a discography, but it is not clear if the discography is representative of all of his compositions.  (For traditional pre-recording-era composers, a list of compositions is expected.  "All of Vangelis' known compositions have been recorded by him" or words to that effect.)  Have others (beyond the Blade Runner business) recorded or performed his work? (e.g. especially Chariots of Fire material)
+The article could use some more imagery.
+Definitely B-class, possibly A. ''[[User:Magicpiano|<span style="background-color:khaki;color:firebrick;">Magic</span>]]''[[User_talk:Magicpiano|♪piano]] 15:21, 18 November 2008 (UTC)