Talk:Benjamin Britten
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I pulled this sentence out:
- The result of this hostility was that Britten's friends and supporters intensified their efforts to proclaim his genius, with the result that all his work was of the same high quality.
because I've no idea what it means, and therefore suspect no-one else will either. Does it mean
- The friends/supporters rallied to Britten's cause, claiming that all his work was of high quality. [More likely]
- The friends/supporters assisted Britten, so that all his work was of high quality. [Less likely and certainly less NPOV]
charlieF 12:17 Mar 13, 2003 (UTC)
I'm removing this sentence:
- Only a few years before, a new work by Gustav Holst had been roundly condemned for not following the rules of 18th century figured bass.
Figured bass doesn't have "rules" as such - it's a system of notation rather than anything else. Perhaps it is meant to mean that it was condemned for not following the rules of harmony used in the 18th century, but if it does it should say that (and I doubt that would be true anyway - music in England at that time wasn't the most forward-looking in the world, but it wasn't that bad). The whole "commentary" section, indeed, needs work - "The present contributor considers..." is not a suitable way of writing for the Wikipedia (don't have time to work on this right now though). --Camembert
Benjamin Britten's continental influences will probably preclude him forever from the fame and respect he truly deserves in Britain. However fortunately his music does travel well and is appreciated in the rest of the world. The reactionary nature of the natives of Aldeborough STILL refuse to erect a statue of him because of his sexuality. Little do they realise that without Britten's putting Alborough on the map many of them would not have a thriving tourism and bed and breakfast income . Norwikian 09:07, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)
I'm questioning whether it's appropriate to have a "commentary" section such as this article has—it is proper to report critical commentary, but not for a wikipedia author to function as a critic himself. Someone familiar with this topic (not I) should review this section, though I think there are interesting observations/critiques in there. Postdlf 23:48, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)
OK I've done a fairly major rewrite, partly to meet the objections above and partly because I felt Britten deserves rather fuller treatment. The last paragraph may still need work, however (as may the whole thing) Wilus 17:03, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I'm missing something about Britten's homosexuality. Is that on purpose?