User talk:Gerda Arendt

today

my story

Bach ends his
chorale cantata for Epiphany
Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen,
BWV 123,
by repeating the final lines
of the last stanza softly.

listen

6 January 2025

(from User:Gerda Arendt/Stories)

music and memory

5 January · Tatort service Marienkirche, Aulhausen In tiefer Nacht trifft uns die Kunde Ein Licht geht uns auf in der Dunkelheit Ruft die Botschaft froh hinaus Die Nacht ist vorgedrungen

in memoriam The Rite of Spring Dada Masilo Loretta Di Franco Tom Johnson Ury · Brian Boulton Jerome Kohl and those who have just given up

4 January · sing carols Tochter Zion, freue dich Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt In dulci jubilo Auf, Christen, singt festliche Lieder Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Joy to the world

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story · music · places
Je vous salue Marie Schubert: Ave Maria Der Mond ist aufgegangen Mein Gott, wie schön ist deine Welt Freuet euch der schönen Erde Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Such, wer da will, ein ander Ziel The Times They Are a-Changin' What the World Needs Now Is Love O du fröhliche Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud

We move from 2024 to 2025, with new calendar pictures and new music. The topic of Bach's chorale cantatas will keep me busy until 25 March, and then I want to focus on performances more generally, in history and in my experience. You can follow my daily stories, {{User Gerda Arendt/Top}}, often with an image and something to listen to: let's stay inspired and connected. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

#call for collaboration points at issues where I need help, such as reviews. Ongoing efforts regard locations that played a role in my life, recent deaths, music heard and sung, composers, gardens. Watch my user page for articles, done in collaboration. Compare 2024 for the amazing number of users who began and expanded articles. 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.

2025 calender pics and musical events begin here, and the 2025 diary of my own pictures of places, songs, food, flowers ... will come here, - just watch those lists if you are interested.

My talk goes like this: on top there's the "story" related to the day. Below are three or more boxes, often one for people remembered and others for musical experiences, performing or listening. In these boxes, topics related to the top story and topics featured on the Main page appear bold. Right here you see the image of the month with songs of the month, typically related to meetings with friends who gave them to me. I archive from time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

From 2024

Women in Red January 2025

New: Music (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run A & B | Internet personalities Continuing: #1day1woman (year-long initiative) | Women who died in 2024

--Lajmmoore (talk 17:49, 28 December 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Your GA nomination of Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8

The article Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 and Talk:Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Aza24 -- Aza24 (talk) 00:24, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Aza24, thank you for the thorough review. I understand that in order to make Bach's chorale cantatas a good topic, this cantata - as part of it - has to be a good article, and I am willing to put work into it to make it so. However, right now I'm working simultaneously on several others with the same goal, and they require less work. I see me getting to serious changes for BWV 8 after the others, which will be in February. (The only one written later, BWV 1, is already a FA.) I'll make small changes now, perhaps today, but will then have to ask if the nom should remain open for longer or be closed and started over when I'm ready. Y'all: any help with this one and the others - making changes or reviewing - is welcome, see above, #calling for collaboration. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Draft:William Owen (composer)

Gerda, I was asked to help on this because it failed draft review. I added a few sources, but thought maybe you would like to take this on as it is about a hymn composer. Best.4meter4 (talk) 03:57, 29 December 2024 (UTC

I am interested, and thank you for thinking of me, but I have a few things I want to handle first, - just look above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Graham87

Did you read Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-12-24/Opinion? With one of your photos: Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost. I've already sent him encouraging words. Grimes2 (talk) 11:16, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

I had no time, thank you for pointing at it. I don't see a photo though. - Ah, in the overview, playing Haydn on Welte-Mignon piano --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:07, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Helmut Schlesinger

On 30 December 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Helmut Schlesinger, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 23:31, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

2025

	Have a happy New Year filled with light!
	Hi Gerda Arendt, Best wishes that the new year brings peace, good health and happiness. Thank you for what you do for the encyclopedia and this community. And a special thanks for sharing music and your lovely photos with me throughout the year. Image: New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji, Utagawa Hiroshige, woodcut, 1857 Netherzone (talk) 15:07, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, still working on the last cantata for 2024, - will probably come over tomorrow with a photo or more tomorrow, to continue sharing. You can probably guess that the new calendar pics will be at User:Gerda Arendt/Images 2025--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr

Wünsche ich Dir, Gerda! 🥂 Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:45, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Danke - best together ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:46, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

A happy new year from UTC+8

Let's make Wikipedia and the world better places than 2024. 213.218.228.67 (talk) 17:50, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:59, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks in 2024

		The Special Barnstar
		Happy New Year, Gerda Arendt! In 2024, other editors thanked you 1604 times using the thanks tool on the English Wikipedia. This made you the #3 most thanked Wikipedian in 2024. You were also the #2 most thankful Wikipedian in 2024, having used the thanks tool 2777 times. Congratulations and, well, thank you for all that you do for Wikipedia. Here's to 2025! Mz7 (talk) 19:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Giving is better than receiving. Happy New Year. Grimes2 (talk) 20:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, great helper all around, for example the latest RD for which I had no time due to real life! - I wonder about the ratio of (lazy) click-thanks to real typed thank-you notes, and hope that I can offer more of the latter kind. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

Thank you for all of your contributions in 2024, and best wishes for a happy and successful 2025!  Frzzl  talk; contribs  11:10, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:37, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Greetings of the season

~ ~ ~ Greetings of the season ~ ~ ~

Hello Gerda Arendt: Happy new year, and thanks for your work to maintain,
improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, --Dustfreeworld (talk) 14:21, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:37, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

	Happy New Year!
	Hello Gerda Arendt: Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels? Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unnecessary blisters. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:58, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:37, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alexander Goehr

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Alexander Goehr you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 15:46, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg)

The article Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) for comments about the article, and Talk:Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:01, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

New compilation of cello music from Venice

Good morning Gerda, have you already seen this article? Some composers such as Rita Stroh already have WP articles, but there might be more in this compilation from Venice. - Best wishes for a great New Year. Munfarid1 (talk) 08:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, interesting! I'm behind with some topics that are related to anniversaries, but then - in a few months - I'll look! --(forgot to sign yesterday) Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:19, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Wilhelm Brückner (luthier)

On 4 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Wilhelm Brückner (luthier), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Tone 13:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

1. Wilhelm Brückner (luthier) - Tone 4 Jan
2. Dada Masilo - Masem 5 Jan
3. Loretta Di Franco - Masem 5 Jan

ITN recognition for Dada Masilo

On 5 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Dada Masilo, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Masem (t) 13:31, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

— Masem (t) 13:31, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Loretta Di Franco

On 5 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Loretta Di Franco, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Masem (t) 13:32, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

— Masem (t) 13:32, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alexander Goehr

The article Alexander Goehr you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Alexander Goehr and Talk:Alexander Goehr/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 13:42, 5 January 2025 (UTC)