Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/October 2009

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Anchors Aweigh

An instrumental version of Anchors Aweigh, the song of the United States Navy. Music by Charles A. Zimmerman, with lyrics (not sung here) by Alfred Hart Miles.

This nomination is dedicated to Durova. By the way, this'll be my last nomination for a bit. Just felt productive today. I regenerated this from the original wav to deal with what I believe was badly-handled normalisation in the file we had, which, to my surprise, restored 30 seconds of music which, for some reason, the original uploader cut. God knows why. I also added a 6/10ths of a second fade out after the music stops to deal with some crackling after the last note ends, but before the echoes have died away. Since the start of the fadeout is after everyone has stopped playing, I didn't think it necessary to bother uploading a version without that. If anyone really wants it, I will, though.

Nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 208 FCs served} 20:53, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - no problems heard here. Great recording and a nice fade-out; it seems fine to me. —Ed (talk • contribs) 04:44, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Way better than the earlier Coast Guard version I had shown you. Staxringold _talk^contribs 04:55, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Aye! How could I resist? Durova³²⁰ 00:48, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral/comment Is it ok to have a featured sound file be only 39 kbps? Them From Space 17:58, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:AnchorsAweigh.ogg. –blurpeace ^(talk) 20:50, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sor Op 31 No. 1

Written in 1828, the first piece from Fernando Sor's Opus 30 for guitar.

I recently noticed the lack of classical guitar related media on Wikipedia, so I decided to upload my own. Recorded by myself with Audacity.

Nominate and support. JUJUTACULAR | TALK 19:45, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent work which covers a missing genre. I might do a quick edit (if you don't mind) to reduce the sight hiss, but it's quite minor. Any chance of more? Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 208 FCs served} 02:17, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to reduce the hiss if you're able. My recording equipment isn't the best, but I tried to keep it to a minimum. As for more pieces, I have a few others recorded and uploaded, and thinking about doing some more at some point. See my commons audio gallery. JUJUTACULAR | TALK 07:53, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support because of the hiss, definitely great stuff tho. Staxringold _talk^contribs 02:11, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I made an additional recording with less hiss. I think I have a better handle of it :)
Sor_Op_31_No_1_Rec_2.ogg

Better? JUJUTACULAR | TALK 03:02, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Perfect! Full support alt. Staxringold _talk^contribs 05:33, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Sor_Op_30_No_1_Rec_2.ogg --NW (Talk) 03:49, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Semper Fidelis March

John Philip Sousa's Semper Fidelis March, the official march of the United States Marine Corps. Performed by the United States Marine Band in June 1909.

Would you believe there was no Sousa in his article BUT the unedited Stars and Stripes forever? That had to change.

Original file at File:John Philip Sousa - U.S. Navy Band - Semper Fidelis March original.ogg

Nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 208 FCs served} 20:38, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good recording for a 1909 cylinder. What is unusual is that unlike many marches recorded at a tempo too fast for marching, this is at a parade march tempo of 120 bpm, and allows the texture of the underlying parts be be heard better. The percussion is unusually clear for the era. Edison (talk) 19:19, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Definitely FS quality. Staxringold _talk^contribs 00:18, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted John Philip Sousa - U.S. Navy Band - Semper Fidelis March.ogg --NW (Talk) 03:48, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Two Recordings by Arthur Pryor's Band

Ramshackle Rag

A 1911 composition by Ted Snyder performed by Arthur Pryor's Band in the same year, in an arrangment by William Schulz.

That Flying Rag

Arthur Pryor's "That Flying Rag" performed by Arthur Pryor's Band in 1911. Arrangement by Louis-Philippe Laurendeau.

Think we could use a bit more ragtime and jazz. These interesting compositions cover two of the ragtime greats: Ted Snyder and Arthur Pryor, and in the latter case is especially interesting due to being performed by the composer's own band. These files have pretty clearly been edited already (maybe a teensy bit more than they ought to have been, i'truth), so I didn't touch them, just brought them to Wikipedia.

Nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 206 FCs served} 14:38, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support both. Overall the sound is wonderful. Do you have any recordings of Arthur Pryor soloing? In good quality, one would make an excellent featured sound. Them From Space 18:29, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- See your talk page. Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 208 FCs served} 19:20, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support "Ramshackle Rag," Oppose "That Flying Rag." Both are good acoustically for the period, but the first sounds fresh and musically delightful, while the second sounds too corny, complete with slide whistle, like too many "novelty numbers". A modern concert band would enjoy playing the first arrangement, much more than the second.Edison (talk) 04:14, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, all I can say in its defense is that it's the arrangement the composer chose. Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 210 FCs served} 04:20, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support both. Regardless of the cheesiness, it's not EV for "Good music", it's EV for the creator. Staxringold _talk^contribs 00:19, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted both --NW (Talk) 03:47, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

El Noi de la Mare (guitar)

16th century Catalan Christmas carol

I created this recording for use in Christmas music, and at some point El Noi de la Mare if I get around to finding enough sources. It's a Catalan folk song, and arrangements for guitar have been played by both Andres Segovia and Christopher Parkening.

Nominate and support. JUJUTACULAR | TALK 01:49, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Beautiful, you could be a fantastic resource for Wiki. Staxringold _talk^contribs 02:08, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Having spent time at malls during October through December, I have grown a passionate hatred for Christmas music. It's nice to hear something that isn't electronic crap from a has been B rate singer. Good sound! Nezzadar ☎ 21:01, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wow, what a beautiful small piece and nice performance in the clean sound. I agree with Staxringold and Nezzadar; we looking forward to seeing more contribution to FSC! --Caspian blue 21:21, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted El Noi de la Mare (guitar).ogg --Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 213 FCs served} 00:06, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comrades of the Legion

1920 – Comrades of the Legion

John Philip Sousa's march "Comrades of the Legion", in a modern-day recording from "The President's Own" United States Marine Band's contemporary album "Semper Fidelis": Music of John Philip Sousa; Colonel John R. Bourgeois, Director

The United States Marine Band preforming Sousa's "Comrades of the Legion". The file is included in John Philip Sousa, United States Marine Band, and John R. Bourgeois. Cheers, —Ed (talk • contribs) 20:04, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nominate and support. —Ed (talk • contribs) 20:04, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support assuming good faith that your source shows Bourgeois was in the service at the time. Staxringold _talk^contribs 02:10, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Why is this public domain? Clearly a recent recording. What year was it made? It is claimed to be from 1920, but is stereophonic hi fi. Edison (talk) 19:11, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- US Governmental works are all public domains. Also, Support. Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 210 FCs served} 00:04, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

- - Oppose due to grossly incorrect data. And how in the hell is a modern stereo hi-fi recording claimed to be from 1920? Calling B.S. on the data.Edison (talk) 03:51, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - I updated the file page to note that. It's a tad confusing, but obviously this was recorded in the late 20th century or early 21st. :) upstate NYer 03:58, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - 1920 is the date it was composed. Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 213 FCs served} 03:59, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support upstate NYer 03:57, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wonderful recording, plenty of EV. JUJUTACULAR | TALK 00:53, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very well done, but I am still confused about the actual recording details. Nezzadar ☎ 21:03, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support but the nom is somewhat misleading as if it had been recorded in 1920.--Caspian blue 21:41, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- It'll be fine when it gets put into standard format for the FS page with the date of the composition in its title. Shoemaker's Holiday ^{Over 213 FCs served} 23:23, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted John Philip Sousa - Comrades of the Legion.ogg –blurpeace ^(talk) 00:34, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]