Category talk:Classical composers

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[edit] Composer = Classical composer

Including non-Classical era classical composers on "Category:Classical composers" is redundant. Common practice, in and out of wikipedia, is that "composer" = "classical composer". "Category:Classical composers" should include only Classical era composers, or subcategories such as "Category:20th_century_composers" and "Category:Romantic composers". Hyacinth 23:28, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I'm not sure what this category really intends. Is it: "composers of classical music, i.e. that stuff that isn't pop music, of European tradition, which includes Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th century, ..." If it is, does EVERY composer go in this category? If only SOME composers go in the category, are we going to try to determine who is "canonical" and who isn't? (I sure don't want to try to do that one! That's one big can-o-worms). What does anyone think? Antandrus 23:37, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)

This Category could include ONLY Classical Era composers or ALL classical composers.

If this Category were to include only Classical Era composers, then it would be a subcategory of "Category:Composers" (which as a supercategory could include only classical or both popular and classical composers).

If this Category were to include all classical composers than it would move "Category:Composers" up to a supercategory that would include popular and classical composers such as "Category:Songwriters". Subcategories of this category would then include everything which is currently a subcategory of "Category:Composers".

Hyacinth 00:06, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Category:Composers refers to all composers in general, while Category:Classical composers refers specifically to composers of classical music, despite the musical period. That's why I developed Category:Classical era composers. This obviously refers to the classical era specifically. And there are so many classical music composers that it's hard to do them all, but hopefully I can get everyone in. Marcus2 10:50, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification Marcus. Antandrus 14:25, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Categorization

I've been categorizing the classical composers by era and nationality and removing this cat -- i.e., following the guidelines on Wikipedia:Categorization for not having an article in both a category and its subcat.

I started a bit of discussion on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Composers regarding composer categorization. Objections/thoughts/etc. encouraged -- I'm tempted to do the whole list now but I'd rather not end up reverting myself 200 times amidst public outcry. :-) Mindspillage (spill your mind?) 01:54, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

For lack of public outcry, I'm going to go ahead and start doing this with the rest. Mindspillage (spill your mind?) 05:00, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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