User:Turangalila/sandbox/Infobox composer

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1 Usage
- 1.1 Placement
- 1.2 Cut-and-paste text:
2 Guide to parameters
3 Examples
- 3.1 Fake example using all parameters
- 3.2 "Real" Examples

[edit] Usage

This template is offered as and optional supplement to bios of composers and other creative artists. Please use only where information is clear and susceptable to summarization without distortion; and use only with editorial consensus. One may wish to mock up a proposed box and solicit comment on the article's talk page before adding it to the article itself.

If you have questions, or wish to move this template to the "Template:" namespace for transclusion into actual articles, please leave a note for Turangalila.

[edit] Placement

Insert the template at the top of the article — above the introduction or lead section, but below any maintenance tags, such as {{mergefrom}} or {{Unreferenced}} — using the "Cut-and-paste text" below. See the table at the bottom of this page for an explanation of the various parameters, and formatting advice.

[edit] Cut-and-paste text:

<!-- SCROLL DOWN TO EDIT MAIN PAGE TEXT -->

<!-- Infobox composer; see Wikipedia:WikiProject Composers -->
{{User:Turangalila/sandbox/Infobox composer  

<!-- REQUIRED Fields (must have a value entered) -->
| Name = 
| Description = composer  <!-- substitute other description if desired -->
| Life_color = #B0E0E6  <!-- others may be substituted -->
| Work_color = #EEE8AA  <!-- others may be substituted -->

<!-- OPTIONAL Fields (DELETE if not applicable or over-simple) -->
<!--Image (if available) -->
| Img = 
| Img_capt = 
| Img_size =
| Landscape = 

<!-- "Life" (Note:  DO NOT USE FLAG ICONS without _strong_ consensus on talk page) --> 
| Birth_name =       <!-- Only if different from common name -->
| Also_known_as = 
| Born =                
| Baptized =          
| Died =               
| Flourished =  
| Notable_family =   

<!-- "Work" -->
| Idiom =           <!-- Permissable values: [Classical]; [Jazz]; [Folk]; [Popular]; [Theater/Film]; or [Experimental]  -->
| Idiom2 =               
| Idiom3 = 
| Historical_era =  
| Styles/schools =        
| Teachers = 
| Students = 
| Collaborators =
| Employers/patrons = 
| Other_occupations =       
| Principal_genres =           
| Notable_works = 
}}
<!-- End Infobox composer -->

[edit] Guide to parameters

REQUIRED parameters — must have a value entered.

Parameter	Explanation
Name	Commonly-used Anglophone version of the subject's name — generally identical to the article's title.
Description	Enter a short descriptive phrase. Default value = "`composer`", but one could substitute another description, e.g. "`Songwriter`" or "`Composer-conductor`", or add an adjective such as the subject's nationality, as appropriate; Displays at top of box, immediately below Name;
Life_color	sets the background color for the Name and the "Life" heading. Default value ("PowderBlue") is provided, but one may substitute another color if desired.
Work_color	sets the background color for Title, and the "Work" heading. Default value ("PaleGoldenrod") is provided, but one may substitute another color if desired.

OPTIONAL parameters — delete any parameters that are not applicable, too narrow, etc.

Parameter	Explanation
These parameters apply to an image of the subject, if available.
Img	Enter .jpg or other image name; Omit* the namespace identifier (`Image:`) from image name; Do not enclose image name in brackets (i.e. omit "[[" and "]]").
Img_capt	Enter a caption for the image. Try to include the date of the portrait and the name of the artist or photographer.
Img_size	Image size, only if it is smaller than 220 pixels width. Do not use "px" after specifying the size.
Landscape	Enter the value `yes` when using wide, short images. The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels. Otherwise delete this parameter.
These parameters provide info on the subject's lifespan, family, etc. They appear under the header "Life".
Birth_name	Use only if different from name in header
Also_known_as	Enter any commonly used aliases or nicknames
Born	Enter birth date and place information using the format: `[date] <br><small>[place]</small>` ; Please do not insert flag icons — they are often anachronistic or otherwise inaccurate, and may break the template; Link dates as appropriate, per WP:DATE; Use approximations or ranges for dates where appropriate; Use the templates {{Birth date}} (if dead) or {{Birth date and age}} (if alive).
Baptized	Use as a substitute for the Born parameter where appropriate; use the same format as above; but DO NOT use "birth date" templates.
Died	Enter death date and place information, using the same format as in Born; Use the template {{Death date and age}} as appropriate.
Flourished	Use as a substitute for Born and Died where appropriate.
Notable_family	e.g. the Mendelssohns, the Gabrieli's, the Bach's, etc. Link only family notable enough to merit a Wikipedia article.
These parameters provide info on the subject's music & career. They appear under the header "Work".
Idiom	i.e. where the composer's works would likely be filed in a record store; Delete this parameter for most composers of the 19th Century and earlier; Displays in box as "Commonly classified as..." [value]; This parameter accepts only the following values: `Classical, Jazz, Folk, Popular, Theater/Film,` or `Experimental`.
Idiom2 and Idiom3	Same as Idiom — use for "eclectic" or "crossover" composers, e.g. Leonard Bernstein.
Historical_era	e.g. `Renaissance`, `Baroque`, etc.
Styles/schools	Any stylistic label(s), school(s), or movement(s) commonly associated with the composer; e.g. `Franco-Flemish school, Verismo, Les Six, Futurism, Bebop`, etc.
Teachers	One or two notable (notable enough to merit their own Wikipedia article) people with whom the subject studied extensively.
Students	One or two notable composers or others (notable enough to merit their own Wikipedia article) who studied extensively with the subject
Collaborators	Notable collaborators. e.g. Boito for Verdi, Diaghilev for Stravinsky, Peter Sellars for John Adams, etc; List only those who worked extensively with the composer, and who are notable enough in their own right to merit a Wikipedia article.
Employers/patrons	e.g. the Roman Catholic church; the Hapsburg monarchy, etc. (for those composers strongly associated with a particular employer/patron)
Other_occupations	e.g. "`Pianist`" for Liszt, "`Insurance agent`" for Ives, etc.
Principal_genres	e.g. "`Opera`" for Verdi; "`Symphony, Song`" for Mahler, etc.; Delete parameter for more wide-ranging composers.
Notable_works	List one or two works on which the subject's fame rests; Primarily for "one-(or two-)hit wonders", rather than for more prolific composers; For example, an infobox for Engelbert Humperdinck might list Hänsel und Gretel in this parameter.

[edit] Examples

[edit] Fake example using all parameters

Obviously no actual article will use all parameters; this is just for testing. See below for examples of how the box might look in practice.

Anonymous XVII
Lilliputian composer
The composer in his "insect" phase
Life
Birth name	John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
Also known as	Mookie The Gimp The Thing that Wouldn't Leave
Born	January 1, 1111(1111-01-01)
Baptized	1492-10-12
Died	November 11, 1919 (aged 808)
Flourished	Occasionally
Notable family	Harpo Schemp
Work
Commonly classified as...	Classical
or as...	Theater/Film
or as...	Experimental
Historical era(s)	Back in the day
Associated styles or schools	Maximalism
Notable teachers	Ockeghem
Notable students	Milton Babbit
Notable collaborators	Young Werther, Roy Hobbs
Employers or patrons	Beatrice; Milo Minderbinder; The Syndicate
Other occupations	All-around great guy
Principal genres	Gesamtkunstwerk
Notable works	Chopsticks Finnegan's Wake, The Opera

Markup

{{User:Turangalila/sandbox/Infobox composer  
| Name = Anonymous XVII 
| Description = Lilliputian composer
| Life_color = #B0E0E6
| Work_color = #EEE8AA
| Img = Wikipedesketch1.png
| Img_capt = The composer in his "insect" phase
| Img_size = 220
| Landscape = 
| Birth_name = John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt  
| Also_known_as = Mookie <br> The Gimp <br>
      The Thing that Wouldn't Leave
| Born = {{Birth date|1111|1|1}}    
| Baptized = [[1492-10-12]]
| Died = {{Death date and age|1919|11|11|1111|1|1}}
| Flourished = Occasionally
| Notable_family = Harpo <br>Schemp
| Idiom = Classical    
| Idiom2 = Theater/Film
| Idiom3 = Experimental
| Historical_era = Back in the day
| Styles/schools = Maximalism
| Teachers = Ockeghem
| Students = Milton Babbit
| Collaborators = Young Werther, <br>Roy Hobbs
| Employers/patrons = Beatrice; Milo Minderbinder; The Syndicate
| Other_occupations = All-around great guy
| Principal_genres = Gesamtkunstwerk
| Notable_works = ''[[Chopsticks]]'' 
    <br>''Finnegan's Wake, The Opera''
}}

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[edit] "Real" Examples

Note: These are hypothetical exemplars showing the look of the template -- DO NOT copy onto the articles in question without great care.

[edit] Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven
German/Viennese composer
Beethoven, as depicted in 1820 by Joseph Karl Stieler
Life
Baptized	17 December 1770 Bonn, present-day Germany
Died	March 26, 1827 (age 56) Vienna, Austria
Work
Historical era(s)	Classical / Romantic
Notable teachers	Haydn Albrechtsberger
Notable students	Carl Czerny
Employers or patrons	Freelance; various noble patrons
Other occupations	Pianist

Markup

{{User:Turangalila/sandbox/Infobox composer  
| Name = Ludwig van Beethoven
| Description = German/Viennese composer
| Life_color = #B0E0E6  
| Work_color = #EEE8AA  
| Img = Beethoven.jpg
| Img_capt = Beethoven, as depicted in 1820 by [[Joseph Karl Stieler]]
| Baptized = [[17 December]] [[1770]] <br>
     <small>[[Bonn]], present-day [[Germany]] </small>         
| Died = {{Death date|1827|3|26}} (age 56)<br>
     <small>[[Vienna]], [[Austria]] </small>              
| Historical_era =  Classical / Romantic
| Teachers = [[Franz Joseph Haydn|Haydn]] <br> 
     [[Johann Georg Albrechtsberger|Albrechtsberger]]
| Students = [[Carl Czerny]]
| Employers/patrons = Freelance; various noble patrons
| Other_occupations = [[Piano|Pianist]]       
}}

[edit] Ellington

Duke Ellington
American composer and bandleader
Ellington in Germany, 1965
Life
Birth name	Edward Kennedy Ellington
Born	April 29, 1899(1899-04-29) Washington, D.C., USA
Died	May 24, 1974 (aged 75) New York City, USA
Work
Commonly classified as...	Jazz
Associated styles or schools	Swing
Notable collaborators	Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Hodges
Other occupations	Pianist

Markup

{{User:Turangalila/sandbox/Infobox composer  
| Name = Duke Ellington
| Description = American composer and bandleader
| Life_color = #B0E0E6
| Work_color = #EEE8AA
| Img = Duke06021965jhh01.jpg
| Img_capt = Ellington in Germany, 1965
| Birth_name = Edward Kennedy Ellington 
| Born = {{birth date|1899|04|29}}<br>
   <small>[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|USA]]</small>               
| Died = {{death date and age|1974|05|24|1899|04|29}}<br>
    <small>[[New York City]], [[United States|USA]]</small>              
| Idiom = [[Jazz]] 
| Styles/schools = [[Swing music|Swing]]
| Collaborators = [[Billy Strayhorn]], <br>[[Johnny Hodges]]
| Other_occupations = [[Piano|Pianist]]      
}}

[edit] Boulez

Pierre Boulez
French composer and conductor
Boulez photographed in 2004
Life
Born	March 25, 1925 (1925-03-25) (age 83) Montbrison, France
Work
Commonly classified as...	Classical
or as...	Experimental
Associated styles or schools	Serialism Darmstadt School
Notable teachers	Olivier Messiaen
Employers or patrons	New York Philharmonic IRCAM

Markup

{{User:Turangalila/sandbox/Infobox composer  
| Name = Pierre Boulez
| Description = French composer and conductor
| Life_color = #B0E0E6  
| Work_color = #EEE8AA  
| Img = Boulez25oct2004.jpg
| Img_capt = Boulez photographed in 2004
| Landscape = yes
| Born = {{Birth date and age|1925|3|25}} <br>
    <small>[[Montbrison]], [[France]]</small>   
| Idiom = Classical 
| Idiom2 = Experimental
| Styles/schools = [[Serialism]] <br>[[Darmstadt School]]        
| Teachers = [[Olivier Messiaen]]
| Employers/patrons = [[New York Philharmonic]] <br>[[IRCAM]]
}}

[edit] Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi
Venetian composer
An anonymous portrait, believed to be of Vivaldi^[1]
Life
Birth name	Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Also known as	"the Red Priest" ("il Prete Rosso")
Born	March 4, 1768(1768-03-04) Venice, present-day Italy
Died	July 27 or July 28, 1741 (aged 63) Vienna, Austria
Work
Historical era(s)	High Baroque
Other occupations	Roman Catholic priest, violinist
Principal genres	Concerto, Opera, Sacred music
Notable works	The Four Seasons

Markup

{{User:Turangalila/sandbox/Infobox composer  
| Name = Antonio Vivaldi
| Description = Venetian composer
| Life_color = #B0E0E6  
| Work_color = #EEE8AA  
| Img = Vivaldi.jpg 
| Img_capt = An anonymous portrait, ''believed'' to be of Vivaldi
    <ref>"[an] anonymous painting in Bologna of an unnamed violinist 
    believed to be Vivaldi".  In Michael Talbot: "Antonio Vivaldi", 
    Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed September 23, 2006), 
    [http://www.grovemusic.com (subscription access)]</ref>
| Birth_name = Antonio Lucio Vivaldi      
| Also_known_as = "the Red Priest" <br>
    ("il Prete Rosso")
| Born = {{Birth date|1768|3|4}}  <br>
    <small>[[Venice]], present-day [[Italy]] </small>         
| Died = [[July 27]] or [[July 28]] [[1741]] (aged 63) <br>
    <small>[[Vienna]], [[Austria]] </small>             
| Historical_era = [[Baroque music|High Baroque]] 
| Principal_genres = [[Concerto]], [[Opera]]           
| Other_occupations = [[Roman Catholic]] [[priest]], <br>
    [[Violin|violinist]]     
| Notable_works = [[The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)|The Four Seasons]]
| Principal_genres =  [[Concerto]], [[Opera]], <br>[[Sacred music]]         
}}