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The Beethoven Story[edit]

How well documented is the Beethoven story -- the performance, the dedication, the quarrel, and the rescinding of the dedication? From my understanding, much of this information comes from Bridgetower's own stories as an old man, and it's not clear whether they were corroborated. --Rschmertz 07:04, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Read with caution" section[edit]

I removed the "Read with caution" section.[1] If statements are disputed, {{fact}} tags can be used. I'll check Grove later to see what can be verified, and I'll try to add references. Rigaudon (talk) 12:37, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Disputed spelling of the surname, "Bridgetower"[edit]

Hello fellow Wikipedians - there seems to be some dispute about the spelling of the surname - "Bridgetower" (as it appears on the slab on the loculus in catacomb B at Kensal Green Cemetery) or "Bridgtower", which is how he signed his will. Opinions welcome. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.157.163.254 (talk) 15:07, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Incorrect information[edit]

There is a fair bit incorrect in this article. I won't change it because it's a lot of hassle, and I do feel that wiki editors would rather have false information with annotations than accurate information unattributed. But check out the book, The Abyssinian Prince: The True Life Story of George Polgreen Bridgetower, by Francee Greer Williams (ISBN-13: 978-0595145386). This book provides the proof that Bridgetower's father was Abyssinian, not Barbadian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.156.209.184 (talk • contribs) 19:06, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Music in History Intersectionality and Music[edit]

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Wiki Education assignment: 19th Century Concert Life[edit]

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General question: Use of an in-text link to another wikipedia article as a citation[edit]

A citation is demanded for this sentence in the "Legacy" section": "A historical fiction novel written by Emmanual Dongala called La Sonate à Bridgetower (The Bridgetower Sonata) in 2017." In this sentence, "The Bridgetower Sonata" is an in-text link to another Wikipedia article that provides all the information a footnoted citation could provide (Author, Title, publication date, publisher, ISBN #).

I have two problems with your demand for a citation here:

(1) The implication that Wikipedia itself is not a credible source. Seriously, guys?

(2) By demanding an actual footnote instead of an in-text link, aren't you clinging to an obsolete standard of scholarly reference? Isn't that the whole point of in-text links -- that they can replace the whole cumbersome apparatus of footnoted citations? IMO your insistence on footnotes, when a more nimble form of citation is available, suggests that the footnotes are mostly there for show, to establish Wikipedia's scholarly bona fides? 98.115.40.39 (talk) 21:19, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]