Talk:Second Suite in F for Military Band

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This article needs to be objectified. There are way too many personal opinions floating about.

Agreed. It's fairly important in the band repertoire, and I hate to see it so messy and POV. Badgerzilla (talk) 04:41, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I made some major edits to try and fix POV. Please adjust it as necessary. Justin Tokke (talk) 06:09, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd take issue with the statement 'Although performed less frequently than the First Suite in E-flat'. In my experience, the second suite is far more frequently performed. Msuxg (talk) 20:34, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Blacksmith[edit]

Is this song REALLY "A Blacksmith Courted Me"? I know there are citations, but "A Blacksmith Courted Me" is a song that's very easy to find at least 10 recordings of, and I'm having a hard time convincing myself that it's the same song I'm hearing in this piece. To summarize:

The tune seems to be different
The words don't seem to match this piece, rhythmically
The Wikipedia article for "Courted" says that it is not to be confused with this song.

I've noticed that Holst also set that song for chorale in a different piece, so I'm wondering if there is some confusion among the community. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.214.44.114 (talk) 00:50, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dargason[edit]

I strongly suspect the Irish monster story is the fabrication of a whimsical editor. The dwarf or fairy derivation seems to be on firmer ground, though. Anyone in a position to investigate this? Koro Neil (talk) 03:42, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]