The following was started before Grahams message  Thanks for your message about Wolf I think its easier to keep the discussion this place Im watching for changes  Yes I think to link to the unusual be it a piece or a composer or  is a good rule  not a breaking of a rule Who needs another link to Mozart If you want to do your readers a favour you might want to send them to List of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartString quartets when they click Mozart quintets similar   When I want to say that a singer appeared in an opera I mention the part the composers last name and link to the opera only Whoever needs the composer will find him in the first line about the opera  We recently changed the format of the Bach cantatas to one that you can use without modification example Erschallet ihr Lieder erklinget ihr Saiten BWV  or Erschallet ihr Lieder even St John Passion after a long discussion on a page that you may want to watch just click watch in the top line Wikipedia talkWikiProject Classical music Musical greetings