# Talk:A Hero's Song

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Reviewer: Tomcat7 (talk · contribs) 12:15, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written.
a (prose):  b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): 

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 

It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 

It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: 

It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.: 

It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):  b (appropriate use with suitable captions): 
File:Dvorak Antonin rodina USA.jpg does not have the full url.
Fixed
Overall:
Pass/Fail: 

Hey, thanks for taking this on. The article is fairly concise, but there are very few sources on this specific topic, so I think I've done my best to meet the GA criteria. Focus (talk) 13:39, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
Yes, I think the article is very comprehensive, considering that the poem is not so famous.

Nice small article, however:

The lead does not fully summarize the article, for example that it was written between August 4 and October 25, 1897.
Article now contains every fact in the lead. I have also removed citations in the lead that are used elsewhere in the article.
"and was later published in Berlin in 1899" - the exact date?
Unfortunately the sources do not contain the date, only the year.
No spaced m-dashes, per WP:MDASH
Changed to spaced n-dashes.
"This reflects the fact that the piece does not attempt to convey a story," - Could be simply "The piece..."
I've made it more concise, but I think it should still have some sort of link to the preceding sentence.
"poem Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life)" - the underlined should be italicized
Done
""I have just received your second work "The Hero's Song"" - "The Hero's Song" should be 'The Hero's Song'
Done
To avoid the note at the end "(referring to The Wild Dove as "the first").[7]:209" You can reword the quote as following: "I have just received your second work "The Hero's Song" and, as with [The Wild Dove], am quite enchanted with it"
Done
" Dvořák was present at the premier and had planned to conduct it himself in with" - strange wording
Fixed
"The piece had been been performed the previous day,"
Fixed
"(see Symphonic poems (Liszt)" - seems to fail WP:YOU
I linked Liszt's conception instead, hopefully this is better.
I think scherzo should not be italicized as being a common word in the music jargon
Done
The sources are very good.--Tomcat (7) 16:21, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the review; hopefully I've addressed everything. Focus (talk) 18:09, 9 December 2012 (UTC)