Talk:Francisco Tárrega

message: The body of this article as well as the Grove Dictionary of Music list Dec 15 for the date of his death, which disagrees with the December 2 date on the current page's "Background information" section. I changed this to match the Dec 15 date. Hopefully that is OK.
That's ok! And the death of the father was 1885 (in: Pujol, Rius or Braemer)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.19.116.186 (talk) 10:36, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correct date of death in summary? 

message: I have reverted the good faith edit which changed Tárrega's name to 
Francesc d'Asís Tàrrega i Eixea
There are several reasons for reverting the edit, not least of which is that the English-language Wikipedia uses the name by which a person is known in English because otherwise there would be great confusion. If suitably referenced (i.e. reliable source) the name can be added after the better-known name, which is the title of the article, and is what often happens with names in Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, and so on. Regards, --Technopat (talk) 20:15, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name change 

message: the second 'sentence' is confusing and grammatically incorrect: "An infection permanently impaired his eyesight and when the family moved to Castelló where the child was enrolled in music classes." -- it could mean, "An infection permanently impaired his eyesight, therefore the family moved to Castelló so that the child could be enrolled in music classes."; it could also mean, "When the family moved to Castelló the child was enrolled in music classes, but an infection permanently impaired his eyesight." etc -- Oniscoid (talk) 09:29, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The meaning could be clarified as: "An infection permanently impaired his eyesight in his childhood. Around that time the family moved to Castellón where the child was enrolled in music classes." However, according to the Catalan and Spanish Wikipedias, there is some sense in the original mangled syntax because the full story is slightly more interesting: he ran away from his nanny and fell into an irrigation channel and injured his eyes. Fearing that his son might lose his sight completely, his father moved the family to Castellón to attend music classes because as a musician he would be able to earn a living, even if blind. This is Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that everyone can edit; if you find something confusing and grammatically incorrect, you are encouraged to improve it – WP:SOFIXIT. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 13:14, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  thanks for the explanation, and your encouragement re editing wp pages -- however this is not my subject area, the author's meaning is unclear, and i have no references -- therefore on this occasion it would seem best to leave it to another -- Oniscoid (talk) 20:38, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biography 

message: Re: "Tárrega preferred small intimate performances over the concert stage. Some believe this was because he played without the nails needed for volume. Others say this was related to his childhood trauma."
Who are these "some" and "others"? Why should the desire for "small intimate performances" require a psychological explanation? The guitar is inherently a soft, intimate instrument. Why should it be surprising that someone attracted to the guitar is also attracted to "small intimate performances"? Couldn't it be that one of the reasons Tárrega played without nails (aside from improved tone quality, that is) is that he recognized the futility in trying to turn an inherently soft instrument into a loud intstrument? Neither the nails nor the performances need be the reason for the other but can more logically be explained as related to a common (and easily defensible) aesthetic. And, by the way, shouldn't there be a comma between small and intimate?--or do we mean in contradistinction to large intimate performances? TheScotch (talk) 06:44, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Like the whole article, that paragraph is unsourced, although long-standing. I believe it was added by User:Miguelemejia on 8 November 2006. The normal procedure is to request citations; otherwise the whole article will have to be emptied. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 07:59, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Small intimate performances"? 

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message: Is this true?  When? 2603:8081:4C00:1FF6:F479:68CF:4912:A619 (talk) 02:52, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  otolaryngologist 

message: The article only mentions that he hurt his eyes and that his father feared his son would go completely blind, but not that it ever actually happened. 89.64.70.181 (talk) 16:28, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category:Blind classical musicians