Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Man-Ching Donald Yu (2nd nomination)

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There are no sources in the article to prove the person's notability. 日期20220626 (talk) 01:18, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

:It's unclear whether Authority control can demonstrate his notability, but it seems that there are fewer links within Authority control. 日期20220626 (talk) 01:20, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

• Comment. The article includes several references. As well, the references in the corresponding Chinese article at :zh:余文正 may be helpful. See also the previous AFD at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Man-Ching Donald Yu Eastmain (talk • contribs) 01:52, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
• :The 5th and 8th sources at :zh:余文正 provide information about him, but they are actually from personal websites. When I searched for his name on Google, I couldn't find any satisfactory results. 日期20220626 (talk) 03:14, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and Hong Kong. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 01:59, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
• Comment, there are some pointers, but hard to tell right now. Contemporary composer, very niche.
• # Here's an album of compositions [https://www.albanyrecords.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TROY1378]
• # Ralph P Locke, in Music and Letters, Volume 102, Issue 3, August 2021, Pages 641–643, describes him as "a noted composer as well as scholar". Via TWL [https://academic-oup-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/ml/article/102/3/641/6549420?searchresult=1]

:—siroχo 03:05, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

::Music and Letters only mentioned his name briefly. 日期20220626 (talk) 03:18, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

• Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. The subject passes Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Basic criteria, which says:

  People are presumed {{strong|notable}} if they have received significant coverage in {{strong|multiple published}} {{strong|secondary sources}} that are {{strong|reliable}}, {{strong|intellectually independent}} of each other, and {{strong|independent of the subject}}.

  • If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability; trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources is not usually sufficient to establish notability.

  Sources

  1. {{cite magazine |last1=Canfield |first1=David DeBoor |last2=Nockin |first2=Maria |date=March–April 2013 |title=Yu Symphony No. 1. From the Depth. Octet for Strings. Sunset in my Homeland. The Maximum Speed of Raphael's Madonna. Explosion for Piano. Disintegration for Piano and Electronics. Two Poems by Ya Hsien. Breeze |magazine=Fanfare |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=172–174 |id={{ProQuest|1287039828}} }}

     David DeBoor Canfield wrote: "The present CD contains a generous sampling of music by Hong Kong composer and pianist, Dr. Man-Ching Donald Yu, who was born in 1980. As a pianist, Yu made his debut at the age of 16 with the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, and eventually earned a B.A. degree from Baylor University. Further musical studies took him to the Internationale Sommerakademie Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, and he completed his education, being awarded a Ph.D. in composition and music theory at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is currently on the faculty of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. The more than 150 compositions in Yu’s portfolio range from instrumental, vocal, and chamber pieces to large-scale operatic, choral, and symphonic works. The music on this, the second CD devoted to the composer’s music, has been selected to give an overview of the breadth of the genres in which this composer writes."

     Maria Nockin wrote: "Man-Ching Donald Yu is an intriguing composer who writes in several different styles. The first work on this disc is his First Symphony which has three movements that are grouped together on one 20-minute track. The first movement is something of a prelude to the stronger and darker music to come. There is a great deal of melodic material, especially for the Lugansk orchestra’s brass section. It is buoyed up by the strings and punctuated by gestures from the percussionists."

  2. {{cite journal |last=Hinterbichler |first=Karl |date=July 2010 |title=Man-Ching (Donald) Yu. Solemn Elegy for four trombones. Orlando, FL: Wehr's Music House, 2007. Playing time 2:00. Score and parts |journal=ITA Journal |publisher=International Trombone Association |volume=38 |issue=3 |page=46 |id={{ProQuest|748815971}} }}

     The article notes: "Donald Yu was born in 1980 in Hong Kong. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Baylor University, where he studied piano, composition and conducting and pursued further studies in Austria, Italy, and Germany. He has composed over 100 works in a variety of media. A number of these have been published and recorded. In addition to Solemn Elegy he has composed two other works for trombone, Reflections for Trombone Choir (2006) The Refraction of Shadow for trombone and piano (2007). He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Composition at Hong Kong Baptist University. Solemn Elegy is traditional harmonically and melodically. It contains no musical or technical difficulties that could not be surmounted by an average college quartet. The title describes its musical qualities quite well. If you need a slow, short, somber work to fill out a program, this fits the bill."

  3. {{cite news |last=Rees |first=Carla |date=Fall 2014 |title=New Music Without Borders, Volume 2 |journal=The Flutist Quarterly |publisher=National Flute Association |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=71 |id={{ProQuest|1619361371}} }}

     The review notes: "Man-Ching Donald Yu's contribution, "Breeze," is intended for "young performers and children who have studied the instrument for a short time and have not been exposed to contemporary music." Based on five chromatic pitches, this three-minute piece uses key clicks, flutter-tonguing, pizzicato, whistle tones, jet whistles, and glissandi to create an evocative sound. Another short piece, Fernando Maglia's "Tropos II," uses similar techniques in a slightly more complex rhythmic and harmonic language, providing a useful progression for students. Attention to detail can be developed with this piece, given its frequent dynamic changes and contrasting moods between short phrases."

  4. {{cite news |last=Camilleri |first=Silvio John |date=2013-04-14 |title=An ambitious effort that delighted |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/An-ambitious-effort-that-delighted.465709 |newspaper=Times of Malta |accessdate=2023-09-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910081836/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/An-ambitious-effort-that-delighted.465709 |archivedate=2023-09-10 }}

     The article notes: "The second item was the world premiere for Sign of Spring composed in 2012 by Man-Ching Yu. Born in Hong Kong, this composer is frequently inspired by paintings. The work is tinged with an Oriental touch, which intermingles with impressionistic, Western elements; a bit like a Toru Takemitsu composition."

  5. {{cite news |last=Walker |first=Brian |date=October 2013 |title=Music Review: "Fishing in Snow," by Man-Ching (Donald) Yu |journal=International Trumpet Guild Journal |publisher=International Trumpet Guild |volume=38 |issue=1 |page=98 |id={{ProQuest|1487696682}} }}

     The abstract notes: "Walker reviews a composition by Yu for trumpet and piano (MusicaNeo)."

  6. https://www.manchingdonaldyu.com/reviews^{[https://web.archive.org/web/20230910082608/https://www.manchingdonaldyu.com/reviews Internet Archive]} has additional reviews.

  There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Man-Ching Donald Yu ({{zh|c=余文正}}) to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

  Cunard (talk) 08:31, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

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Relisting comment: A source analysis of new sources would be welcome.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:16, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

• Keep per WP:BASIC, met per sources found by Cunard. —siroχo 02:56, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
• Keep per the sources found by Cunard. Mccapra (talk) 06:06, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

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