Wikipedia:WikiProject Classical music/Contemporary music task force/Style guidelines
The Contemporary music task force follows these guidelines (alongside the main MOS):
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music) – This is the main Wikipedia style guideline for music articles. (Note that parts of Wikipedia:Manual of Style (MUSTARD) have been merged into this Guideline and MUSTARD has been marked as {{Historical}})
- Classical music project guidelines – The Classical music project is the parent of this task force; the project-specific guidelines outlined there also apply here.
- Composers project guidelines – Specific guidelines for composer-related articles.
- Opera project guidelines – Specific guidelines for opera-related articles.
Sourcing and citation
Sourcing is often particularly challenging for the period this task force covers since contemporary composers, compositions, productions, and so on, are not often noticed by the popular media and are often overlooked by other major authorities; unsourced articles are often quickly challenged, especially if they are biographies of living persons. Wikipedia:Citing sources gives advice on how to cite sources and Wikipedia:Reliable sources explains how to find sources and use them. Also relevant is Wikipedia:Notability (music) which gives specific advice on establishing the notability of music-related items.
See also WikiProject Composers: Guide to online research for guidance on finding reliable sources online and a list of trustworthy sites.