[i]"What would be even greater, would be if someone knowledgeable (like Albert Glinsky) were to write the article from scratch. I read the above article and found it to be a re-hash of the Wikipedia information with many of the same shortcomings, lacunae and glaring omissions."[/i]
Well, if Mr. Glinsky would write such a thing, that would be excellent. But I don't see him stepping up. Also, as a author of a book in publication on the subject, he could be considered biased, in the sense that he has a perfectly natural conflict of interest in selling his own book. This is frowned on by Wikipedia, and is a way in which the editing could be challenged.
So the alternative is to use the information in his book as a reference for entries in the article, and anyone can write it.
As I said, I'm only re-arranging the old "Uses" section of the current article into a chronological order. I'm using what's already there because, well, it's there, and it's a starting point, with raw data to fill in the sections with. If the data is incorrect or incomplete, it can be changed. It's only a draft, so it's not hurting anyone, and no one looking up entries in Wikipedia is going to see it until it's submitted as an article.
What would be helpful is a simple list of prominent theremin players and composers (including for concert and film) in the following categories:
* 1920 to 1960
* 1960 to 1990
* 1990 to present
A name of a person with a reference to a printed book where the person is described (with page numbers is best.) Also, names of any recordings released by a major record company or films by a major studio can be used as citations. (But only if that person is included by name in the credits.)
It would also be helpful if folks here would be more specific as to the "shortcomings, lacunae and glaring omissions." Merely stating that they exist is not helping the project move forward.
As I say, I'm only trying to whip something into shape that will conform to Wiki guidelines. I'm not an entrenched interest and I have no axes to grind. I'm a "noob", but that itself makes me a less biased observer.
The one helpful thing I've gotten from your comment is Mr. Glinsky's name and subsequently his book, which I was not aware of. What other published books are available?
