- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 14:58, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
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The Firebird
![Costume sketch by Léon Bakst](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/L%C3%A9on_Bakst_001.jpg/120px-L%C3%A9on_Bakst_001.jpg)
Costume sketch by Léon Bakst
- ... that Rachmaninoff revered Stravinsky's The Firebird (costume pictured), saying "Great God! What a work of genius this is! This is true Russia!"? Source: Slonimsky, Nicholas (2014). Slonimsky's Book of Musical Anecdotes. Hoboken: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-135-36860-9. p. 197
- ALT1: ... that the 1919 The Firebird suite (costume pictured) contained "more than three hundred errors"? Source: Craft, Robert (1993). Stravinsky: Glimpses of a Life. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312088965. p. 10
- ALT2: ... that Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird (costume pictured) was featured in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics? Source: Lally, Kathy (21 February 2014). "What opens must close at Sochi Olympics". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ALT3: ... that an excerpt from Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird (costume pictured) was commonly used as an orchestra hit in 80s and 90s music? Source: Kottke, Jason (15 May 2018). "The fascinating history of the "orchestra hit" in music". kottke.org. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ALT4: ... that Frank Zappa used melodies from Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird (costume pictured) in his 1967 album Absolutely Free? Source: Ulrich, Charles (2018). The Big Note. Canada: New Star Books. ISBN 9781554201464. p. 3
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Royal Palm State Park
Improved to Good Article status by MyCatIsAChonk (talk). Self-nominated at 15:22, 23 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/The Firebird; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
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Overall: @MyCatIsAChonk: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:35, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
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