Classical Music Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-27 · 5 entries checked · 3 flagged · 3 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 0 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Sonata — The entry states that by the early 19th century, the sonata 'was not universally considered alongside the fugue as one of two fundamental methods of organizing, interpreting, and analyzing concert music.' This is a factual error because by that time sonata for

Symphony No. 2 (Mahler) — The claim that the five-minute pause after the first movement is rarely observed is inaccurate; Mahler specified a pause of at least five minutes, and it is often observed.

Symphony No. 41 (Mozart) — The four-note motif in the finale is not specifically traced to Thomas Aquinas's 'Pange lingua'; it is a common plainchant figure found in various Gregorian chants.

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