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Tuesday, March 22, 2005
defending arnold and friends
I feel kind of sorry for Schoenberg, in light of a lot of postings (largely outside of this blog) trashing his music. Everyone's entitled to his or her opinion, of course, and I personally agree in principle with much of what Kyle Gann has said on this issue. However, I felt compelled to respond, since I always thought Schoenberg was probably a pretty nice person, although I suspect he was a bit distant and hard to connect with. I also think he was probably somewhat down about a lot of the abuse he took both in Austria and this country. After all, he did write an essay titled "How One Becomes Lonely."
Kyle Gann's recent essay is worthwhile reading, and I support most of it. I just don't think 12-tone music was a hoax. I think it's important to look at the historical context. But most important, who cares about how it was written so long as one likes the music for the music's sake?
posted by David Toub
10:33 PM
Those Pesky Viennese
If you haven't had enough of the 12-tone battle yet, head over to Kyle Gann's blog for another round. (Don't forget to come back.)
posted by Jerry Bowles
8:45 PM
From Corey (new member)
Greetings. I'm new to the Composers Forum, so by way of introduction I'd like to invite you to visit my website at http://www.automaticheartbreak.com. I got my first exposure to 20th century concert music not in academia, but in a Sam Goody record store at the local mall in my hometown of McAllen, Texas. In 1994 at 16years old I bought a copy of Steve Reich's "Tehillim" and "Three Movements for Orchestra" because I was fascinated that a living composer would appear in the "classical music" section. Sam Goody is not known for having an extensive or eclectic selection, but for whatever reason this disk was there and I bought it.
posted by Corey Dargel
5:03 PM
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