30 Mar
2007
30 Mar
'07
10:52 a.m.
Lee Revell wrote:
One post like this makes 1000 "how do I make JACK
work" threads
worthwhile.
Unless you've been around long enough to recognize its argument as a
tired thread from the 1950s. Same old, same old, whether it's a critique
of the Darmstadt composers, the post-Cage movement, or the later Soho
musicians. For that matter, it read a lot like Henry Pleasants' old book
against modern jazz.
Now if you really want to get into it, check out Slonimsky's "History Of
Musical Invective", it's a compendium of the bad reviews received by
famous composers. My favorite quote was from Max Reger, responding to an
unhappy reviewer, something like: "Dear sir, I'm sitting in the smallest
room of my house, reading your review. I have it before me now, but soon
it will all be behind me." (Sorry, I don't have the book here.)
Best,
dp