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In Reply to: RE: "Relevant?" Say, Marian Anderson, Jessye Norman, posted by tinear on September 14, 2020 at 14:06:12
By "more relevant things to do" the main point I wanted to make was this: If you are a creative musician living in September 2020 what form of music are you most likely to invest your creativity in?This is a question which in itself isn't related to culture or race, it's more a question of what kind of music will give you the fulfilment you seek. Now it may be that this fulfilment could come within classical music. But that's a minority choice for musicians, as we well know. Musicians are much more likely to be active in other arenas - rock, jazz, soul, film music etc. That's simply statistically correct.
To back up what I mean, I'm pretty sure that if Mozart were alive today there's a strong chance he would have been a rock musician. Bach could very well have been a jazz improviser. And so on.
What I'm saying is that whereas it may well be the case that classical music may be making it difficult for African Americans to opt into it, it's also the case that the majority of musicians are opting out of it for a multitude of positive reasons.
I'm not disagreeing with you - I'm just making a different point, which is equally a part of the big picture.
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how many this or that. It's whether folks HAVE A CHOICE. There are many obstacles for poor folks to hurdle--- and African-Americans are our poorest group. Yeah, a lot of kids choose popular music--- many white kids do, too. But they have (as pointed out by the author of my linked article) far fewer obstacles after attaining skills.
I have the awkward feeling that (not necessarily you) many have a stereotypical view of black people, that somehow "serious" art isn't for them, whether to appreciate or participate.
There is plenty of history of black Americans in classical music--- but nowhere near what it could or should be.
"I have the awkward feeling that (not necessarily you) many have a stereotypical view of black people, that somehow "serious" art isn't for them, whether to appreciate or participate. "
Nothing could be further from the truth. I've been a working freelance musician all my life, and most of it playing jazz, and this alongside a lot of black musicians.
You're going to tell me jazz isn't a "serious art". Surely not........
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