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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: Well, not all composers feel as Boulez did about musical "progress" posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 20, 2016 at 18:53:24:
Yes, composers and other professional musicians can be extremely insightful as critics, but also extremely biased and cynical, often for personal and other non-musical reasons. A great example is Virgil Thomson, maybe the most perceptive American music critic writing for the general public ever, but with a greatly inflated opinion of himself as a composer (imo) that colored much of what he wrote.
He could also be very harsh on people he didn't happen to like personally or who wouldn't do favors for him, etc. Many musicians feared and despised him.
OTH, your comment notwithstanding, Milton Cross was hugely successful in expanding the American audience for opera, despite on-air and in-print styles that neither you nor I find compelling. He was able to draw in ordinary people who lacked sophisticated training and education in music by conveying the drama and excitement while keeping it simple. As a hard boiled long time pro musician, I'm not surprised you don't appreciate his homey style, but don't underestimate him. A lack of cynicism and an ample supply of enthusiasm can carry a critic far.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Well, not all composers feel as Boulez did about musical "progress" - rbolaw 05:40:06 01/21/16 (2)
- Hmm. . . I wonder if Milton Cross just rode the wave. . . - Chris from Lafayette 08:35:56 01/21/16 (1)
- Right guy, right place, right time ... that's show biz! ;-) nt - rbolaw 09:58:31 01/21/16 (0)
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