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Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2000 12:04:14 -0800 |
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Stirling, authoring a critique on the greatness Scriabin and JBY, writes:
>In a world where the mediocre claim the priviledge of annointing who is
>great, these habits of mind and aspects of personality cause problems.
I don't mean to be a smarty-pants, but by your definition, what does this
make you?
It's my feeling that greatness finds a way out regardless of politics or
personality traits--maybe not today, or tomorrow, but somewhere down the
road.
As a fellow composer I can say that I have found it much easier, and just
as enjoyable, to get works performed by amateurs and friends--even if it
means scaling down the forces or re-orchestrating. No pesky middlemen to
keep me down.
Are my works great? My mother thinks so.....
John Smyth
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