Karl Miller wrote:

>I would wager that most everyone on this list knows the names of
>Stockhausen, Xenakis, Boulez, and many of the names of the "older"
>generation of the "avant garde." That in itself would seem to suggest
>that within some circles they have indeed achieve a certain amount of
>recognition and "popularity."

Ah -- the 20th-century's cult of 'personality', and the almost-requirement
for creators also to be inconoclasts.

One may speculate on the magical quotient of how to capture public
attention in today's world of the arts, between outrageousness and 'mere'
creative excellence.  Notoriety (Jeff Koons) is not quite the same as
popularity; and sometimes neither of these connects too directly with
respect.  'Tis a puzzlement!

Judith L. Zaimont