Jon Johanning ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>Dave Lampson wrote:
>
>>The term "Kronos-phobe" implies an irrational fear, and is simply
>>inappropriate in a context where rational, thoughtful reasons are being
>>given for disliking the work of these musicians.
>
>Sorry for the poor choice of word -- I didn't mean anything particular by
>it, just "people who get very hot under the collar when expressing their
>dislike of this particular group," with a slight suggestion of puzzlement
>as to why four people whose bag is sawing on string instruments strike so
>many people as heralding the Decline of the West.

No, no:  what gets me aereated is those who present the Kronos Classical
Music's Great White Hope.

Deryk Barker
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