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Richard Pennycuick <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:13:11 +1100
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John Smyth:

>Prokofiev's music is lumped together with the fine arts and yet he dumbed
>his aesthetic down, among other things, to accommodate the supposed
>intellectual capacity of The People.

I was tempted to advance a possible interpretation of this statement,
but I'm not quite sure what John's getting at.  So, John, your move.

Richard Pennycuick
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