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Joseph Sowa replies to me:
>>That, of course, is up to you. If you're curious about the music written
>>from 1900 on, start listening to those composers. If you could care less,
>>don't, but don't blame it on the composers.
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>I say you can blame it on the composers.
I meant, don't blame composers for writing bad works you've never heard.
>What some of the recent composers have done (not in all their works) have
>sacrificed humanity for originality.
And who's done this, in your opinion? Let's name names.
>Without humanity, you end up with cold and challenging music.
God forbid music should be challenging. By the way, your general criticism
was once leveled against Brahms. I offer that fact without comment.
>The composers can be original without sacrificing that which enables people
>to relate to the music.
Here's a thought: Some people do indeed relate to it. Are they weird,
deficient, or merely hypocritical?
Steve Schwartz
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