Ed Zubrow ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>Many composers make use of national or regional folk music in their
>composing.  ...  when I listen to the music of an American composer such
>as Charles Ives, I find that the folk tunes, spirituals and hymns which
>are quoted are distracting.
>
>How do others feel about this and what might I do to get past it?

Arrange to be brought up not surrounded by American culture.

Do you imagine Czechs and Hungarians don't recognise the tunes used by
Dvorak and Bartok?

Deryk Barker
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