On 14 Jan 2007 at 21:20, John Howell wrote: > At 4:05 PM -0600 1/14/07, Aaron Rabushka wrote: > >Wait a minute--if you're going to exclude from "classical" anything > >that was written with a "use" in mind you may as well kiss most of it > >goodbye. > > Indeed. "Art" was a 19th century conceit that prized inspiration over > craftsmanship. Check any good reference for Schumann's attitude > toward studying counterpoint or orchestration! Some people--OK, a lot > of people, but not many who are making a good living at > composing--still have that conceit.
I wasn't describing what I consider to be true, but the frame of mind that I believe is in play when people reject historical band music as not being "classical." -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
