Phil Daley wrote:
At 5/4/2007 06:48 AM, dhbailey wrote:
>Yes, but that would also be true of John Adams
Wasn't he a president?
95 out of 100 would know him.
>and Joan Tower and Corigliano
Who?
Those would get 1 out of 10,000 at most.
That was my point -- public anonymity doesn't have any bearing on a
composer's ability. You seemed to suggest that John Cage's fame as a
composer was suspect because 99 out of a 100 would ask "John who?" If I
misinterpreted your original message I apologize.
Yes, there was a U.S. president named John Adams (actually 2, if you
count John Quincy Adams as being a 'John Adams'), and 95 out of 100 U.S.
citizens would likely recognize the president(s), but I doubt that they
would recognize John Adams, the composer of "Nixon in China" and "Death
of Klinghofer."
Anonymity among the general public doesn't make anybody any less of a
composer, and so has no bearing on any comment that Cage wasn't much
into composing.
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David H. Bailey
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