Hmmmm... some muddled thoughts from me now...
Gershwin was dogged all his life by musicologists and other 'so
called' experts who couldn't decide how to classify his music (that
sounds familiar) . Notably, the American composer Virgil Thompson
referred to 'Porgy and Bess' as no more than a collection of 32 bar
songs (this argument sound familiar) rather than a whole operatic
work. Indeed Gershwin claimed to have invented a new idiom.....the
Amercian folk opera ('Don't call me a folk singer" rings in my ears).
The parallels between Gershwin and Joni begin to emerge thick and fast
Re Operatic singing and singning opera (clearly not the same thing),
all I can say is Michael Bolton- I rest my case- didn't he do a duet
with Joni- oh well you can't win 'em all.
Have a great weekend y'all
Gordon from Glasgow ( where oil in puddles make taffeta patterns that
run down the drain...or stank as it colloquially know here)
