On Nov 30, 2007, at 10:50 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I disagree. Piazzolla is popular today in some > spheres of classical music. Popularity does not a > cultural force make. Many mediocre composers in the > history of music have been quite popular without > contributing the least contribution to the culture at > large.
You really don't like this guy much, eh? > In my opinion, Astor's current popularity is > from classical musicians who want to "slum it" with > the "authentic," earthy tango without really getting > their hands dirty. Woa! Hard words! My answer is that if you don't mind getting your hands dirty, as you put it, with Tango, you will find Piazzolla close to the heart of it. > Still, although audiences may like to listen to > Piazzolla, his changes to the tango weren't enough to > create a scaffolding that other composers could build > upon. What other significant composers claim Piazolla > as a prime influence? His so-called "New Tango" is > mostly just a traditional tango with some relatively > tame harmonic additions and a modicum of counterpoint > tacked on. In other words, Piazzolla hasn't done > anything to be a "cultural force" that inspires other > to re-think how they write music. Perhaps not in the rarified world of classical guitar, but I still think that within his own sphere of influence Piazzolla is more highly respected than you give him credit for. Anyway, let's get back to the lute. Shall we now move on to 11c versus 13c? DR [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
