Comments on: the state of classical music http://17dots.com/2007/08/14/the-state-of-classical-music/ notes from the digital underground Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:29:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: bklynd http://17dots.com/2007/08/14/the-state-of-classical-music/#comment-7856 bklynd Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:02:19 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/08/14/the-state-of-classical-music/#comment-7856 (uh, let's try that again:) Justin Davidson just published his <a> farewell column at Newsday</a>, and it’s also mostly about the non-death of classical music. (uh, let’s try that again:)

Justin Davidson just published his farewell column at Newsday, and it’s also mostly about the non-death of classical music.

]]> By: bklynd http://17dots.com/2007/08/14/the-state-of-classical-music/#comment-7855 bklynd Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:40:47 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/08/14/the-state-of-classical-music/#comment-7855 That's some nice theory, but you can attack the "death" of Classical music on a much more basic, factual level. Allan Kozinn did this a few years ago in the New York Times: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/arts/music/28kozi.html?ex=1187236800&en=21f5a4585bbf9396&ei=5070" rel="nofollow">Check the Numbers: Rumors of Classical Music's Demise Are Dead Wrong</a>. (For some reason this article is still magically available to read! I've never understood that.) Basically, most people who want to make assertions about the Classical music industry usually don't know much about it beyond their direct experiences. AND, most of them have an agenda - they are really saying "Damn it, how am I going to make a living as a composer / performer / academic / critic?" That’s some nice theory, but you can attack the “death” of Classical music on a much more basic, factual level. Allan Kozinn did this a few years ago in the New York Times: Check the Numbers: Rumors of Classical Music’s Demise Are Dead Wrong. (For some reason this article is still magically available to read! I’ve never understood that.)

Basically, most people who want to make assertions about the Classical music industry usually don’t know much about it beyond their direct experiences. AND, most of them have an agenda - they are really saying “Damn it, how am I going to make a living as a composer / performer / academic / critic?”

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