dhbailey wrote:
Williams, Jim wrote:
Chuck Israels wrote...
This could open up a discussion of what makes non-boring music, and
I'd have strong opinions on the matter. There is a lot of music that
is supported by academic institutions that speaks only to others
playing the same musical game, and a large portion of it leaves me
cold, sometimes even offended, and I have no time for that. Still
every now and then, I discover something I really like.
Chuck, if I ever cross your path, lunch AND dinner are on me. ;-)
You said this perfectly. I was struggling to answer Will's point
diplomatically and couldn't, but you have. Having spent years around
(but not IN) a "major midwestern conservatory" I know--and have
experienced--exactly what you mean. A certain tuba player we both know
has said the same thing. ;-) It's too bad that the dreck-to-pearls
ratio is what it is...
We must remember, though, that the dreck-to-pearls ratio seems to be a
constant in all human endeavor. :-)
Though originally coined for prose writing, Sturgeon's Law* really seems
to apply to all creative endeavours.
cd
*"90% of everything is crud."
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