----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex J. Lubet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 11:25 PM Subject: Re: Yes! Judaism: A HEADNOTE
> > > Seth Austen wrote: > > > on 3/12/03 7:58 PM, I. Oppenheim at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >> And just who is the official judge of who has or > > >> hasn't earned the title of "artist." > > > > > > That is your audience, I would say. > > > > Popularity (or lack of same) isn't necessarily the best way to judge > > artistic merit. Many great composers were ignored during their lifetimes. > > Although we are all told this in our music classes when we are growing up, > I'm hard put to think of an example. Everone is going to have some followers. That's not the same as mass popularity. The classic example of someone not being appreciated in his own time is outside of music: Van Gogh. ---------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash ---------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------=
