> what did Pontius Pilatus say about that topic? Doesn't he simply question > "What's truth?" ? Siding with PP is not the best strategic choice.....
> If someone makes statements about good or bad (music) I think it's > necessary to give reasons for this opinion. > > There are many affiniciados of Kapsberger and Hasse (ETA Hoffmann praised > him very enthusisticly) and I am not sure if ratings like "good", "bad" or > "mediocre" could be applied to music. Even liner notes of HK cd's mention him as a substandard composer (no less than Lislevand's). As to Hasse, he is a very competent, but he lacks any personality whatsoever. RT > Roman Turovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> am 01.04.2005 03:15:19 > > An: Howard Posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, lute net > <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Kopie: > > Thema: Re: mesmerization > >>> Duke Ellington once said, "There are two kinds of music - good music > and bad >>> music." >> >> Ellington, who died in 1974, is indeed universally credited with that >> remark, proving that inane comments about music predate internet > discussion >> groups. >> >> Anyone who really believes that all music can be described as merely > "good" >> or "bad" should be locked in a room with Roman Turovsky and not let out >> until the two of them have agreed about which music belongs in which >> category. Of course, if Roman believes that all music can be described > as >> "good" or "bad," and thus gets locked in a room with himself, he gets off >> easy. > A very inane "witticism". I actually believe that there is very little bad > music (Kapsberger), plenty mediocre (Hasse), and some good and great (we > all > (except Arto) more or less agree on the latter). > RT > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and > may be privileged. If you are not a named recipient, please notify the > sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use > it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. > > > >
