| (deep breath..) well, I suppose we could have a Csound festival for the
Millenium, and everyone who turns up gets a prize. :-)
Richard Dobson
bruce quaglia wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 SteinersT1@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > About competitions: great idea but call it compilation, real art shouldn't
> > compete! It would like the billboard charts mainstream thing and cut away
> > freedom...
> >
>
> hmmmm, according to one well traveled literary theory, (applied
> equally to other arts), not only is your art (music) competing
> against all of the other music of the day, but it must more
> importantly compete for recognition against the cannon of
> acknowledged masterpieces...so hike up your shorts and roll
> up your sleeves, you're not only in the ring with me, but with
> Brahms, Coltrane and Hendrix....(you try to figure out why
> it's called an "anxiety theory"...)
>
> Bruce Quaglia
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